Andrea Hall Stachniewicz MA, Ed.M, LMHC, LPCC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor providing specialized treatment for individual and couples therapy in CA and NY. Andrea obtained her Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology, Masters of Arts in Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has been affiliated with institutions such as Weill Cornell Medicine, and The Mount Sinai Hospital.
I approach my clinical work through a systemic lens, recognizing how socio political and institutional factors shape identity, mental health, and access to care. My background in advocacy and policy work informs my therapeutic approach which centers intersectionality, lived-experience, and systemic structures alongside evidence based clinical practice. My clinical approach is multicultural, feminist, systemic, and trauma informed - allowing for clients respective identities and lived experience within complex social systems to be reflected throughout the entire therapeutic process.
I view therapy as a collaborative process in which you are the expert on your own life! My role, as your therapist, is to gently guide you through self-exploration in order to cultivate healing and fulfillment, improve emotional regulation and coping abilities, and improve interpersonal functioning and quality of life. Certain therapeutic modalities that we might use together include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychodynamic, and Solution Focused therapies.
