About Chad
Chad Buske is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 14 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, anxiety, addiction, or mood issues make daily life harder. He invites straightforward conversation to find what helps in each situation.
Chad uses a human-centered approach that starts with the client's needs and goals. Sessions may be short-term and solution-focused or longer and exploratory, depending on what feels right.
Background and approach
He emphasizes an authentic, respectful, and non-judgmental atmosphere so people can try new ways of coping and notice their strengths. When substance use or drug and alcohol problems are part of the concern, he brings a focus on motivation and practical change. For relationship difficulties he draws on the Gottman Method to improve communication and rebuild trust.
For strong emotions and patterns of dysregulation he uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Chad believes meaning and interpretation shape how people respond to life events, and therapy often looks at those patterns. He works to highlight coping skills and identify small, achievable steps toward relief.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, but also open to deeper personal exploration when clients want that. People who prefer clear goals and practical tools alongside compassionate listening may find his style a good fit. He conducts sessions in English and provides care remotely through a variety of online formats.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help people find their own solutions, which can work well in conversation over video or messaging.Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive behavior. DBT skills are easy to practice between sessions and can be reviewed during video calls, phone sessions, or written in chat for later reference.
The therapist treats selecting an approach as a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments happen along the way so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions.
These options make it easier to use the approaches described above in ways that match daily routines and comfort levels while keeping the work focused on real-world change.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English