AEDP Therapists in South Orange, NJ
Marianne M. Cook
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
South Orange, NJ 07079
I primarily use Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Accelerated Experiental Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP).
Clients come to me for many reasons, but the common theme is that somehow they feel they have strayed from a path that is right for them, and somewhere along the way they have disconnected from their authentic selves. I help clients remember what it was that sparked joy and playfulness as a child and bring that spirit back into their lives as adults.
I primarily use Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Accelerated Experiental Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP).
Clients come to me for many reasons, but the common theme is that somehow they feel they have strayed from a path that is right for them, and somewhere along the way they have disconnected from their authentic selves. I help clients remember what it was that sparked joy and playfulness as a child and bring that spirit back into their lives as adults.
Conscious Connection Practice (Couples, Sexuality)
Psychologist
Verified Verified
South Orange, NJ 07079 (Online Only)
Is your marriage stuck in “replay mode”? Do you and your partner keep repeating the same argument, despite your best intentions? Have you ever been plagued with doubts about whether you and your partner are truly meant for each other? What if you didn't have to figure it all out alone? Over the past 20+ years we’ve had the honor of successfully helping countless couples gain clarity into the powerful forces driving their biggest long-standing conflicts. Our mission is to help you transform painful patterns in love, often inherited from previous generations - so you can bring more playfulness and aliveness into your relationship.
Is your marriage stuck in “replay mode”? Do you and your partner keep repeating the same argument, despite your best intentions? Have you ever been plagued with doubts about whether you and your partner are truly meant for each other? What if you didn't have to figure it all out alone? Over the past 20+ years we’ve had the honor of successfully helping countless couples gain clarity into the powerful forces driving their biggest long-standing conflicts. Our mission is to help you transform painful patterns in love, often inherited from previous generations - so you can bring more playfulness and aliveness into your relationship.
Shanta Kerina Pamphile
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMHC, NCC, ACS
Verified Verified
South Orange, NJ 07079
You never need to traverse this path alone. I want to acknowledge your courage in embarking on this transformative journey. I often liken my role in this therapeutic voyage to that of a co-pilot or co-author of your life story. My core mission is to empower individuals to unlock their fullest potential by navigating unresolved issues, healing from trauma, and breaking free from maladaptive patterns that have held them back from happiness.
You never need to traverse this path alone. I want to acknowledge your courage in embarking on this transformative journey. I often liken my role in this therapeutic voyage to that of a co-pilot or co-author of your life story. My core mission is to empower individuals to unlock their fullest potential by navigating unresolved issues, healing from trauma, and breaking free from maladaptive patterns that have held them back from happiness.
Vanessa Conti
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
South Orange, NJ 07079 (Online Only)
You know that feeling of disconnection between your head and your heart? When you're struggling and know that the feedback you're getting from trusted loved ones is logical, but for some reason it just isn't making you feel better? If you could just "think" or "do" your way out of pain, you probably wouldn't be here. Emotions always show up for good reason - even when they don't seem to fit. God created the spectrum of emotions to be felt, seen, heard, and understood. When we don't have a safe place to explore them, they get ignored, buried, stuck, and confusing, and they can no longer do their job. This creates disconnection.
You know that feeling of disconnection between your head and your heart? When you're struggling and know that the feedback you're getting from trusted loved ones is logical, but for some reason it just isn't making you feel better? If you could just "think" or "do" your way out of pain, you probably wouldn't be here. Emotions always show up for good reason - even when they don't seem to fit. God created the spectrum of emotions to be felt, seen, heard, and understood. When we don't have a safe place to explore them, they get ignored, buried, stuck, and confusing, and they can no longer do their job. This creates disconnection.
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Anthony Dimitrion
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CST
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Montclair, NJ 07042
Integrating emotionally-focused AEDP and trauma-informed parts work (IFS, TIST), we’ll gently tend to old wounds, release shame-driven beliefs, and replace ways of coping that no longer feel as helpful.
