About Andre
Andre Vilarinho is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing from New York. He helps people facing anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting stress, addiction concerns, and ADHD-related difficulties. His approach is direct but relaxed, aiming to make therapy feel approachable and practical for everyday life.
Andre draws on five years of clinical experience across community mental health, group practices, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. He has supported people dealing with trauma, intimacy issues, career stress, and self-esteem problems.
Background and approach
He also helps clients who are navigating guilt, shame, dissociation, or communication breakdowns. In sessions he focuses on how feelings, thoughts, and behaviors play out inside relationships, including the relationship someone has with themselves. He works collaboratively to set goals and uses straightforward conversation and clear tools to help people change patterns that get in the way.
His style is casual and thoughtful with an optimistic outlook. Andre balances support with gentle challenge so clients can try new ways of handling conflict, stress, or life changes. He pays attention to intersectional identities when discussing clients' experiences.
Andre practices virtually in New York and Connecticut and holds the LMFT credential, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He offers a mix of session types to fit different schedules and preferences.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Andre uses evidence-based techniques that focus on relationships and behavior change. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Structural family ideas look at how patterns of interaction affect someone's daily life and guide changes in roles and communication to reduce conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andre meets clients where they are and helps decide what methods fit their goals and preferences. He collaborates on a plan and adjusts approaches over time so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or support between sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, parenting, or other commitments and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut, New York
- Languages
- English
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