Andrew TitusLCSW

The intersections of society, family, and identity are crucial to shaping who we are and how we experience the world. I compassionately support clients as they explore formative experiences, current challenges, and who they want to be to build lives where they can thrive. Whether you’re looking to improve your relationship with yourself, your loved ones, or the world at large, therapy is a space to heal and grow. We’ll work together to identify the thoughts, feelings, and patterns that might be causing distress and act as a barrier to contentment and fulfillment. By exploring the root causes that brought you here with mindfulness, you’ll be able to move forward once again. Tuning into yourself and understanding your mind’s inner workings can lead to profound insights. Therapy is a portal to change. Let’s find out who you are on the other side.

I became a therapist because I felt empowered as a client in ways I never would have been able to on my own. When I was 15, I came out to my therapist and shared things I never thought possible, which loosened the forces of shame and self doubt I’d been living with for so long. I witnessed first hand what a safe space therapy can be. For me, therapy was a portal from a life I felt trapped in to one where I had a voice and could tap into my power. Ultimately, therapy was my gateway to a full, satisfying life. The most fulfilling thing for me is working with clients to move past internal and external forces holding them back so they can be who they are authentically.

My work is imbued with self compassion, which is the optimal mindset for change. I create a safe, accepting environment where clients are encouraged to share their feelings, thoughts, and experiences. Throughout the therapeutic process, I validate each client’s experiences and understand their fears, anxieties, and challenges on a deep level.

• New York, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 93198

Before working in private practice, I worked as a therapist in outpatient psychiatry for patients with serious mental illness through the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The most common threads in all of my clients' experience were lack of resources across their lifespan and traumatic experience, so it was very important for me to show up with compassion and understanding, while making space for their autonomy. In my 20s, I was a health educator and outreach worker at an HIV prevention and harm reduction agency for queer men and transgender women. As my first foray into human services work, I found purpose and meaning in empowering others to live sexually fulfilled lives while also making informed health decisions. This work continued at Columbia University's health services, where I was a peer advocate who met with folks pre and post HIV/STI tests, jointly assessing risks and connecting folks to other resources if needed. After this, I participated for two years on a voluntary prisoner advocacy project, where I supported an inmate preparing for parole. I’m now a proud member of the Resilience Lab mental health collective—the largest community of clinicians working collaboratively to improve mental health access and outcomes.