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Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Irvington, NY 10533
Let's Connect (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
You are not the worst thing you have ever done. This was a frequent refrain, spoken by inmates and staff during my 15 years working on Rikers Island. Patients who had committed the most horrific of acts - they too sought to be understood and afforded a chance to reenter the community. If we are being honest, we all have regrets, and most of us carry feelings of guilt and shame - proof you are human. These hard feelings serve a purpose, requiring minutes, hours and sometimes even longer days of soul-searching - helping us to learn the lessons, and to do better in our lives ahead.
But what's next? Adler said we need the courage to experience self-worth, have a duty to recognize and pursue our life-tasks, and to make our unique contribution to the community. Courage > Worth > Contribution - three crucial things to develop, nurture, and to achieve.
Working on Rikers Island and at a women's prison, crisis counseling after 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy, training at Columbia University, and my own personal tragedies have prepared me for this. I do not have all the answers. You, on the other hand, likely hold the keys that you'll need to open the door. Together, let’s find those keys; let’s op
Call or Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton now for a free 15 minute consultation - (914) 875-2650

Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Irvington, NY 10533

(914) 875-2650

Audubon, NJ 08106

NY and NJ clients go to "Rushton at Headway" for teletherapy on weekdays, daytime and evenings.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD and Anxiety 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  
Anxiety can be a launching ramp for opportunity Harness the symptoms in order to orchestrate progress, solve problems, and to make change.
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Let's Connect (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist

Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Irvington, NY 10533

(914) 875-2650

Audubon, NJ 08106

NY and NJ clients go to "Rushton at Headway" for teletherapy on weekdays, daytime and evenings.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD and Anxiety 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  
Anxiety can be a launching ramp for opportunity Harness the symptoms in order to orchestrate progress, solve problems, and to make change.
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $150
  • Couple Sessions $150
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
  • Pay by Paypal

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Athema BCBS
  • BCBS of Massachusetts
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Optum
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Out of Network
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If you really want change, then you have to try something different. Therapy is an important investment in yourself.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"
If you really want change, then you have to try something different. Therapy is an important investment in yourself.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Qualifications

    Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Christopher Rushton

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 086445 Christopher Rushton
  • In Practice for 17 Years
  • License: LCSW in New York and New Jersey
  • Degree/Diploma from Brooklyn College MFA - Directing
  • Attended Columbia University School of Social Work, MSW, Graduated 2007
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I cut my clinical teeth working with people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar - and anxiety, depression - who are incarcerated on Rikers and prison for serious crimes. This experience, my own personal traumas, and training at Columbia University have prepared me to help you.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"
I cut my clinical teeth working with people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar - and anxiety, depression - who are incarcerated on Rikers and prison for serious crimes. This experience, my own personal traumas, and training at Columbia University have prepared me to help you.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Anxiety

Expertise

  • Anger Management
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Career Counseling
  • Criminal Justice
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infidelity
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
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Check out our reviews by googling "Crush at Zocdoc."
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"
Check out our reviews by googling "Crush at Zocdoc."
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Gay Allied
Racial Justice Allied

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Gay Allied
Racial Justice Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Adlerian
  • Alderian (Earliest Recollections)
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts
  • Jungian
  • Psychodynamic
  • Trauma Focused
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Adler recommended a process of identifying your own life tasks - and a responsibility to fulfill them - but also a clear division of tasks. So that each of us knows our own tasks which may include being in support of another. But their tasks are their own. And my tasks are clear and for me alone to complete.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"
Adler recommended a process of identifying your own life tasks - and a responsibility to fulfill them - but also a clear division of tasks. So that each of us knows our own tasks which may include being in support of another. But their tasks are their own. And my tasks are clear and for me alone to complete.
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Location

Primary Location

Irvington, NY 10533

(914) 875-2650

Additional Location

Audubon, NJ 08106

(914) 875-2650
"
NY and NJ clients go to "Rushton at Headway" for teletherapy on weekdays, daytime and evenings.
Call for a free consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
"
NY and NJ clients go to "Rushton at Headway" for teletherapy on weekdays, daytime and evenings.
Call for a free consultation now - (914) 875-2650
Photo of Christopher Rushton - Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Crush Counseling = Chris Rushton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW