About Christopher
Christopher Rizzo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. He practices in New York and brings seven years of clinical experience to conversations that often feel heavy and confusing. He aims to make each session straightforward and approachable for parents and adults who need clear guidance.
His style is calm and affirming. He listens first, then works with each person to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical skills like managing strong emotions, improving communication, and coping with transitions. He also pays attention to identity-related concerns and supports LGBT clients without judgment. Rizzo draws from several evidence-based methods to match each person’s needs.
He uses acceptance and commitment techniques to clarify values and reduce avoidance. Cognitive-behavioral tools help challenge unhelpful thoughts and develop new habits. Dialectical skills are offered when emotions feel overwhelming and skills training is useful.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that combines talking, skill practice, and real-life homework. He works to make progress measurable and relevant to day-to-day life. The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
Sessions may address related concerns such as substance misuse, relationship breakups, body image, grief, and isolation. People looking for help with communication problems, impulsivity, or feelings of shame will find concrete strategies and steady support.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking action in line with those values. Online ACT sessions often use exercises to notice thoughts and feelings and choose small steps toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with practical alternatives. In teletherapy, CBT commonly includes tracking moods, practicing new behaviors between sessions, and reviewing homework tasks together.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for in-depth conversation and exercises that use visual materials. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and messaging allow frequent, brief check-ins and written practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while using ACT and CBT tools effectively.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English