Mayra Vega , LCSW

Mayra Vega is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with over 15 years in the mental health field. She focuses on supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to LGBT identity. Mayra speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese and aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for each person she sees.

Her background includes work with clients navigating life changes, parenting challenges, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and family of origin problems. She has also worked with people affected by homelessness, immigration concerns, and gender dysphoria. Her experience spans many settings and gives her familiarity with complex, overlapping issues.

Mayra’s style centers on listening closely and building on clients’ strengths. She uses client-centered techniques that let each person set the pace and goals. Practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while mindfulness practices teach grounding and stress management.

Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationships and intimacy-related struggles, helping people notice patterns that repeat across relationships. Motivational interviewing supports people who want change but feel unsure how to begin, especially around life transitions and caregiving stress.

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Mayra emphasizes collaboration: she and the person seeking help create a plan together and adjust it as things evolve.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Mayra uses client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s goals and pace, offering a respectful, interactive environment where the client leads the work. This approach helps when uncertainty or shame makes it hard to voice needs and priorities.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it gives concrete steps to try between sessions. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns, intimacy, or family history come up; this helps people see how early patterns influence present relationships and make small, practical changes.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Mayra will listen to a person’s concerns, try techniques, and together they will adjust the plan based on what helps most. She encourages small experiments and regular check-ins to track progress and shift methods when needed.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for work schedules, caregiving, or different comfort levels with being on camera. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit between obligations or be a way to get short, focused support. These formats make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.