Yana Gaykov, LCSW

Yana Gaykov is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and supports them as they take steps toward change.

Yana centers sessions on practical problem solving and on identifying strengths clients already have. She listens for what matters most and helps turn goals into small, doable steps. Conversations often cover coping skills for anxiety, ways to improve sleep and eating patterns, and strategies for setting boundaries in relationships.

Her background spans work with people facing grief, trauma, addiction, and caregiver stress. She also supports those navigating midlife transitions, fertility and pregnancy concerns, and challenges related to chronic illness or disability. Yana brings long experience helping people with identity and LGBT questions, multicultural concerns, and the particular pressures tied to caregiving and aging.

Sessions are paced to match each person’s needs, whether that means focused short-term work or exploring deeper patterns over time. Yana emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist plan the work together and check progress along the way. She aims to make the process clear and practical, so changes fit into everyday life.

People who choose her often want direct guidance, steady support during life change, and tools they can use between sessions. Her approach suits those looking for experienced clinical judgment plus down-to-earth steps toward feeling better.

Approaches that guide online work and fit

Yana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One approach helps people build concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, pacing, and behavioral steps to manage overwhelming feelings. Another approach focuses on relationship and communication work, helping people notice interaction patterns and practice clearer, kinder ways to express needs and set boundaries.

Choosing a method is a cooperative process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust as they learn what helps best. This makes therapy feel more tailored and easier to stick with over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit would be harder to schedule. It can also let people continue care during relocation or while balancing caregiving duties. Talk with the therapist about timing, pacing, and what will work best for your routine, and she will help shape sessions around those needs.