- CBT
- Solution-focused
- Systemic therapy
About Judith
Judith Lathrop is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in New York with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. Judith also helps people dealing with addictions and blended family issues.
She trained at the master's level in marriage and family counseling and holds an LMFT credential from New York State. Her background includes long practice with individuals and couples, and many years working around family patterns and relationship pain. That experience shapes how she listens and responds in sessions.
Judith uses practical, goal-oriented methods. She pulls from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Family Systems - also called systemic therapy - to address thoughts, behaviors, and interaction patterns. She often suggests short exercises or homework to try between meetings.
In sessions she helps people map what is keeping them stuck and identify small, doable changes. She will move at a client’s pace, and may encourage a firmer push when progress stalls. Her style aims to get to clear next steps rather than stay in general talk.
Many clients consult her about communication problems, codependency, divorce or separation issues, and family-of-origin patterns. She also supports those coping with life changes, low self-esteem, intimacy questions, guilt and shame, and working through anger or isolation.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Judith uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on practical skills and brief exercises that target anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which narrows in on small, specific goals and steps you can try right away. This approach is useful when someone wants quick, actionable changes or a clearer next move. Systemic Therapy, or family systems work, looks at patterns in relationships and roles that keep problems repeating. It can help when blended household routines, co-parenting conflicts, or long-standing family dynamics are part of the issue. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Clients and therapist choose techniques together rather than relying on one fixed model. Confirm the available session formats before scheduling, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about how to structure appointments to suit your schedule and the kind of support you need.Areas of expertise
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on depression, anxiety, stress, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-oriented, using family systems, solution-focused methods, and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify changes and small experiments to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and family patterns since completing her master’s degree in 1996.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and practices from New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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