My name is Yara Adam-Whiter, and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York. I enjoy working with LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and their families. I may also be a good fit for clients for first-generation and immigrant clients. We can work on understanding how your intersectionality forms your ideas about the world and the challenges you deal with navigating different cultural expectations in different situations.
I work mostly from a person-centered approach to understand your worldview so that we can achieve progress toward your unique therapy goals. I also use techniques from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), LGBTQ+ Affirmative Competency, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural Counseling, and using creative and expressive art techniques, and trauma informed care.
I believe in creating a collaborative, non-judgmental, supportive therapeutic environment to build a trusting relationship that leads to the empowerment and growth of the client.
