Yana Gaykov , LCSW

Yana Gaykov is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with 20 years of professional experience. She has helped people navigate stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, and depression, offering steady support as they work through obstacles.

Yana approaches each person as the expert of their own story and focuses on identifying and building the strengths clients already possess. She recognizes that seeking a more fulfilling and happier life requires courage and she aims to walk alongside clients through that process. Her work emphasizes collaboration, respect, and practical attention to the issues clients bring to therapy.

With two decades in practice, Yana combines experience and a strengths-based perspective to support individuals and families as they face change, manage emotional struggles, and pursue clearer goals for wellbeing.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Yana often uses skills-based, evidence-supported techniques that focus on managing stress and anxiety - these approaches teach practical tools for coping with overwhelming emotions and daily pressures. She also employs relational, strengths-oriented work to address relationship and parenting concerns - this helps clients explore patterns in how they relate to others and develop healthier ways of connecting. When trauma or difficult life events arise, Yana draws on trauma-aware, evidence-informed methods to help clients process experiences at a pace that feels manageable.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Yana works collaboratively with each person to determine the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the method and pace of work to what feels most useful for the client, inviting ongoing feedback and adjustment.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. These options allow clients to schedule support around work, family, and other responsibilities, and to access licensed professionals from different settings when in-person visits are not possible or convenient.