Toby Faye Mailman, LCSW
Therapist in New York
Toby Faye Mailman is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and relationship concerns.
- Licensed inNew York
- License063392
- NPI 1447320882
- Experience25+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
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About Toby
Toby Faye Mailman is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. She brings 25 years of experience to conversations about career changes, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Toby works in a straightforward, coaching style. She aims to help people identify strengths they already have and build new skills.
Background and approach
Her approach focuses on forming a trusting relationship so clients feel heard and can try practical steps between sessions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and how they affect feelings and behavior. She also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's needs, and cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and actions.
Toby has spent her career working with a wide range of adults from diverse cultural and sexual-orientation backgrounds. Her practice takes into account cultural norms and how they shape a person’s experience and choices. Over time she has supported people with additional challenges such as caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, substance concerns, domestic violence, first responder issues, and complicated grief.
Her goal is practical progress through steady weekly or bi-weekly sessions and clear scheduling communication. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions according to availability. Toby’s work is built around collaboration, steady support, and helping people find clearer answers to their questions.
Credentials
- LCSW (New York)
- License 063392 · expires February 2028
- NPI
- 1447320882 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Toby lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Toby names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people notice repeating patterns in relationships and practice new ways of connecting or setting boundaries.Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. Sessions follow what matters most to the client and use empathic listening to help people clarify goals and choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort. That conversation can shift as progress is made or new issues come up.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face contact when travel or scheduling is difficult. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework checks, or when messaging fits better into a busy day.
These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and caregiving responsibilities while still using attachment-informed and client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral tools during regular sessions.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, anger, career shifts, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, substance issues, and first responder concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is collaborative and coaching-oriented. Sessions prioritize building trust, identifying strengths, and practicing concrete skills between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults from diverse cultures and sexual orientations. Her work emphasizes cultural context when relevant to therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.
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