Welcome to Queer Behaviors

Accessible

Based on science

Compassionate

Psychotherapy

Chrissandra M. Andra, LCSW, PLLC presents Queer Behaviors, an initiative to provide evidence-based behavioral practices to people who are marginalized for their gender and/or sexuality in New York and New Jersey. We consider identity, marginalization, and the struggles caused by systems of oppression through an intersectional lens. Queer Behaviors’ mission is supported by two clinical teams: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Consultation Team and Research Team. We tailor individual and group therapy to your needs, either in person (in Manhattan) or via telehealth services (available throughout New York State). Making our program inclusive and accessible is a top priority; we offer sliding-scale therapy in the hopes of increasing access to life-saving treatment.

Highlights
– Queer Behaviors‘ therapists have specialized training and experience in the care of queer clients who experience suicidal urges and/or have multiple diagnoses that complicate treatment. 
– Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—including individual therapy, skills group, phone coaching, and consultation team—is delivered adherently, and the program is moving toward Linehan Board certification.
– All DBT therapists are intensively trained in providing both DBT and DBT-Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE), the PTSD protocol.
– DBT Skills Groups are 2.5 hours long—the length supported by research on treatment efficacy. This is a rare offering in New York.