Lily Divino, LCSW

Lily Divino is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She has more than 12 years of experience supporting teens, young adults, and adults. Lily emphasizes a warm, respectful approach where clients' concerns are heard and taken seriously.

She uses trauma-informed care alongside evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Lily commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing while also using strengths-based work and a relational family systems perspective. These tools are used to help people manage overwhelming feelings, build coping skills, and make practical plans for change.

Her background includes work in healthcare and community settings. That experience shapes how she thinks about stress, burnout, and the effects of systems on mental health. Lily often supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, chronic illness or pain, and the long-term effects of trauma.

She brings a culturally responsive lens to conversations about identity, culture, and belonging. Lily works at a pace set by the client and focuses on what is most important to each person in the room.

For people coping with family of origin issues, caregiver strain, panic attacks, or recovery from sexual assault, her practice aims to create steady, practical steps forward. She helps clients make sense of their experience and build strategies for day-to-day life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Many of the techniques Lily uses are practical and easy to adapt to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which can translate into short exercises and homework between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people find and strengthen their own reasons for change through guided conversation and goal-setting, useful when someone feels stuck or uncertain about next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Lily aims to match methods to each person's needs and adjust over time based on what is working.

Session format details are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats can be better for quieter conversations while others work well for paced skill practice - the therapist will help choose what fits a client's routine and goals.