- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem work
About Irma
Irma Kingsley is a New York LCSW-R with 27 years of professional experience working in social work and clinical care. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, life changes, and struggles with addiction. Her practice also addresses aging and geriatric issues, attachment struggles, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family questions, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control issues, grief around cancer, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Irma starts by working with each person to identify the problems that matter most. She helps prioritize which concerns to focus on first and builds practical steps from there. Sessions aim to use the client’s existing strengths and life experience as a foundation for change. Her language is straightforward: she talks through what’s happening, what’s in the way, and what might help next.
Over nearly three decades she has supported people through common life pressures and transitions. She encourages small, manageable changes rather than sudden overhauls. This can include coping strategies for anxiety, ways to address relationship patterns, and methods to strengthen confidence.
Irma frames therapy as a collaborative process. She works with a client’s goals and preferences when choosing what to try. The focus is on clear steps and practical work rather than jargon or lengthy theory descriptions.
People who come with guilt or shame can expect direct conversations about those feelings and how they show up in daily life. Irma helps translate those feelings into specific actions and choices that clients can test between sessions.
How Irma uses practical therapeutic techniques online
Irma works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate to clear action. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing alternative thoughts through small experiments. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and the self-critical ideas that often accompany guilt or shame.Another approach emphasizes behavior-focused steps - setting manageable goals, building routines, and rehearsing different ways of relating in daily situations. That method is useful for relationship patterns, low motivation, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client’s goals, preferences, and what shows up in early sessions to choose which techniques to try. Adjustments are made as progress and challenges become clearer.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or skip travel that interferes with regular attendance. Many people find remote sessions help them practice new behaviors in real life between meetings while keeping the process consistent with daily routines.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, life changes, and addictions. Additional focus areas include aging issues, attachment matters, caregiver stress, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She talks through how those feelings appear in everyday life and helps turn them into concrete steps to try. The work emphasizes identifying patterns and small actions to test between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 27 years of experience in clinical social work and related practice settings. Her work history includes helping people cope with common life stresses and transitions.
What credential and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York. Sessions are provided from that licensed practice location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients; sessions are offered to people within the therapist's licensed region.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. The precise fee depends on the service tier and local terms.
How do I begin if I want to meet her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through that process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.