Adrianna Restiano

Adrianna Restiano is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with five years of post-licensure experience. She focuses on practical, goal-oriented work and listens carefully to what matters to each person. Her style is warm and steady, aimed at helping people feel more capable as they face hard things.

Clients come to her for help with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports people coping with life changes, relationship concerns, grief, trauma, and issues around intimacy. Eating and food-related issues are included among the areas she lists, alongside attention-related and mood challenges.

In sessions she combines active listening with clear steps you can try between meetings. Techniques draw from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to match what each person needs. Conversations are focused and paced to fit real life obligations.

Her background includes two additional years providing services under supervision before licensure, giving her a broad base of clinical experience. She aims to help people identify practical goals and track progress over time. Adrianna works in English and practices in New York.

If you want a therapist who emphasizes compassion together with action, she helps people take small, steady steps toward feeling better. To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors in everyday life, which tends to work well for mood and anxiety concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, using empathetic listening to build trust and guide change at a comfortable pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adrianna collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques and pacing so the plan feels manageable and relevant to real life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, making between-session tasks more practical and immediate.