Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Judith
Judith Lathrop is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, mood struggles, and issues with anger. She offers straightforward, practical support to individuals and adults who want clearer communication and better emotional control. Judith writes in plain terms and focuses on what a person can do next.
She trained in marriage and family counseling and earned her LMFT in New York after completing a master’s degree in 1996.
Background and approach
Over three decades of clinical work have given her experience with depression, anxiety, grief, and the stresses that follow life changes. Judith also supports people dealing with addiction-related family impacts and intimacy concerns. Her way of working mixes family systems ideas, solution-focused tasks, and cognitive-behavioral tools.
Sessions often include short exercises and homework when that seems useful. She looks for small, doable steps clients can take between sessions to reduce arguing, ease anger, or build healthier boundaries. Judith says personal growth shaped her as a therapist and informs how she listens.
She moves at a client’s pace but will offer a gentle nudge when someone feels stuck. Her goal is to help people find their own answers and regain a sense of control. Based in New York, she offers video, phone, chat, and messaging options for people who need flexible ways to meet.
English-language sessions are available and international clients can be served.
What Judith works with
Everything Judith lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Judith's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
Approaches Judith lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online sessions
Judith draws on cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often uses straightforward exercises and short tasks that work well in video or phone sessions for managing anger, anxiety, and mood problems.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and try small experiments between meetings. That approach is goal-oriented and can produce quick shifts when people commit to specific steps after an online session.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Judith will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. She adjusts plans as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant to each person’s life.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video lets the therapist and client read visual cues, phone calls require less bandwidth, short text check-ins support follow-up between sessions, and live chat can work for brief problem-focused conversations. These options promote flexibility and make it simpler to keep momentum toward personal goals.
Questions people ask about Judith
What concerns does Judith commonly address?
She works with relationship difficulties, anger, depression, anxiety, grief, parenting stress, addictions and related family problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Judith combines family systems thinking with solution-focused tasks and cognitive-behavioral techniques to create practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She earned a master’s degree in marriage and family counseling and has worked for about 30 years helping adults with relationship and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for Judith?
She is a New York licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing from New York.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are online session formats available?
Yes. Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing 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 begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.