Ryn Cagle, LMHC
Affirming Online Therapy
Affirming online therapy for ADHD, autistic, neurodivergent, queer, trans, chronically ill, and disabled clients.
Languages: English
Currently accepting new clients
View Ryn’s ProfileOnline Therapists for Staten Island Adults and Couples
Some seasons change more than your schedule. A loss, health concern, caregiving role, new baby, career shift, move, or change in a relationship can reorganize how you understand yourself and what other people need from you.
Peace Love Wellness offers relational, trauma-informed online therapy for adults and couples throughout Staten Island, including St. George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, New Dorp, Great Kills, Tottenville, and the rest of the borough. Sessions are fully virtual, so care does not require an additional cross-borough trip. We do not have a Staten Island office.
Peace Love Wellness connects Staten Island adults and couples with online therapists for individual and relationship therapy. Matching considers concerns, preferences, schedule, insurance, and clinician availability. Insurance, private-pay, and reduced-fee options are available, with coverage based on plan and therapist. Care can also address grief, caregiving, parenthood, anxiety, burnout, identity changes, trauma, and relationship stress.
- Format
- 100% online
- Who we work with
- Adults, couples and families; teens 16+ with Karen Garcia or Zaire Smalls
- Location requirement
- You must be in New York during sessions
- Languages
- English and Spanish options; availability varies
- Cost options
- Insurance, private pay, and reduced-fee care
When a life change reorganizes more than logistics
A transition can affect your role in a family, your relationship to your body, your sense of time, and the future you thought you were moving toward. Even a wanted change can bring grief, anxiety, resentment, or the unsettling feeling that you no longer recognize your life.
Therapy offers space to understand what the transition is asking of you without rushing toward a positive lesson. We can make room for what was lost, what is still uncertain, the protective patterns that become louder under stress, and the relationships that are changing with you.
Therapy may be useful when you are navigating:
- grief, bereavement, or an ambiguous loss without a clear ending
- caregiving, chronic illness, disability, or changing capacity
- pregnancy, postpartum concerns, fertility stress, or new parenthood
- a move, career change, retirement, breakup, or identity transition
- anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, or the pressure to stay steady for everyone else
- relationship conflict, shifting roles, unequal emotional labor, or disconnection
Individual therapy for grief, caregiving, and changing roles
Individual therapy can help you process what has changed while staying connected to the parts of you that still need attention. The work may include grief, guilt, boundaries, uncertainty, identity, the body, family expectations, or the feeling that your own needs have disappeared behind a role. Our approach is relational and trauma-informed, with room for both practical strain and the emotional meaning beneath it.
Explore Therapy for Life TransitionsRelationship therapy when roles and expectations change
A major transition can expose differences in how partners handle stress, responsibility, money, family, intimacy, or uncertainty. Relationship therapy creates a non-blaming place to understand the cycle that develops around those differences and to make decisions with more honesty and care. We work with monogamous couples, LGBTQIA+ partners, and ethically non-monogamous relationships.
Explore Couples and Relationship TherapyTherapists with experience in grief, transitions, identity, and changing capacity
Ryn, Karen, and Michelle work with several concerns highlighted on this page. Ryn works with life transitions, chronic illness, disability, neurodivergence, and identity. Karen supports grief, work stress, family changes, and new parenthood in English or Spanish. Michelle supports anxiety, grief, burnout, self-esteem, and life transitions in English and Spanish. Current availability, insurance, and fit determine the available match.
Karen Garcia, MHC-LP
English & Spanish-Speaking Therapist
A warm, practical therapist who considers relationships, family, work, and the circumstances shaping your life.
Languages: English, Spanish
Currently accepting new clients
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Michelle Batista, MHC-LP
Therapist for Overwhelm, Grief & Emotional Steadiness
Bilingual therapy in English and Spanish for anxiety, overwhelm, emotional dysregulation, self-doubt, and life stress.
Languages: English, Spanish
Currently full — accepting waitlist requests
View Michelle’s ProfileInsurance & fees
We are in-network with Aetna, Anthem / Empire BlueCross (including Excellus, Highmark, and out-of-state BlueCard plans), Carelon, Cigna, EmblemHealth, MagnaCare, Meritain, and NYSHIP / The Empire Plan. Cameron is also in-network with NYCE PPO, United HealthCare / Optum, Oxford, Oscar, and UMR. Ryn can also see clients with United HealthCare / Optum, Oxford, Oscar, or UMR who have out-of-network benefits: Ryn bills out-of-network, and you pay your in-network copay. Coverage and clinician participation vary. Private-pay options are also available, with sliding-scale rates available.
Insurance & FeesCareful therapist matching
The right match may depend on the transition itself, how you want therapy to feel, identity or lived-experience preferences, language, schedule, insurance, and current openings. We review those factors together rather than asking you to choose from a directory without context.
After you submit the intake form, we review your concerns, preferences, schedule, insurance, and current clinician availability. Inquiries receive a response within two business days, and most new clients have a first session within one to two weeks.
Start the Intake FormRelated therapy services
Online therapy in Staten Island — FAQ
Practical questions about starting online therapy while you are in Staten Island.
Is online therapy available throughout Staten Island?
Yes. You can attend from any Staten Island neighborhood if you are physically located in New York and have a private, stationary space with reliable internet. Peace Love Wellness does not have an in-person Staten Island office.
Can therapy help with grief or the stress of caregiving?
Yes. Some clinicians work with grief, chronic illness, disability, changing capacity, burnout, boundaries, and the emotional impact of caring for someone else. The intake process helps determine whether a clinician’s experience and the outpatient online format fit your needs.
Do you offer therapy for pregnancy, postpartum concerns, or fertility stress?
Yes. Karen works with pregnancy and postpartum concerns, in English or Spanish, and Michelle works with fertility-related concerns. Availability, insurance participation, and clinical fit vary, so include what you are navigating in the intake form.
Do you work with couples whose roles changed after a loss, illness, or new baby?
Yes. Relationship therapy can address communication, closeness, resentment, unequal emotional labor, trust, and role changes after a major transition. Therapist fit and availability vary.
Can I use insurance for online therapy in Staten Island?
Many clients use insurance. Peace Love Wellness participates with several New York networks, but benefits and therapist participation depend on the plan and clinician. We review your information before the first session and explain the available cost options.
Clinically reviewed by Cameron Eshgh, LMHC-D on July 31, 2026.
Find support for the life you are living now
Tell us what has changed, what you want help carrying, and the practical details that matter. We will help you understand the strongest available therapist options.
Online therapy across New York City
Peace Love Wellness serves adults and couples in all five boroughs through secure online therapy. Explore the pages for other parts of the city, or the statewide overview.