Yana Gaykov

Yana Gaykov is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience in New York. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and depression. She emphasizes a collaborative style and views each person as the expert on their own story.

Her approach starts with listening and finding strengths you already have. She helps people break problems into manageable steps. That might mean learning ways to calm anxiety, improving communication in relationships, or building routines for better sleep and eating.

Yana offers steady support during life transitions and loss. She also works with people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction concerns, anger, and low self-esteem. Her experience includes long-term work with diverse issues like caregiving stress, chronic illness, and multicultural concerns.

Sessions focus on clear goals and small, concrete changes. Yana encourages practical strategies you can try between meetings. She checks in on what works and adjusts the plan as needs change.

People who prefer a direct, strengths-based partner tend to fit well with her style. She aims to help clients gain tools for everyday challenges and to move toward a more fulfilling life.

How evidence-based techniques can work online

Yana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical changes. One common approach is goal-focused problem solving, which helps people identify a small set of achievable steps to reduce stress or manage anger. Another frequent method is skills coaching, which teaches concrete strategies for calming anxiety, improving sleep, or managing impulsive reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and then try methods that fit. Progress is reviewed and the plan is adjusted based on what helps most, so the process stays collaborative.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Many clients find remote work makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, whether by saving commute time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. Online sessions can also let people continue care across life changes without losing momentum. Licensed professionals aim to adapt exercises and homework so they work well in a virtual setting.