Lorraine Asti , LCSW

Lorraine Asti is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with eight years of clinical experience. She has provided individual, couples and family therapy as well as group psychotherapy, working with people across a range of concerns and life stages.

Her practice addresses stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping challenges, parenting and self-esteem issues, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD and coping with life changes. She also works with abandonment and attachment issues, personality-related patterns, codependency, communication and commitment problems, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. She has experience working with clients as young as seven and older adolescents and adults.

Her clinical work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Lorraine Asti tailors interventions to each person’s needs, emphasizing practical strategies and compassionate support. She believes everyone deserves support, compassion and the opportunity to build a more balanced life.

Approaches and Online Care with Lorraine Asti

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. It is useful for stress, anxiety, life transitions and chronic patterns that get in the way of living a valued life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning; it is often applied for anxiety, depression, sleep and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns that developed early in life and how those patterns show up in current relationships, which can be especially helpful for intimacy, attachment and family issues.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lorraine Asti works with each person to identify goals, preferences and practical needs, then adapts techniques from these therapies to fit the client’s situation and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen - video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - so clients can work with licensed professionals from locations that suit their schedules and routines. These options make ongoing care more accessible and allow therapy to fit into busy or changing lives.