Do past experiences still seem to shape the way you navigate current stressors, relationships, or personal ambitions? Have the residual effects of childhood trauma or insecurity made it difficult to fully embrace life’s highs and confront its toughest moments with confidence? If the weight of intense emotions, inner criticism, or anxiety feel daunting, perhaps now is the right time to reach out for help! Let’s work together to untangle your concerns and safely trace their roots back to those old wounds that have been longing to heal! Keep reading to learn more about how we can begin this journey and create the change you deserve.
Integrating emotionally-focused AEDP and trauma-informed parts work (IFS, TIST), we’ll gently tend to old wounds, release shame-driven beliefs, and replace ways of coping that no longer feel as helpful.
Do past experiences still seem to shape the way you navigate current stressors, relationships, or personal ambitions? Have the residual effects of childhood trauma or insecurity made it difficult to fully embrace life’s highs and confront its toughest moments with confidence? If the weight of intense emotions, inner criticism, or anxiety feel daunting, perhaps now is the right time to reach out for help! Let’s work together to untangle your concerns and safely trace their roots back to those old wounds that have been longing to heal! Keep reading to learn more about how we can begin this journey and create the change you deserve.
Alice Huang
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Montclair, NJ 07042 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Thus, my approach is integrative and experiential, including AEDP, CBT, EFT, EMDR, IFS, mindfulness meditation, and other evidence-based therapies.
I believe we all want to feel safe, to feel genuinely seen, to have meaningful connection, to be able to weather challenges, and to feel, deep down, that we are good enough and not alone. When we better understand our inner patterns and all our parts feel welcome and seen, then we can tap into the natural ability of our brains and bodies to learn and transform. Beneath our protective defenses and habits, I believe every one of us is curious, courageous, loving, and worthy of love. As flowers turn toward the sun, humans are evolved for resilience. I work closely with clients to rediscover their natural inner resources for healing.
Thus, my approach is integrative and experiential, including AEDP, CBT, EFT, EMDR, IFS, mindfulness meditation, and other evidence-based therapies.
I believe we all want to feel safe, to feel genuinely seen, to have meaningful connection, to be able to weather challenges, and to feel, deep down, that we are good enough and not alone. When we better understand our inner patterns and all our parts feel welcome and seen, then we can tap into the natural ability of our brains and bodies to learn and transform. Beneath our protective defenses and habits, I believe every one of us is curious, courageous, loving, and worthy of love. As flowers turn toward the sun, humans are evolved for resilience. I work closely with clients to rediscover their natural inner resources for healing.
I believe in a collaborative approach with my clients to identify and address areas in their lives in which they are struggling. It is important to me to create an emotionally safe environment in which you can talk about your inner experiences in a reflective way. My goal is to help you find relief and clarity, recognizing your inherent strengths and capacity for meaningful change. Depending on your needs, I provide both short and long-term treatments. My approach and style is rooted primarily in psychodynamic and experiential theories, including AEDP. I draw on treatment approaches from various other theoretical backgrounds.
I believe in a collaborative approach with my clients to identify and address areas in their lives in which they are struggling. It is important to me to create an emotionally safe environment in which you can talk about your inner experiences in a reflective way. My goal is to help you find relief and clarity, recognizing your inherent strengths and capacity for meaningful change. Depending on your needs, I provide both short and long-term treatments. My approach and style is rooted primarily in psychodynamic and experiential theories, including AEDP. I draw on treatment approaches from various other theoretical backgrounds.
Shanni Liang
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Short Hills, NJ 07078
You are stuck in a dark maze carrying the crushing pressure of the world to succeed on your chest. While everybody is at the finish line of the race, you are handcuffed to the beginning of the line. The isolation and loneliness feel like a void in the pit of your stomach that is never filled. The emotions are like waves in the ocean, when it comes, it drowns you, and when it's quiet, it's boxed up in a container ready to explode. My post-grad includes the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with extensive training in AEDP (focus on here-and-now relational and body - somatic) and EMDR for dating and breakups.
