Hana Kuc , LMHC, LPCC

Hana Kuc is a licensed mental health professional in New York with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and challenges with motivation and self-esteem. She holds the credentials LMHC and LPCC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - and combines structured techniques with more experiential and relational work to help clients shift unhelpful patterns and make practical changes.

Trained in EMDR and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Hana also integrates ideas from Gestalt, person-centered therapy, and Internal Family Systems to tailor care to each person’s needs. She emphasizes a gentle, step-by-step approach to facing fears, encouraging tenderness, patience, acceptance, and imagination as clients move toward their goals. This method aims to uncover core fears and reduce distress while building new ways of thinking and behaving.

Hana frequently works with individuals who struggle with perfectionism, traumatic histories, self-neglect, procrastination, overwork, burnout, and self-blame. Her practice focuses on helping people adopt more flexible attitudes and beliefs so they have space for problem-solving, healthier behavior, and renewed confidence. She offers supportive, empowering guidance throughout the change process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Hana Kuc uses proven therapeutic methods to help people manage symptoms and make meaningful changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors - it is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, perfectionism, and patterns like procrastination. EMDR is an approach designed to help the brain process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact, making it useful for trauma-related symptoms and painful past events. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, nonjudgmental conversation style that helps people resolve mixed feelings and strengthen motivation for change, especially helpful with addictions and behavior shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Hana collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adapts strategies over time as progress and challenges emerge. This shared decision-making helps create a tailored plan that feels manageable and relevant.

Online therapy options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging bring flexibility to care. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations. For many people, remote sessions provide a practical way to receive ongoing support and pursue therapeutic goals without long commutes or scheduling barriers.