Therapist profile
Teresa Longo, LMHC
New York
New York LMHC - Anger and Mood Concerns
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- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, New York / 002017
- NPI1912117094
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew York
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Existential Therapy
About Teresa
Teresa Longo is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and the fallout from life changes. Teresa works with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, relationship or intimacy concerns, and addiction-related struggles.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Teresa uses client-centered methods to listen first and understand what matters to each person. She brings cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and responsibility when people are wrestling with big life questions.
In sessions she focuses on clear goals and small, achievable steps. Conversations include examining unhelpful thoughts, rehearsing new behaviors, and planning for situations that typically trigger anger or anxiety. She supports people managing caregiving stress, workplace frustration, parenting strain, and relationship communication problems.
Teresa has worked across a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, attachment issues, dissociation, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Her background covers blended family challenges, codependency, and separation or divorce adjustments. She aims to help people reduce reactive patterns and build steadier ways of responding.
If someone is unsure how to begin, Teresa suggests a short initial intake to map current struggles and set practical next steps. The first sessions often focus on immediate relief strategies and a realistic plan for change.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches for managing anger in online sessions
Teresa uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person’s own concerns and perspectives. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting what is said, and helping people clarify their goals and values. It is useful for building trust and for sorting through relationship or life stress that fuels anger. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers concrete exercises to spot unhelpful thinking, try different responses, and reduce impulsive reactions. This can help with workplace frustration, snap responses at home, and repeated patterns of resentment. Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Teresa will work with a client to test methods, adapt techniques, and decide which mix of client-centered listening and CBT best meets their goals. She focuses on practical strategies and checks in regularly about what is working. Session formats should be confirmed before booking because the original biography does not specify which online or in-person options are offered. Ask about format options when scheduling so sessions can fit into daily life. Online work can make it easier to meet during a lunch break, hold shorter check-ins when time is tight, or avoid travel time so therapeutic work fits into a busy schedule.Areas of focus
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of anger-related issues does she address?
She works with adults who snap at loved ones, hold growing resentment, or feel sudden outbursts in work or home life. Anger is framed alongside stress, anxiety, and relationship patterns.
How would she approach someone worried about their temper?
Teresa listens first and then helps set clear goals. She combines client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral techniques to change reactions.
What experience does she bring to anger work?
She has 20 years of professional experience supporting people with anger, mood concerns, trauma, grief, and addiction-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients.
How much do sessions cost and how are they billed?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.