You are stuck in a dark maze carrying the crushing pressure of the world to succeed on your chest. While everybody is at the finish line of the race, you are handcuffed to the beginning of the line. The isolation and loneliness feel like a void in the pit of your stomach that is never filled. The emotions are like waves in the ocean, when it comes, it drowns you, and when it's quiet, it's boxed up in a container ready to explode. My post-grad includes the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with extensive training in AEDP (focus on here-and-now relational and body - somatic) and EMDR for dating and breakups.
I have been practicing, teaching, and writing about AEDP ( Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) for over 25 years.
People often come to me because they recognize something is not working and they are willing to admit that it is no longer fruitful to simply try to figure it out on their own. They are open to self-reflection, new ideas for coping, self-care, and communication with others. People present with all kinds of issues: depression and anxiety, relational struggles, difficulty connecting to what they want and following through on goals, unresolved trauma from the past or present, the use of coping mechanisms that had been helpful, but no longer are, and challenges posed by various life-stage transitions. We all need support in hard times.
I have been practicing, teaching, and writing about AEDP ( Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) for over 25 years.
People often come to me because they recognize something is not working and they are willing to admit that it is no longer fruitful to simply try to figure it out on their own. They are open to self-reflection, new ideas for coping, self-care, and communication with others. People present with all kinds of issues: depression and anxiety, relational struggles, difficulty connecting to what they want and following through on goals, unresolved trauma from the past or present, the use of coping mechanisms that had been helpful, but no longer are, and challenges posed by various life-stage transitions. We all need support in hard times.
Lani Sommer-Padilla
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Summit, NJ 07901 (Online Only)
Lani is certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP).
LANI SOMMER-PADILLA, LCSW, is a New Jersey state licensed psychotherapist focusing on individual, couples and family psychotherapy. Among her areas of expertise are marital and family relationship issues, parenting adolescents, school refusal, and the treatment of depression and anxiety.
Lani is certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP).
LANI SOMMER-PADILLA, LCSW, is a New Jersey state licensed psychotherapist focusing on individual, couples and family psychotherapy. Among her areas of expertise are marital and family relationship issues, parenting adolescents, school refusal, and the treatment of depression and anxiety.
Maria Lorditch
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Summit, NJ 07901 (Online Only)
As an attachment-based, experientially-focused clinician, I am a Level III AEDP clinician and am also certified through ICEEFT as an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and Supervisor.
Struggling with marital or relationship issues? You are certainly not alone. My extensive training in working with couples and families can help navigate these kinds of difficulties. As a certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, I focus on your most important attachments and the negative patterns that often derail these intimate relationships. Additionally, I work with individuals, who have issues with depression, anxiety, trauma, and the challenges of life transitions. My first priority is always the creation of a safe and trusting environment, where together we can come to understand your needs and accomplish your goals.
As an attachment-based, experientially-focused clinician, I am a Level III AEDP clinician and am also certified through ICEEFT as an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and Supervisor.
Struggling with marital or relationship issues? You are certainly not alone. My extensive training in working with couples and families can help navigate these kinds of difficulties. As a certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, I focus on your most important attachments and the negative patterns that often derail these intimate relationships. Additionally, I work with individuals, who have issues with depression, anxiety, trauma, and the challenges of life transitions. My first priority is always the creation of a safe and trusting environment, where together we can come to understand your needs and accomplish your goals.
Therapy is a wonderful first step on your journey of discovery about yourself and your relationships. Therapy can be life changing. I am a hands-on active therapist who is not afraid to roll up my sleeves and get to work. I will seek to give you real, concrete takeaways in order to help jumpstart meaningful change. Whether it is focusing on painful feelings, trauma, relationships, difficult life transitions, creative blocks, stress, or healing from challenging life experiences, my goal is to help you discover the obstacles that block positive growth while building on your strengths.
Therapy is a wonderful first step on your journey of discovery about yourself and your relationships. Therapy can be life changing. I am a hands-on active therapist who is not afraid to roll up my sleeves and get to work. I will seek to give you real, concrete takeaways in order to help jumpstart meaningful change. Whether it is focusing on painful feelings, trauma, relationships, difficult life transitions, creative blocks, stress, or healing from challenging life experiences, my goal is to help you discover the obstacles that block positive growth while building on your strengths.
