I have over 30 years experience helping people to reach their psychological and physical health goals. I am pragmatic and employ a structured, goal oriented approach. I am trained in both psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches and I will identify your individual needs and use a treatment strategy that will best meet these needs with a supportive but direct approach. While I will draw on my knowledge and experience in my work with you, I continue to grow as a professional and I will also be learning from you and employ these fresh insights in your treatment.

Thirty plus years of experience utilizing psychodynamic psychotherapy in adult, marital (couples), child, and family therapy. Further training and supervision was gleaned at the Institute for Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis of N.J. Although my orientation is eclectic, I lean towards an interpersonal interactive approach with my clients, unless contraindicated. Being devoted, helpful and constructive in working together with clients to achieve whatever goals one has such as the following: relief from stress or depression, improving emotional connections & intimacy, coping with conflict, adversity, and success, & confidence building to feel hopeful and passionate about loving, working, and living life.

I am a psychotherapist with over 45 years experience working with adults, adolescents, couples and families. Sometimes people need help with a specific problem such as a marital conflict, parenting concerns or family discord. Other problems may be impaired self-esteem, worrisome personal or work relationships, addictions, anxiety or depression. I frequently work with adolescents and their parents as well as those struggling with panic attacks, obsessive/compulsive behaviors, phobias, work-stress, alcohol/drug abuse, divorce, bereavement and traversing many of life's transitions. I help old problems with fresh insights.

My clients say that I am caring, warm, easy to talk to, solution focused and skilled. My goal for you is to feel better, heal, make positive changes and have a successful happy life. During my 25 years of experience I have worked with children, teens, schools, individuals, couples, families and groups with struggles from life circumstances, anxiety and depression. My expertise is with helping the special needs family navigate the complicated array of needs, including school issues and integrate the emotions and counseling needs of the child/teen and family as a whole. I work with many families where there is a child or adult with Autism and ADHD. Where ADHD is present, in addition to counseling, I provide coaching and organizational strategies.

I believe that therapy can be transformative. Seeking therapy is an incredibly brave action to take, and I am here to actively and empathically listen to you without judgment, help you make sense of difficulties, and work through them by taking big issues and making them more manageable. Together, we will problem-solve in ways that work for you. I seek to help you find strength and empowerment through expressing and understanding your life's unique narrative, and together, through the therapeutic process, we will work to help you lessen life's stress, grow as a thinking, feeling individual, and thrive in your relationships.

I am a clinical psychologist with 23 years experience working with individuals, couples and families. I received my degree from Rutgers University and am certified in several approaches to therapy. While cognitive and behavioral therapies act as my foundation, I teach many interpersonal and self-help strategies (eg, conflict resolution, assertiveness & communication training, meditation, self-hypnosis, emotion & trauma resolution). I work successfully with individuals and couples who struggle with problems at home, school or work, and in relationships.

Yes, the world may be becoming more complex, but that doesn’t mean that we cannot create new habits that make our lives a bit simpler. Helping to strengthen and develop successful coping strategies to improve life situations. My passion is to ultimately empower others to manage their own lives independently. Some people struggle with rejection, anxiety, depression; others are looking for help in processing their emotions or just need an extra ear. Sometimes just talking with someone and being able to process with one who is nonjudgmental is what we all need. Let's seek clarity and meaning together.

Many things can trigger a call to a therapist: Overwhelming anxiety, persistent feelings of depression, unfulfilling or problematic relationships at home or at work, or sudden changes in life circumstances (health, financial, or interpersonal). Talking to a therapist in a supportive environment can be very helpful. Therapy helps you figure out what you want to get out of life, identify what gets in your way, and work out new ways of approaching your goals. When you come in regularly to talk, exploring patterns and identifying factors that interfere with achieving goals, your life tends to improve.

