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Takuma Warren, LMSW

Associate Therapist

NYS License #: 133626
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Integrative, evidence-based therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational challenges.

Takuma Warren approaches therapy from a client-centered perspective, recognizing that each person brings unique experiences, strengths, and ways of understanding their challenges. He views therapy as a collaborative process that helps clients make sense of their experiences while building on their own capacity for change. His goal is to help clients recognize their ability to work through difficulties and build skills they can carry into their everyday lives.

Takuma works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma-related challenges, relationship difficulties, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, and concerns related to self-esteem and personal growth. He helps clients explore what contributes to their distress, identify patterns in their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and consider new ways to respond to challenges. He recognizes that familiar coping strategies may become less effective over time and that greater self-understanding can open the door to new possibilities.

His therapeutic approach is integrative, drawing on evidence-based practices while considering each client’s individual experiences and the broader social and structural factors that shape well-being and access to support. Takuma approaches his work with cultural humility, inviting perspectives different from his own and seeking to understand each client within the context of their life, relationships, and circumstances. He aims to tailor therapy to each person’s needs, balancing exploration and reflection with practical strategies for navigating everyday difficulties.

Takuma earned his Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University. His clinical experience includes providing individual therapy, conducting diagnostic intakes and risk assessments, and supporting adults with a range of mental health concerns in an outpatient psychiatric setting. He has also participated in psychiatric emergency evaluations and referrals. As a crisis line operator, he provided client-centered crisis intervention, conducted suicide risk assessments, developed safety plans, and supported individuals navigating sensitive situations involving sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual and reproductive health concerns. Additionally, his work with older adults in a community-based setting included facilitating therapeutic groups and supporting emotional well-being.

Takuma’s clinical interests include psychodynamic and somatic approaches, as well as trauma-informed care. He is interested in exploring how past experiences, emotional and relational patterns, and bodily responses to stress can contribute to present difficulties. He brings this deeper exploration into therapy in ways that help clients develop greater self-awareness and respond to their experiences more intentionally.

Committed to ongoing professional development, Takuma continues to expand his clinical knowledge and refine his therapeutic approach to support better the individuals he works with. He views therapy as an opportunity for clients to develop not only a deeper understanding of themselves but also greater confidence in their ability to navigate life’s challenges. He aims to help clients recognize their strengths, make choices aligned with their values, and develop practical skills they can draw upon long after therapy ends.