Howard Acosta, LCSW

About Howard Acosta

HELLO! Feeling stuck? We live in challenging times and relief doesn't seem fast enough these days. I've been there, I've been counseling 21 years and I know what works and what works fast. My job as a licensed psychotherapist is to ensure you learn what works by teaching you up-front, rapid, evidence-based coping methods and strategies that work to quickly move you towards more relaxation, self-control and joy as fast as possible. In fact I've written books about it titled "UCoping" and "UCoping: Interactive Edition" available on Amazon. The methods in UCoping are the methods I use in treatment. They CUT TO THE CHASE, without all the PSYCHOBABBLE and instead teach you how to RAPIDLY use evidence-based coping correctly, and how to CRYSTALIZE them for life in as short of an amount of sessions as possible—usually 3-5 sessions. After then we can triage for transition to long-term therapy if needed! This is how I practice in treatment. It all comes through an active faith, being a licensed therapist and through the academics of clinical psychotherapy. I mainly treat anxiety, and sexual identity distress (not sex addiction) and can also modestly treat co-occurring symptoms of depression, substance use, and psychosis by teaching how to turn evidence-based coping methods into habits for life! I add faith, spiritual and/or religious discussions as needed in a style that is calm, warm and compassionate. I mostly use cognitive/behavioral therapy (CBT), some Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Solution-Focused Treatment (SFT) to name a few. Let's get started working together to get you unstuck fast for life!