About Priscilla
Priscilla Mota-Hutchinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a warm, practical approach to common life struggles. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy straightforward and useful. Parents and individuals often seek her out for stress, anxiety, depression, and help with big life changes.
Priscilla was born to Dominican parents and grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City. She earned a Master of Social Work from Yeshiva University School of Social Work and holds a New Jersey LCSW license.
Background and approach
That background informs how she understands cultural and identity pressures in daily life. Her way of working focuses on meeting people where they are. She uses practical tools to help manage symptoms and build coping skills.
Sessions often include talking through feelings, setting small goals, and practicing skills between meetings. She has four years of clinical experience and has supported people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, and workplace stress. She also works with social anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and people trying to reconnect with their sense of purpose.
Priscilla draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to create a straightforward plan with each person. She aims to empower clients to take steps they feel comfortable with. Her focus is on clear, manageable change rather than jargon or long explanations.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Priscilla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common method focuses on learning practical coping strategies to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning; this involves identifying stress triggers, trying small behavioral experiments, and practicing calming skills. Another approach addresses patterns in relationships and attachment by helping people notice how early experiences affect current reactions and by trying new ways of communicating and setting boundaries.Choosing a method is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try an approach and adjust it as needed until it fits the person’s needs and rhythm.
Online therapy makes these approaches flexible and easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people keep momentum between sessions and use new skills in real time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English, Spanish