""Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS, MSW, ACSW, LCSW is the founder of the Center for Growth Inc, an 11 therapist group practice in two locations. She has 20+ years of experience working with adults who are struggling to overcome sexual disorders, postpartum depression, grief, panic, chronic pain, depression, anger, anxiety, trauma and addiction. She focuses on individuals, couples and family therapy."

"We are a diverse group of therapists that provide the help and support you need through difficult times, or if you are just looking to improve your quality of life! Our therapists are experienced and trained specifically in Art therapy, mindfulness, and CBT and are experts in resolving difficult issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems and workplace issues. We specialize in treating anxiety and trauma."

"I feel it is an honor and privilege to serve as a therapist and I believe that every person deserves a supportive space to reflect and to process without judgement. I utilize an integrative model of treatment, tailoring therapy to individual needs and preferences. This often entails exploring the past and enhancing self awareness, while building coping strategies and setting goals in the present. I strive to create a partnership with clients and I work to create a safe, warm, nurturing and empathic space, from within great change is possible!"

"I love being a therapist and helping individuals develop a deeper understanding of, and connection to, themselves and others. I value building a strong therapeutic relationship based on acceptance, trust, and empathic understanding, where individuals feel safe, heard, valued and empowered to heal and make the positive changes which they desire. I use a variety of methods in my work, including relational, cognitive, behavioral, and emotion-focused interventions in an integrative fashion to address each person's unique concerns. With children, I incorporate age and developmentally-sensitive interventions, including play, art, music, and movement as alternative mediums for self-expression."

"I work individually with adolescents and adults seeking to explore, understand, and decrease a variety of symptoms and sense of personal struggle. I specialize in treating PTSD, complex trauma, and dissociative disorders. Clients are deeply respected, along with the implications of trauma and the therapeutic process. I understand talking about painful past events is incredibly difficult, and it is always the person's choice to talk about it directly. Throughout the process, I work with the client to co-create and tailor the treatment to each person's unique needs, goals, and personal values."

"Not feeling like yourself? Constantly overthinking? Struggling with low or unpredictable mood? You don't have to keep repeating dysfunctional patterns or remain in chronic states of depression and anxiety. Unforeseen changes in life can take a toll on our mental health. Through exploring your issues with a non - judgmental therapist, you can regain a sense of mastery and improved well - being."

"Your counseling is a time for personal growth that requires a collaborative relationship between the client and the therapist, and the creation of a "safe" atmosphere that is based on trust, warmth, and genuineness. I tailor my approach to each client's goals, and use techniques that have been shown to be effective. In general, we will work together to establish your goals for counseling and I will suggest the use of an appropriate therapeutic approach. In addition, I will use a variety of techniques and tools that you can use to achieve your therapeutic goals."

"Not unlike great novels of any genre or the passions of sport, life is full of victories and defeats, desires and fears, strategies and confusions. Whether you are facing depression, panic, relationship distress, obscure angst, or some other challenge, good help can help, often in profound ways. As a Doctor of Psychology and Licensed Psychologist, I provide Assessment, Psychotherapy, and Coaching. Please visit my website to learn more about these services."

"I believe that going to therapy is one of the greatest acts of courage and hopefulness one can engage in. It is identifying a problem in one's life, and committing to changing it. For the past 17 years, I have valued work with clients from diverse backgrounds who have allowed me into their lives in order to explore and partner with them in addressing problems. The issues we have worked on together have included anxiety, depression, grief and loss, parenting issues, life/work balance, trauma, and Attention Deficit Disorder."

"Does anxiety feel like it is hard to manage? Whether it's anxiety about your relationship, your sex life, your job, your social life, or your life in general, the symptoms are all too regular and familiar: racing heart, stomach churning, and feeling like you can't breathe just to name a few. If only you could just wish the anxiety away with logic. Your friends or partner tell you to just relax and stop overthinking, but you can't! Your mind won't listen. No matter how hard you try, you just can't get your mind to stop."

