Licensed Clinical Social Worker • Complex Trauma & Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

About Talia DiPietro, LCSW

I’m Talia DiPietro, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Larchmont, New York, and I work with adults on complex trauma, narcissistic abuse recovery, and what growing up in a difficult family leaves behind — in person across Westchester County and the Bronx, and online in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

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Talia DiPietro, LCSW

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the approach

Therapy Is a Tool, Not a Dependency

Many of the people who contact me carry a worry they rarely say out loud. They think starting therapy means signing up for something they will never finish. That is not how I practice. The goal is to give you enough understanding of yourself, and enough skill, that you stop needing me.

The work is active. We look at what is driving a pattern, name it plainly, and build something you can do differently. Sometimes that means rehearsing a hard conversation before you have it. Sometimes it is practical coping for a day that is already going badly. Sometimes it is working out what self-care means for you specifically, rather than what it means on the internet.

People often arrive here after therapy that consisted of telling the story and nothing more. Understanding what happened matters. It is not the whole job. I will name what I see, and I will ask you to try things between sessions.

I see clients in person at my Larchmont office, serving Westchester County and the Bronx, and online across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. I am currently accepting new clients.

meet talia

Meet Talia DiPietro

I became an LMSW in 2010, working in mental health clinics as a therapist. I became an LCSW in 2014, and started my private practice the same year. My training and certification in narcissistic abuse recovery is with Dr. Ramani Durvasula & PESI as a Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC). I am trained in AEDP Level 1, which informs the way I practice.

The core of my work is in attachment-oriented and relational therapy, with CBT, ACT, and DBT skills brought in when it would be helpful or most effective.

I work with people in a wide range of life and relationship situations, including people in non-monogamous relationships, people in sex work, and people in the LGBTQIA+ and kink communities.

Credentials & Training

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New York #081521
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, New Jersey #44SC06633200
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Pennsylvania #CW018861
AEDP trained
Trauma-Focused CBT trained
Trained in narcissistic abuse recovery
Attachment-oriented and relational trauma specialist
DBT skills training for emotion regulation and distress tolerance

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What I Help With

Complex PTSD and relational trauma
Narcissistic abuse recovery, from a parent or a partner
Childhood abuse, emotional neglect, and emotionally immature parents
Family estrangement and boundaries with family
People-pleasing, boundaries, and self-advocacy
Living with someone else’s addiction

how i work

How I Work

Skills, Not Just Story

Insight on its own does not change how next week goes. Every stretch of work has a practical end: a skill to practice, a conversation to rehearse, a boundary to try out.

Nothing Here Is Off Limits

You should be able to tell your whole story when we work together.

Therapy With an Exit

I am not building a client for life. We name what you came in for, work on it directly, and keep checking whether it is progressing.

in their words

What Clients Say

“Talia is the most gifted therapist with whom I have ever worked. Her insights, preternatural understanding of human behavior and knowledge of how the wounds of childhood trauma continue to impact us as adults have truly been a gift to me on my healing journey. Her natural empathy allows her to glean meaningful connections between the various facets of life that may not be obvious to others and offer concrete tools to improve day-to-day life. I am so deeply grateful for her support and the impact she has had on my life.”

J.P., New York

“Talia is a phenomenal therapist who has been a constant support for me. I know for a fact that I wouldn’t have the life I have now without our therapeutic relationship and the work we’ve done together. I feel incredibly lucky to have met her when I was in the midst of a legitimate and all-encompassing mental health breakdown and in desperate need of help. She has sat with me through hours of tears, shared joyfully in my accomplishments, and is a truly caring and unbelievable patient human who always has the ability to make space for your experiences while walking with you down the deep path of self discovery. There are so many little moments from our sessions, which have spanned several years, that I still routinely think about and draw reflection from. I am profoundly grateful to have found her and recommend her with the highest of accolades.”

L.M., Pennsylvania

“I started seeing Talia early in the process of recovering from a TBI. Talia has helped me gradually get to know myself as a different person, helping me to re-examine life events long shut away, and to understand them differently.”

Anonymous, New York

“I was reluctant to try therapy but was at a place emotionally where I knew I needed help. After shopping around a bit, I felt most comfortable with Talia. She is accessible and easy to talk to. Her office is a lovely, peaceful setting. Our sessions have been extremely helpful. She has helped me to unpack years of emotional baggage and set boundaries for myself. I feel happier and less stressed. I highly recommend Talia.”

Anonymous, New York

“When I started seeing Talia, I felt like I had been in a years-long "funk" and I was desperate to feel like my vibrant, happy, full, confident self again. A therapy first-timer, I was anxious to find someone that felt like a good match, and I gravitated towards Talia's complete lack of judgment, her willingness to meet and accept me where I was, and her action-oriented approach to developing the tools I needed to eventually "become my own therapist." I left each session with a concrete tool or task to practice for the week to try on and find what works for me, and Talia would constantly tailor our work to fit my individual needs and experiences. Throughout this process I felt that I had a true partner, support network, champion, and confidante in Talia whom I trusted implicitly, and this made the process of visiting and healing from my anxiety and trauma so much less daunting, and ultimately, successful. Through Talia's unwavering commitment to her work and her clients, her deep compassion and care that I felt every step of the way, and her action-oriented approach, I found myself healing from my anxiety and trauma and back to a version of myself that I had feared I wouldn't be able to reach again. For that I am so deeply grateful for Talia's guidance and I hope that anyone going through a similar struggle has the opportunity to experience the support and healing that I have.”

C.P., New York

“Faced with the challenges of better understanding myself and my relationships as I move through meaningful mid-life transitions, Talia has proven an extremely attentive, intelligent, warm and effective ally. The insights, clarity of mind and confidence in communication I have developed with her guidance are invaluable tools I use each day.”

Anonymous, New York

“I'm so happy I have started working with Talia. She truly listens and remembers so it feels like a progressing relationship. She's able to challenge me to be better while also being empathetic to what I’m going through. I have been in a really tough place emotionally and I feel like I’m developing tools to actually address my struggles. Really happy I met her!”

T.N., New York

Ready when you are

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Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation — no pressure, just a conversation about what brought you here.

Email Talia 929-400-7783