If you find that you are struggling or in pain right now, I can assist you in overcoming your challenges. Together we will work towards gaining insight and awareness to what is causing you to feel distress, discouraged or stuck. I work with young adults and adults throughout the lifespan experiencing a variety of issues. My specialties include anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, as well as conflicts concerning stress management, career/work, relationships, and life transitions.
If you find that you are struggling or in pain right now, I can assist you in overcoming your challenges. Together we will work towards gaining insight and awareness to what is causing you to feel distress, discouraged or stuck. I work with young adults and adults throughout the lifespan experiencing a variety of issues. My specialties include anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, as well as conflicts concerning stress management, career/work, relationships, and life transitions.
Jose M Perez
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
14 Endorsed
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Making the call for counseling is often the first step you can take in beginning the healing process. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey. I can counsel individuals, couples and families and specialize in working with clients dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship problems or life transitions including but not limited to divorce, loss of a job or death of a loved one. I strive to create a safe and comfortable environment to foster your own individual strength.
Making the call for counseling is often the first step you can take in beginning the healing process. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey. I can counsel individuals, couples and families and specialize in working with clients dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship problems or life transitions including but not limited to divorce, loss of a job or death of a loved one. I strive to create a safe and comfortable environment to foster your own individual strength.
Therapy provides an opportunity for us to grow and become our most authentic selves. I aim to promote self–exploration, help clients experience emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them, and foster the ability to relate to others in new ways. I use an eclectic approach grounded in relational, psychoanalytic theory. I offer a personalized approach tailored to each person’s needs, interests, and goals which may include short term, skills -based training and/ or a more depth- oriented treatment that gets to the core of the problem with the aim toward lasting change.
Therapy provides an opportunity for us to grow and become our most authentic selves. I aim to promote self–exploration, help clients experience emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them, and foster the ability to relate to others in new ways. I use an eclectic approach grounded in relational, psychoanalytic theory. I offer a personalized approach tailored to each person’s needs, interests, and goals which may include short term, skills -based training and/ or a more depth- oriented treatment that gets to the core of the problem with the aim toward lasting change.
S Keren Stein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
West Orange, NJ 07052 (Online Only)
Are you grappling with depression, anxiety or relationship issues? Do you struggle with navigating the complexities of life transitions, immigration, fertility concerns, trauma, or veteran-related challenges? Perhaps you are a parent or caretaker overwhelmed by the difficulties in achieving work-life balance, and find it impacting your own sense of well-being. You are not alone. I'm here to offer the support you need to feel stronger, more capable, and better equipped to engage in your life and meet your goals.
Are you grappling with depression, anxiety or relationship issues? Do you struggle with navigating the complexities of life transitions, immigration, fertility concerns, trauma, or veteran-related challenges? Perhaps you are a parent or caretaker overwhelmed by the difficulties in achieving work-life balance, and find it impacting your own sense of well-being. You are not alone. I'm here to offer the support you need to feel stronger, more capable, and better equipped to engage in your life and meet your goals.
David Elliott Pattison
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Orange, NJ 07052 (Online Only)
I particularly enjoy working with clients who are seeking some level of self-understanding. Clients going through major life transitions and developmental stages throughout the lifespan I find benefit the most from my approach.
I particularly enjoy working with clients who are seeking some level of self-understanding. Clients going through major life transitions and developmental stages throughout the lifespan I find benefit the most from my approach.
Nouelle Dorrow
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Montclair, NJ 07042
Healing is a process, and residing in each of us is a drive to flourish and seek health. My mission is to help you feel understood and more connected to yourself and to others as you gain awareness of how your mind, core emotions, and body are linked. As an experiential clinician, I use an eclectic approach to collaborate with you on your unique healing journey. My specialties include working with adults on anxiety, relationships, attachment trauma, and adjustments in relationship to others or adapting to a new life situation.
