Ashanti Palatnik

Ashanti Palatnik is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and struggles with self-esteem. Ashanti writes therapy in straightforward language and aims to make space where clients feel understood and respected.

She helps people unpack relationship and intimacy concerns, cope with grief, and manage addictions or impulsive behavior. Her work also addresses family of origin issues, blended family stress, and communication problems. Eating and food-related concerns such as body image appear among the areas she supports.

Ashanti uses a mix of practical methods drawn from attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. Sessions often include looking at patterns that repeat in relationships and trying new ways of responding. Clients can expect clear steps and tools they can practice between meetings.

She brings seven years of clinical experience and a multicultural, intersectional lens to the work. That means she attends to how identity and life context shape emotions and choices. Ashanti emphasizes collaboration and helps people set goals that feel manageable and meaningful.

People seek her out when they want to reduce anxiety, recover from trauma, improve communication, or build healthier habits. She guides clients through short-term skill-building and longer term self-exploration, depending on each person’s needs and goals.

Attachment and skills-focused approaches for online care

Ashanti draws on attachment-based ideas, which examine how past and current relationships shape emotional reactions and patterns. This work can help people understand repeating relationship dynamics and try different ways of relating.

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques that focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. These methods are useful for anxiety, low mood, and building day-to-day coping skills. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help with emotion regulation and noticing patterns without judgment.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Ashanti collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than using one fixed style. Together they adjust techniques and pace as the work unfolds.

The therapist's biography does not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow for consistent check-ins between appointments. The emphasis is on practical skill-building and relationship work that translates into everyday life, whether sessions are held in person or online.