About Christa
Christa Perz is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, relationship stress, addiction concerns, grief, and life transitions. With 18 years of experience she brings steady support and practical tools to sessions.
Christa uses a warm, client-centered style. She listens first, then collaborates on goals and next steps. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what matters to each person.
Background and approach
Her work draws on several approaches to fit different situations. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and build concrete coping skills. Mindfulness techniques help people slow down and notice difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed.
Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy are added when someone needs help making change or reworking the stories they tell about themselves. These methods support commitment to goals and a clearer sense of identity after setbacks. Christa holds the LCSW-R credential, and she has spent nearly two decades helping adults face stress, trauma, parenting challenges, and career pressure.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different needs. People interested in starting can use the site match process to connect and schedule a first session. Christa focuses on practical steps, honest conversation, and steady support while clients work toward clearer goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Christa commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy during online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can set their own goals and feel understood. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to shift patterns that worsen anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention exercises to help people observe difficult feelings and reduce reactivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christa will discuss your goals and preferences and then collaborate on which methods to try first. That lets the therapy adapt over time as needs or priorities change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let clients share thoughts in the moment and fit support around busy days. These options aim to make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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