Family Therapy in Highland Park, NJ
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Elinor Bashe
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
Have you ever said: "No one ever taught me how to be a parent or spouse?" Perhaps navigating the relationships at work is posing a challenge. I help clients look at patterns of communication and behaviors that aren't working and help them understand their origins. Together, we develop an understanding of what is causing the difficulties so that we may address them successfully. I've been a psychologist for 25 years, helping clients enhance their relationships with
family
members, friends and colleagues. While much of my work is with adults, I am also a child psychologist.

Joseph Sirote
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a licensed clinical social worker and have been counseling individuals, families, and groups for the past 22 years. My specialty is working with adult men who are struggling with relationships and life transitions. Through my training and teaching of therapeutic wilderness survival and my years working and teaching at Rutgers University, I am very familiar with the issues young adults and adults in today's world are challenged with. Additionally, I have spent many years working at Arms Acres and The SAFE Foundation, with individuals and
family
members of individuals struggling with process of addiction and recovery.

Lauren Kayla Greenberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Making the decision to start therapy can be one of the most difficult steps in the therapeutic process so first I'd like to commend you. Reaching out for professional support is a direct indication of your strength, your courage and your resilience. Part of my philosophy, as a therapist, has to do with helping folks attain their own personal goals. Whether you are dealing with individual,
family
or relationship oriented challenges we can work together to attain a vision created by you.
Highland Park, NJ 08904
& Online

Larry Fisch
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
My primary orientations are
Family
Systems Therapy as well as Cognitive Behavioral, and Dialectical Behavioral therapies.
Therapy is about feeling better. It's a learning process. It requires a comfortable atmosphere, conducive to talking and expressing inner feelings. I try to create this environment by offering respect, sensitivity and compassion. I bring enthusiasm, and hope to the therapeutic process, as well as insight and creativity. This, in turn, helps one to develop an understanding of one's self and one's circumstances, and thus, the process of change begins, where one can acquire an ability to tackle whatever the challenge may be.

Hana Melnik
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I work with people who want more satisfaction in their lives,as it relates to transitions in the areas of relationships, career, education and
family
life cycle. People who are open to learning and healing themselves in the pursuit of growth and balance. I collaborate with individuals and their families to help them with mental, emotional and behavioral challenges such as anxiety, depression, relational conflicts and more. As an experienced psychotherapist, I will work with you to develop tools and skills to face expected and unexpected challenges, overcome limiting patterns of belief and facilitate your personal empowerment.

Paulette Moore Hines
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am solutions-oriented and integrate
family
, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic and trauma-based therapies .
Everyone encounters problems which have the potential to negatively impact our sense of relational, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Often, I work with people who have adopted patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that leave them feeling 'stuck' in repeating faulty problem solutions, With my support as a trained mental health professional, therapy represents an opportunity to slow down, develop an expanded view of 'the problem', understand what happened to block problem resolution to date, renew hope, develop and implement a roadmap to get where you want to go, and, ultimately, achieve the balance essential to realizing one's full potential.
Not accepting new clients

Manda Gatto
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
My specialty areas include mental health issues of children, adolescents and adults; developmental/life transitions; families and
family therapy
; group therapy; trauma; women's issues; substance use disorders; LGBT and gender non-conformity, advocacy in the mental health care system.
Whether you are coping with a new challenge or working through an old challenge in a new way, I believe that good therapy begins with a relationship between the therapist and client, it has to work for you for it to work. My goal is to provide respectful, compassionate, genuinely caring services from a person-centered perspective in order to assist people to achieve satisfaction with their lives. I work to support individuals, groups and families to re/discover and utilize their own inherent strengths and resources, capacity for growth and goals for transformation.

Ginamarie Miro
Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, DRCC
Verified
Verified
I am a licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist (MA, LPC, NCC) / Certified Life-Coach, with a background in fine art/art therapy. I have been working in the mental health field for the past 6 years at various settings: inpatient/outpatient level of care, and private practice as well as utilize individual,
family
and group therapy to enhance overall treatment.
Waitlist for new clients

Jeremy Lichtman
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Emotional, mental, and behavioral challenges come in all shapes and sizes; my goal is to help you and your
family
develop the skills and tools to face those challenges head-on.
As a psychologist with expertise in CBT and DBT, I care deeply about providing the very best treatment to my clients. My therapy approach utilizes research-supported techniques to treat clients according to their individualized needs, making sure to collaborate with parents, school personnel, and medical providers. I support my clients by providing them with straightforward feedback and a clear plan, and by helping them develop skills to improve their lives.

Ferd Palumbo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Emotional, mental, and behavioral challenges come in all shapes and sizes; my goal is to help you and your
family
develop the skills and tools to face those challenges head-on.
As a clinician who is passionate about ensuring that clients have access to top-of-the-line therapy, I have focused my training on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, the gold standard of evidence-based mental health treatments. Using CBT's research-supported techniques, I support my clients by providing them with a clear plan tailored to their individual needs, helping them develop skills to improve their lives.

