HIV/AIDS therapists in Rochester, New York NY
Browse HIV/AIDS therapists in Rochester. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
HIV/AIDS
Dr. David Amarel
Psychologist, Ph.D.
My training & experience ranges from psychotherapy & assessment of adults, couples, & teens to counseling persons with AIDS & survivors of trauma with acute PTSD. Whether you seek to overcome a specific trauma or to break a chronic life pattern, I will meet you where you are at.
32 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY New York
HIV/AIDS
Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP
Clinical Health Practitioner, Board-Certified Life Care Planner
This component provide supporting emotional well being, coping strategies, self-advocacy, and resilience in managing health and daily life.
24 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY New York
HIV/AIDS
City Mental Health Counseling
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Our clinicians work with individuals affected by HIV/AIDS using a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach. Treatment may address adjustment to diagnosis, medical trauma, stigma, disclosure concerns, mood symptoms, and relationship challenges. Care is individualized and collaborative.
2 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY New York
HIV/AIDS
Dr. Israel Martinez
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, CST, PhD
Throughout my 20-year career I have worked with those who survived the trauma of the AIDS epidemic and who are currently HIV+ and living with the isolation and stigma that being HIV+ can manifest.
20 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY New York (Online Only)
HIV/AIDS
Liberation Therapy
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
I have a personal and historical connection to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and I understand that living with HIV or loving someone who does is not just a medical experience—it is emotional, relational, and often shaped by grief, stigma, and survival. I work with individuals living with HIV/AIDS as well as partners, caregivers, and those who have lost loved ones. Our work can include processing grief, trauma, identity, relationships, and the long emotional legacy many people still carry from the epidemic.
5 Years Experience
Online in Rochester, NY New York (Online Only)
Rochester's identity has been shaped by the legacy of companies like Kodak and Xerox — their rise defining the city's mid-20th-century prosperity and their decline leaving a post-industrial community grappling with poverty, population loss, and the psychological challenges of navigating a city in long-term contraction. The University of Rochester Medical Center provides a major institutional mental health anchor — including one of the country's leading psychiatry departments — alongside a private therapy community concentrated in Brighton, Pittsford, and the Park Avenue neighborhood. Rochester's large Black and Latino communities, concentrated in the city's urban core, experience significant mental health inequities, and culturally affirming therapists are an important but undersupplied part of the local landscape. Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester contribute academic energy to a city that holds significant intellectual capital despite its economic challenges.
HIV/AIDS therapists in Rochester, New York Statistics
HIV/AIDS therapists in Rochester, New York average 18 years of experience and charge around $214 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (46%), and Somatic Therapy (46%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$214
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
69%
Gender ID
| 52% |
Male |
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| 24% |
Female |
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| 19% |
Non-Binary |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 77% |
In Person and Online |
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| 23% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 46% | Somatic Therapy |
| 38% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 38% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 38% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 31% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 38% | Senior |
| 31% | Young Adult |
| 23% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 85% | LGBTQ+ |
| 46% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 46% | Men |
| 38% | Black / African American |
| 38% | Women |