I bring empathy and effective care to individuals, couples, students and parents struggling with relationship issues and emotional ups and downs. Are you wondering: How do my moods affect my relationships, and vice versa? How can I find and be a great romantic partner? How can I raise my children to be equipped for happy and independent adult lives? How can I heal and move on after a break-up or being laid off? I can help you to build great relationships and feel more empowered. Read more at JudyCares.com!

What is Art Therapy? This is the number one question asked of me. Briefly, as defined by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), "Art therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the art therapist, use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem. A goal in art therapy is to improve or restore a client's functioning and his/her sense of personal well-being." The creative process lends itself readily to meeting the individual where they are at in the present moment. My personal style mirrors this. I utilize both the non-verbal and verbal processes to facilitate understanding, awareness and growth. My particular areas of expertise are grief/loss, attachment issues (i.e.foster care/adoption), trauma, mood instability, and disordered personality.

Hello there - thanks for taking the time to look into my profile! At some point in our lives, we have all felt sad, anxious, lonely, or angry. This is normal and part of the human process. But, we sometimes get locked into these emotions, and it begins to feel like our life is out of control or we are in over our heads. My goal is to re-direct you back into living a valued life through the application of evidence-based psychological approaches - in other words, treatments backed up by science/research. So, while we spend our time talking and processing, I am also helping you develop new ways of thinking, accepting, and living.

**CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** I believe therapy can help you find solutions, and peace you have been looking for. Whether you are experiencing changes in jobs, feeling lost about your life's path, seeking help in setting goals, or need a a safe place to process your stress, sadness, worries; I can help. I am empathetic, non-judgmental, and warm. I specialize in helping adults and teens learn skills to manage their emotions and life struggles. I coach parents in how to support their children through difficulties such as mental health issues.

Worried moms & frazzled dads, look no further! Maybe your child/teen is anxious, worried, sad, angry, or acting out. You've tried empathy, rewards, punishments, extra attention, special privileges. You've read books, consulted parenting blogs, & asked other parents for advice. Whatever you try, it may even work for a few days but then all the old problems come right back. Maybe your boy wants to dress like a girl and it's freaking you out. Maybe your teen declares "I'm queer"--what does that even mean? You're exhausted, frustrated, and worried about your child's future.

You're busy, and that's part of the problem. You’ve been thinking about therapy for a while -- between getting it done at work, parenting your ass off, trying to be the partner you think your partner deserves, managing family obligations, PTA, book club, carpool… In fact, thoughts of therapy have probably popped up as you’re lying in bed at night worrying through your mental to-do list for tomorrow while too exhausted to sleep and knowing that tomorrow won’t provide any more of a break than today did (spoiler alert: there was no break). And you just want a friggin' rest without worrying that those you love won't suffer for it.

Calling upon my 20+ year experience as a training and development executive combined with my degree in counseling, I provide a unique perspective and approach to counseling. My specialty is a solution-based, action-oriented model. I counsel individuals, couples & families who are facing significant life transitions, including career/job, relationship/marriage, health/wellness, or specific goal-seeking issues. I partner with my clients to address their impediments to change. By crafting a strategy to achieve personal and professional goals, including identifying the psychological barriers to achieving them, I help turn these goals into reality.

Are you in a state of fear and worry due to the uncertainty of the current pandemic? Are transitions such as too much time at home, loss of your usual coping strategies, or changes in routine stressing you out? Or have you been considering therapy for a while and now is the perfect time? I specialize in anxiety management and trauma therapy and can help! I strive to provide you with strategies and tools to help you begin seeing the changes you desire in a safe, nonjudgmental environment. I understand that seeking therapy is a challenging and courageous step for anyone to take. I am offering online sessions to start your journey now.

Hello, and welcome to my page. I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker, an Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist in New Jersey. I graduated with a Bachelors and Masters in Social Work from Seton Hall University with a concentration in mental health and substance abuse. I have over eight years of experience in the field, working with children, families, and individuals as an agent of support and guidance. I have changed the lives of many, from children to geriatrics. My specialty is working with vulnerable populations.

