Dr. Laura Kaplan-Naim, NY Psychologist
New York · 30 years in practice
Dr. Laura Kaplan-Naim focuses on helping adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or life transitions.
License and registration
- Psychologist, New York
- 014101 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1477150035 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Laura
Dr. Laura Kaplan-Naim focuses on helping adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or life transitions. She meets people where they are and helps them break big problems into small, manageable steps.
Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at people who want practical progress without jargon. With three decades of experience as a New York psychologist, she blends talk therapy with skill-building. Sessions often include practicing relaxation, improving time management, and building routines that support work or school goals.
Background and approach
She helps people who struggle with self-esteem, ADHD-related challenges, or the worry that comes with job or career changes. Her approach draws on emotionally-focused work to help people understand their feelings and how those feelings shape choices. She also uses client-centered listening to make sure each person’s priorities guide the work.
Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors between sessions. Dr. Kaplan-Naim is comfortable addressing a wide range of concerns including caregiving stress, isolation, and end-of-life issues.
She supports people facing health-related stress such as cancer, and those managing developmental or intellectual disabilities alongside daily life demands. Therapy with her typically mixes short-term problem solving and longer-term emotional work. She helps clients set clear goals, practices skills together in sessions, and adjusts plans based on what’s working.
Sessions are offered from New York and conducted in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-focused work helps people notice and name strong feelings, then use that awareness to make different choices in relationships and daily life. It can be useful for stress, grief, and patterns that keep repeating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's goals, creating room to set priorities and decide what to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and uses small experiments to test new behaviors and reduce anxiety.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and what feels most comfortable. That plan can shift over time as progress is made and priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth or no camera is desired. Chat and messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it easier to attend regularly.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, workplace and career concerns, parenting stress, self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and person-centered, combining emotionally-focused conversation with skill practice and practical strategies that people can try between sessions.
What is her experience in the field?
She brings 30 years of experience working in both public and personal settings, helping adults with learning differences, career challenges, and emotional stressors.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is a New York Psychologist holding license NY Psychologist 014101 and practices from New York.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
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