Therapy in Catskill, NY | Counselor Cris Fort
You wake up to the soft light over the mountains, maybe with a cup of coffee by the Hudson, already thinking about the day ahead. There’s beauty all around you, the stillness, the trees, the familiar rhythm of Catskill, and yet inside, it can still feel noisy. You take care of everyone, keep things together, but somewhere in the middle of it all, you’ve forgotten how to really pause. This is your space to breathe again. Here, you don’t have to be the strong one or have everything figured out. You only need to arrive as you are. Together, we’ll slow the pace so you can reconnect with yourself, the same way the river slows just before sunset, calm, reflective, and full of quiet movement. After each session, you’ll feel lighter and more present. The noise softens, the body relaxes, and what felt tangled starts to make sense again.
Here’s what our work might look like:
This is a living, breathing container, rooted in clinical depth, mystical tradition, and intuitive truth. It meets you where you are and evolves as you do.
Free 20-Minute Discovery Call
A no-pressure space to sense resonance, ask questions, and feel whether this work is aligned with your soul’s current threshold.
Sacred Intake + Elemental Assessment
Before we begin, you’ll receive a set of reflective prompts and guided inquiries to help map your internal landscape, what’s shifting, unraveling, or calling for integration. This includes an elemental assessment to reveal imbalances across earth, air, fire, and water. We’ll then meet live to orient together, set intentions, and prepare the ground for our work.
Explore my services and specializations
Somatic Therapy
LEARN MORESome healing happens quietly, in the space between tension and release. This practice teaches you to notice that space and to trust it. Somatic psychotherapy helps regulate, restore, and reconnect you with the calm that has always existed underneath the noise.
Shadow Work Therapy
LEARN MOREWhat lives in the unconscious has its own rhythm. By turning toward it instead of away, you begin to hear the quiet guidance within pain. Integration follows naturally, not as a goal but as the inevitable result of honesty.
Expressive eco art therapy for emotional healing
LEARN MOREYour hands already know what your heart is trying to say. In eco art therapy, you’ll create using natural materials, color, and texture to give shape to emotions that words can’t always hold. You might find that as you paint or build, you begin to understand yourself in new ways.
Many clients describe finishing their sessions feeling like they just stepped out of the woods after a long walk, clear, grounded, and alive again.
Gestalt Therapy
LEARN MOREAwareness is the beginning of wholeness. The sessions are designed to bring attention back to what is real right now, the breath, the feeling, the impulse to speak. Through creative exploration and compassionate witnessing, you learn to meet yourself with honesty and grace.
I serve women in Catskill NY
I offer online sessions for women in Catskill who are ready to slow down and reconnect with themselves. Whether you spend your mornings walking near Dutchman’s Landing Park, working downtown, or watching the sunset over the mountains, this work meets you where you already are, in the middle of your real, everyday life. Clients often say they arrive feeling scattered and leave feeling calm, grounded, and more present in both their body and their days.
What clients say...
When I first met Cris, I was at a moment in my life where I was unsure of every possible direction. All of my decisions were based on fear and a recent change in my health had me wondering what kind of life I would have and holy crap I'm going to die. Being in front of Cris's intellect, warmth and grace literally gave me strength I didn't know was there and the assurance of my ability to navigate conflict with grace and evenness. A truly gifted guide and stellar human being.
- Grey
Cris has been integral to my growth. She is incredibly kind, understanding, and supportive, while also challenging me to face things I may have been ignoring/dismissing. I’m really grateful to have been able to work with her.
- Autumn
Cris is a wonderful therapist. As a pediatrician, I was prone to over-thinking. She has helped me to work through my thoughts and to be in tune with my body.
- Lisa
Hello I’m Cris Fort, counselor.
I’m Cris Fort, a counselor creating space for emotional clarity and self-trust. Through mindfulness and compassion, I guide women to reconnect with their truth and to live with renewed ease and confidence.
How does virtual therapy work?
You’ll meet with me once a week for 45 minutes through a secure, HIPAA-compliant Zoom link. All you need is a quiet space and an open mind. Many women find that even from their homes in Catskill, the connection feels real, calming, and deeply personal.
What kind of therapy do you offer?
My therapeutic approach combines somatic therapy, gestalt therapy, shadow work therapy, and eco art therapy. Each offers a distinct way to explore awareness, emotion, and inner balance.
What if I need to cancel or reschedule a session?
You can reschedule or cancel up to 48 hours before your appointment. Later cancellations are billed in full. You may cancel up to four sessions per year with notice at no cost to keep the process flexible yet consistent.
What if I’m not sure this is the right fit?
You can schedule a free 15-minute consultation to sense the connection and see if this feels right for you. It’s an easy way to begin without pressure or expectation.
With whom do you work and where?
I work online with women, femmes, queer, Latinx, gender-non-conforming, and trans adults across New York State. With 17 years of experience in Somatic, Gestalt, and Creative Arts psychotherapy, I help clients in Catskill and beyond move through anxiety, burnout, trauma, and self-doubt with compassion and presence.