Jesse Palermo
Practical, compassionate help for life's hard moments
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jesse
Jesse Palermo is a New York licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, or struggles with addiction.
Background and approach
He talks plainly and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure. Jesse approaches sessions with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
He listens first to understand what matters most to each person and then tailors the conversation and plan to their needs. That may mean working on coping skills, improving communication, or sorting through goals and values.
He uses a mix of approaches drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman Method. These give tools for changing unhelpful thoughts, building stronger interactions, and handling conflict more calmly.
Jesse also draws from dialectical behavior therapy and existential ideas when those perspectives help someone make meaning or manage intense emotions. He will suggest practical exercises between sessions when useful and check in on what helps or doesn’t help.
Sessions are collaborative. Jesse helps people set clear, achievable steps and adjusts the plan as progress or life changes occur.
The overall aim is to help people feel steadier, communicate more clearly, and move toward a more satisfying daily life.
How Jesse’s approaches translate to online care
Jesse commonly uses the Gottman Method, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and reducing repeated conflicts, which can be useful for people wanting clearer interactions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and understood so the client leads what matters most, making it helpful when someone needs support in exploring feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which suits anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jesse will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then combine methods as needed. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if an approach isn't helping.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for simpler check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can support brief updates or grounding between appointments. These options offer flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent alongside work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English