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Aisha Hamlin, LMFT

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Aisha

Aisha Hamlin is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and big life changes.

Background and approach

Aisha emphasizes clear communication and healthier family patterns as part of everyday coping. Her work draws on Internal Family Systems and attachment-based ideas alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches.

She pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes relationships and everyday choices. This helps keep conversations relevant to each person's life.

Aisha aims to build a genuine connection first. She listens, asks practical questions, and helps people identify small steps they can try between sessions.

The pace is set by the client and focused on real-life problems and solutions. Many clients come to address relationship tensions, guilt or shame, and feelings of isolation.

She also supports people working through questions of purpose, self-worth, and forgiveness. Communication skills and emotion-focused work are often part of session plans.

Based in New York, Aisha brings her perspective as a therapist of color to sessions focused on multicultural concerns and women’s issues. She works in English and combines several therapeutic tools to match each person’s needs and goals.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems helps people understand the different parts inside them and how those parts affect feelings and choices. It can be useful for managing strong emotions, inner conflict, and self-criticism. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on acceptance and listening, giving people space to lead the pace and topics of sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process where adjustments happen as the relationship and goals develop.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which online formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also gives flexibility for people who prefer not to travel or who need to arrange therapy around work or caregiving duties.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Aisha helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She also focuses on family dynamics, communication problems, and issues like guilt, shame, and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, combining Internal Family Systems, attachment-informed work, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions focus on practical steps and understanding emotional patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with people on relationship concerns, life transitions, and multicultural issues. That background informs how she tailors therapy to individual needs.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with a New York license and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what about cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCommunication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English