Saudia Garnette, LCSW

Saudia Garnette is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She draws on practical, goal-oriented methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. Saudia communicates in plain language and keeps sessions focused and down-to-earth.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Sessions often include simple exercises, problem-solving steps, and short practices to use between meetings. This makes progress feel concrete and usable in daily life.

Saudia also supports people dealing with relationship strain and anger. She incorporates elements of the Gottman Method to address communication patterns and reduce hurtful cycles. For those facing end-of-life concerns, she brings experience in hospice and end-of-life counseling to conversations about meaning, practical planning, and coping.

Her style is solution-focused and nonjudgmental. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk things through and test new ways of handling problems. Over five years of practice, Saudia has worked with a range of common concerns and offers straightforward strategies that people can apply right away.

Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Saudia works with each person to set clear goals and a pace that fits their life.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Saudia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions often include brief exercises, thought records, and practical homework that travel well to video or messaging formats.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and calm the nervous system. These techniques can be guided in a call or reinforced with short recorded or written prompts between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Saudia works with each person to match methods to their goals, pace, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for full conversations and guided exercises, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging allow quick check-ins and written tools. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and practice new skills in everyday settings.