Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in 11202

Are you ready to discover the best version of yourself? Together we can overcome obstacles, gain insight, and learn how to build and keep healthy relationships. Addressing unproductive and maladaptive thought patterns by yourself can be difficult, to near impossible. Many young adults experience difficulties with peers, relationships, sexual issues, family differences, school, or career challenges. All of these issues can feel overwhelming, but I am here to listen and help guide you through these stressful situations.

Alida is a mental health counselor committed to creating an atmosphere of safety and understanding. Her work includes identifying various strengths and weaknesses her clients carry. By using different approaches: CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing and Person-Centered Therapy, she helps her clients reach their goals. Through her work as a therapist, Alida has found that building sustainable support systems outside of therapy plays a large role in clients’ success. In the past, Alida worked with the homeless and SPMI population and stands as an ally for minority groups including refugee, BIPOC and LGBTQ+.

Reaching out for help is a sign of strength. My approach is to help you identify your strengths and help you utilize them to achieve greater harmony in your day to day interactions. I have over 20 years of experience, working side by side with clients, dealing with a multitude of issues that create challenges and obstacles that can be avoidable or reduced.

We all go through periods of intense stress, worry, or sadness. If you're finding it difficult to cope, therapy can help you grow through these experiences, toward fulfillment. In my work, I've found that people are most open to exploration and change when they have a partner they trust in that process. When a client brings me their story, we work together to understand it, through trust, humor, creativity, and perseverance.

My approach is unique, just like each person I meet! Together, we navigate your current and past feelings and circumstances. You will discover how your thoughts and perspectives form and how this guides your behaviors and relationships with yourself and others. You will develop a new or deeper understanding of how you process your experiences. We explore new tools to lean on and clearer understandings of feeling better on your journey and improving your quality of life.

Pamela Rice, LMSW, graduated from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. She believes nurturing our emotional well-being allows for more peaceful relationships with ourselves and with others, and helps us to navigate the world more easily and authentically. Whether you are looking to understand and ease symptoms of anxiety, trauma, or depression, or you are interested in improving your mind-body connection, Pamela offers you space, resources, and support for this work.

I believe in the journey on which psychotherapy takes both the client and the psychotherapist. No matter how complicated things may feel, I am prepared to walk this path with you. With over 19 years of experience, I have a personal and professional mission to enhance the lives of individuals in need of support. I have had the privilege of working with adult clients and have had success treating a wide range of issues such as depression, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties and adjustment to life’s changes. Ultimately, psychotherapy can give you control over yourself and your future choices.

Inspire Wellness is made up of 25 clinicians with various specialties. We have offices throughout Bergen County offering therapy, Neuropsychological Testing and Forensic Psychology. We have a full office staff that are able and willing to answer your questions and will assist you in dealing with your insurance needs.

It can be a gratifying experience examining different facets of your life and reflecting on how your role in the world evolves. Figuring out your place and considering your identities can be a challenging and curious endeavor. There might have been times when you were not allowed to express your true self either due to family or societal pressures. With that can come feelings of shame, guilt and fear over how you move through your day to day and how you interact with others. Creating a steady sense of who you are is an ongoing process and therapy is a great place to begin to figure this out and help you navigate your life with ease.

Jamie Downie LMSW, DBT, CBT, REBT is an experienced mental health professional determined to create a welcoming and productive environment to foster growth for people of all ages and walks of life. Are you feeling like you want to make changes in your life, yet are unsure of how to get there? Do you feel down, anxious, or repetitive patterns of behavior are getting in your way? You may be in need of a safe place to process past trauma, support in understanding and changing unhealthy patterns, healthy coping skills, and/or a gentle push toward your goals. Seeking out therapy can be a great and empowering first step to creating change

I’m dedicated to empowering clients, mainly from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ from traditional, and non-traditional backgrounds. I provide a compassionate space for healing and voice. I help clients identify the emotions that keep them stuck. I am here to help you unlock that potential. Together, we will forge a path toward confidence, empowerment, and healthy coping strategies. From age 15, my dedication to psychotherapy became evident. I passionately believe in the transformative power of healing and resilience. My life's mission is to support those navigating trauma, anxiety, major relationship challenges, and self-doubt.

I specialize in treating anxiety spectrum disorders such as OCD, GAD, specific phobias, panic disorder, and social phobia, this treatment is very specific and I utilize ERP, mindfulness based techniques, CBT and ACT to help people to reduce symptoms. I am currently being trained in ICBT (inference based cognitive behavioral therapy) for OCD as well. I dedicate myself to learning any new treatment modalities that could better help my clients. I want you to feel heard, safe, and comfortable. I want you to feel that you are not alone and have someone in your corner when times are difficult. You do not have to do this alone.