Brainspotting Therapists in Denville, NJ

I am a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) in the state of New Jersey and a Therapist/Supervised Network Provider at WayFare Counseling, LLC. I help individuals and couples to gain better balance, manage stress, and improve their mental well-being. Oftentimes our experiences negatively influence the way we think, feel, and understand ourselves and the world. My approach is to assist clients in processing their experiences, outlooks and feelings that have been holding them back and to develop a more positive worldview. My goal is to help my clients heal and create better versions of themselves.

As a Black, professional woman, you’re tired of carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. The way others see it, you have a successful career and multiple achievements, but part of you feels misunderstood, unseen, and unheard. Past hurts linger and doubts whisper in your mind, making it hard for you to trust fully. You’re exhausted from pretending everything is okay. You long for a space where you can be yourself without being judged or feeling the need to perform. You yearn for deeper connections, but the fear of vulnerability, of getting hurt again, creates a wall around your heart, making it difficult to truly connect.

No one has a stress-free life. But at times, you may feel like your level of stress has become overwhelming, is beginning to exhaust your coping skills, and having a negative impact on your life. Whether you're looking to set a new course for your life, heal a wounded heart, break unhealthy habits, or get out of a rut, I'd like to help you develop new skills so that you can become the person you want to be.

My ideal clients are people who have been unable to find someone they can pull back the veil covering their heart because of past betrayals, lack of trust, cultural roadblocks, or some other barrier that keeps the true source of their burden hidden. You are looking for a space where you can be honest, not with me, but with yourself. You're looking for someone who can listen without judgment and accompany you on your healing journey. You are seeking someone to either walk with you through your journey and hold you accountable for the goals you set for yourself or for someone who can simply listen with an open mind.

Have you been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected? Would you like to gain more control of your emotions, manage stress, gain confidence and balance? It is not uncommon to have physical, emotional, and mental health concerns exacerbated by day-to day-stressors. We all can become overwhelmed and struggle with difficult emotions at times. Whether you are looking for therapy to address fear, anger, anxiety, trauma, or a specific situation, a health concern, event, grief, or major stressor; there is hope. Let me help.

I offer therapy services for clients looking for a therapist who is trauma-informed. I aim to form a relationship with clients in order to work together towards healing and more internal integration. I am passionate about finding ways to empower clients to step more fully into themselves, less inhibited by the weight of trauma and shame.

Is anxiety and frustration keeping you from functioning fully? Is your mood so flat that nothing feels enjoyable? Are you worried about what another person thinks of you? Do you wonder what is being said about you? Do you wonder why everyone else seems to be having such a great life? Is sense of purpose lost? Do your thoughts always seem negative no matter what you try to think about? Do you feel stuck, frustrated and resentful? Does change seem out of your grasp? Is change something you can't even think about? Is change something that happens for everyone else so you just don't think about it? Do think about it today.

We all faced a lot of difficulties and stress during the pandemic. Anxiety became overwhelming among youth and even children. A lot of families fell apart because of fear, stress, and feelings of uncertainty. We all deserve some support and help through these difficult times. If you want to get rid of anxiety, anger, fear, and gain balance, my sessions will be very helpful for you.

Are you feeling stuck? Is it starting to impact the relationship with yourself or others? My clients are caring, well-intentioned, and often overextended individuals dealing with various responsibilities (career, education, relationships, health, friendship, family, financial stress, etc.) I help my clients establish healthy coping strategies for their stress and anxieties to restore their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. My office is a safe space to be human. It's truly an honor to walk alongside my clients as they work through their challenges and embrace the aspects of life that are most important to them.

WayFare Counseling offers mental health therapy for a wide range of concerns that you or your loved ones may be dealing with in daily life. Our practice allows for a safe, non-judgmental space for identifying and treating issues like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and substance use disorders. We believe therapy should be a collaborative experience between a counselor and client, and this is something WayFare Counseling uniquely emphasizes to dispel the stigma and shame associated with mental health concerns.

My ideal client is someone who really wants to get sober and change their life. Their issues are addiction, alcoholism and dually diagnosed clients that have trauma, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression that want full recovery. They want to gain freedom from active addiction and become rocketed into recovery. They want to have fun in life!

Do you find that you're not happy, too stressed and overwhelmed or not living the life you had imagined for yourself? Are you repeating the same mistakes over and over again but don't know how to do things differently? Therapy helps because it's about breaking the patterns that aren't working for you. It's also about learning how to deal with people and situations differently.

Why me? I take a direct approach to helping you experiment with changes you need to make to get your life on track and feel better. I'll ask questions, challenge, probe. I'll hold up a mirror so you can see yourself, then make decisions from your core. I'll help you find your true self, whom you may meet for the very first time. If you're ready to take a deeper look, I'm all about awakening, integration, treating the whole person. It's a transformative process that takes time. Have you reached that place of choicelessness, where you are compelled to transfigure? Intricately interwoven complexities call for multi-faceted approaches.

The mission of LR Counseling is to empower individuals to reach their fullest potential. Services are provided to produce life changing results for each client. Counseling sessions will enhance self-attunement, healthy relationships, and ability to fulfill life goals. When a person is able to connect with their true self and purpose they are able to live a life of joy, success, and freedom.

“Girl, you got it all together!” That’s what they say. But inside you’re falling apart because you feel so stuck and unhappy. You no longer connect with the person that others see on the outside, because you’re paralyzed on the inside. So instead you go through your days wearing a mask, feeling like a failure, stressed & overwhelmed, and/or battling feelings of "not enoughness." You find yourself asking, “When is life REALLY going to begin for me?”

Therapy is about establishing re-connection. Re-connection to others (friends, family, partners, etc) of course, but primarily re-connection to Self...our feelings, our thoughts, our beliefs, and a sense of safety in our bodies. If you struggle with depression, anxiety, dissociation, substance abuse, self-harming, or other self-sabotaging behaviors you just may be trying your best to survive intolerable circumstances as you move through this world. Without a safe connection to Self, relationships to others are inevitably disrupted.

Imagine that you are engaged in a battle of tug-of-war. In between you and the “monster” is a dark bottomless pit that you struggle against falling into. Some days it looks like maybe you are winning the battle; other days you are barely avoiding falling in to the pit. Humans are hardwired for pain and suffering. The good news is that rooted deep within us is also the capacity for growth and transcendence. Readiness for therapy involves an opening up to new possibilities and experience and a willingness to learn more supportive ways of relating and responding to life’s challenges, or in other words, learning to drop the rope.

With 30 years of clinical experience I offer a confidential, warm , caring environment in which life's difficulties can be explored and sensitively addressed. My style is interactive and solution oriented and I am told I bring wisdom and a sense of humor to the relationship.