Jesse Palermo, LCSW

Jesse Palermo is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and substance concerns. He also supports those facing relationship strain, bipolar disorder, grief, and changes in life circumstances.

Jesse uses clear, practical conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions are tailored so goals are realistic and doable. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and steady support during the work together.

Over 14 years he has worked with a wide range of concerns, including attention difficulties, intimacy questions, body image, and sleep problems. He also addresses caregiver stress, career strain, and issues tied to sexual expression and alternative sex culture. This breadth informs how he adapts tools to fit different situations.

Jesse draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered methods, and dialectical behavior therapy to guide change. He blends these with existential ideas about meaning and relationship-focused practices informed by the Gottman Method. The result is practical skill-building plus attention to values and relationships.

Sessions may include skill practice, problem solving, and time to talk through painful experiences. The aim is to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and feel more capable managing daily life.

How Jesse’s Methods Work Online

Jesse commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflective conversation to help people clarify their own priorities and choices. Dialectical behavior therapy adds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early sessions. Jesse collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That process may mean trying skills-based practices for a while, then shifting to values-focused conversations as needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in during a busy day, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines while still working on tangible skills and emotional patterns.