Healing is a process, and residing in each of us is a drive to flourish and seek health. My mission is to help you feel understood and more connected to yourself and to others as you gain awareness of how your mind, core emotions, and body are linked. As an experiential clinician, I use an eclectic approach to collaborate with you on your unique healing journey. My specialties include working with adults on anxiety, relationships, attachment trauma, and adjustments in relationship to others or adapting to a new life situation.
Evan Greenberg: Men's Issues, Dads, Relationships
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, LAMFT
Verified Verified
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
I specialize in supporting men - gay, straight, dads, singles - who struggle with relationship issues and communication. If you find yourself avoiding your partner for fear of being nagged, or feel constantly criticized and unable to meet your partner's standards, I offer a safe space to explore these challenges. Together we will identify critical patterns to change, learn how to identify and communicate your needs, and take steps to build a more satisfying relationship. Book a free 20 min consult with me this week at cultivatetherapyteam.clientsecure.me
I specialize in supporting men - gay, straight, dads, singles - who struggle with relationship issues and communication. If you find yourself avoiding your partner for fear of being nagged, or feel constantly criticized and unable to meet your partner's standards, I offer a safe space to explore these challenges. Together we will identify critical patterns to change, learn how to identify and communicate your needs, and take steps to build a more satisfying relationship. Book a free 20 min consult with me this week at cultivatetherapyteam.clientsecure.me
Ben Susswein
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Montclair, NJ 07042
Waitlist for new clients
Times of crisis are not only occasions that require mindful problem-solving, but can also be opportunities for personal growth. Psychotherapy should provide a calm and supportive setting to reduce anxiety and stress, increase a sense of confidence and competence, and promote the establishment of more satisfying connections to others.
My training encompasses psychodynamic, experiential, cognitive-behavioral, and family systems therapy. I work actively and collaboratively with individuals (from 8 to 85), couples, and families. I also provide neuropsychological evaluations for children and adults experiencing difficulties in personal, academic, or occupational functioning.
Times of crisis are not only occasions that require mindful problem-solving, but can also be opportunities for personal growth. Psychotherapy should provide a calm and supportive setting to reduce anxiety and stress, increase a sense of confidence and competence, and promote the establishment of more satisfying connections to others.
My training encompasses psychodynamic, experiential, cognitive-behavioral, and family systems therapy. I work actively and collaboratively with individuals (from 8 to 85), couples, and families. I also provide neuropsychological evaluations for children and adults experiencing difficulties in personal, academic, or occupational functioning.
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AEDP Therapists
Who is AEDP therapy for?
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is for adults who have experienced emotional pain in the past that, because it has not been adequately addressed and processed, interferes with current functioning. The problems might manifest in a number of different ways, from excessive anger to relationship difficulties to PTSD to eating disorders, poor self-esteem, and depression. They may also be accompanied by physiological symptoms. AEDP helps people accept and digest challenging emotional experiences.
Why do people need AEDP?
People need AEDP as a way to manage distressing emotions—including anger, shame, and guilt—that in some way hamper the ability to function and form satisfying relationships in the present. The therapist-client relationship is believed to provide corrective emotional and relational experiences that facilitate positive changes in brain function, forge pathways for processing traumatic experiences, and allow resolution of emotional pain.
What happens in AEDP therapy?
Once individuals have established a strong bond with the AEDP therapist and the therapist has established a safe and secure environment, clients are encouraged to explore their most painful emotional experiences. They may be asked to pay attention to disquieting body sensations as well as to psychological discomfort. Individuals learn how to process emotions, rather than avoid them. Through the strength of the therapist-client bond, each session is intended to provide a powerful positive experience for individuals, enabling growth.
What problems does AEDP treat?
AEDP is intended to treat the unprocessed emotional pain caused by earlier distressing experiences, which commonly includes behavioral avoidance of current situations and experiences for fear that they will reactivate painful feelings. Emotional pain and avoidant behavior play a role in a wide array of mental health conditions, which is why AEDP is applied to the treatment of a range of disorders including depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship difficulties, and eating disorders.