Therapy Services in New York City

Integrative, Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy for Adults & Couples

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A Boutique Practice Built Around Your needs

This is not a one-size-fits-all practice. Kimberly Christopher, LCSW, offers a curated range of therapy services designed for high-functioning adults, couples, and midlife women in New York City and throughout New York State who are seeking more than symptom management. The work is integrative, trauma-informed, and tailored to the full complexity of each person who walks through the door. Rather than applying a single therapeutic framework to every client, treatment is shaped around your history, your nervous system, your goals, and the patterns that continue to show up in your life despite everything you have already tried. Whether you are navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, a major life transition, or a quiet sense that something essential is still unresolved, there is a service within this practice designed to meet you where you are. Each modality offered here is evidence-based, clinically rigorous, and delivered with the depth and discretion that defines this practice.

Therapy Services Offered

EMDR Therapy

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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is one of the most thoroughly researched trauma therapies available today, endorsed by the WHO, the APA, and the VA. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR works at the neurological level — engaging the brain's natural information-processing systems to help distressing memories lose their emotional charge and integrate more adaptively. Kimberly has developed EMDR+, an integrative framework that weaves standard EMDR together with IFS-informed parts work, somatic experiencing techniques, and positive neuroplasticity training. The result is processing that is better tolerated, more complete, and produces changes that are felt in the body, not just understood in the mind.EMDR is effective for trauma and PTSD, but also for anxiety, panic, perfectionism, chronic self-criticism, grief, phobias, attachment wounds, narcissistic abuse recovery, burnout, and the relational patterns that have their roots in earlier experience.

This service is well-suited for: Adults who have insight into their patterns but still feel emotionally reactive. Those who have tried talk therapy and feel something deeper remains unresolved. High-functioning professionals carrying the weight of sustained performance. EMDR intensives are an option for individuals seeking a more focused approach.

Individual Therapy

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Individual psychotherapy at this practice is depth-oriented, integrative, and built around the specific psychological, relational, and physiological dimensions of your experience. Sessions draw from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches, EMDR, somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) — woven together in a way that is tailored to you rather than applied from a template. This is not coping skills and reflection. This is work that moves toward the root of what is shaping your experience — the beliefs, patterns, and nervous system responses that were organized earlier in life and continue to influence how you relate, how you respond to stress, and how you feel about yourself. This service is well-suited for: High-functioning adults navigating anxiety, burnout, identity questions, life transitions, or patterns they understand intellectually but cannot seem to shift. Professionals, creatives, executives, and individuals seeking a discreet, boutique-level therapeutic experience.

Couples Therapy

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Couples therapy at this practice is grounded in attachment theory and trauma-informed care, with a focus on the deeper relational and emotional dynamics that drive conflict, disconnection, and recurring patterns between partners. The work moves beyond communication strategies to address what each person is carrying — individually and together — and how those underlying patterns are shaping the relationship. This practice works with a wide range of couples, including those navigating high conflict, emotional distance, betrayal and infidelity recovery, intimacy challenges, and major life transitions. Traditional and non-traditional partnerships are welcomed, including ENM, polyamory, and alternative lifestyle couples.

This service is well-suited for:Couples who find themselves in the same argument repeatedly, who have grown emotionally distant, who are recovering from a breach of trust, or who want to build a stronger foundation before difficulties escalate.

Online Therapy

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All therapy services at this practice are offered via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth throughout New York City, Manhattan, and across all of New York State. For many professionals navigating demanding schedules, virtual therapy makes consistent, specialized care genuinely sustainable — without sacrificing clinical depth, discretion, or the quality of the therapeutic relationship. Research consistently demonstrates that online therapy is equally effective for most presentations. The full range of services — EMDR, individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, somatic approaches — is available via telehealth, maintaining the same clinical rigor as in-person work. Services are also available to clients in Massachusetts and the Berkshires.

This service is well-suited for: Busy professionals in Manhattan and throughout New York State who need flexibility. Clients in areas without access to specialized care. Those who travel frequently and need continuity of care across locations.

Somatic Therapy

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Somatic therapy recognizes what neuroscience and clinical experience both confirm: trauma and chronic stress are held in the body as much as the mind. Many people who seek therapy have already developed significant insight into their patterns — and yet, the emotional and physiological responses themselves continue. Somatic approaches address this gap by bringing attention to the body's signals, sensations, and learned survival responses alongside more traditional psychological work. This practice integrates somatic awareness and somatic experiencing techniques into the broader therapeutic framework — not as a standalone modality, but as an essential dimension of integrative, trauma-informed care. The result is work that supports genuine nervous system regulation, not just cognitive understanding.

This service is well-suited for Individuals who feel disconnected from their bodies, who experience physical symptoms alongside psychological distress, or who have found that insight-based approaches have not produced lasting relief.

Short-Term Therapy

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Not every person seeking therapy needs or wants long-term open-ended work. Short-term, focused therapy offers a structured and goal-directed approach for individuals navigating a specific challenge, crisis, transition, or acute period of stress. Sessions are more targeted in scope, with a clear focus established collaboratively from the outset. This approach draws on evidence-based methods — including CBT, EMDR, and solution-focused techniques — and is designed to produce meaningful relief and skill-building within a defined timeframe. For some clients, a focused course of 8–16 sessions is exactly what is needed. For others, it becomes a starting point that evolves into longer-term work.

