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Terry Petrovich

Compassionate, skills-based therapy for life transitions

LMHC New York

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Parenting, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Terry

Terry Petrovich is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of clinical experience based in New York. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused problem solving to help clients navigate stressors, mood concerns, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

Terry emphasizes practical skills that can be applied between sessions so people gain tools for daily life. Her work often centers on issues commonly faced by women, including balancing multiple roles, career decisions, parenting concerns, and self-esteem.

She also brings experience addressing trauma, domestic violence, grief, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar conditions. Additional areas of focus include ADHD, anxiety, intimacy-related difficulties, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.

Terry aims to create a collaborative, open-minded therapeutic environment where clients explore goals and build strategies tailored to their values. She welcomes conversations about communication, forgiveness, life purpose, and other personal priorities, and she adapts scheduling to individual needs.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Many of Terry's primary methods are well suited to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping strategies. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with strong emotions and relationship conflicts. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, supporting stress management and self-compassion.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic collaboration. Terry works with clients to clarify goals, assess needs, and adapt interventions so the chosen methods align with individual preferences and life circumstances. This process helps establish a plan that feels practical and achievable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for people juggling work, family, or other commitments. These options allow for ongoing skill-building between sessions and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when schedules or locations change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Terry commonly help with?
Terry works with a broad range of concerns including relationship struggles, parenting challenges, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, and career issues.
How would you describe Terry's therapeutic style?
Her approach is skills-focused and collaborative, combining cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to build practical coping tools.
What is Terry's professional background?
She has 25 years of experience working with a range of clinical issues and brings training that supports work with domestic violence, divorce practices, and women's concerns.
Where is Terry licensed and practicing?
Terry holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in New York under NY LMHC 002290.
What languages are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only; international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats does Terry offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost structured for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with Terry?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English