I am here to support you as an individual, a couple, or a family. If you are experiencing stress, depression, or anxiety due to a change in your circumstances, or to ongoing relationship problems, my goal is to assist you to heal and resolve difficulties. I work with many different family and marital issues, including helping adoptive families. I welcome couples and families, including young children, with whom I work in close consultation with their parents. Cómo terapeuta bilingual, estoy aquí para apoyar a Ud. como individuo, pareja, o familia.

***Not Accepting New Clients at this Time*** These are very difficult times we are experiencing. Stressors from family relationships, career, social circles, and other oppressive, traumatic life events can be overwhelming to deal with. But, despite these stressors, you are still here and you are still strong. It takes courage to seek the help you need and to prioritize your own well being. You are making a courageous decision and you deserve a quality, fulfilled life, in spite of traumas and relational struggles.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!!! As a Licensed Associate Counselor, I have extensive experience working with a wide range of diverse clientele from varied socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. I have worked in clinical outpatient settings, intensive outpatient programs, and partial care substance abuse rehab care and eating disorder care, providing individual therapy, group therapy, and psycho-educational facilitation. I have also been a teacher for many years and have experience navigating the educational system.

My supportive and thoughtful approach to psychotherapy involves helping clients to take a look at themselves and their choices to determine whether their personal styles are working for them. In this way, clients become more aware of how they relate to others and how to make healthy choices to reduce and better manage stress, improve mood, and enhance relationships. Identifying maladaptive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and making changes in those patterns, helps people to live more rewarding and satisfying lives. Therapy is a process in which people learn to live more adaptively and with more personal fulfillment.

I practice from a strength-based, insight-oriented, and collaborative approach individualized to meet the unique needs of each client. I offer an empathetic, supportive, and accepting environment for my clients to feel heard and understood while also challenged and inspired to take on new perspectives, ways of thinking, and daily practices. Therapy is a process that can provide tools to relieve immediate stress, but also an opportunity to explore the underlying meanings, behavioral patterns, and relationship dynamics in order to lead a life of authenticity and genuine fulfillment. My clients also strive to positively impact society.

Sometimes we believe the negativity that is around as well as directed at us. Sometimes emotions can become overwhelming and confusing and we start to believe things are hopeless. This can affect our lives and our relationships to those around us.

Do you have relational conflicts? I help couples, teens and families to improve communications. In life we face challenging times: Loss, divorce, transitions and disappointments. Chronic pain, illness, grief and the loss of a loved one often compel individuals to seek therapy. I also specialize in adolescents and college students assisting them with growth and independence. Many issues occur, such as sexual identity, friendship conflicts, drugs and alcohol as well as academic challenges. Building trust in a safe place,may help you transform and grow. Therapy allows a new awareness of life and love can occur!

I provide clients with a safe and confidential space to process and manage many of life's transitions. I believe that treatment should be tailored to you and your own unique needs. Therapy can be focused on different areas of your life such as improving your mood, exploring various identities, improving your ability to manage your emotions, exploring family issues, parenting, processing interpersonal problems or just wanting to enhance your quality of life.

I have over 15 years of clinical experience working with people from different backgrounds who are dealing with mental health concerns. Mental health can be compromised by chronic stress that negatively affects our mind and body. Stress can be a result of challenging workplace environments, family difficulties, personal emotional problems, or the experience loss or trauma. I have particular expertise in helping those working and living in intense high pressure environments and dealing with stressors that may have caused depression and anxiety, identity concerns, relationship problems, workplace conflicts or academic difficulties, family problems, and serious mental health challenges. I provide both individual and couples therapy.

I work with individuals, couples and families, to help them overcome difficulties and build strength. I work with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, difficulties with life transitions, and communication and relational struggles. "Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength" - Sigmund Freud.