Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Alpine, NJ

I am a clinical psychologist licensed in New York and New Jersey with training from UCLA and Columbia University in the assessment and treatment of anxiety and compulsive disorders. I am committed to working collaboratively with my clients to improve their quality of life. I strive to help my clients clarify their goals and learn the skills they need to achieve them.

I am licensed in New York and New Jersey with 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, and depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I am here to support and empower you in that journey. I have training in psychoanalytic therapy, CBT, hypnotherapy, substance abuse and couples counseling. My approach is goal focused psychodynamic therapy and I am eclectic in nature. I have worked with adults and adolescents.

Identify personal challenges and achieve goals. Gain a stronger sense of self-awareness, rediscover your inner strengths and connect to restorative practices. I can guide you on your journey from pain/survival to thriving and enjoying a fulfilling life. Soy Latina, hablo Espanol. My expertise is grounded in over 25 years of experience with strong intuition and empathic listening. I work with individuals and couples. I offer online Tele-therapy counseling. I am a writer and enjoy working with creative and artistic personalities. Restore, Recover, Renew!

Clover Counseling is a virtual practice built to support clients struggling with OCD, anxiety, depression, and general life changes that emphasizes evidence based interventions. No matter what you are going through, every client deserves an opportunity to experience a quiet mind and a supportive environment.

We offer a practical approach to therapy! We can support you with depression, anxiety, stress, life changes, attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) relationship problems, family conflict, parenting support, trauma/ PTSD, anger management, grief/ bereavement, somatic disorders, eating disorders, and bullying.

Are you feeling stressed, anxious, confused about your life, sad, lonely or unsatisfied? Or perhaps you're struggling with difficulties in your relationships or other complex life dilemmas? Life's struggles are not meant to be conquered alone and I'm here to help! Using my caring, warm, down-to-earth and non-judgemental counseling style, I can help you figure out what your emotions are communicating to you and support you in finding the best courses of action to take. If you are ready to start your therapeutic journey today please visit my website at sarapasternaklcsw.com and fill out a booking request form!

I strive to provide realistic, meaningful ways to improve your life. My style is personalized, compassionate, focused, and flexible. I am devoted to helping people reconnect to what matters most in their lives and regain the energy and focus they need to achieve their goals. I formulate a clear idea of where therapy can go to address your concerns, and will share what to expect from each treatment option, session to session, so that the process is not vague or mysterious to you. I am currently able to provide teletherapy in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Vermont, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida.

I am a School Psychologist and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked with diverse clientele from many cultural, religious, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Clients should expect a decrease in their anxiety, an improvement in their affect, an improved mood and strategies to improve their daily coping skills and functioning.

I am a licensed and board certified creative arts therapist with a master’s degree from Pratt Institute. I integrate a trauma-informed care practice with humanistic, client-centered, and psychodynamic approaches. I believe in the strength of creative problem solving and coping skills to assist clients in reaching their goals through the healing process. I have worked with a wide range of populations and settings including: outpatient clinics with adults, respite programs with adults with developmental disabilities, school settings, and community-based programs with children and adolescents.

Each of us is a truly original, unrepeatable, irreplaceable, unique, sacred, precious, creative, talented and healthy self that through a process of nature and nurture spends each moment of time evolving and expressing ourselves through love, compassion, caring, empathy and other virtuous relationships. Therapy is a process of celebrating the evolution of each person's true self. It is our way, modern and ancient, eastern and western, artistic and technological, spiritual and practical of Self development. Therapy is also our newest and oldest path of protecting, nurturing, supporting and upholding all that is virtuous, positive, meritorious, innocent, ethical, benevolent and philanthropic in ourselves while learning to handle, manage, cope, organize, and select our purpose, meaning and priorities in life. Therapy teaches us the surivival skills that help us become efficacious and masterful in life. We establish, goals we wish to achieve, priorities we wish to establish, a clear plan of action, which evolves as we evolve, with the help of a trained professional who respects both our free will and our fate, our unique mission and our destiny.

The Agresta Psychotherapy group has been providing psychotherapeutic services in the Metropolitan area for over thirty years. I, personally, have worked in the mental health profession in various capacities for over 20 years. My specialties include anxiety disorders, relationship counseling, women's issues and family and group therapy. I established a division of APG called Women's Wellness. Women's Wellness specializes in problems commonly associated with women, such as postpartum depression, fertility, adoption and surrogacy, women's cancers, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, parenting skills and couples issues.

I am dual licensed as both a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and as a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) and work with adults, adolescents and couples. I am experienced counseling individuals with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, interpersonal issues including personality disorders, relationship issues and social phobias. Among those I serve are individuals also affected by chemical addiction. I've worked with individuals, spouses, parents and Adult Children of Alcoholics/Addicts (ALCOA) who wish to recover from their direct or indirect experiences with addiction. I also work with people with a history of physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse.

I work with individuals and couples of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations, treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief/loss, eating disorders, couples in crisis, professional dilemmas, parenting issues and more. I also specialize in coping with pain, fatigue, insomnia, and chronic illness including chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, and fibromyalgia.

I am committed to providing my clients superior quality, highly specialized, mental health services. I strive to maintain the highest standards of excellence, integrity, quality of care, and professionalism. As a humanistic therapist with extensive training in multiple modalities, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential so that you can lead a happier and more fulfilling life. We will work together to better understand and resolve the challenges in your life. Individual and couples therapy are available.

You have felt pressure your whole life. Maybe it was pressure from your family: pressure to succeed, a parent’s expectations to live up to, a family culture where you never felt good enough, or pressure to be someone you were not. Or maybe you have put pressure on yourself: to make others happy (often sacrificing your own happiness), to never let others down, to always excel and achieve, or to not take up too much space in the world. You’re exhausted and you wish you could just turn off the noise in your head: the self-criticism, the worry, or the feelings of uncertainty. You want to feel free to live life on your terms.

Motivation, warmth, encouragement and a supportive environment is at the core of all treatment I provide to both individuals and families. Therapy is an important tool for anyone looking for deeper growth both personally and emotionally. I have been afforded the opportunity to treat those combating anxiety, ADHD, depression, identity issues, life transition concerns, marital conflict, parenting stress, and relationship friction. The work has allowed me to treat individuals and families at all life stages, each with different backgrounds and personal histories, but always with a meaningful connection formed in the process.

Everyone feels anxious or depressed at times. Difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous, or anxious. These feelings are normal reactions to the stressors of everyday life. Are you experiencing these feelings daily for no apparent reason, making it difficult to carry on with normal, everyday functioning? When anxiety and depression are persistent, uncontrollable, or overwhelming it's time to seek help.

I feel that anyone who is looking for guidance and needs someone to help them along their journey is a client that I can help. Everyone of us has struggles and I want to help my clients reach the potential that they know they have and live the life that they always wanted for themselves.

I work with individuals struggling with stress, work-life imbalances, & toxic relationships using a unique blend of therapeutic and coaching techniques in a time when you may be feeling overwhelmed, confused and lost. While my speciality is helping people in high-performing and high-burnout careers mitigate unproductive work and life habits, I love to work with people who are looking for something “more” out of their lives. Together we will find the best fit to help determine your goals, provide direction and start on a path of boundaries, assertiveness, and happiness.