Armando Severino, LMHC

Armando Severino is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who focuses on practical, down-to-earth help. He speaks English and Spanish and aims to make conversations feel calm and direct. Parents reading on a phone will find short, clear guidance and a straightforward style.

Armando draws on methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts and build useful habits. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered listening, acceptance strategies, and motivational techniques to tailor sessions to each person's needs. Sessions emphasize small steps that add up to real change.

He has eight years of clinical experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and trauma-related issues. He also supports those dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, intimacy struggles, codependency, and challenges tied to adoption or foster care.

In a typical session he helps identify strengths, set clear goals, and practice skills between meetings. He prefers an active, collaborative pace with concrete tools you can use right away. Progress is measured in steps you notice in daily life rather than abstract milestones.

Armando accepts sessions in English and Spanish and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.

How Armando’s Approaches Work Online

Armando commonly blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real life, which helps reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. ACT teaches practical ways to accept difficult feelings while choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with stress, grief, and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about your goals, what you’ve tried before, and what feels most useful. Together you will try tools and adjust the plan based on what helps you make steady progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent amid work, school, and family demands.