Teresa Gehman, LMHC

Teresa Gehman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 30 years of experience helping people through hard times. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting strains. Teresa aims to create a calm space where people can talk things through and start making changes.

She uses a blend of approaches to fit each person's needs rather than a single method. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and attachment-based ideas often shape her work. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on skills people can use between appointments.

Teresa draws on decades of clinical experience to support people facing life transitions, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress, codependency, and communication problems. Her background includes long-term work with people navigating discrimination and LGBT-related stress.

People who meet with her can expect a direct but warm style. Teresa listens closely, asks clear questions, and offers options to try. She tailors plans to a person's schedule and situation so progress fits real life.

Her practice is based in New York and she works with adults on a range of concerns. Teresa describes herself as empathetic and solutions-oriented, and she welcomes conversations that clarify what a person wants from therapy.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Teresa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily stressors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying values and taking steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings, which can help with chronic stress, shame, and ongoing life changes.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current behavior. That perspective can be especially helpful for intimacy concerns, communication problems, and attachment issues. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist and client will look at goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief planning, or ongoing support between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into real life and try different formats to see what helps most.