Roberto Chia , LMHC

Roberto Chia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who brings 15 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, stress, and trauma-related concerns. He approaches counseling as a collaborative process, recognizing that people already carry strengths, knowledge, and the capacity to find solutions when given the right support. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all advice, he works together with clients to explore their current situation, identify specific goals, and develop practical coping strategies and solutions that fit their lives.

Roberto emphasizes respect for each person’s experience and fosters an environment where clients’ perspectives and resiliencies guide the work. His practice combines evidence-informed methods with a client-centered stance, helping individuals and couples navigate losses, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, addiction, career changes, and difficulties related to trauma, abandonment, loneliness, and compassion fatigue. As an LMHC, he is trained to assess, diagnose, and treat emotional and behavioral concerns while collaborating with clients to build lasting skills for emotional regulation and healthier relationships.

Throughout the therapeutic process Roberto aims to provide steady support and practical tools, inviting clients to take an active role in their healing and growth. He frames therapy as a partnership in which questions are explored together and solutions are discovered through shared effort and mutual respect.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Roberto draws from attachment-based therapy to explore how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and intimacy. This approach helps people understand relational wounds and develop more secure ways of connecting with others. He also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration so clients can lead the pace and focus of their work while therapists provide support and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another strategy he applies to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process rather than a one-time decision. Roberto works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, and he adapts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions make this collaborative work more accessible. Whether through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, online therapy offers flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduces travel time, and enables people to meet with licensed professionals from their own settings. These options support consistent engagement and make it easier to try different approaches to see what works best.