Theresa Parris-Perry, LCSW

Theresa Parris-Perry is a licensed clinical social worker with decades of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship strains. She uses practical therapy methods to help clients untangle problems and find clearer paths forward. Theresa writes plainly and meets people where they are in their day-to-day lives. Theresa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness approaches to build awareness and self-compassion during hard moments. These methods are combined with solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the person’s goals. In sessions she treats common concerns like trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting stress, intimacy-related worries, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing career transitions, life changes, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to ADHD. Therapy focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. Theresa emphasizes listening first. She helps people name priorities and set achievable goals. Sessions are collaborative, with attention to strengths people already have. Practically, Theresa offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. She works from New York and conducts sessions in English. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.

How Theresa’s approaches work online

Theresa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered and mindfulness approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify patterns of thought that worsen anxiety or low mood and then practice small, testable changes in thinking and behavior. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what matters to the person while building trust and self-direction. Mindfulness supports learning to notice emotions and bodily signals so reactions feel less overwhelming. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Theresa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and daily routines. Together they set clear aims and adjust methods over time so therapy stays relevant and practical. Online formats allow flexibility and easier fit into busy lives. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter, timely support between sessions or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.