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LMFT

Andre Vilarinho, LMFT

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Family
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Andre

Andre Vilarinho is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing from New York who works with individuals, couples, and families on a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family conflict, parenting challenges, and ADHD.

Background and approach

He brings five years of clinical experience drawn from community mental health, group practices, and nonprofit and personal settings, and has supported clients dealing with trauma, motivation struggles, self-esteem issues, communication problems, dissociation, and concerns around guilt and shame.

His therapeutic stance is casual, relaxed, and thoughtful, combining directness with a light demeanor and an optimistic belief in clients' capacity to grow. He emphasizes evolving how people feel, think, and behave within relationships, including the relationship someone has with themselves.

Andre draws on Structural Family Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical strategies, and humanistic principles to create tailored plans that reflect each person’s needs and goals. Clients can expect a collaborative process that balances support and challenge.

He aims to build a trusting relationship and to work toward improved functioning, greater self-love, and clearer communication, while respecting each person's intersecting identities and lived experience.

Integrating evidence-based approaches with online care

Andre draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, and mood. He also uses elements of Structural Family Therapy to explore how roles, boundaries, and patterns within relationships influence individual behavior and to strengthen healthier family or couple interactions. Lastly, dialectical strategies are employed to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that can reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work he does with clients. He will partner with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailor methods - combining approaches when useful - to find the best fit for the presenting concerns and life circumstances.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to maintain continuity across life changes. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, ongoing support focused on communication skills, coping strategies, and relationship work while accommodating different comfort levels with technology and interaction styles.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address
Andre works with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, stress, self-esteem, career concerns, LGBT matters, intimacy-related issues, and ADHD.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style
The approach is casual, relaxed, and thoughtful with a direct but light demeanor; therapy aims to adjust feelings, behaviors, and thoughts within relationships while building a trusting collaborative bond.
What is the clinician's background and experience
He has five years of experience working in settings such as community mental health, group practices, and both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, supporting individuals, couples, and families.
What credentials does the therapist hold and where are they based
Andre is an LMFT with license details NY LMFT 001992 and CT LMFT 2851, and he practices out of New York offering virtual therapy in New York and Connecticut.
Which languages are offered and can he work with international clients
Sessions are provided in English, and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work for sessions
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsDissociationGuilt and shameSelf-love

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Connecticut, New York

Languages

English

What Andre can help with

Andre Vilarinho works with clients on addictions, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Andre works with couples, individuals, and families with presenting issues including anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma, addictions, family conflicts, parenting, motivation, and self-esteem issues.

How Andre approaches therapy

Andre uses CBT and DBT.

Experience and training

Andre is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in New York, with 5 years of clinical experience.

Therapy style

Andre aims to work together to achieve it.