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Christina Contento

(She, her, hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
New York

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety, Grief, Loss, Relationship Issues, and Trauma
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Great to meet you!

I have experience working with all ages, children to late adulthood. I have worked with co-occurring substance use disorders, medical ailments, and personality disorders. I specialize in relationship issues, women's health issues, adjustment and transitional stressors, and adolescents/young adults.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Person-centered, warm and empathetic, unconditional positive regard, working with the client to assess strengths/weaknesses, protective/risk factors, task-oriented or solution-focused, to identify goals and objectives for success. I am a particularly humorous person and love to incorporate humor into my sessions for a more relaxed and inviting environment. I use an integration of multiple therapy modalities, in conjunction with the client's input.

What you can expect from our first session

Therapy will allow the client to view their stressors in a more manageable, less overwhelming, solution-based orientation. We will identify problem areas of focus, create goals and objectives for managing these stressors, and will have the client be an active participant in their treatment needs. They will feel validated and supported in sessions with me.

Christina's style is

Holistic
Open-minded
Humorous

Insurance carriers Christina accepts

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about Christina

MSW (Master of Social Work) at University at Albany School of Social Welfare
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: ADD/ADHD, Depression, Eating Disorders, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Anger Management, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Maternal Mental Health, Men's Issues, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, PTSD, and Transgender Issues
Modalities: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Art Therapy, Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment Based, Strength-Based, Psychodynamic, Exposure Response Prevention, Structural Family, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Multi-Systemic (MST), Gestalt, Relational, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Behavior Modification, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Codependency Behavioral, Schema, Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Biofeedback, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Motivational Interviewing, Brief Dynamic, Positive Psychology, and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)