Cognitive Processing (CPT) Therapists in Denville, NJ

It's not uncommon to feel overwhelmed and discouraged at various points in your life. You may be feeling anxious or depressed. Maybe you're experiencing a sense of dissatisfaction — despite attaining significant personal or professional achievements. Perhaps you're confronting situations, challenges, losses or crises that you have not been able to resolve on your own. As a clinical psychologist, I can help you gain insight into the nature of your struggles, process difficult experiences, explore new possibilities and make meaningful changes that promote greater satisfaction in life.

At TCTCS, we are all about providing relief and recovery to any and all survivors of trauma. Throughout our life spans, we will experience a variety of traumas, some of which are little and some will be huge. Everyone experiences these traumas in different ways. Examples of our traumas include but are not limited to: post partum depression, divorce, bullying, cyber stalking, relationship adjustments and separations, loss, medical illnesses, mental health challenges, domestic and/or sexual violence, betrayals and surviving child abuse etc. We have a team of trauma informed therapists who presently have availability.

Are you feeling anxious, sad, depressed, angry, or overwhelmed? Having difficulty in relationships? Maybe you’re feeling stuck, lonely, unmotivated. Perhaps you can’t even pinpoint what is going on but you’re here because you could use someone to talk too. Life has certainly been difficult to navigate these days and it can be easy to lose sight of who you are and what you want out of life. I’m here to help you do the work to get back to the life you want. Let me help guide you on your healing journey.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed with feelings of anxiety or depression and you are searching for a safe space to process these emotions, I am here to help! I focus on providing a non-judgmental space and supportive environment to help clients find peace. My therapeutic process with clients is collaborative, encouraging, yet challenging at the same time. I use treatment approaches such as: person-centered, strengths-based therapy, motivational interviewing and meeting clients where they are at. I am passionate about helping clients get through the difficult transitions life can bring.

Welcome to the Motivational Counseling Center of New Jersey. Our office specializes in working with you to improve your overall mental health and wellbeing. We work closely with our clients to build their motivation, self efficacy and resilience needed to set and work towards goals. Our philosophy is that enhancing meaning and personal empowerment is just as important as treatment of mental illness. It is believed that therapy can be used to not only help reduce your symptoms but grant you improved ability to identify your values, reduce ambivalence towards making needed changes in order to achieve what is most important to you.

My name is Denise Rothman and I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in NC and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in both SC and NJ. I offer a welcoming, non-judgmental approach in working with my clients to help them achieve personal fulfillment and individual growth. I am experienced in treating adults, couples, children, and adolescents with various difficulties including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, ADHD, attachment disorders, parenting issues, family conflicts, and childhood trauma. I am licensed in NC, SC, and NJ and I am available to provide Teletherapy to those who live in these states

Let therapy be your support and stepping stone to reaching your goals. Welcome to the first step to creating change! I know it is not easy to discuss sensitive information with someone other than family or close friends. Therapy is treatment designated to help someone to feel better, grow stronger, and successfully problem solve. Therapy provides techniques and skills to live a better, more gracious life.

I believe most people are innately resilient, and only need a fresh perspective to help them to restore balance to their lives. I begin by getting to know my client's unique life experience, beliefs, concerns, and behaviors. We then work together to identify, challenge and discard self-limiting beliefs and behaviors, and help them choose more constructive beliefs and behaviors that produce positive life outcomes.

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!

When others ask, "How are you?" do you respond, “Good thanks, how are you?" Is this the truth? Do you want to tell someone how you really are? Do you question your ability to cope? It doesn’t have to stay this way. Success in therapy is determined by your motivation for change and my ability to help you gain insight. I have observed amazing progress in those who commit to the process of acceptance and change.

At some point, we have all felt sad, anxious, lonely, or angry. But, sometimes, we get locked into these emotions, and it begins to feel like our life is out of control. My goal is to help you get back onto the path of living a life that you value. While I am trained in the evidence-based practices of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, my therapeutic approach is collaborative. If you don't feel comfortable, then none of this will work. Our working relationship is so important and something that I highly value.

I specialize in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, PTSD and Spiritual Abuse. Sometimes in life we find ourselves in a place where we need to talk with someone else about the burdens that we are carrying in our hearts and our minds. We feel sad, anxious, overwhelmed and helpless. We know that we can't continue to go on this way but we don't know what to do to get out of it. At Grace Space Counseling, you will find the support and help that you need to bridge the gap from existing to thriving in your life. I can provide a safe and secure place for you to find healing and restoration for your heart, mind, body and soul.

My professional experience over the last three decades consists of working in a variety of settings including College Counseling & Psychological Service, Emergency Room Crisis Intervention Counselor, Partial Care Programs, Community Mental Health Center, and Counseling Center for Pregnant Teens. For the past 21 years, I have counseled a diverse population of college students who have struggled with PTSD, Social and General Anxiety, Relationships, Depression, Trauma, Grief/loss, Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders and Life Transitions providing a collaborative relationship in a safe, open and nonjudgmental atmosphere. ​

It is my fundamental belief that every part of our “being” has a purpose. As a result, my practice affirms the “whole” person. Life’s journey is a mosaic of different parts that can be broken and/or shattered into pieces. But, the good news is that I, you and we can be made whole AGAIN. Will you be made whole? Let’s explore the answer together…