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Jack Szary, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Jack Szary, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

New York, New York
Verified

Professions: Counselor, Mental Health Counselor

Languages: English

Telephone: 814-667-8370

My Approach to Therapy

I’m a mental health therapist specializing in anxiety treatment and life transitions, offering in-person. Something isn't working anymore. Maybe it’s the anxiety that hits at 3 a.m. and won’t let you sleep. Maybe it’s the way certain memories still hijack your body, even though your mind says you should be over them. Maybe it’s a transition that looked like progress on paper but feels like freefall in real life. Or maybe you feel exhausted from holding it all together, and you’re not sure how much longer you can keep performing okay. You might be here because you’re done pretending. Done reassuring everyone that you’re fine when you’re not. Done managing symptoms instead of actually changing what’s underneath them. Whatever brought you here, you’re looking for something real. Here’s what I bring: a direct, warm, occasionally funny presence who won’t let you off the hook but also won’t shame you. I use evidence-based approaches like anxiety treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). I’m interested in you: the patterns that keep you stuck, the beliefs about yourself you’ve never questioned, and the specific tools that will actually move the needle. I work well with people at different points in their healing journey, from those still learning to name what they feel to those who understand their patterns but can’t seem to change them. My approach combines insight with frameworks. We understand why this keeps happening. Then we build something that actually interrupts it. Our collaborative, goal-oriented counseling helps identify what’s keeping you trapped, whether it’s a nervous system stuck in overdrive, old survival strategies that no longer fit your life, or the gap between the person you present and the person you actually are. Then we build skills you can use in real life, not just in my office. I believe therapy should have a point. We’ll know we’re done when you’re living the life you actually want, not just managing the one you settled for. If you’re tired of performing wellness and ready to do the real work, let’s talk.

My Practice & Services

Rhythm Wellness is a mental health practice founded on the belief that therapy should be both rigorous and human. I work alongside Lindsay Levine, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), a fellow therapist who brings her own expertise in grief, parenting support, and couples counseling. While we each maintain our individual client caseloads, we collaborate regularly on case consultation, practice development, and creating resources that serve our community. Our practice operates with flexibility in mind. I offer virtual therapy for clients throughout New York State. Sessions are typically 50 minutes, though extended sessions are available when clinically appropriate. I work with clients on a weekly or biweekly basis, depending on need and availability. Beyond individual therapy, I facilitate The Huddle, a biweekly peer consultation group for mental health professionals. This group provides ongoing clinical training, case consultation, and a professional community for therapists navigating the complexities of private practice. The Huddle represents my commitment to clinical excellence. I believe the best way to serve clients is to keep learning, stay accountable to colleagues, and remain engaged with the evolving landscape of mental health care. I am also involved in community mental health initiatives through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and maintain an active membership with the New York University (NYU) Alumni Association. These connections keep me grounded in both the academic and practical dimensions of this work. If you have questions about whether we are a good fit, I offer a brief consultation call at no charge. This is not a sales pitch. It is a chance for you to ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and decide if it feels right before committing to a full session.

What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist

I love the moment when someone realizes they are not broken. When they see that the anxiety, the patterns, the ways they have been coping were actually adaptations: intelligent responses to circumstances that demanded survival. That shift from "what is wrong with me" to "what happened to me, and how do I change it" is everything. I love that this work requires me to be fully present. There is no autopilot in a therapy room. Every session is different, every person is different, and I have to actually show up. I find that energizing, not draining. The work keeps me sharp. I love watching someone take a tool we built in session and use it in their actual life. Not the big breakthrough moments that look good in movies, but the small ones: the boundary they finally set, the spiral they interrupted before it took over, the night they slept through until morning. Those are the victories that matter. I love that I get to be direct. I do not have to sit there nodding and reflecting. I get to name the thing you are avoiding when you need to hear it, laugh with you when something is absurd, and challenge you when you are selling yourself short. The room has energy. We move between real talk and real strategy. Mostly, I love that this work has a point. I am not interested in endless therapy. I am interested in targeted, effective work that gets you back to living your life. When a client tells me they do not need me anymore, that is the best outcome I could ask for.

Expertise & Specialties

Age Groups I Work With

Adults

Groups I Work With

Adults navigating anxiety challenges, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic, and the specific presentation of high-functioning anxiety that often goes unrecognized in professional settings. Individuals processing trauma, whether from single incidents or complex relational patterns, who want to understand how past experiences continue to impact present nervous system responses and relationships. Men seeking mental health support, including those exploring questions of identity, emotional expression, relationship dynamics, and the unique pressures and silence around men’s mental health in contemporary culture. Professionals and high-achievers experiencing burnout, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and career-related stress, including entrepreneurs, creatives, executives, and people in demanding industries who appear successful externally while struggling internally. Clients navigating major life transitions, including career changes, relationship beginnings and endings, relocation, parenthood, and the psychological impact of not meeting expected life milestones. Individuals struggling with behavioral addictions, including problematic patterns with alcohol, pornography, video games, and other compulsive behaviors used to regulate difficult emotions. Adults dealing with obsessive-compulsive challenges (OCD) and intrusive thoughts, including harm OCD, relationship OCD, and the often-hidden mental compulsions that consume significant time and energy. Clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, people in cross-cultural relationships, and first-generation professionals navigating multiple cultural expectations. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other LGBTQ+ individuals seeking an affirming therapeutic space to explore identity, relationships, and the intersection of sexuality or gender with mental health concerns. Clients interested in integrating spiritual or existential questions into their therapeutic work, including those with a spiritual-but-not-religious framework, who want therapy that honors meaning-making alongside practical tools.

Therapy Services & Specialties

ConsultationIndividual Therapy & Counseling

Concerns & Challenges Addressed

Addictions and CompulsionsAnxietyInadequacyRelationships and MarriageStress

Industries & Communities

Entertainment IndustryFirst Responder/Medical ProfessionalsMilitary/Law EnforcementEducationSelf-Employed and Freelance ProfessionalsProfessional SportsLGBTQ+BIPOC

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