Therapist profile
Adriana Cortes, LCSW
New York
LCSW - Anxiety and Codependency concerns
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 087837
- NPI
- 1174897755
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New York
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships and intimacy
- Addictions and coping
About Adriana
Adriana Cortes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 13 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and codependency-related concerns. Adriana frames clients as the experts in their own stories and focuses on building practical skills alongside personal strengths.
Her approach emphasizes concrete steps rather than abstract labels. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Adriana helps people notice patterns, set boundaries, and practice behaviors that reduce overwhelm and increase agency.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and everyday problems. That can include working on motivation, improving sleep or eating patterns, and managing intense moods. Adriana also supports people coping with caregiver stress, aging concerns, attachment issues, and family-of-origin difficulties.
In sessions she breaks larger problems into manageable tasks. People leave with specific strategies to practice between meetings. Adriana pays attention to how relationships, roles, and past experiences shape current choices.
Her work aims to help people act in line with their priorities. That might mean learning to say no, identifying drivers of people-pleasing, or changing responses to another person's drinking or mood swings. She asks practical questions and helps translate answers into steps that fit daily life.
How sessions work
How Adriana uses evidence-based techniques online
Adriana works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and low mood in place. That method teaches skills for managing worry, improving sleep, and reducing avoidance.A second approach centers on behavioral strategies to address addictions and patterns like people-pleasing. It breaks goals into small, achievable steps and uses repeated practice to shift routines and responses. This can help with setting boundaries, reducing enabling behavior, and managing urges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Adriana will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She collaborates with clients to pick techniques that fit their life and to adjust methods as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from the schedule. They also let people practice new skills in the context of everyday routines while getting guidance from a licensed professional.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and codependency-related patterns among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused, with attention to practical steps people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adults in therapeutic settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the next steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.