Aaron Kogel Smucker (he/him)

Accepting Clients

I am ready to meet you where you are at with a caring, compassionate, and empowering approach to therapy.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York,

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I specialize in trauma and have substantial experience working with people who are impacted by stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, avoidant behavior, control issues, boundary issues, relationship issues, abusive relationships, systemic oppression (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and classism), internalized oppression, and disassociation. If your spirituality is important to you, I’m trained and experienced incorporating people’s spiritual experiences and beliefs into therapy

My Background and Approach

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has over five years of experience working as a psychotherapist in a variety of settings with people from all walks of life here in New York. In addition to my private practice, I have worked as a psychotherapist at a non-profit alternative to incarceration program and a non-profit community health center specializing in treating people with HIV/AIDS. I graduated with a Master of Social Work degree from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Since graduating my education has continued with a focus on trauma, addiction, anti-oppression work, and spirituality. There are a variety of techniques and modalities I utilize based on who you are and what are your reasons for entering into therapy. These include Relational Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Parts Work, Mindfulness, CBT, and Harm Reduction.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I started this practice to give each individual I work with the time, attention, and empathy they deserve. We don’t live in a healthy society and most of us aren’t taught how to take care of our mental health. For many people even admitting they might benefit from therapy can be a challenge and once they do there can be a lot of challenges to accessing therapy. I am building this practice to be an accessible, safe, and welcoming place. A place where people who have been overwhelmed by something and/or someone can get the help they need to unlearn the unhealthy ways they were taught to deal with things and learn healthier ways of meeting life’s little challenges and overwhelming experiences. I hope if you decide to work with me you’ll understand that while the therapy might be one on one, the work we do benefits us all.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Cigna
  • Oscar
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Interfaith
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 9 years of practice
  • Rate: $100 - 175/session

Info

9177407051 Email Aaron
276 Fifth Avenue
704-2108
New York, 10001

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