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I am a licensed independent social worker (LISW) who is passionate about helping clients work through the issues they are struggling with and improve their mental health and overall well-being. I believe in providing a safe, judgment free environment of compassion, support, and unconditional positive regard to help my clients overcome obstacles in their lives so that they can move forward and thrive.

My ideal client would present solution-focused with a desire to gain insight and understanding of presenting symptomatically and how those symptoms manifested. Their issues, regardless of being situational or organic, should be addressed directly with kindness and acceptance without judgement. The need should be to not only identify and address their current symptoms but also to work towards a more profound understanding of why such symptoms are present and how to create an opportunity for change. The goal should support a progressive change to improve quality of life.

My special niche in the Columbus area is helping people integrate or better manage their patterns of thinking,believing,feeling,and acting. I have two doctorates,one in clinical psychology and one in pastoral counseling, with over 35 years of experience working with individuals and couples. I love what I do.

Seeking relief from relationship stress, trauma, sexual abuse, sexual offending, domestic violence offending, intimate partner abuse, infidelity, emotional abuse, etc.? Do you feel emotionally abandoned, lonely, sad, angry, resentful, maybe just a lack of satisfaction in your relationship, unfaithful partner or spouse, guilty over your own affair and helpless or trapped to end it? Do you want to untwist negative beliefs and reveal truth in a safe place? We serve individuals, teens, couples, families & groups, & courts. We also do consulting for individuals, corporations, courts, attorneys, etc. as well as expert witness work.

Your life on paper (or social media) seems to check all the boxes. But deep inside, something is missing. Stuck, you're struggling to build the life you truly want. Maybe you've been coping with unbelievable stress at work or school, relationship issues, anxiety, or depression. Perhaps life has thrown you an unexpected detour, like a job loss or the end of a significant relationship. Things might even be going really well, but you know you have the potential for more. No matter what, you have an intuition you can't ignore; a voice inside telling you life could be more fulfilling. If any of this sounds familiar, I can help.

I am a licensed professional counselor that has been working in behavioral health for over 20 years. I am a lifelong resident of South Jersey and obtained my Bachelors and Masters degrees from La Salle University in Philadelphia.

Contessa has experience working with teens, young adults, and adults at outpatient and community levels of care settings. Her areas of focus include depression and mood, anxiety, ADHD, codependency, self-esteem and confidence difficulties, racial identity issues and racial trauma, historical and intergenerational trauma, work/life balance challenges, burnout, and substance use. She also focuses on working with single parents, adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect, family caregivers, adults with aging/ailing parents, women’s issues, adult children of parents with mental illness populations and the challenges they face.

My ideal client would be someone who could struggle with any number of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, career issues, self-esteem, life transitions, and many more. My ideal client would be open to multiple methods of treatment and willing to try new things in and outside of the session. I would like to work with clients who are hoping to manage their symptoms, accept help, and be engaged in their healing. These individuals put in the work needed in and outside of the session and that helps with therapeutic progress.

I use the training and expertise from my clinical work to provide you with tools that are proven to make a difference. My goal is to bring you evidence based, soulful guidance to help move you forward. Meet with me in person in our comfortable Upper Arlington location or schedule a telehealth session during your child’s nap time, on your lunch break, or between classes without stressing about finding childcare or fitting in a session + drive time on top of work deadlines or class assignments. Grab your laptop or curl up on our couch and connect with me in a way that’s convenient and comfortable for you.

The world has a funny way of pointing out all the ways we seem to fall short. This often leads to thoughts and behaviors that get in our own way of personal growth and self-acceptance. Let's work to identify and focus on your strengths, change unhealthy thinking patterns, tackle challenging decisions, maintain healthy relationships, cope with difficult realities, and heal from emotional pain. I celebrate your decision to consider counseling. It is a choice that is already evidence of your strength and courage. You are unique and so should be your therapy. I utilize an integrative approach to discover together what is best for you!

Have you felt hopeless and as if things will not get better? Have you felt pressure and high expectations from family, friends, work, or society? Therapy can help identify sources of hope, give you strategies to cope with life’s difficulties, and assist you in striving toward your goals. I have extensive experience in addressing a wide array of concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, suicidal ideation, self-harm behaviors, and other emotional challenges. My clients have shared that they appreciate my empathic, nonjudgmental, collaborative, and exploratory style.

If I were to say if I had a type of client, it would someone that wants help. If there is a need for me to work harder than the person coming for the therapy session, then maybe they just might not yet be ready to address some of the deeper-rooted issues that led them to step out and ask for help. I know I try to remain more attuned and aware that the readiness to change is key to the success of therapy for a client. I want to work in tandem with the person to reach the goals they have set for themselves.

I am a Licensed Social Worker with a passion for helping women overcome trauma and difficult life experiences. My social work career has included advocacy for victims of domestic violence, clinical treatment of eating disorders, and general outpatient mental health counseling with individuals, couples and families. I believe that every person is the expert of their own life and has the ability to both accept and change what will give them a life worth living, and I strive to help each individual see their unique strengths.

I can't say that I have an ideal client, as every client presents with their own unique set of strengths and challenges. I find myself drawn to clients whose lives have been significantly negatively impacted by the systems they belong to. Aiding clients with the tools and resources to work on breaking those generational cycles of trauma or poverty, is one of the most rewarding experiences I can have as a therapist. I truly believe that all clients have the ability to overcome whatever challenges they may be experiencing and achieve their personal goals. My only job is to help them develop the tools to do so.

I am a Licensed Social Worker with a passion for decreasing the stigma surrounding mental health and promoting the health and well being of my clients. For my undergraduate degree, I moved from Central Jersey (Yes! It exists!) to South Jersey to attend Stockton University. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work with a Minor in Behavioral Neuroscience from Stockton, and then moved on to attend graduate school in Philadelphia. I received my Master of Social Work Degree with a clinical concentration from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice in May of 2020.

Anxious? Overwhelmed? Exhausted? Unable to feel Joy? This might describe yourself, your teen, or your child. You may have struggled to find the right therapeutic fit or found it challenging to be vulnerable. You may not even know where to start!

Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, or in a difficult relationship, therapy can help create more balance and renewed connection with others. Trained in Marriage and Family Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), I use evidenced based practices to work with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, and life transitions, as well as, couples and family therapy. My philosophy about therapy is that everyone needs to experience safety, confidentiality and feel understood in order to make necessary changes that can lead to more fulfilling life choices.

I offer a comfortable space to help build a therapeutic relationship, which I feel is the most important thing to enable healing. I am the mother of a preemie, & had my daughter when I was 40, experiencing post partum depression myself.