Christa Perz

Christa Perz is a New York LCSW-R with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing addictions, relationship and family stress, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, and questions about life purpose. Her practice also addresses intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career uncertainty.

Christa uses a client-centered frame in sessions. She listens for each person’s goals and preferences and adapts methods to fit what they bring. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot thinking patterns that make problems worse. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools when they help move someone forward.

Talk in sessions is practical and focused. Christa helps people name what matters, try out small changes, and notice what works. She discusses coping skills for stress, strategies for relationship communication, and steps for addressing addictive behaviors in everyday life.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in New York with adults facing trauma and life transitions. She mixes narrative and psychodynamic ideas when it helps people make sense of past events and current patterns. That blend supports people wanting clearer direction during midlife shifts or after a major change.

Sessions are done in English. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a clear picture of what matters to the client. Online, this looks like starting with goals, asking about what feels most urgent, and checking in on how suggested changes fit day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions CBT can include tracking patterns between meetings, trying brief behavioral experiments, and working on practical steps to reduce anxiety or depressive habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention skills to notice thoughts and sensations without getting pulled into them, which can help with stress, cravings, and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use, adjusting tools as goals and preferences become clearer. The plan can change over time based on what seems most helpful in actual practice.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports using worksheets, thought records, and mindfulness exercises between meetings to keep progress moving.