Christa Perz , LCSW-R

Christa Perz is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people manage addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma, depression, anxiety, and stress. She supports those facing grief, intimacy struggles, parenting challenges, and career or life-transition questions. Christa brings 18 years of experience to her work and aims to make sessions practical and down to earth.

Christa uses a client-centered way of working that focuses on each person’s goals and pace. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices are included when they fit, to help calm strong emotions and increase focus.

Sessions are conversational and straightforward. Christa listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients build small steps they can use between meetings. She tends to be direct and compassionate, offering feedback and tools as well as space to reflect.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns beyond the core themes of mood and trauma. These include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, hospice and end-of-life matters, impulsivity, jealousy, money worries, and midlife questions.

Christa holds the LCSW-R credential, which she uses to guide clinical decision making. She works with adults in New York and conducts sessions in English. Her aim is to help people find workable changes and clearer direction in daily life.

How her approaches translate to online care

Christa often uses client-centered work to focus on what matters most to each person. That approach centers the client's goals and priorities, letting sessions follow the issues the person brings up and moving at their own pace.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thinking patterns and try different actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and challenges like impulsivity or relationship patterns because it breaks problems into small, testable steps.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christa will talk with clients about their goals and try methods that match those goals. If something doesn’t fit, she and the client adjust the plan together until it makes sense for daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people keep a face-to-face rhythm from a distance. Phone calls are helpful when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit short updates into a busy day. These options support flexibility so therapy can work around work, caregiving, or health needs.