Hana Kuc , LMHC, LPCC

Hana Kuc is a New York licensed clinician with 15 years of professional experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, motivation struggles, and self-esteem concerns. She holds the credentials LMHC and LPCC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - and draws on a blend of evidence-informed trainings to shape a practical and empathetic approach to care.

Trained in EMDR and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Hana also integrates techniques from Gestalt, person-centered work, and Internal Family Systems to tailor interventions to each person’s needs. She approaches fears and anxieties by helping individuals face them gradually, guided by tenderness, patience, acceptance, and imagination. This step-by-step orientation aims to reduce the hold of core fears so that symptom relief can follow.

Hana frequently works with people who struggle with perfectionism, traumatic histories, self-neglect, procrastination, overwork, burnout, and self-blame. Her work emphasizes shifting rigid attitudes and beliefs toward more flexible, solution-focused ways of thinking and behaving, creating space for problem-solving, healthier patterns, and increased self-compassion. She provides therapy in English, Czech, and Slovak.

Using EMDR, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing Online

Hana Kuc brings several evidence-informed approaches to online work so therapy can meet practical needs while remaining clinically focused. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - or CBT - helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replace them with more flexible, actionable ways of thinking. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and difficulties with coping and behavior change.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and the beliefs that maintain them. It can help people reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and move toward healthier functioning. Motivational Interviewing focuses on building the motivation to change by exploring personal values and resolving ambivalence, which is useful for addictions and behavior change work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Hana works with each person to determine which techniques fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and adapts methods over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions take place - via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care from different locations. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, responsive support while accommodating each person’s practical needs.