About Deirdre
Deirdre Gaspari helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She guides clients through life changes and the hard days that follow. Deirdre is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 27 years of practice.
She works in English and offers a calm, direct approach to everyday problems. She focuses on clear, practical steps that people can use between sessions. That may mean learning ways to manage panic attacks, handling social anxiety, or building more self-compassion.
Background and approach
Deirdre also addresses body image worries, caregiver stress, and the emotional effects of chronic illness or disability. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to spot unhelpful thinking and to practice new habits.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help people move toward concrete change when motivation is low. Deirdre keeps language simple and tools practical. She helps clients break big problems into small, doable steps.
Conversations often include skill practice, check-ins about progress, and adjustments when something isn’t helping. Her long experience includes supporting people through grief, mood disorders, panic, and isolation. Based in New York, Deirdre combines steady clinical experience with a straightforward, compassionate style.
The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and more confidence handling life’s ups and downs.
How her approaches work for online therapy
Deirdre commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce panic attacks, low mood, and worry. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower stress and manage strong emotions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan if something isn’t working. The therapist and client decide together which tools to keep using.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer, interactive sessions and skill practice. Phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for flexible check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work for brief updates, quick skill reminders, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English