Carmen Greenstein, LCSW-R

Carmen Greenstein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R, practicing in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and family concerns. Carmen also helps people dealing with ADHD, LGBT issues, social anxiety, and problems with self-worth.

She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current ones. She pairs that with client-centered listening so people feel heard and can set their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when practical skill-building is useful, for example to reduce anxiety or manage mood swings.

Carmen commonly supports people who struggle with abandonment, attachment wounds, communication breakdowns, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and loneliness. She also helps with women’s issues and the practical strains of parenting and household life. Sessions focus on breaking down problems into concrete steps and small behavioral changes.

Her style is straightforward and focused on helping someone change patterns that cause stress. She works with adults who want clearer communication, steadier mood, and better coping strategies after trauma. Spanish and English are available for those who prefer either language.

Background and approach: Carmen draws on 25 years of clinical experience in New York to combine relational insight with hands-on tools. She starts by learning what matters most to the person in front of her, then uses attachment perspectives to map relationship patterns. From there she introduces CBT exercises and DBT-informed skills where they fit, such as emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Over time she helps people practice new ways of relating and managing intense feelings. The focus is on practical shifts that make daily life at home and in relationships feel more manageable.

How Carmen blends approaches and what online sessions look like