Meet Adena Worona, LCSW

Adena founded Park West Wellness with the commitment to help people overcome life’s challenges, both big and small. Adena’s passion is to help you envision the best possible future for yourself and become the best version of yourself.

Adena received her MSW from the University of Southern California and later moved back to her home state of New York, where she became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Adena is independently licensed in both the state of New York and North Carolina. Adena is a capable, experienced therapist who values creativity and individual expression, she believes therapy to be a collaborative effort, that can lead to a more compassionate self view and to obtaining more enjoyment out of yourself, your loved ones, and life.

Adena has experience working with children, teens, adults, and families that need support in life transitions, stress, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, PTSD, coping with grief, and relationship issues, chronic illness. Adena is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing.

Outside of work, Adena lives in Manhattan, enjoys running, hiking, going to the dog park, and trying out new restaurants throughout the city.