- Client-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Colette
Colette Lettieri is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in New York with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people who are wrestling with relationships, career questions, self-esteem, and big life transitions. Sessions address practical concerns such as communication problems, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and midlife shifts.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most right now. Colette draws on client-centered principles to follow the client's pace and priorities. She also uses narrative techniques to help people make sense of recurring stories they tell about themselves. Solution-focused methods are used to set small, manageable steps toward clearer options.
Colette has worked with people facing professional pressures and those looking for clearer direction after a major life change. She pays attention to motivation and confidence, and she talks through concrete next steps alongside emotional work. Her approach aims to balance practical problem-solving with reflection on values and goals.
People who prefer clear, goal-oriented sessions will find the work direct and focused. Sessions tend to center on immediate concerns, communication skills, and choices about next steps. Colette can support exploration of life purpose as one part of career or midlife conversations.
Her practice also covers women's issues and self-love, focusing on behaviors and decisions people can try between sessions. She explains ideas in plain language and keeps recommendations concrete so clients can test what helps in daily life.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says so they can clarify their own priorities; this helps when someone feels stuck about work, relationships, or life purpose. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people repeat about themselves and offers ways to rewrite those stories so choices feel more possible; it can be useful for self-esteem and midlife reassessment. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and short-term goals to produce change quickly, which suits people who want concrete next moves.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques to try first, and adjust methods as goals or circumstances change. This is meant to be a practical conversation about what helps most for the challenges at hand.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting conversations into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapy can be easier to keep up. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. The focus is on making sessions fit everyday life and on testing small changes between meetings so progress can be evaluated in real situations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address in therapy?
She works with relationship issues, career questions, self-esteem, and coping with life changes including midlife shifts and divorce or separation.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and practical, using client-centered listening, narrative work to reframe personal stories, and solution-focused steps to test changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a practicing clinician in her role as an LCSW in New York.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LCSW and practices in New York.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost depend on?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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