Chrissandra M. Andra

MA, MS, LCSW, SIFI

Founder, Research Team Lead, Clinical Supervisor, & Psychotherapist

Licenses: New York & New Jersey

Modalities: Behavioral Activation (BA); Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT); Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT); Exposure & response prevention (ERP/ExRP); & Prolonged exposure (PE) 

Clinical Interests/Specialties: living in accordance with personal values; overcoming self-injurious/suicidal thoughts and urges; overcoming intrusive/obsessive thoughts; targeting posttraumatic stress responses; teaching and practicing mindfulness

Team(s): Applied Learning Team & DBT Consultation Team

Education: Master of Arts in Creative Process (National University of Ireland, 2016);Master of Social Work in Advanced Clinical Practice with a specialization in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Columbia University School of Social Work, 2019); Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience (CUNY Graduate Center, 2023)

Email: sandra@queerbehaviors.com

Phone: 815-600-3107

Brief Bio: Focusing on non-judgmental, collaborative, & behaviorally-specific interventions, I bring a feminist, queer-affirming perspective to my practice of psychotherapy. My style is both gentle and straightforward. I usually ask clients to complete between-sessions homework, so that the work of therapy continues throughout the week.