"Working at a small practice like Alternative Choices allows me to use all of my training to help a variety of clients with many types of concerns and challenges. I work with individuals, families, couples or groups, from middle school age through adulthood, to address issues related to learning disabilities, attention-deficit disorder, autism spectrum, depression, anxiety, social skills, and others. I incorporate mindfulness techniques and strategies into more conventional modes of therapy to help my clients confront, tolerate, accept, and ultimately embrace difficult emotions and moods, in order to improve the quality of their lives and relationships."

"Are you fighting, sulking, avoiding each other? Are you having disagreements about sex, money, housework, having children, raising children, moving, changing jobs? Are you feeling lonely, unloved, rejected, put down, bullied, or henpecked? Are you bored? Are you under pressure from family, health, work, or financial issues? With your Partner or Alone, you'll Learn How to: ? Let go of conflict, open up, and live fully in the present ? Use mindfulness to increase intimacy, connection, and understanding ? Resolve painful conflicts and reconcile long-standing differences ? Act on your values to build a rich and meaningful relationship"

"A supportive, respectful, and trusting relationship between you and your therapist is paramount to the effectiveness of the therapy. My practice offers an alternative to large, impersonal mental health settings, and a personalized approach that encompasses current evidence-based and traditional treatment. I work primarily with individuals and couples who are struggling with life's difficulties. My personal specialties include relationship issues, anxiety, depression and grieving. My book, Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome: Understanding and Connecting with Your Partner, was released in 2012."

"Leonard Educational Evaluations is a trusted and state approved company that provides parents and schools with comprehensive and objective educational evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. Our most popular services include Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE), Psychoeducational Evaluations, Child Study Team Evaluations (CST), and Multidisciplinary Evaluations in NJ and PA. Our evaluations can determine if a student has a disability, needs special education services resulting in an IEP or a 504 plan, develop IEP goals and specific accommodations, and related services (e.g. speech/language, OT, PT, etc.)."

"Existing in modern society and culture can be extraordinarily overwhelming, stressful, and even painful. Often times, we are forced to self-abandon in favor of taking care of our most basic needs. It can be easy to become disconnected from what makes us feel most alive and nourished. The truth is that we have a choice. We don't have to stand for living in a way that makes us feel less than whole. We each have access to an intrinsic wisdom and truth that resides beneath the beliefs and stories we tell ourselves."

"Personal development ideally occurs throughout life. Depression, anxiety, and relational problems can be indicators that development has stalled. Learning to observe one's emotional life and behavior within a compassionate, therapeutic relationship can facilitate the insight necessary for change. As a therapist, I have worked with adults, adolescents and children, couples and families from a wide range of socio-economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds to help them accomplish their individual goals."

"You wonder if other parents are having the same concerns about their child as you are. Your child wasn't always like this, but you're becoming increasingly concerned as you notice your child struggling to manage big feelings, withdrawing from the family, getting into unhealthy relationships, and struggling to deal with stress effectively. I specialize in working with children, and teen and young adult women who are struggling with issues of self-esteem, stress management, and navigating peer and romantic relationships. I work to help girls and young women gain self-worth in order to make healthy decisions."

"This is your first step in making the choice to feel better. By opening yourself up to counseling you will develop skills that help you manage and cope with life's daily stressors. This will aid you towards increased self-awareness and improved sense of control in your life. I am a solution-focused therapist who feels it is important to cultivate a positive view of yourself and identify your strengths to achieve these changes."

"My work is designed to bridge the gap between your current experience and your desired experience. I combine traditional talk therapy, expressive art therapies, and experiential therapies in my work. You can begin to feel - and live - differently starting with your first session. I focus directly on what your needs, and together we can create significant change. I specialize in working with children, adolescents and families faced with emotional upheaval of separation/divorce parenting/co-parenting, blending families. Addressing behavioral issues, anger, anxiety, depression, and withdrawal. When working with couples and indivduals I encourage healing and recovery within an integrative style of systemic therapy."