Christopher Rizzo, LMHC

Christopher Rizzo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. He works with individuals who are exploring identity, coping with loss, or trying to feel more steady day to day. His style is straightforward and affirming, and he aims to make sessions feel calm and unhurried.

He draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is part of his approach when people want to make values-based choices and tolerate difficult feelings. He also uses client-centered methods to keep the focus on each person's experience.

Christopher has seven years of clinical experience as an LMHC in New York. That time includes helping people navigate relationship strain, communication problems, and transitions such as separation or changes in living situations. He also works with concerns like body image, addiction, and issues connected to gender and HIV/AIDS.

In sessions he emphasizes practical skills you can use between meetings. That might include behavior experiments, mindfulness exercises, or clear steps for improving conversations with others. He aims to help people build small habits that add up to more stability.

People looking for an affirming approach may find his manner direct but compassionate. He encourages clients to set realistic goals and to notice progress, even when change feels slow.

How Christopher’s approaches work online

Christopher often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want clear steps to try between sessions.

He also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can be helpful for life transitions and ongoing emotional pain where building willingness matters more than eliminating feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christopher will discuss the methods above and other options during early sessions and help choose what fits your goals, needs, and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which let clients pick what fits their schedule and comfort level. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and practice skills in daily life.