About Roberto
Roberto Chia is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and relationship concerns. He brings 15 years of experience and a straightforward style that aims to make hard conversations easier. He speaks English and Spanish and works with adults seeking practical support for life changes and emotional strain.
Roberto keeps sessions focused on what matters to each person. He listens first, then helps clients set simple, achievable goals.
Background and approach
He uses techniques that teach coping skills, shift unhelpful thinking, and build healthier ways of relating to others. His approach treats the person, not just the problem. Roberto believes clients have strengths and knowledge to draw on.
He uses collaboration rather than giving advice in every session, so clients stay in control of choices and pace. In early meetings he will ask about current struggles and what a better day looks like. From there he and the client pick small steps to try between sessions.
Over time those steps often add up to clearer thinking and steadier routines. Roberto has worked in community and clinical settings across New York for many years. He blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral tools and motivation-focused strategies to help people move forward.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape feelings and expectations. Roberto uses it to help people understand patterns that affect closeness, trust, and emotional reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems alive and teaches straightforward tools to change them. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and unhelpful routines. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-oriented way to boost a person’s own reasons for change and reduce resistance when making shifts in behavior.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Roberto will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and pace. He checks in regularly about what is helping and adjusts the plan so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video lets you see facial cues and work in a more traditional way, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or get brief support without being on camera. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into real life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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