Aileen Stotter, LMHC

Aileen Stotter is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who uses clear, practical approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address stress, anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns. Aileen keeps sessions focused and down-to-earth so people can use what they learn between meetings.

She has 11 years of experience working with issues such as family conflict, eating and food-related concerns, anger, and trauma and abuse. Aileen helps people break cycles of rumination and avoidance by identifying patterns in thinking and daily routines. That work often includes small, doable changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Aileen also supports people facing challenges with self-esteem, body image, codependency, and communication problems. She helps clients spot automatic thoughts, test assumptions, and practice different behaviors to see what works. Sessions emphasize concrete skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

To begin, individuals complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Aileen works in English and practices in New York as an LMHC.

How CBT and habit work translate to online therapy

Aileen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change everyday habits. CBT sessions focus on identifying automatic thoughts, testing those thoughts, and trying small behavioral experiments to see what changes. This approach is often used for anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts, mood problems, and eating or body image concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Aileen will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT and habit-focused strategies fit their goals. She helps people weigh options and adapts exercises to match what they want to achieve and how they prefer to work.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also let people practice skills between meetings and bring real-life situations into sessions for immediate feedback.