Kerrie Pelan
Calm, practical therapy focused on change
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kerrie
Kerrie Pelan is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood difficulties, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness-based techniques and solution-focused strategies to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and make concrete changes. With three years of professional practice in New York, she supports people facing a range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, grief, and caregiver stress.
Her approach centers on recognizing clients' strengths and collaborating to set realistic goals. Kerrie pays attention to issues such as low self-esteem, ADHD-related challenges, workplace stress, and parenting difficulties, and she integrates motivational interviewing when clients seek to increase readiness for change.
She also addresses specialized topics like adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, codependency, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to be practical and focused while also honoring the complexity of each person's experience.
Pelan works in English and practices in New York under the credential LCSW. Prospective clients are encouraged to take the first step when they feel ready, and she supports people in finding strategies that fit their daily lives.
Using Structured Therapies Online for Practical Change
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; online sessions can teach skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and approach difficult situations differently. Mindfulness Therapy involves learning present-focused awareness and acceptance practices that help with stress, rumination, and emotional regulation in everyday life. Each approach is explained in straightforward terms and applied to the issues a person brings to sessions.
Finding the right combination of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adapt techniques from CBT, mindfulness, or solution-focused approaches to fit the client’s needs and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy schedule. These formats support consistent work on skills, allow for timely check-ins between meetings, and increase accessibility for people who prefer remote care while maintaining the same therapeutic aims as in-person work.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English