Chris Schimpf, LMSW

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 is a psychodynamic therapist and also practices safety- and attachment-focused EMDR. He works with individuals and couples of diverse and intersecting identities, including members of the full spectrum of LGBTQIA+ communities, military veterans, and people of all sexual orientations. He helps clients explore and address both their unconscious motivations and conscious goals, working with issues such as anxiety, depression, life and career challenges, relationship issues, trauma, grief, shame, anger, chronic pain, and matters related to sexuality and gender. Chris is dedicated to practices that support racial justice, inclusivity, and LGBTQ+ affirmation, and uses a variety of methods including understanding trauma, cultural responsiveness, mindfulness, and psychodynamic theory.

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 individuals and couples in person in our West Village office, and virtually throughout New York and New Jersey.