Aili

Aili Hermann

Licensed Clinical Social Workers

Hi! I'm Aili (rhymes with Smiley). I specialize in supporting clients through relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, and trauma. My approach is tailored to each individual, recognizing the unique aspects of their journey and fostering growth and resilience.

About Me

Hi, I’m Aili (like Smiley)! I specialise in supporting clients through relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I recognise your journey is unique, so I tailor our sessions to your specific needs and pace. We'll gently explore what’s holding you back, fostering your natural growth and resilience. This personalised approach offers a compassionate space to feel understood. It's ideal if you seek an individualised path to finding a steady way forward.

Approach

Sessions unfold at your pace, tracing patterns that keep you stuck and noticing small, practical shifts that lessen overwhelm. In my Brooklyn office or through secure online sessions in English, we move between focused reflection and gentle experiments — practicing mindfulness, naming values, trying new ways of relating, and bringing attention to how past hurts show up now. Between sessions I offer short, concrete suggestions to try and we review what changed. This approach fits adults seeking steady, compassionate progress.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)

    A form of therapy that teaches acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while guiding action aligned with personal values.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

    A therapy combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive behavioural techniques, designed particularly to prevent relapse in depression.

    Learn more about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Psychoeducation

    Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.

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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

    Learn more about Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

    Learn more about Online Therapy

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

    Learn more about Anxiety
  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

    Learn more about Mood Disorder
  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

    Learn more about Relationship Issues
  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

    Learn more about Trauma
  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Workers

    A social worker licensed to provide clinical therapy, diagnosis, and treatment for mental health conditions.

Qualifications


Columbia University

Connecticut College

Registrations


New York State Education Department; Office of the Professions

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Service Area


The Moonlit Mind: Online Therapy for You

In-person & Online

Brooklyn, New York

United States