Chris Schimpf

Chris (he/him) holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, with an additional specialization in sexuality and gender. He views therapy as a collaborative relationship based on trust, curiosity, humility, and respect, and strives to co-create a safe space in which to explore and identify sources of suffering and embark on processes of healing and growth.

Chris works with clients of diverse and intersecting identities and a wide array of concerns, including, among others, members of the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+ communities and military veterans. He is dedicated to practices that support racial justice, inclusivity, and LGBTQ+ affirmations, and uses a variety of methods including understanding trauma, cultural responsiveness, and psychodynamic theory. Essentially, he values the unique and evolving relationship between therapist and client. He helps clients explore and address both their unconscious motivations and conscious goals, working with issues such as anxiety, depression, life and career challenges, trauma, grief, shame, anger, chronic pain, and matters related to sexuality and gender.

Before becoming a therapist, Chris worked in arts marketing and communications across the corporate, for-profit, and nonprofit sectors. He collaborated with a range of artists, companies, and organizations in understanding each of their identities and crafting narratives to articulate them. Chris brings his past professional experience into his therapeutic work, where existing personal narratives can be explored, articulated through language, and expanded. 

Chris sees clients in person in our West Village office, and virtually throughout New York and New Jersey.