Anxiety & panic
Anxiety therapy for racing thoughts, worry, and panic.
Stony Brook, NY
Online therapy in Stony Brook, New York.
Right next door in Saint James, we provide warm, expert telehealth therapy to the Stony Brook community — including students and young adults navigating anxiety, stress, and big transitions.
The short answer
Is there a therapist near Stony Brook who offers online sessions?
Yes. Michelle Brucella LCSW PLLC is based in neighboring Saint James and serves Stony Brook entirely by secure video. We specialize in anxiety, depression, student and teen support, and couples — and we're NYSHIP / Empire Plan specialists who verify your benefits for free.
Therapy that comes to you
Steady support for a busy university town.
Stony Brook is a community under real pressure — from university students managing academic stress and anxiety to families and professionals balancing demanding schedules. Online therapy meets all of them where they are, with care from a licensed clinician based just minutes away in Saint James.
We're proud to support nearby communities including:
Stony BrookSaint JamesSetauketPort JeffersonSmithtownLake GroveCentereachNesconset
How we help Stony Brook
Care for what you're facing.
Whatever brings you in, our licensed New York clinicians provide warm, evidence-based support — all online.
Depression
Depression therapy to lift low mood and restore energy.
Couples & family
Couples & family therapy to reconnect and communicate.
Teens & adolescents
Teen therapy for school stress, anxiety, and big changes.
NYSHIP & Empire Plan specialists
Stony Brook residents with NYSHIP / The Empire Plan: we verify your benefits for free and bill directly — usually just a copay.
Common questions
Questions, answered.
Yes. We support students and young adults with anxiety, depression, academic stress, and life transitions. As long as you're physically in New York State during sessions, we can see you by secure video.
Yes. We're NYSHIP and Empire Plan specialists serving Stony Brook by telehealth. We verify your benefits for free and bill the plan directly — usually just a copay.
For most concerns like anxiety, depression, and stress, research shows teletherapy is just as effective as in-person care — with the added convenience of meeting from home, anywhere in Stony Brook.
Yes. Our clinicians are licensed in New York State and can see any New York resident, including everyone in the Stony Brook area, by secure video.
Support, just next door — online.
Request a consultation and we'll verify your benefits and match you with the right clinician.