Therapist in Yonkers, NY | Somatic, Art & Gestalt Therapy

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from moving at a pace the world demanded before you ever agreed to it. I built Creative Now Therapy for the people who feel that exhaustion in the body long before they have words for it. I offer virtual therapy across New York State for the healers, feelers, and soul seekers who are ready to stop running on borrowed steadiness and start discovering what actually lives underneath it.
Yonkers occupies a singular position in the geography of the greater New York area: the largest city in Westchester County, pressed against the northern edge of the Bronx, carrying both the pulse of the city and the quieter register of something different. The Hudson River defines its western edge, and along that waterfront, Untermyer Park rises in terraced gardens above the river, a Greco-Roman landscape of surprising grandeur that most people who have not been there cannot imagine existing in a place like this. The city is genuinely diverse, home to communities that have come from everywhere and brought their particular textures of grief and resilience and belonging. Sarah Lawrence College is minutes away in Bronxville. The energy is urban and searching and alive.
The people I most often find reaching out from the Yonkers area are the ones who have been moving so fast they lost track of themselves somewhere along the way. The New York City commuter who stepped off the train one evening and did not recognize the face in the window. The immigrant mother who survived everything and is now standing in a life that looks like success and cannot feel it anywhere in the body. The professional who holds the world together at work and has nothing left when she closes the door. I work with the therapist in Yonkers, NY who goes slower than the speed the city sets, and asks what is actually underneath.
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Here’s what our work might look like:

We Begin in the Real Moment


We don’t have to dig through your entire history to start healing,  we begin with what’s happening right now: your breath, your posture, the tightness in your throat, the image you can’t shake.


We Drop Into the Body (and the Beyond)


Together, we drop in slowly and intentionally, tracking sensation, emotion, and the symbolic language of your body. We name what’s been exiled, what’s been performing, and what’s quietly asking to be witnessed.

We Unwind Shame, Self-Attack, and Old Survival Roles


Your body holds the places where you learned to shrink, overgive, or turn against yourself. We track these patterns with compassion until they soften, loosen, and lose authority.


We Integrate the Work Into How You Live, Love, and Lead


Your insights don’t stay in the room, they become embodied. You speak up without collapsing, rest without guilt, show up without masking, and move through your days with more presence and fewer spirals.

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Speed does something specific to the nervous system. It teaches the body that stillness is dangerous, that slowing down means falling behind, that rest has to be earned and is always a little suspicious. Somatic therapy is where I help the body unlearn that teaching and remember what it actually needs. I work with what is moving in the nervous system while we are together. The breath that lives in the very top of the chest. The jaw that does not release when the day is over. The moment of actual quiet that arrives in session and then immediately generates a list. I track those things with you, gently and honestly, until the body starts to trust that stopping is not a failure. I offer this work virtually throughout New York State. What opens over time is not just physical rest, though that matters enormously. It is the discovery that the body is not the enemy of a full life. It is the one thing that makes a full life possible.
There is something about Untermyer Park that I find quietly instructive: unexpected beauty tucked into an urban landscape that most people are moving through too fast to notice. Art therapy in my practice works in a similar spirit. It creates a space for something beautiful and honest to arrive in the middle of a life that has not been making room for it. I use the creative process in sessions as a way of accessing what the pace of life has pushed underground. The image that comes before the thought. The mark that is more honest than any sentence. The color that arrives from somewhere the analytical mind could not have predicted. All of it is information about what is actually alive in you. No artistic background is needed. No identity as a maker. I am not asking for finished things. I am asking for honest things. What tends to arrive through that honesty shifts something that speed and management and all the right moves together could not quite touch.
The mind that is very good at moving fast is often very good at skipping the present moment entirely. Managing it, categorizing it, getting through it. Gestalt therapy asks the opposite: what is actually here, right now, in this body, in this breath, in this specific conversation? Not what should be here. What is. I bring that quality of attention into the center of our sessions. What is the body doing right now. What just shifted. What your posture is communicating before the words organize themselves into something acceptable. The pattern is not only in your past. It is operating in real time, and this is where I work with it. What changes in gestalt therapy is the felt experience of actually landing in a moment. Not rushing through it. Not managing it from a safe distance. Being genuinely here. And from that genuine here, everything else starts to reorganize itself around something true.
Survival teaches the body which parts of itself are safe to show and which ones need to be kept out of sight. The softness. The longing. The version of you that existed before you became someone who could make it in this particular world. Shadow work is how I go looking for what got left behind in the process of surviving. Those parts are not evidence of weakness. They are the rest of the picture. And without them, the person who kept going is always going to feel slightly incomplete, like something essential was traded away without consent. Shadow work is the work of going back to retrieve it. For those in Yonkers who have built a life that impresses everyone around them and still feel the hollow place where something real used to be, this work offers a different kind of arrival. Not more achievement. The actual return to yourself.

Begin Therapy in Yonkers and Finally Slow Down to Yourself

I hold virtual sessions for clients across New York State and feel a particular connection to the Westchester County and greater New York metropolitan communities. If you are in Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, Tarrytown, or the surrounding area, I want to hear from you. Sessions travel to wherever you feel most yourself.

What clients say...

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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
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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
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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

hi i'm crisCristina Maria Fort Garcés-Somatic Therapist & Nervous System Healing

I am a licensed psychotherapist and somatic guide offering virtual therapy across New York State, including Yonkers and the wider Westchester and metro New York community. My work brings somatic therapy, shadow work, art therapy, and gestalt practice into a single space for the ones who have been moving at the world's pace and are finally ready to find their own. Nearly twenty years of clinical and sacred experience went into this. Not everything that aches in you needs fixing. Some parts are asking to be seen, remembered, and reclaimed.

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FAQ about my psychotherapy services

  • How does virtual therapy work?

    Sessions are held weekly through a secure, HIPAA-compliant Zoom link. You only need a private space, a stable connection, and a device with a camera and microphone. Each session lasts 45 minutes and is designed to build trust and continuity, allowing the process to unfold with depth and safety.



  • What kind of therapy do you offer?

    I offer somatic therapy, gestalt therapy, shadow work therapy, and eco art therapy. Each modality blends intuitive insight, spiritual reflection, and body awareness to support deep healing and self-understanding.



  • What if I need to cancel or reschedule a session?

    Please give at least 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule. Late cancellations will be charged in full. You may cancel up to four times per year with proper notice at no charge. This structure helps maintain the flow and depth of our work together.



  • What if I’m not sure this is the right fit?

    You can book a free 15-minute consultation to see how it feels to work together. This conversation helps us sense alignment before beginning the process.



  • With whom do you work and where?

    I work with women and gender-expansive adults based in NYC metro area and serving clients across New York. My clients often seek clarity, healing, and energetic balance as they move through transitions or rediscover their purpose.