Lea Cattan, LMHC

New York · 20 years in practice

Lea Cattan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who draws on 20 years of experience to support people facing common life stresses.

License and registration

LMHC, New York: 000703 · expires January 2029
NPI: 1871751016 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English, Russian

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About Lea

Lea Cattan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who draws on 20 years of experience to support people facing common life stresses. She focuses on straightforward, practical work to relieve anxiety, manage stress, and address intimacy and parenting concerns. Lea speaks English and Russian which can help when language matters in a session.

She uses an emotionally focused lens to help people notice and name their feelings.

Background and approach

That approach looks at how emotions shape reactions and relationships, and it can help when connection or closeness feels difficult. Lea also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means she centers each person’s experience and follows their pace in therapy. Sessions are conversational and aimed at helping people identify strengths they already have.

Lea helps clients talk through career stress, cope with major life changes, and address issues like commitment or communication problems. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family issues, and the strain of caregiving. Her background includes two decades of work with a wide variety of life challenges, including chronic illness, body image concerns, codependency, and divorce or separation.

Lea emphasizes practical steps alongside emotional understanding so clients can try new behaviors between sessions. Starting therapy with Lea involves a clear, gentle process. She encourages people to take small steps, feels proud of them for beginning, and partners with each person to set realistic goals and pace the work.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lea lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Immigration issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Narcissism
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Lea names

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Online support

Emotion-focused care delivered online

Lea draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift the feelings that drive behavior and relationship patterns. That approach focuses on moments of emotion, helping someone name what they feel and try new ways of responding when closeness or connection is strained. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person's experience and follows their pace to build trust and clarity about goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lea collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about how an approach is working and adjusts the plan together so the work stays useful and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when they want visual connection. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, journaling between sessions, or for those who prefer not to use video. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a real-life schedule while keeping the focus on emotional work and practical steps.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Lea help with?

Lea works with stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career problems, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, codependency, and divorce.

What is Lea's therapeutic style like?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and work with feelings, and Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's priorities. Sessions are conversational and paced to the individual's needs.

How much experience does Lea have?

Lea has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of life stresses and relationship concerns.

Where is Lea licensed and located?

Lea holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential as an NY LMHC and practices from New York.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Russian to accommodate speakers of either language.

What session formats are offered?

Lea provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Lea?

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