- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Christa
Christa Perz is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 18 years of experience. She helps people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and job or life transitions. Christa uses straightforward, practical guidance and listens closely to each person's needs.
Her style is warm and patient. She centers conversations on the person in front of her and tries to make sessions feel collaborative.
Background and approach
She draws from client-centered work plus cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness ideas to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. Christa often helps people sort out relationship and intimacy issues by clarifying values and improving communication. For parenting concerns she supports parents who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about next steps.
She also assists those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, financial worries, or midlife shifts. She blends motivational interviewing and narrative techniques when readiness or meaning is central to the work. That means she helps people strengthen motivation, reframe unhelpful stories, and set small, doable goals.
Sessions may include skill practice, reflective conversation, and problem-solving. Christa describes herself as honest and flexible. She aims to meet people where they are and to help them find manageable ways forward.
Her background in New York social work informs a practical approach to everyday problems.
What Christa works with
Everything Christa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christa helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Christa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel understood and can identify their own goals. Online sessions use this same approach through conversation, helping people clarify values and choices when facing parenting strain, relationship issues, or life changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In online work, CBT often means practicing skills between sessions, tracking mood or behavior, and reviewing what worked during video or messaging check-ins.
Mindfulness therapy introduces simple practices to reduce stress and improve focus. A therapist may guide short breathing or awareness exercises during a call or suggest brief daily practices to try between contacts.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening and reflection, skill practice, motivational work, or storytelling and then adjust as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials, phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat support quick check-ins or ongoing encouragement. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care around busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Christa
What concerns does Christa help with?
She helps people with depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, stress, career questions, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and collaborative with a practical focus. She listens, reflects, and works with clients to set small, achievable steps.
How much experience does she have?
Christa has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life issues.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is an LCSW-R licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on the therapist's availability.
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