Adam Chaiken

Adam Chaiken is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience in New York. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family conflict, parenting challenges, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. He presents himself with calm empathy and aims to make it easier to talk about hard things.

Adam works in a straightforward, supportive way. He listens first and helps people notice the strengths they already have. Then he and the client set practical goals and try small steps that can make daily life feel more manageable. Sessions are meant to be a place to think things through and practice new ways of coping.

His approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. He respects that change can feel risky and that progress sometimes comes in small movements rather than big leaps. He encourages people to try what fits their life and adjust when it does not.

Over his career Adam has supported people through divorce, infidelity, grief and end-of-life concerns, panic and phobias, obsessive thinking, and social anxiety. He draws on decades of experience to guide conversations and keep the work practical and focused on what matters most to the client.

People who choose to work with him can expect direct listening, clear goal setting, and attention to everyday skills that help reduce worry and improve relationships. He wants to help people find steadier footing and a greater sense of purpose in life.

How therapeutic techniques translate to online care

Adam draws on well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by practicing small, concrete skills; this can ease panic, obsessive thinking, and persistent worry. Another approach emphasizes improving communication and problem solving in relationships, teaching ways to speak and listen that reduce conflict and increase closeness.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to decide what fits their needs, goals, and daily life. Together they try methods, see what helps, and adjust the plan as they go so the work feels useful rather than forced.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, because this profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and offering more flexible scheduling. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or discussions that focus on skills practice and planning between in-person visits if those are part of a person's care. Ask about current session formats when you start the matching process so you can choose what works best.