About Gary
Gary Schwartz is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 40 years of clinical experience. He draws on a Christian worldview to shape his approach and aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation.
He works to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person's specific needs. Sessions are collaborative and practical, focusing on small, manageable steps toward change.
Background and approach
He emphasizes support and empowerment as people work toward a more satisfying life. Gary has spent decades helping people cope with life changes and the fallout from past hurts. His practice addresses panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobias, and issues like abandonment, guilt, and shame.
He also helps people think through questions of life purpose, forgiveness, and body image. In sessions he aims to be direct but compassionate, offering clear options and ways to practice new skills between meetings. He will adjust pacing and focus depending on what each person needs at the time.
The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes. People who prefer a values-aware counselor may find his worldview a helpful context for therapy. He supports international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches and online options for anxiety and recovery
Gary uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach is skill-based work that teaches breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies to reduce panic and manage anxiety symptoms. These are short, practiceable tools people can use between sessions to feel more in control.He also draws on trauma-informed methods that help people process past hurts at a pace that feels safe. This work often combines emotion-focused conversation with step-by-step coping strategies to handle triggers and intrusive memories. For addictions and motivation problems he focuses on goal-setting and steady behavior change, helping people build routines and replace unhealthy patterns with clearer choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss options and adjust based on each person's goals, life demands, and comfort level. That means the plan can shift as progress is made or new needs appear, with decisions made collaboratively.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video suits deeper, face-to-face conversation while phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins, quick support, or when scheduling needs more flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue care when travel or relocation occurs.
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- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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