Anna Virk, MS, MHC-LP

About

Pre-Licensed Professional in New York, NY. Works with Anxiety, Life Transitions and Relationship Issues. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Life Transitions
• Relationship Issues
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Cognitive Processing (CPT)A structured therapy for PTSD that helps people examine and change beliefs about themselves and the world that formed after a trauma.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• EclecticUses techniques from several approaches, chosen to suit the person and the problem rather than following one model.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Body Image, Burnout, Career Counseling, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Abuse, Family Conflict, First Responders, Grief, Irrational Fears / Phobias, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Peer Relationships, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, BlueShield of Northeastern New York, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Highmark, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Independence Administrators, Meritain Health, New York City Employees PPO (NYCE PPO), Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare / Optum EAP, UnitedHealthcare Student Resources, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $150; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education & qualifications