Esther Lenderman
Esther’s warm and gentle presence provides a welcoming space for her clients to feel present and understood from their first meeting onward. Her direct, collaborative, and solution focused style invites her clients to share and broaden their perspectives and navigate challenges.
She emphasizes open communication and believes that humor, authenticity, and a strong therapeutic relationship are essential to meaningful growth and lasting change.
For clients seeking assistance with anxiety, adjustment, identity, interpersonal issues, and relationships, Esther brings attention to unhelpful thought patterns and the tools to manage them. She encourages her clients to speak their truth, reflect on, and face the challenges that can interfere with their daily lives. A client of Esther’s will feel accepted for all that they are, and all that they have the potential to become.
First session
Your first session with Esther will focus on creating a comfortable and supportive space to get to know you and understand your needs. During this session, Esther will review confidentiality, gather background information such as demographic, psychiatric, and family history, and discuss your current concerns, goals, and what you hope to gain. Together, you will begin developing a plan tailored to your needs and goals.
Strengths
Esther's therapeutic approach is rooted in compassion, honesty, and connection. She strives to create a supportive environment where clients feel safe sharing openly—there is no such thing as “too much information.” Esther will be by your side, offering encouragement while also gently challenging unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that may be holding you back. She emphasizes open communication and believes that humor, authenticity, and a strong therapeutic relationship are essential to meaningful growth and lasting change.
Ideal clients
Esther's approach emphasizes short-term therapy aimed at helping clients make meaningful progress as quickly as possible. Esther specializes in working with college students and young professionals. Esther is a first-generation American who understands the unique experience of navigating life biculturally. While she does not conduct sessions in Russian, she warmly welcomes clients who feel most comfortable incorporating both English and Russian into sessions.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Esther strives to provide her clients with the means to identify every concern at its root, recognize these concerns within the context of their present selves, and manage the good habits of self-empowerment.
Strength-Based
Esther encourages her clients to speak their truth, reflect on, and face the challenges that can interfere with their daily lives. A client of Esther’s will feel accepted for all that they are, and all that they have the potential to become.
Location
Virtual sessions