This service is well-suited for: Individuals facing a defined challenge — a difficult life transition, acute anxiety, a relationship crisis, a period of grief — who want skilled, focused support without an open-ended commitment.

Who This Practice Serves

These therapy services are designed for adults who are often high-functioning on the outside and carrying more than they let on internally. The clients who thrive here share a few common qualities: they are intelligent and self-aware, they have often already engaged in some form of therapy or personal development work, and they are ready for something that goes deeper than coping strategies.

This practice serves:

  • Professionals, executives, and high-achievers navigating anxiety, burnout, performance pressure, and the emotional costs of sustained success

  • Midlife women experiencing the convergence of hormonal transitions, identity shifts, relationship changes, and unresolved patterns that perimenopause can surface

  • Adults healing from trauma, including complex trauma, narcissistic abuse, medical trauma, and the kind of developmental experiences that don't announce themselves dramatically but quietly organize everything

  • Individuals navigating depression, anxiety, phobias and panic disorder

  • Couplesseeking to repair trust, break recurring patterns, recover from betrayal, or build a stronger foundation

  • Individuals in transition, navigating divorce, career change, loss, identity questions, or major life restructuring

  • Men navigating identity and quarter-life or midlife transitions, often for the first time, genuinely engage with their internal world

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The Integrative Framework

What distinguishes this practice is not any single modality — it is the integration of multiple evidence-based approaches into a coherent, individualized treatment framework. Treatment here draws from:

  • EMDR Therapy — to address trauma and deeply held negative beliefs at the neurological level

  • Psychodynamic and Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy — to explore unconscious patterns, relational dynamics, and the historical roots of present-day experience

  • Somatic Therapy and Somatic Experiencing — to address what the body is holding alongside what the mind understands

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) — to work with the internal protective "parts" that often block deeper processing

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — where evidence-based, structured approaches serve the work

  • Positive Neuroplasticity Training — to deliberately cultivate what trauma made difficult to internalize: safety, self-worth, and resilience‍ ‍

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About Kimberly Christopher, LCSW

Kimberly Christopher is a licensed psychotherapist and advanced EMDR practitioner with nearly two decades of clinical experience. She received her graduate training at New York University's clinical social work program, completing her degree with high honors, and has pursued extensive post-graduate training in EMDR through EMDRIA — the field's gold-standard credentialing body. Her advanced training spans trauma-informed care, psychodynamic and depth-oriented psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, somatic experiencing, positive neuroplasticity, cognitive behavioral therapy, perimenopause and hormone-informed mental health, integrative wellness, energy healing, yoga therapy, and neuroscience-informed approaches. This is a boutique, concierge-level practice. Kimberly works with a limited number of clients at any given time, allowing for extended sessions, flexible scheduling, and a level of clinical attention that is simply not possible in high-volume practice settings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know which therapy service is right for me?

You don't need to have this figured out before reaching out. An initial consultation is designed to explore what you are experiencing, what you have tried before, and what would be the most effective starting point for your specific history and goals. In many cases, the most effective approach combines elements of more than one modality — and that becomes clear through conversation, not a checklist.

Do you offer in-person or online therapy?

All services are offered via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth throughout New York City and New York State. This allows for the same level of clinical depth and discretion as in-person work, with greater flexibility and access for clients managing demanding schedules or located outside of Manhattan. Services are also available in Massachusetts.

How long does therapy take?

This varies significantly by individual and by what you are bringing to the work. Some clients find meaningful relief through a focused course of 8–16 sessions. Others engage in longer-term work to address complex trauma, relational patterns, or deep-seated beliefs that have taken decades to form. There is no standard protocol applied to a complex person.

Do you accept insurance?

This is a private-pay practice. Participation in insurance networks is not offered, which allows for greater privacy, flexibility, and individualized care. Documentation for out-of-network reimbursement is available upon request. Many clients with PPO or OON plans receive 50–100% reimbursement after their deductible is met.

What makes this practice different from other therapy options in New York?

This is a boutique, concierge-level practice designed for depth and discretion. The integrative framework — weaving EMDR, somatic approaches, IFS, and depth-oriented psychotherapy — addresses patterns at their root rather than managing symptoms at the surface. The limited caseload ensures that each client receives the full attention their history and goals require.

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Areas Served

All therapy services are offered via secure telehealth, serving individuals and couples throughout New York City: Manhattan (Flatiron District, Chelsea, Tribeca, SoHo, West Village, Midtown, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Financial District), Brooklyn, Queens, and surrounding boroughs. Greater New York State: Westchester County, Hudson Valley, Long Island, the Hamptons, the North Fork, Albany, Saratoga Springs, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, the Catskills, and communities across Upstate New York. Massachusetts: The Berkshires and surrounding areas.

Begin Your Work Here

A boutique private practice offering discreet, high-level psychotherapy, EMDR Therapy, and coaching for individuals and couples. Kimberly Christopher, LCSW, brings nearly two decades of clinical experience to every session.

Schedule a consultation to discuss which service is the right starting point for you.

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