Ilana

Ilana Pilcz

Therapist / Counselor (Qualifying)

“I'm Ilana, a trauma-informed therapist in NYC specializing in young professionals, therapy first-timers, theatre performers, & couples. I bring honesty, authenticity, and a conversational style to my sessions, striking a balance between providing support and offering gentle challenges.”

About Me

I offer a trauma-informed space for young professionals, theatre performers, and couples. Here, you can openly explore your concerns. For therapy first-timers, my conversational style offers an approachable start. I bring honesty and authenticity to our sessions, balancing warm support with gentle challenges. Together, we can navigate complex feelings and find clear ways forward. This approach helps you achieve genuine, lasting growth.

Approach

Sessions feel conversational and grounded, shifting between steady presence and pointed reflections to help you notice patterns and try small experiments. In my NYC office or via English-language telehealth, we meet regularly with agendas you help shape, and I offer prompts, role-plays, or short between-session reflections when useful. The work focuses on relational patterns and inner experience while staying practical and tied to day-to-day life. This pace tends to feel steadying and clarifying for therapy first-timers, performers, and couples.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

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    Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

    Learn more about Individual Therapy
  • •
    Psychodynamic Therapy

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

    Learn more about Psychodynamic Therapy

Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Couples
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

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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.

Professional Title:

  • •Therapist / Counselor (Qualifying)

Qualifications

Northwestern University

Registrations

New York State Education Department; Office of the Professions

Mental Health Counseling

Service Area

Intuitive Healing

In-person & Online

New York, New York

United States

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