Therapists in Cranford, NJ

I am a LSW with years of experience treating teen/adolescents and their families. My areas of specialty and focus are depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, mood disorders, and trauma. The driving force behind my practice is to create a nurturing environment where kids can grow into healthy adults with learned coping skills and a better understanding of their own identity.

Currently, accepting new clients! As a therapist, I provide a safe space for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions while navigating life's unpredictability. My goal is to build trusting therapeutic relationships to foster personal growth, and develop healthy coping strategies.

My ideal client is someone who is motivated and ready to work on themselves. They are a client who attends each session as scheduled and on time, coming into it with an open mind and willingness to grow. The client would ideally be an adult who is within the LGBTQIA+ community and is coming to me to work on bettering themselves. Their issues would include depression, anxiety, and questioning their gender and sexual identity.

Namaste! In today's fast paced world, it’s easy to be stressed at your work, school, or in relationships. This may have left you feeling alone, overwhelmed, anxious, sad, and disconnected. Talk therapy with a trained, experienced clinician in a safe, non-judgmental environment may help you achieve your goals of wellness, and self-realization. We will together formulate a pathway for you to cultivate better coping methods, improve self-esteem, and be a more healthful you.

I view psychotherapy as a journey of discovery and healing taken together as you uncover patterns of behavior, explore childhood experiences, and confront the complexities of the present. I work with adolescents and young adults to help them explore their innermost thoughts, feelings, and conflicts. By understanding the roots of their challenges, clients can develop new perspectives, coping skills, and healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.

Welcome to therapy! My goal when entering a therapeutic relationship is to provide a safe, inclusive, and nonjudgmental space to tell your story. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life, and I am here to support and empower you in that journey. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy techniques to help you improve your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and work on achieving your personal goals in a timely manner. The goal is to work on your perception of your issues through a different lens and to understand that you have the power to make meaningful changes in the healing process.

I am a NY and NJ Licensed Therapist. Talk therapy is not just "talking about your problems"; it is also working toward solutions. Focusing on the past can help explain things in your life, but focusing on the present can help you cope with the present and prepare for the future. I can help you take control of your life, stop the turmoil, find meaning and happiness, so you can make healthier choices about your present and future, and not allow others to make those choices for you.

Why does it feel like your thoughts are working against you? One small decision can keep you tangled up for days, thinking and re-thinking your options. Doubting yourself over and over. It would make sense to you if it were a big decision, but it’s the little things that trip you up. If you could just stop, you absolutely would. Your anxiety always seems to get the best of you. You wonder, why can’t you be like everyone else and just let things go? No one else seems as tangled in their thoughts as you feel like you are. You know this isn’t your best life, but without a different path, you’re stuck.

Healing and change come from awareness, understanding and self-compassion. Therapy will help deepen your understanding of what makes you who you are. This process is empowering and will be the driving force in making positive changes in your life. I have a rich clinical history working with children, adults and couples facing an array of challenges. With extensive experience treating trauma survivors I have been trained in EMDR and incorporate a mindfulness approach into my practice.

My practice philosophy is to understand my patient's situation and then to use many models of possible treatment either alone or together. Relationships can be difficult, life holds its challenges. I am trained in Behavioral Psychology but use it primarily as a tool to manage anxiety and depression. My overall practice is analytic and psychodynamic in nature. I am trained in hypnotherapy and also offer therapy, using a 12 session program, designed to help people with shyness. Another workshop type set of sessions is offered for an assessment of and treatment for, difficulties with motivation in college.

I believe that psychotherapy and coaching are gifts you give yourself. For the past 20 years, I have helped many competent, well-educated men and women whose lives, while "good on paper," are unsatisfying. They feel empty despite successes and have difficulties maintaining healthy relationships with loved ones. My clients feel stuck in their lives and want to make productive changes. I help them examine the ways they repeat the patterns which only lead us to disappointment. I can help you identify these roadblocks to happiness and guide you to create the life you want and deserve.

Are you experiencing a challenging situation in your life at this time? People often seek therapy at vulnerable times in their lives. I work with individuals, couples and families to help them overcome these difficult times. I believe that everyone has the potential to be happy and make positive improvements in their life. I provide support, assistance, and encouragement in a warm, nonjudgmental environment to empower each person to resolve concerns impeding them from living a fulfilling life. In this comfortable setting, my goal is to assist clients to set achievable goals that build on their strengths.

I believe that therapy is a way of better understanding one's thoughts, feelings and actions, allowing a person to elicit change and ultimately become the best version of themselves. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in work with both Individuals and Couples. I treat adults of all ages, who may be dealing with stress and anxiety, depression, low self-esteem/confidence, relationship related issues, maternal mental health issues (such as infertility, loss, postpartum depression and/or anxiety), as well as, new stage of life stressors and transitions.

Upon entering therapy, my clinical approach is tailored to meet each individual's needs. There is not a cookie cutter person, thus, there is no cookie cutter approach to therapy. I work from an eclectic approach, incorporating a multitude of therapeutic modalities to assist my clients in meeting their treatment goals. I generally incorporate cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, person centered, and solution focused therapy strategies into each session. My clients and I will identify struggles and develop empowerment strategies to improve quality of life. In a non judgmental and supportive environment, one can feel safe to explore encountered problems.

"What good is psychotherapy if you're up to your a** in alligators?" A phrase that was used by my favorite professor in graduate school. My goal as a licensed clinical social worker is to meet individuals where they are in life presently, whether they need to process ongoing psychological challenges, or current anxiety and stress related to everyday concerns. With my patients, I want to help process through feelings, thoughts, and behaviors and help facilitate a better understanding of any underlying issues. Ultimately, helping individuals to be able to live a more healthy and productive life.

"I'm so overwhelmed." "I'm not coping well." "I am so alone." "I'm really scared." "I feel I have no control." "I'm so angry." "I'm trying really hard to stay positive, (or sober/clean), but I don't know how much longer I can". Do any of these resonate with you? If you are finding it hard to feel grounded or connected, please know you are in no way alone. If managing daily uncertainty & unknowns have affected you emotionally and physically, mind and body both need your special attention. Navigating life transitions is challenging. However, our toughest challenges present opportunities for extraordinary growth.

Life can be hard and processing that reality makes it more livable. I am motivated to serve brave clients who have reached the decision to speak to heal.

My ideal client is prepared to initiate changes in their life to promote wellness. They are prepared to process internal and external contributors to their mood, discuss options for improvement, and practice healthier skills that will assist in achieving their personal goals. My ideal client is internally motivated and desires emotional balance from concerns such as anxiety, depression, impaired self-esteem, trauma, and interpersonal conflict. They arrive to treatment with goals in mind, and will actively work to experience relief of distressing symptoms.

Same bed, but worlds apart. Maybe you’re in even sleeping in separate rooms at this point. You spend your days, side by side with a person yet still feel achingly alone? You used to be allies, you felt understood. Easily understood. Now you've got to bend over backward to be slightly heard and feel like it's a waste of your breath. Maybe you have no idea when things shifted, maybe you know precisely. One thing you know for certain, is that you want out. Not necessarily out of your marriage, but out of the sad, frustrating place that you’re stuck in. But without a path, it’s just not happening.