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Kristina Aran

(she/her)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Accepts

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

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Relationship Issues, and Trauma

Great to meet you!

Kristina Aran, LMHC, is passionate about helping you become more aware of your emotions, needs, and helping you grow in self-acceptance and emotional intelligence. She works with adults, couples and families. Her approach to therapy is collaborative, compassionate, and evidence-based. She is trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and the Gottman Method.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Kristina uses a combination of methods for a more person-centered, attachment-based, solution-focused, and holistic therapy modalities. She creates a comfortable, judgement-free, safe space for people to be open, honest, kind, and more compassionate with themselves. Moreover, her interest lies in understanding the mind-body-spirit connection. Therefore, she regularly utilizes mindfulness exercises and positive psychology techniques.

What you can expect from our first session

By creating a warm, trusting and welcoming environment, Kristina is dedicated to providing a space for her clients to build and improve their self-esteem, correct emotional regulation difficulties, and promote better self-awareness. She helps her clients strengthen and nourish their relationships, recognize personal values and goals, and align themselves and their actions with these values. Her priority is attuning to her clients’ needs and meeting them where they’re at.


Kristina's style is

Affirming
Empowering
Holistic

Insurance carriers Kristina accepts

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

More about Kristina

MA (Master of Arts) at New York University
License type: LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) (New York)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: Russian
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Anger Management, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Maternal Mental Health, Men's Issues, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, and Infertility
Modalities: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Psychodynamic, Jungian, Relational, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Structural Family, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Gestalt, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Multi-Systemic (MST), Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Trauma Focused CBT, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Attachment Based, Codependency Behavioral, Humanistic, Strength-Based, Brief Dynamic, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Location

136 Madison Avenue 5th Floor
New York, NY 10016