online therapy in new york
Wherever you live in New York, you deserve access to therapy that understands you as a whole person.
At Groundwork Therapy, we provide compassionate, culturally responsive online therapy to individuals and couples throughout New York State. Whether you live in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Western New York, or Upstate New York, you can connect with an experienced therapist through secure video sessions.
Our virtual therapy services include Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Group Therapy. Read more about our therapy approach.
Thoughtful, specialized therapy
throughout New York State
Online therapy allows you to slow down, reflect, and work toward meaningful change without adding a commute to your already busy life.
It can also help you access specialized care that may not be available in your immediate community.
The setting may be virtual. The work is still deeply human.
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Online Therapy
Finding a therapist who understands LGBTQIA+ experiences can create space to explore the parts of your life, relationships, and identity that may not feel fully understood elsewhere.
For queer and trans clients, therapy may involve questions about identity, relationships, family, belonging, gender, sexuality, or coming out. However, LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy is not limited to those subjects. You may be seeking help with anxiety, grief, work, relationships, or another concern while wanting a therapist who understands the context in which you move through the world.
You do not need to explain or defend your identity before you can begin addressing what brought you to therapy. Whether you are questioning, transitioning, navigating family dynamics, exploring a relationship structure, or looking for a place where you can speak openly, our approach is grounded in respect and genuine curiosity.
Is online therapy right for you?
People choose online therapy for many different reasons.
You may live outside New York City and have struggled to find a therapist who understands your needs. Your work, school, or family responsibilities may make regular travel difficult. You may simply feel more comfortable opening up from your own home.
Online therapy may be a good fit if you:
Want consistent therapy without traveling to an office
Live outside New York City and want access to specialized care
Have a demanding work or school schedule
Prefer participating from a familiar environment
Need greater flexibility when scheduling sessions
Want LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy from an experienced provider
Online counseling can make it easier to include therapy in your life without requiring you to rearrange your entire routine around an appointment.
You can attend from home, a private office, or another confidential space where you feel comfortable and secure. What matters most is having enough privacy to speak openly and remain present during your session.
What Can Online Therapy Help With?
Online therapy can support many of the same emotional, relational, and developmental concerns addressed during in-person sessions.
You may be seeking help with:
Anxiety, overthinking, stress, or burnout
Depression, low self-esteem, or feeling disconnected
Dating, intimacy, and relationship difficulties
Family conflict and major life transitions
Trauma and difficult past experiences
Identity, gender, sexuality, or coming out
Career decisions and uncertainty about the future
Sometimes you know exactly what you want to work on. Other times, you simply know that something does not feel right.
You do not need to arrive with a perfectly defined problem. Therapy can be the place where you begin understanding what is happening and what you need.
Individual, Couples, and Group Therapy Online
Groundwork Therapy offers several forms of virtual therapy across New York State.
Online Individual Therapy
Individual therapy gives you a private space to explore your emotions, relationships, history, identity, and current concerns. Your therapist will work collaboratively with you to understand the patterns influencing your life and develop new ways of responding.
Online Couples Therapy
Online couples therapy can help partners address communication difficulties, recurring conflict, intimacy concerns, life transitions, and patterns of disconnection. Virtual sessions can also make it easier for two people to coordinate their schedules and participate consistently.
Virtual Group Therapy
Group therapy offers the opportunity to explore shared concerns alongside others in a supportive therapeutic environment. Virtual group availability may vary, so we encourage you to contact Groundwork Therapy for information about current offerings.
Whether you are seeking individual, couples, or group therapy, our goal is to create a space where you feel understood, respected, and able to be yourself.
Virtual Therapy that Goes Deeper
Convenience is one benefit of online therapy. It is not the whole point.
At Groundwork Therapy, we believe meaningful therapy involves more than learning techniques to manage symptoms. Our therapists draw from psychodynamic and relational approaches to help you understand the deeper patterns influencing how you think, feel, and relate to others.
Together, you may explore questions such as:
Why does this particular situation affect me so deeply?
Why do I keep finding myself in similar relationships?
Why is it difficult to express what I need?
What am I afraid might happen if I allow myself to be fully seen?
Understanding these patterns can create possibilities for change that go beyond managing the immediate problem.
Insight and action can work together. Therapy can help you better understand where a pattern began while developing new ways to respond in the present.
Online Therapy
Across New York State
Groundwork Therapy offers online therapy to clients throughout New York State.
For people searching for online therapy in NYC, virtual sessions provide an alternative to navigating crowded trains, traffic, or a long commute after an already demanding day. If you live in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, or Staten Island, you can connect with a therapist without traveling across the city.
Virtual care also makes Groundwork Therapy accessible to people in Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Western New York, Upstate New York, and other communities throughout the state.
To meet with a Groundwork therapist online, you must be physically located in New York State at the time of your session.
Finding an Online Therapist
in New York
Finding the right therapist is about more than locating someone who has availability.
Therapy is relational. The connection you develop with your therapist matters.
At Groundwork Therapy, we take time to understand you as a whole person rather than reducing your experience to a diagnosis or collection of symptoms. Our therapists bring clinical expertise, warmth, curiosity, and a commitment to culturally responsive care.
You do not have to wait until you are in crisis to begin therapy. Sometimes the first step is simply recognizing that you want something to feel different.
Frequently Asked Questions About Online Therapy
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You must be physically located in New York State at the time of each online therapy session. If you travel or temporarily relocate outside the state, speak with your therapist in advance about how that may affect your appointments.
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The setting is different, but online therapy can still provide space for reflection, emotional exploration, practical support, and a meaningful therapeutic relationship. Whether virtual or in-person therapy is the better fit depends on your needs, privacy, safety, and comfort with video sessions.
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Yes. Groundwork Therapy provides affirming online therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples throughout New York State. Read more about our LGBTQIA+ specialty.
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Yes. Groundwork Therapy offers online couples therapy to eligible clients in New York. Contact us to discuss your circumstances and determine whether virtual couples therapy is appropriate for your relationship.
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Contact Groundwork Therapy to tell us a little about what you are looking for. We can help you explore your options and match you with a therapist whose experience and approach align with your needs.
Bringing the best of New York City therapy to you, virtually.
Wherever you are in New York, therapy can meet you there.
Groundwork Therapy offers online individual, couples, and group therapy grounded in connection, curiosity, and meaningful change. You can access thoughtful, specialized support without allowing distance or a difficult commute to stand in the way.
Contact Groundwork Therapy to learn more and find an online therapist who fits your needs.