Creative Now Therapy, Cris Maria Fort Garcés (she/they)
Registered Psychotherapist, LCAT, ATR-BC, Gestalt Psychotherapy Certified, Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy Certified, Hakomi Somatic Practitioner
Online in New York
(Online Only)
You are not too sensitive. You are not failing at healing. Your body has just been running an old survival program for a long time, and it’s tired. I work with sensitive women and queer adults who are done performing “fine” while quietly falling apart.
Client Focus
Session Format: Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Asian, Black / African American, Buddhist, Hispanic / Latino, LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Native American, Pacific Islander, Persons with Disabilities, Sikh, Women clients.
Languages: English and Spanish
Treatment Approach
- Art Therapy Uses creative activities like drawing, painting, or sculpture as a way to express emotions. It is especially helpful when words are hard to find.
- Developmental Therapy Looks at how childhood and developmental experiences affect current challenges. It aims to repair unmet needs and foster healthy growth.
- Experiential Therapy Involves hands-on activities to bring emotions into the present moment. It helps clients process feelings more deeply than through conversation alone.
- Gestalt Therapy Encourages awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions in the present moment. It helps people integrate different parts of themselves for wholeness.
- Hakomi Method A mindfulness-based approach that helps clients notice unconscious patterns in their body and mind. It emphasizes compassion and non-judgment.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) A short-term approach focused on improving relationships and social support. It is often used for depression and grief.
- Music Therapy Uses music listening, songwriting, or rhythm exercises to support healing. It is effective for stress, emotional expression, and cognitive challenges.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: With 17 years of experience, I help people who look fine on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or exhausted underneath. Using somatic therapy along with tarot, astrology, and nature-based reflection, we slow things down enough to notice what your body has been holding, and create space for something new to actually take root.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $225
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- I offer reduced rates for those in financial transition or crisis.
- Out of Network
- I am happy to work with you to determine your out-of-network coverage for insurance and to provide you with the necessary paperwork to submit to your insurance. Sessions are often reimbursable (up to 70% depending on your plan). For your protection and confidentiality, I recommend self-pay for therapy as insurance companies require disclosure of personal information.
Education & Credentials
Creative Now Therapy, Cris Maria Fort Garcés LCAT, ATR-BC, Gestalt Psychotherapy Certified, Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy Certified, Hakomi Somatic Practitioner
- Female, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary
- License # 001500-1
- Licensed in NY
- Practicing Since 2008
Education: I am licensed to offer psychotherapy throughout New York State. Certifications: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapist, Clinical Fellowship in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Hakomi Somatic Therapy Practitioner, and trauma interventions. I hold a Masters in Creative Arts Therapies.
Creative Now Therapy, Cris Maria Fort Garcés Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of New York
- Online Therapy Details: Creative Now Therapy offers online/video coaching and psychotherapy sessions through a secure and private Zoom platform that is easy to use on your phone or computer.
This work is for people who are burned out, shut down, or stuck in patterns that no longer work. If you're holding it together for everyone else but quietly falling apart, you’re not alone. My practice offers a space to stop performing, feel what’s real, and finally exhale. Healing starts when you stop pushing.