Dakota Christopher

Dakota Christopher accepts Oscar, Mount Sinai Employee UMR (United Healthcare), UnitedHealthcare/Oxford/Optum, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Prime Health, Aetna, Centivo, and Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in New York are estimated at $180-250 per session.

Dakota Christopher is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Dakota is licensed to practice in New York, so clients located in New York can book sessions. Dakota’s New York license number is 8998, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Dakota Christopher has been practicing therapy for 12 years. Dakota’s education and training include MA - Mental Health Counseling, Medialle College. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Dakota is part of that group.

Dakota Christopher specializes in ADHD, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Divorce, Life Transitions, OCD, Panic, Relationship Concerns, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Dakota spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Dakota is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Dakota Christopher draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused. In sessions, Dakota’s style is calming, exploratory, engaging, warm, and open-minded. In Dakota’s words: “I believe that each person is the expert in their own life, and my role is to support and guide rather than direct.”

Dakota Christopher (she/her) offers therapy in English. Dakota identifies as White.

Dakota Christopher offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Dakota is licensed in New York, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Dakota Christopher is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Dakota will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Dakota’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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