Savannah Revelas is proud to join the New Perspective team as a Therapist-Intern and second year Mental Health Counseling Masters student at Fordham University.  Savannah is very invested in a collaborative approach to working with clients and supporting clients in identifying all of the ways that they can prioritize themselves to lead more fulfilling lives and to find their lives’ purpose. Clients really value Savannah’s ability to invite warmth and humor into the room as part of the therapeutic process, and to ask evocative questions to really understand their point of view. 

Savannah has always been passionate about making mental health services more accessible in her community. Following a tragedy, Savannah and her family created the Revelas Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that was committed to raising both awareness around mental health concerns as well as funds to support local community organizations, such as Horizon Health Services and the Boys and Girls Club of Western New York. Savannah intends to continue meeting the mental health needs of her community both through the Foundation’s work and as a therapist herself. 

Savannah’s clinical approach to therapy has been informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches, but she also enjoys supporting people in giving a voice to feelings and experiences that can be difficult to describe. As a clinician, Savannah both seeks to help clients create an enclosure where they can experience, understand and soothe painful emotions as they arise and also works to have clients leave sessions feeling empowered and ready to face the world.  Finally, Savannah recognizes the value of identifying rituals, hobbies, and interests that can help clients feel better and express themselves.