Therapist

I am a Mental Health Counselor- LP with experience utilizing an integrative Person Centered approach pulling from aspects of CBT, ACT, relational, trauma-informed, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, and Play Therapy. I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults in group and individual sessions in outpatient, private practice, inpatient long term care, and community residential settings. I have experience working with those struggling to deal with sadness, stress, relationship issues, and loss. I also have knowledge and experience working with the LGBTQ+ community and understand the unique challenges that this population faces. 

I have been trained through a multicultural perspective and my therapeutic style is one of a person centered approach. This means that I take into account your unique perspective of the world and work with you to create the best possible healing space for you personally. My work focuses on helping you gain insight while together we work collaboratively towards growth, understanding, healing.

     Beginning your journey towards improving your mental wellbeing can be overwhelming but my approach to therapy is to meet you where you are and support your healing. Therapy provides you with a safe, non-judgmental space to process and feel heard while supporting you to gain the means and tools to cope with life.

My name is Chris and I am a Mental Health Counselor-LP. I graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice where I received my Master’s in Forensic Mental Health Counseling. I specialized in trauma and counseling survivors of traumatic experiences. I have experience treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, personality disorders and schizophrenia. I have provided counseling for people from all walks of life. I practice with cultural humility meaning I aim to fully understand all the facets of one’s identity and how they interact with the world around them. All clients may have their own stories but they all work towards a similar goal: to lead a happier and healthier life. We work together to get to that point. I trained using the cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy but have incorporated elements of other approaches in order to have a more comprehensive therapeutic style. This style allows me to use a wide array of techniques to better tailor therapy sessions towards an individual client’s needs. Together we will build the skills necessary to navigate life in a fulfilling and healthy way.

The level of empathy, compassion, and care that I place into each therapeutic relationship has proven to build trust, safety and rapport with all of my clients. I utilize person-centered care in which I am able to work closely with clients in order to individualize and adapt care based on their specific and unique symptoms, needs, personalities and goals. Additionally, I utilize multicultural competency skills in order to take one’s culture, spirituality, sexual orientation, and gender into deep consideration in order to cater to specific needs and understand the client thoroughly.

My therapeutic style is integrative and involves adapting different interventions and techniques based on the unique issues and symptoms that are presented by the client. My educational background stems from a psychodynamic and relational theoretical approach, placing importance on exploring the client’s past (early childhood and adolescence, family relationships) in order to deeply understand current thought processes, behaviors and relationships. My goals include working towards enhancing the client’s intrapersonal and interpersonal growth in order to allow them to develop an understanding of their life experiences and appreciation for their self-identity, as well as providing support and aiding them in the development of important skills to manage their emotions and persevere through life’s difficulties.