Puneet Kumta, LCSW

Puneet Kumta is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. She also focuses on caregiver issues and stress and supports women facing life transitions. Puneet writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most in everyday life.

She keeps sessions practical and centered on the person in front of her. Conversations aim to identify patterns that get in the way and try simple, doable changes. Puneet draws on her own journey and compassion to create a calm space for difficult topics.

Puneet believes people can change by becoming more aware of their thoughts and reactions. She works with clients to notice automatic thinking and find concrete ways to respond differently. The goal is to help people feel more in control of their feelings over time.

Puneet describes therapy as a team effort. She helps clients set small goals and checks progress each session. Practical coping tools and routines are introduced so people can use them between meetings.

Her practice reflects a focus on emotional safety, steady support, and realistic steps forward. People who want a thoughtful, empathetic partner for healing often seek her out. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire to match and schedule sessions based on availability.

Approaches that guide online care

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps people notice automatic thoughts and test new responses through gentle experiments and homework. This method is useful for anxiety, stress, and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns.

Another approach emphasizes processing difficult memories and feelings at a manageable pace. It helps people who have experienced trauma or loss to reconnect parts of their experience and reduce emotional overwhelm over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods and adjust based on what produces steady, usable progress.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people keep consistent weekly work from wherever they are, making it simpler to practice tools between sessions.