Teresa Gehman
Compassionate counselor blending practical therapies
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Teresa
Teresa Gehman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating struggles, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She also attends to issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and the effects of divorce and major life changes. Teresa brings attention to a broad range of emotional and behavioral challenges while keeping each person's unique story central to care.
With three decades of experience, Teresa uses a flexible, client-focused style that blends evidence-informed methods rather than relying on a single model. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is among the approaches she employs, alongside ACT, attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and solution-focused techniques.
This blending allows her to tailor interventions to the presenting concern and the individual's preferences. Teresa aims to create a welcoming, empathetic space where practical strategies and personal insight come together.
She works with clients to set achievable goals and to build skills for coping, communication, and emotional regulation, drawing on long experience to adapt treatment to each person's needs.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online care
Teresa often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and skill-oriented, which can make it well suited to exercises and homework carried out between online sessions. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a method that supports noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and committed action, helpful for managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy is another element she may include, focusing on how early relational patterns shape current connections and helping people develop more supported ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Teresa frames the process as collaborative, exploring a client's goals, preferences, and the issues at hand before selecting or combining methods that seem most useful. This collaborative match helps ensure work is aligned with what a client hopes to achieve.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing continuity of care from different locations and schedules. These formats make it possible to practice strategies between appointments, check in more frequently if needed, and access therapy without travel, while still benefiting from the structure and therapeutic techniques a licensed professional provides.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English