Catriana Pineiro, LAPC

Catriana Pineiro, LAPC, helps adults and teens navigate anxiety, life transitions, grief, self-esteem, academic stress, and identity-related challenges. Whether you’re feeling stuck in negative thought patterns, struggling with burnout, or working through big life changes, Catriana offers a supportive, non-judgmental space to explore your emotions and move toward healing.

Catriana is a great fit for clients navigating anxiety and overthinking, depression, self-esteem and body image issues, grief and loss, ADHD-related challenges, academic or career stress, workplace stress and microaggressions, relationship and family tension, and questions of gender and sexuality. They also support people carrying stress related to first-generation lived experiences and cultural dynamics, and anyone moving through a life transition or feeling caught in an “in-between” place, space, or phase.

If you’ve been searching for an IFS therapist near me, Catriana’s integrative approach may be the right fit. They blend Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and person-centered care within a culturally affirming, trauma-informed framework. Their work is grounded in empathy, emotional safety, and curiosity rather than shame. You’ll never have to over-explain your culture, your queerness, or your lived experience to be understood by Catriana.

As a Latine therapist with South American and Puerto Rican heritage, Catriana brings a deep understanding of the emotional toll that comes with holding multiple identities. They’re passionate about supporting first-generation individuals, LGBTQ+ clients, and those with bicultural or multicultural identities, especially when those experiences intersect with mental health stigma, family expectations, or feelings of not belonging.

They also support teens and college students, especially those working through self-worth, identity formation, academic pressure, or adjusting to life transitions. If you’re a parent looking for a therapist who understands how layered these experiences can be for young people of color, Catriana may be a great match.

Catriana holds a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from Chestnut Hill College, with a specialization in Child and Adolescent Therapy, and a Master of Arts in Psychology from NYU. They’ve provided trauma-informed care to clients across the lifespan in community mental health settings, bringing warmth, nuance, and cultural sensitivity to every session.

Catriana is supervised by Nicola Pierre-Smith, LPC. They offer in-person therapy appointments and online therapy appointments in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Catriana is in-network with Aetna, Anthem, Capital Blue Cross, Highmark, Federal Employee Program, and certain Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO insurance plans. They also have immediate income-based sliding scale availability for new clients with an annual income below $45,000, with a sliding scale rate of $95. If you’re ready to work with an IFS therapist near you, schedule a consultation with Catriana today.