Anastasia Przybyla, LMHC
Narrative-informed counselor helping people change stories
Details
| Name | Anastasia Przybyla |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Anastasia
Anastasia Przybyla is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports those facing identity and self-esteem struggles, parenting strains, and the effects of trauma or major life changes. Anastasia draws on Narrative and client-centered ideas to help people tell and reframe the stories that shape their lives.
Sessions aim to clarify what matters most, rebuild a sense of agency, and reduce shame.
Background and approach
She uses concrete tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and DBT when helpful for managing intense emotions or changing unhelpful patterns. Her work is practical and collaborative. Anastasia listens first, then helps people set small goals and test new ways of acting and thinking.
She explains strategies in simple language and practices skills together during sessions so clients can use them between meetings. She has five years of experience working with diverse concerns including bipolar mood shifts, ADHD, eating issues, and chronic health stress. Anastasia is comfortable addressing attachment wounds, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges tied to kink and alternative sexual cultures.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Anastasia balances empathy with clear, behavior-focused steps so people leave sessions with something to try that day.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Self esteem among the things Anastasia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Anastasia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Anastasia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Anastasia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that guide online work and why they help
She often combines Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered and cognitive behavioral ideas. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate problems from identity so new possibilities can emerge. Client-Centered work emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental listening stance that helps people feel seen and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and modify behaviors so everyday stress and anxiety become easier to manage.Deciding which approach to use is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and comfort level. That means goals are set together, methods are tested, and adjustments are made over time as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people work visually through relationships and emotions. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer short, on-the-go support and quick skill practice between sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapy can continue around work, parenting, travel, or other time constraints.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Anastasia support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, parenting, ADHD, self-esteem, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people reframe their stories and practices skills together in session.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns and with people facing complex life transitions.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, NY LMHC, and practices from New York.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible online care.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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