- Focus on practical skills
- Experience with addiction
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Vincent
Vincent Primiano is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, sleep problems, and life transitions. He writes plainly and listens closely to what people bring to a session. Vincent offers steady, direct support for common struggles like depression, grief, relationship strain, and parenting stress.
He has 10 years of post-graduate experience as a Masters-level social worker. Vincent has worked in outpatient clinics and inpatient addiction and psychiatric programs. His background also includes work in the prison system and on an ACT team, and he has experience with New York OASAS addiction services and OMH mental health settings.
Sessions focus on practical skills and everyday changes. He draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and acceptance-based tools to help people manage thoughts, behaviors, and sleep routines. Dialectical skills and motivational techniques are used when people need help regulating emotion or building motivation to change.
People can expect clear explanations, simple skill practice, and a collaborative plan for goals. Vincent pays attention to how life stress, trauma, and co-occurring problems interact. He also addresses concerns such as ADHD, self-esteem, body image, and grief as part of broader treatment.
Vincent practices in New York and conducts sessions in English. He describes himself as open to meeting new people and expanding his services while relying on a decade of varied clinical settings to inform his work.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can help with ongoing anxiety, sleep struggles, and making small life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors feed each other and uses practical exercises to shift routines and reactions, which can be useful for insomnia, mood, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance, which supports sleep and daily coping.Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that match goals, lifestyle, and what feels useful in early sessions. Clients and the therapist check progress and adjust the plan as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and sleep, which can help translate what is learned into everyday routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues can I bring to sessions?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, bipolar concerns, sleep problems, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues listed in his specialties.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses direct, practical work focused on skills. Sessions mix discussion, skill practice, and simple plans to try between meetings.
What kind of clinical background does he have?
He has 10 years of post-graduate experience as a Masters-level social worker and has worked across outpatient and inpatient settings, prisons, and an ACT team.
What are his credentials and where does he practice?
He holds an LCSW and practices in New York under NY LCSW credentialing.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.