Loretta Samenga
Compassionate evidence-informed support for emotional change
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Loretta
Loretta Samenga brings a compassionate, individualized approach to supporting people experiencing stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem challenges, bipolar disorder, and depression.
Background and approach
Based in New York, she draws on six years of clinical experience as an LCSW to help clients clarify what matters to them, develop practical coping skills, and navigate emotional ups and downs. Her work blends evidence-informed methods with a warm, client-centered stance that prioritizes each person's goals and pace.
Loretta emphasizes skill-building - such as emotion regulation, thought restructuring, and mindfulness practices - while also attending to relational patterns and underlying attachment or abandonment concerns when relevant. She has additional focus on issues including adoption and foster care history, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, codependency, and substance-related problems.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented, pairing practical strategies with exploration of past experiences that shape present behavior. Loretta seeks to create a space where clients can increase self-understanding, strengthen resilience, and move toward clearer decision making and healthier patterns of coping.
Approaches for online change and coping
Online sessions with Loretta draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to offer practical ways to manage thoughts, emotions, and daily habits. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and building new coping skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Client-centered work emphasizes a respectful, empathic relationship where the client's goals guide the pace and focus of therapy.She also integrates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when clients need concrete tools for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness; DBT skills can help manage intense feelings and improve communication in stressful situations. Together, these approaches aim to balance skill development with exploration of underlying patterns and values.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust methods over time so the work matches changing needs and preferences. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in choosing tools that fit their life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access consistent support around work schedules, caregiving demands, or mobility limitations. These formats make it easier to practice skills between sessions and maintain continuity of care despite geographic constraints.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English