Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026
Andre Vilarinho has been in practice 5 years and is licensed in New York. Andre lists addictions, family conflicts and parenting issues among 18 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Andre's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Andre works with
Andre lists 14 specialisms and 4 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Andre chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Andre's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based out of New York, providing virtual therapy in New York and Connecticut.
My experience comes from providing therapy to couples, individuals, and families with a variety of presenting issues including anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma, addictions, family conflicts, parenting, motivation, and self-esteem issues. I approach the therapeutic relationship with care and respect for intersectional identities. Much of my experience includes working with families that have a member who struggles with anxiety, depression, and addiction. I've worked with parents on parenting, and couples on communication. I've worked in a variety of settings such as community mental health, group practices, large non-profit and for-profit organizations.
I focus primarily on adjusting how one feels, behaves, and thinks within relationships. Including your relationship with yourself! My style tends to be casual, relaxed, and thoughtful. I approach therapy with a directness and light demeanor that reflects my optimism about your ability to reach your potential. I strive to build our relationship so I can be someone you trust to lean on and also challenge you when needed.
My style and approach draws from Structural Family therapy, CBT, DBT, and humanistic models of therapy. I'm going to meet you where you are and develop an approach that works for you to help you meet the goals we will collaboratively build. Whether that's enlightenment or improved function, I hope to work together to achieve it!
It can be an effortful process to work towards a better life. If you're ready to do that, then I'm here to support you on that journey.
Andre Vilarinho, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026
03 · What happens next
Andre practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Andre's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Andre at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Andre is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Andre.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Andre actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Andre's - Andre has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Andre's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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