A lot of focus on people with anxiety and depression disorder. Mood swings or other emotional midsections that are causing some level of conflict in their family, social, educational or financial life. A majority of the people I work vary in what they know about themselves from just knowing somethings and wanting to fix it to others being forced by a friend, family member or just some stranger that passed along my name to someone. Range of symptoms from minor to discharges from high levels of care.

People end up in my office because what were once adaptive styles of coping no longer work for them. I provide a warm, safe environment in which they can begin to understand why they feel and/or act the way they do, and to try to learn new, more effective ways to cope with what they are dealing with now, and what may come their way in the future.

As a solution focused Addictions and Trauma Therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that you want to celebrate. While we can't change situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve life challenges. I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to my client's individual needs to help attain the personal growth they are striving for. I recognize that to many change feels unattainable. However, In a nonjudgmental relaxing environment I can help you develop the confidence and skills to carry out change in a non-threatening way.

You've been feeling disconnected from your job, creative interests, your kids. You’re not sure where things are at with your relationship. You keep being told you shut down all the time, but you just feel emotionally bound up. The conflicting feelings of wanting to hole up in your room and the stewing cauldron of dread in your gut are getting to you. The tense political discussions and covid restrictions are adding to your unease. You're not typically someone who asks for help. It's even hard for you to ask for directions. But having a therapist in your corner can truly be life-changing.

My most successfull work has been with clients struggling with issues related to anxiety, depression, unresolved grief and all types of boundary issues including: assertiveness training, power/control issues, dependent personality, parenting, co-dependency and conflict resolution. Marital therapy and interpersonal relationship issues are also a specialty which includes work, peer, dating and family issues. People need support, guidance and a working connection with a professional who has experience and can help them navigate through life's struggles. I help people untangle knots and long held beliefs that are holding them back.

We are professionals who focus on alcoholism, weight loss , crisis , domestic violence and psychological assessments reports and evaluations . We also help our clients / couples to develop a matured , happier relationship with themselves as individuals, and as a couple . We also specialize in crisis management in the work place . We treat substance abuse ,alcohol addictions, and other types of addictions .We work with teenagers and young adults to develop coping skills in high school and universities ." We offer a free visual consultation for adolescents, teenagers, adults , women , men . couples and veterans".

I provide a supportive, warm, and empathetic atmosphere in order to help each person find peace, happiness, and comfort in their lives and relationships. I provide services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families and offer individual therapy, marriage and couples counseling, family systems therapy, substance abuse and addiction counseling and assessments.

Making that first call to begin psychotherapy can be a challenging part of the process. And yet there are times you may find yourself in need of support to sort through some of life's problems. It is possible to find relief by making sense of emotional struggles and allowing change to happen. I use an approach which helps develop an awareness of why we act the way we do, and allows us to imagine strategies to alleviate the causes of our discomfort and emotional pain.

I, Ron Silikovitz, Ph.D., am a licensed clinical psychologist. I have offices in West Orange and Elizabeth, New Jersey. My specialty areas include: Forensic psychology (parent coordination, therapeutic visitation, custody/parenting time evaluation, relocation evaluation, risk assessment, personal injury, assessment and treatment of sexual offenders and victims, competency, termination of parental rights and adoption, and expert witness testimony), individual psychotherapy, couples therapy,family therapy.

Hello, I’m an integrative therapist and life coach. I work with clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, grief, transitions and relationship issues. I also work with couples and families using Emotionally Focused therapy. I strongly believe in meeting you where you are at in life and creating a genuine, safe and non-judgemental space in which clients can build resources with-in themselves to face and uncover hidden truths that will set them free.

Do you sometimes feel overly anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed, despite feeling successful in other areas of your life? Do you find that your family relationships or friendships are often difficult or lacking the support you need? Or are you struggling with new life circumstances, such as parenthood, pregnancy, divorce, or death of a loved one? As a compassionate, experienced psychotherapist I'm here to listen and help. I believe change is always possible, and I promise to provide a safe, nonjudgemental space for your journey.