8 NYC Emotional Regulation Coping Skills Therapists Ready for Hire
If you struggle with managing intense emotions, you know how overwhelming it can feel when anxiety, anger, or sadness take over, and how your relationships, work, and daily life are affected.
Learning effective coping skills and emotional regulation techniques through therapy can be life-changing, but finding the right therapist who understands your specific needs is crucial.
At New York City Psychotherapy Collective, our diverse team of clinicians specializes in evidence-based approaches to help you develop practical tools to support your emotional wellness.
Here, we introduce you to our therapists who can teach you coping strategies so you can find the right fit for your unique situation and goals.
Meet the therapists
Recommended for people-pleasers: Julia Laplaza
Recommended for recent graduates: Remi Reich
Recommended for trauma survivors: Laina Mason
Recommended for highly sensitive people: Greta Weiss
Recommended for immigrants: Johanna Bellorin
Recommended for LGBTQIA+: Maggie McCarthy
Recommended for overthinking & negative self-talk: Allie Soss
Recommended for relationship issues: Lily Ostler
Not sure which therapist is right for you? Contact us so we can match you!
Why trust us?
New York City Psychotherapy Collective is founded on culturally competent, anti-racist principles with therapists from diverse backgrounds who speak multiple languages, have various therapeutic approaches, and unique specialty areas. Our evidence-based approach combines psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, ensuring you receive personalized, effective treatment that honors your unique identity and experiences.
How we selected
Our entire team of therapists can help you learn coping strategies and emotional regulation techniques. These eight therapists all use evidence-based modalities like CBT, DBT, and mindfulness practices, tailored to your specific therapy goals. Each therapist is committed to ongoing education, creating accessible, judgment-free spaces, and building strong therapeutic relationships with clients to support their growth.
Therapist profiles
Julia Laplaza
Recommended for people pleasers
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
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| Anxiety & stress | Children & teens |
| Relationship challenges | Couples therapy |
| Therapy in English & Spanish | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: College students & young adults
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Julia specializes in helping college students and young adults overcome anxiety and relationship difficulties using psychodynamic and CBT approaches. As a bilingual Latinx therapist, she understands cultural pressures and creates a warm, collaborative environment where you can develop healthy coping mechanisms and boundaries so you can focus on what you want and need.
Remi Reich
Recommended for recent graduates
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| College-aged women & recent grads | Young children |
| Anxiety & depression | Couples therapy |
| Self-esteem issues | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: College students & young adults
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Remi creates a safe space for young women transitioning into adult life, helping them build resilience and self-awareness. Her client-centered, collaborative approach focuses on practical skill-building and developing healthy coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and major life changes like starting careers or moving.
Laina Mason
Recommended for trauma survivors
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| Sexual trauma survivors | Young children |
| LGBTQIA+ | Couples therapy |
| Perinatal & parenting | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: Adults
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
With over 15 years of experience, Laina specializes in trauma-focused therapy using IFS, DBT, CBT, and somatic approaches. She blends practical, evidence-based coping strategies with an empowering, intersectional feminist lens to support clients navigating complex trauma, anxiety, and life transitions.
Greta Weiss
Recommended for highly sensitive people
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| Young adults | Young children |
| Dating, relationships, & family dynamics | Couples therapy |
| Career stress | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: Young adults
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Greta specializes in helping highly sensitive young adults embrace their emotional depth rather than seeing it as a weakness. Using psychodynamic therapy, IFS, ACT, and mindfulness approaches, she helps clients learn how to regulate the big emotions that often come with breakups, family dynamics, and perfectionism.
Johanna Bellorin
Recommended for immigrants
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| Cultural stress | Young children |
| Identity exploration | Family therapy |
| Therapy in English & Spanish | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: Young adults, adults, & couples
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
As a bilingual Venezuelan immigrant, Johanna understands the unique challenges of starting over in a new country. She offers therapy in Spanish and English, using CBT and trauma-informed approaches to help young adults navigate cultural stress, relationship patterns, and major life transitions.
Maggie McCarthy
Recommended for LGBTQIA+
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| LGBTQIA+ adults & couples | Young children |
| Anxiety | Teens |
| Self-esteem issues | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: Adults & couples
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Maggie offers culturally sensitive, strengths-based therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples feeling lost or stuck. She blends mindfulness, CBT, somatic therapy, and narrative approaches with humor and warmth, helping clients challenge negative thinking patterns and develop coping strategies to support healthier relationships and encourage self-acceptance.
Allie Soss
Recommended for overthinking & negative self-talk
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| Self-esteem issues | Young children |
| Anxiety | Teens |
| Perfectionism | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: Adults
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
Allie combines CBT and person-centered therapy to help adults overcome negative self-talk, career stress, and relationship anxiety. Her collaborative approach focuses on building practical coping skills for managing overwhelming thoughts and emotions while improving self-awareness, communication, and confidence in both personal and professional settings.
Lily Ostler
Recommended for relationship issues
| Good fit for: | Not a fit for: |
|---|---|
| Couples & polycules | Young children |
| Exploring sexuality & identity | Teens |
| LGBTQIA+ | In-person sessions |
Key logistics:
Teaches coping skills & emotional regulation ✓
Clientele: Adults, couples, & polycules
Location: New York City, NY
Virtual therapy?: Yes
As a Certified Sex Therapist, Lily creates judgment-free spaces for individuals and people in all relationship structures navigating relationship milestones, sexuality, and life transitions. She blends different approaches like DBT, attachment-based therapy, and mindfulness practices to help clients both develop emotional regulation skills and explore deeper issues.
FAQs about therapy
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Therapy may be helpful if you're feeling overwhelmed by emotions, using unhealthy coping mechanisms (like doomscrolling or drinking too much), or if stress is affecting your relationships, work, or daily functioning. Many of our clients also experience anxiety or depression, have trouble sleeping, struggle in their relationships, feel overwhelmed with life changes, or feel stuck in negative patterns. There’s no wrong time to seek support—if you’re considering therapy at all, we recommend reaching out.
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Early sessions will focus on understanding your concerns and goals and building rapport with your therapist. From here, you'll explore patterns, triggers, and underlying causes of emotional difficulties. Your therapist will teach practical coping skills and emotional regulation techniques you can use between sessions while also diving into deeper patterns that underlie unhealthy coping mechanisms.
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You'll learn evidence-based techniques like deep breathing exercises, mindfulness practices, grounding techniques for anxiety, cognitive restructuring to challenge negative thoughts, and distress tolerance skills from DBT. Other tools may include progressive muscle relaxation, journaling techniques, communication strategies, boundary-setting skills, and personalized self-soothing methods tailored to your specific triggers and emotional patterns.
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Therapy helps you understand your emotional patterns, identify triggers, and develop healthy responses to intense feelings. Through techniques like CBT and DBT, you'll learn to pause between stimulus and response, challenge distorted thinking, and use practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions. This leads to better decision-making, improved relationships, and increased confidence in handling life's challenges.
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Our practice is ideal if you value cultural competence, evidence-based treatment, and therapists who understand diverse backgrounds and identities. We offer online, in-network therapy to make getting help as accessible as possible, and we prioritize therapist matching since we know that the therapeutic relationship is a key factor in successful therapy. If this resonates with you, we may be a good match.
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Just fill out this brief online form to request your free intro call. During this call, we’ll talk about what you hope to get out of therapy, answer any questions you have, and match you with a therapist who fits your needs. If you decide to move forward, we’ll set you up with your first full appointment.
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