Erik Gundel, MT-BC, LCAT

Erik Gundel, MT-BC, LCAT

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Telehealth Available
Professions: Creative Arts Therapist, Art Therapist, Clinical Psychologist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: LCAT - 002441
Telephone: 845-643-2695

Therapy in:

202 W. 40th St.
Suite 403
New York, New York 10018

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What's My Approach to Therapy?

My approach is relational, insight-oriented, and creative. I integrate conversation with music-based experiences when helpful, using music to explore feelings that can be difficult to access through words alone. Sessions are collaborative, paced to your comfort, and guided by curiosity, emotional safety, and your goals.

My Practice & Services

My practice provides a calm, reflective environment where therapy is guided by your needs and creative interests. I work with adults seeking emotional clarity, personal growth, or reconnection with creativity. Music therapy is integrated flexibly—through improvisation, songwriting, listening, singing, or recording—always adapted to what feels supportive. Sessions emphasize emotional safety, insight, and sustainable personal growth.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

I support adults experiencing depression, anxiety, self-criticism, creative blocks, and emotional stagnation. Clients often seek therapy during life transitions, periods of loss, or when they feel disconnected from their creativity, identity, or sense of direction.

What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist

I value accompanying people as they reconnect with their inner life and creative voice. The work is most rewarding when clients experience greater clarity, self-compassion, and freedom in how they relate to themselves and their emotions.

My Role as a Therapist

I provide a steady, empathetic presence and a structured space for exploration. I listen deeply, reflect patterns I notice, and support self-understanding without being prescriptive. Music is always an invitation, never an expectation, and is adapted to each client?s comfort level.

Importance of the Client-Therapist Alliance

I see the therapeutic relationship as central to meaningful growth. When clients feel heard, understood, and emotionally safe, deeper exploration becomes possible. Music can strengthen this connection, offering another way to communicate and relate to emotions within therapy.

Therapy Services & Specialties

Client Age Groups I Work With

  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English

Groups I Work With

    I work with adults and older adults who are reflective, creative, and curious about their inner lives. Many clients are artists, musicians, writers, or individuals drawn to creative expression who feel emotionally stuck or blocked. I do not work with children or adolescents.

Industries & Communities Served

  • BIPOC
  • Entertainment Industry
  • LGBTQ+
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Anxiety
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Inadequacy
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
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Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

  • Art Therapy
  • Creative Art Therapy
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
  • Music Therapy
  • Psychodynamic

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