Christa PerzLCSW-R

Christa Perz is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people facing pregnancy and childbirth-related stress alongside a wide range of life challenges. She supports adults dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, addictions, parenting stress, and changes like separation or career shifts. Christa writes gently and responds with straightforward care during sessions.

With 18 years of experience, she uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Client-Centered Therapy informs much of her work, which means she listens closely and follows the person's lead. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thought patterns, learn coping skills, and manage stress.

Christa describes her style as caring, honest, and flexible. She focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions as well as on understanding the story behind current struggles. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and reflection on how past experiences shape present feelings.

Her practice addresses specific concerns such as intimacy issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. She also works with people navigating life transitions, financial stress, or questions about life purpose. The aim is to help people build clearer choices and steady routines.

Christa speaks English and practices in New York as an LCSW-R. She encourages people to identify goals and try approaches together rather than offering one fixed method. To begin, clients follow the standard intake steps and schedule sessions according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's priorities. In online sessions this looks like space to talk through what matters most, set goals together, and adjust the pace so the work feels manageable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Delivered online, CBT often includes short between-session exercises, thought records, and practical tools you can use in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a skill-based strategy for a few weeks, then shifting to deeper narrative or reflective work if needed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for consistent check-ins when schedules are tight. They also allow quick follow-up conversations and focused skill practice between appointments, helping people carry new habits into everyday life.