Palak Vani, LMSW, LSW

Licensed Social Worker – NY & NJ

Palak is a Licensed Social Worker in New York and New Jersey. She received her Master’s of Social Work from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including private practice, partial hospitalization, inpatient, residential and outpatient support groups. Palak works with adolescents, adults and couples. Her specialties include anxiety, depression, body image, trauma, women’s issues, life transitions, relationship issues, intimacy, OCD, specific phobias and trichotillomania/skin picking.

Palak aims to create a warm and supportive environment with her clients. She meets clients where they are and empowers them to be in charge of their own treatment. Palak utilizes a variety of therapeutic modalities in her work, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in combination with a relational approach.

Palak aims to create a warm and supportive environment where her clients can explore their experiences in a trusting and nonjudgmental space. Her goal is to empower her clients to be in charge of their own treatment. She aims to foster her clients’ autonomy, support their growth, and instill lifelong skills. Palak utilizes an individualized approach in order to be most responsive to the uniqueness of each individual or couple she works with, and believes in the capacity of therapy to help clients advance toward their goals and embrace change.