Christa Perz, LCSW-R

Christa Perz is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges like addiction, grief, parenting strain, and burnout. She draws on 18 years of experience to support people through life changes, career questions, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue. Christa uses straightforward, person-centered work to help clients notice patterns and make practical changes.

Her style is warm, honest, and flexible. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on building skills that fit everyday life. She uses a mix of approaches - including client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and narrative reflection - so people can find what helps them most.

Christa has long experience supporting adults who have survived trauma and those working through relationship and family stress. She also addresses issues such as chronic illness or pain, caregiver strain, money worries, and life-purpose questions. Her goal is to walk alongside clients as they set and reach manageable goals.

In meetings she balances listening with practical strategies. Conversations may include looking at thinking patterns, practicing grounding or mindfulness, and rewriting unhelpful stories about the self. She encourages small experiments between sessions so progress can be noticed in day-to-day life.

Christa holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's pace. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps clients name their goals, building trust and clarity for changes in thinking and behavior.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and habit change.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus. These practices can help with stress, trauma symptoms, and impulsivity by training attention and reducing automatic responses.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches match their goals, preferences, and daily life. This is a shared process that can change over time as needs shift.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, and remove the need to be on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic approaches online as in-person, adapting exercises and practices so they work well in a remote setting.