About Edward
Edward Currier is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. He brings 19 years of experience helping people tackle stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, and life transitions. He starts by listening to each person's story and looking for strengths to build on.
Edward aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and supported. In sessions he focuses on practical steps and understanding how patterns developed. He uses client-centered work to keep conversations grounded in what matters most to the person.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors in everyday life. Edward also draws on mindfulness practices to teach simple ways to slow down and reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing is used to help people find their own reasons for change and stay motivated during difficult moments.
He will also consider psychodynamic ideas to explore how past experiences influence present choices. He works with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, addictions, intimacy-related issues, eating and self-esteem problems, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and career strain. He supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, isolation, and communication struggles.
Edward keeps sessions focused and straightforward. He helps people set clear goals, try manageable steps, and track progress. The overall aim is to create a practical path toward feeling more capable and more like oneself again.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy puts the person's concerns and goals first and focuses on listening and empathy. Online sessions use that same attentive style to help people describe what matters and identify strengths they can build on.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online CBT often includes short between-session tasks, worksheets, and problem-solving exercises that fit into daily routines and help with anxiety, depression, and stress.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These short exercises can be guided in a video call or offered as brief prompts via text to practice during the day.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try methods that suit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. That gives room to blend strategies based on what actually helps.
Online formats offer flexibility for many schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break from work. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, focused exchanges when a full session isn't possible. These options make it easier to find a rhythm that fits everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English