Alyssa Jeffers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As humans, we are social by nature, but sometimes talking to even our closest friends and
family
can seem like a difficult task.
If you’ve made it to this profile, you can take a deep breath and relax a little because you’ve taken the first, and probably most difficult, step in your healing journey. Anxiety and depression may tell us we’re okay on our own or that we may be a burden to others, but it can be helpful to let someone else provide guidance and help navigate the difficult things life throws our way.

Jordan Feldman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
The majority of my clients are adults who are seeking ways to manage depression and anxiety, which may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term). The most common issues are associated with relationships,
family
dynamics, adjustment to new situations, bereavement and end-of-life care. I also work with those caring for loved ones with dementia and other long-term illnesses.

Monica McGoldrick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PhC(hc)
Verified
Verified
I have reputation for dealing with culturally diverse clients, and complex
family
relationships involving estrangement, conflicts, unresolved grief, divorce, step-parenting.
I work with individuals, couples and families to set and achieve their goals- resolving conflicts, increasing their life satisfaction, overcoming estrangement, depression, anxiety. I focus on couple issues, individual problems, child focused problems, secrets, grief, intergenerational conflicts, divorce, remarriage, step-parenting, sibling conflicts.

Jeffrey Pusar
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
Raising two athletic boys in a two career
family
also helps me to understand how psychologically challenging modern life has become.
My practice specializes in helping people deal with life's increasingly complex challenges with special focus on the psychological demands of finding joy and happiness in one's life. Treatment includes dealing finding one's inner authentic self which gets lost in the face of life's problems. My focus includes helping people cope with emotional isolation and loneliness as well as developing and maintaining one's personal life to find happiness, fulfillment and intimacy in primary relationships. My practice also includes helping women find pleasure and satisfaction in dealing with the impossible balance of work, home and relationship life.

Jeff Savlov
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
*If you are looking for my
family
business consulting practice, go to: www.blumandsavlov.com.* I have many years of experience helping people to find relief from anxiety, depression and relationship problems. Also, I find it very rewarding to guide people in creating the best life possible by helping them to develop greater confidence, improve friendships and intimate relationships (dating, marriage, long-term life partnerships), get more satisfaction out of work and have more fun and meaningful lives. My style is interactive and conversational and an in-person meeting is the best way to find out if we are a good match to work together.

Theresa Messineo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC, CCTP, CCS
Verified
Verified
I welcome all clients who would like to improve their well being and their
family
, intimate, or work relationships. I will help you gain greater insight into your behaviors and feelings so that you may ultimately make choices to live a more free, fulfilled, happy life.

Del Sasso
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
In addition to individual therapy, I provide
family
gender evaluations (when a minor has expressed gender-related needs), adult transition support and surgical evaluations, and all levels of trainings and consulting in gender diversity for health, mental health, educational, legal and business settings.
Creating a space where you can find and nourish your most authentic self is my passion! I've had the honor of witnessing countless journeys of gender and sexual identity exploration, gender transitions and coming out processes, relationship and career transitions, and spiritual transformations. Together, we tailor treatment to your goals and strengths, with a strong, open relationship between us as the core of our work. My wholistic approach is trauma and liberation informed, often integrating mindfulness, energy and body work, and Internal
Family
Systems (understanding and supporting young parts stuck in old patterns).

Shalonda Kelly
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I provide psychotherapy for couples, families, children, and adults from diverse backgrounds. I help to keep the peace at home, by enhancing intimacy, expressing emotions, improving communication skills, decreasing fighting, and bridging differences in personalities and habits, such as ways of managing finances, and finding time to enjoy each other. I help my clients to navigate normal life changes and stresses such as marriage and parenthood, divorce, step- and blended
family
changes, and recovering from infidelity. I help to address school and academic problems, "stinking thinking", child behavior problems, common (and uncommon) disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.

Institute for Personal Growth
Psychologist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Here at IPG, we know it's the connection between therapist and client that is most important. We have around 30 therapists through 3 offices in Freehold, Highland Park, and Jersey City. Since 1983 we've combined compassionate care with high-level expertise. We provide individual,
family
, child, and relationship counseling for problems ranging from depression to life transitions to marital strife. We also have a large group of certified sex therapists, a special focus on the LGBTQ community, services for transgender youth, therapy for those involved in BDSM and/or consensual non-monogamy, and a group for sex and pornography addicts.

Jacob Winkler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP, CAMS-II
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
You’re aware that time is running out. You think about this more than others, which can get very lonely. You seek that which is meaningful, authentic, sacred. You’ve put time, money and energy into this quest. You’re exhausted. You’ve been disappointed so many times. Don’t settle. This is your life, your therapy. You know you need the courage to live by your convictions, but it’s hard to clarify exactly what you believe in. You know you need partnership and community, but when things go sideways in your relationships, at work, with
family
and friends, they’re not telling you what you’re doing wrong.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.