Scott Pranis, LCSW

Scott Pranis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 19 years of experience. He works with adults on common concerns like anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and relationship and family problems, including blended family issues and parenting stress.

He uses clear, practical conversations to address immediate problems. Sessions focus on identifying what is getting in the way, testing small changes, and building skills to manage intense emotions or difficult interactions. He draws on methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Scott’s background includes work in clinics, hospitals, correctional settings, and home-based care. That range has shaped a pragmatic approach to everyday challenges like workplace stress, caregiving strain, and midlife transitions. He also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, and self-harm concerns.

In conversations about blended households he addresses common topics such as loyalty conflicts, step-parenting roles, and communication between adults. He helps people clarify boundaries, manage anger, and set realistic expectations during family changes.

Sessions are goal-focused and conversational. Scott aims to help people test new ways of handling problems and notice small improvements. To begin he asks about current priorities and past attempts so goals can be clear from the first few meetings.