The First Session
We use the first session to understand what brings you in and set clear goals.
Our Approach
How Therapy Works Here
Compassionate, direct care with clear goals and attention to the relationships, culture and experiences that shape you.
Family Systems Thinking
Azia considers family roles, relationships, culture and repeated patterns around a concern.
Methods Chosen With Purpose
The approach depends on the client, the goal and what is happening in the room.
Methods Azia Uses
Tools for Different Kinds of Work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Azia uses CBT to notice connections among thoughts, feelings and actions. Sessions can examine patterns that keep stress or negative thinking active.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Azia uses IFS to understand different parts of a person's inner experience. The work makes room for protective responses without letting them run every decision.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Azia uses EFT to help couples recognize the cycle underneath recurring conflict. Partners can practice reaching for connection in clearer ways.
The Gottman Method
Azia uses the Gottman Method to identify communication patterns and build practical relationship skills. This may include working on conflict, friendship and shared meaning.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Azia draws on psychodynamic therapy to connect present reactions with earlier experiences and relationship patterns. Insight can create more choice in how you respond now.
Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Azia uses mindfulness-based approaches to slow down and notice what is happening in the present moment. This can make thoughts, emotions and physical cues easier to observe.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Azia uses solution-focused therapy to identify useful strengths, exceptions and next steps. The work stays connected to the goals named in the first session.
Individual Work
Understanding Your Patterns
Individual therapy may examine thoughts, reactions and expectations connected to anxiety, burnout, depression, trauma, grief or change.
Couples Work
Changing the Cycle Between You
Couples therapy focuses on the pattern between partners, including communication, recurring conflict and connection.
Culture and Identity
Your Context Belongs in the Room
Culturally aware care, including validating what people of color experience, matters to Azia. As an Afro-Caribbean woman raised in the Bronx with Jamaican heritage, she recognizes how culture and family expectations can shape the conversation.
You decide which parts of your identity matter to the work.
What to Expect
Therapy Is Careful Work, With No Instant Answer
Carter Cares does not offer a one-session answer or promise a specific outcome.
Azia does not provide medication advice. Ask an appropriate medical professional about medication.
Format
Weekly Sessions With Consistent Time
Individual sessions are 45 minutes. Couples and family sessions are 60 minutes. Meet in Manhattan or online while located in New York State.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How are therapy goals set?+
Clear goals are set in the first session based on what brings you in and what you want therapy to address.
Does Azia use one therapy method?+
No. Azia uses CBT, IFS, EFT, the Gottman Method, psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, solution-focused therapy and family systems thinking as appropriate.
How often are sessions?+
Sessions are weekly, either in person in Manhattan or online while you are located in New York State.
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