Dr. Christine Romano is a PhD-level licensed mental health counselor-diagnostic privilege, an EMDR trained therapist, an AASECT certified sex therapist and an AASECT certified sex therapist supervisor. Her clinical passion and research innovation lies in her treatment specializations including trauma, sex and intimacy, sexual dysfunctions, sexuality and gender affirming care, and couples counseling. She has a background in counseling research, counselor education, counseling supervision in academic and clinical settings, and human resources and law in corporate companies, nonprofit organizations and small businesses. Currently, she is an avid academic as an Assistant Tenure-Track Professor teaching Masters and Doctoral students in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling. Her core principles of study include dyadic work like interpersonal relationship perception, sex therapy like vulvovaginal pain treatment, couples counseling interventions for traditional and alternative relationships, and mental health counselor professional development. Currently, her most notable work is enhancing multicultural counseling competency in counselor education programs to advocate for marginalized populations, most notably the Arab, Middle Eastern, North African people, Latine/Hispanic people, first-generation folks, and the LGBTQ+ community.
At Next Level MHC, we match clients with one of our 60+ diverse, culturally responsive clinicians based on who they actually are — their goals, their background, their vibe. No random assignments. No starting from scratch every session. We offer individual, couples, family, and group therapy virtually and in-person across New York — and we accept insurance and offer other accessible and affordable options. The hardest part is starting. We make that easier. Let’s find their person.