- Trauma informed
- Evidence based
- Culturally responsive
About Lily
Lily Divino is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 12 years of experience. She helps teens, young adults, and adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, or major life changes. Lily aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and begin to find steady steps forward.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical strategies and on understanding how past experiences and current systems shape everyday life. She uses trauma-informed ideas and evidence-based methods to help manage symptoms and improve coping skills. Lily also pays attention to cultural background and identity when those issues are part of the concern.
She has worked a lot in healthcare and community settings, so she often brings that perspective when someone is dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, or compassion fatigue. She has experience supporting people after sexual assault and abuse and with other trauma-related concerns. She also supports people coping with natural or human-caused disaster as part of broader trauma and stress work.
In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, strengths-based work, and relational or family systems ideas to help people find what fits. The goal is practical change: clearer thinking, safer routines, and better ways to manage strong feelings. Lily works at each person’s pace and focuses on small, achievable steps.
To begin, she asks people to share where they are now so treatment matches their needs and goals. This approach aims to help people feel steadier, more in control, and more connected to what matters to them.
How Lily’s approaches translate to online therapy
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, explained in plain terms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and build new habits to reduce anxiety and depression. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change and supports small steps toward goals.She also uses a strengths-based and relational lens that looks at a person’s resources and relationships. That approach highlights what someone already does well and how relationships influence stress and recovery. Together, these methods can address trauma reactions, burnout, coping after sexual violence, and responses to disasters in concrete ways.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit the person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking in about what helps, and adjusting as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a day, reduce time spent traveling, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue support when circumstances change, while the therapist and client decide together how best to use each session.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Lily help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress, and responses to natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is warm and collaborative with a focus on practical strategies. She uses trauma-informed methods and evidence-based techniques to help people manage strong feelings and rebuild routines.
What is her background and experience?
She has 12 years of clinical experience and has worked in healthcare and community settings supporting people with trauma, burnout, and complex life stressors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices there.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she provide?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.