About Christa
Christa Perz is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people facing addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and grief. She brings 18 years of experience and a steady, straightforward approach to sessions. Christa focuses on helping clients manage stress, rebuild intimacy, and cope with major life changes.
Her style centers on listening closely and following the client’s lead. She uses a client-centered approach alongside cognitive behavioral and mindfulness methods, and she draws on motivational interviewing and narrative therapy when useful.
How Christa works
Sessions aim to clarify patterns, reduce unhelpful thinking, and build practical skills. Christa supports people dealing with parenting concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and end-of-life decisions. She also addresses issues like abandonment, body image, impulsivity, jealousy, and money worries.
For people facing career questions or midlife shifts, she offers guidance to explore purpose and next steps. In sessions clients can expect an honest and flexible clinician who tailors strategies to individual goals. Work may include talk-based reflection, structured skill practice, and short homework to test new ways of coping.
The pace adjusts to each person’s needs so progress feels manageable. Christa offers therapy by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She conducts sessions in English and holds a New York LCSW-R credential.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Christa lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Christa works with
The areas below are the ones Christa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW-R |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s goals. The therapist provides empathy and reflection so clients can find their own solutions and make choices that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms like anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. That teamwork helps identify which tools work best for each concern, whether it is addiction recovery, relationship repair, or coping with grief.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls are useful for full sessions with visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or check in when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work consistently.
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