Eating Disorders Therapists in Mount Laurel, NJ
I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the state of NJ. I earned a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College and a Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in counseling from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the state of NJ. I earned a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College and a Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in counseling from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
My expertise is in treating Depression, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Eating Disorders, Women's trauma, PTSD, Personality Disorders, Addictions, Anger Management, Adjustment Disorders, and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
I utilize multiple treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I find that both approaches are excellent in treating many psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders, and many more.
My expertise is in treating Depression, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Eating Disorders, Women's trauma, PTSD, Personality Disorders, Addictions, Anger Management, Adjustment Disorders, and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
I utilize multiple treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I find that both approaches are excellent in treating many psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders, and many more.
I work with clients who may be struggling with pregnancy, postpartum, and fertility issues, as well as clients who struggle with disordered eating.
Every day you feel the pressure to be perfect. You wake up, scroll through your social media, and are left feeling inadequate; like something is wrong with you or you don't "have it all together" the way it seems that others do. This feeling could be connected to your the way you view your body, your parenting, your work, or your relationships. You have dreams and goals, and continue to work hard and do your best, but still, it feels like you aren't getting anywhere and you aren't feeling any better about yourself or your life.
I work with clients who may be struggling with pregnancy, postpartum, and fertility issues, as well as clients who struggle with disordered eating.
Every day you feel the pressure to be perfect. You wake up, scroll through your social media, and are left feeling inadequate; like something is wrong with you or you don't "have it all together" the way it seems that others do. This feeling could be connected to your the way you view your body, your parenting, your work, or your relationships. You have dreams and goals, and continue to work hard and do your best, but still, it feels like you aren't getting anywhere and you aren't feeling any better about yourself or your life.
I specialize in eating disorders and have helped individuals reduce & eliminate binge eating & bulimic symptoms.
I enjoy helping people improve their quality of life. I recognize how difficult it is to share your personal life with me & trust that I can help you. Most people find that I am easy to talk to & they are comfortable working with me. I have helped many individuals learn how to use tools & coping strategies to reduce and eliminate depression, anxiety, postpartum, stress due to work, parenting, care-giving, midlife issues & an "empty nest". I also have helped individuals deal with their feelings of grief due to loss, infertility, and divorce.
I specialize in eating disorders and have helped individuals reduce & eliminate binge eating & bulimic symptoms.
I enjoy helping people improve their quality of life. I recognize how difficult it is to share your personal life with me & trust that I can help you. Most people find that I am easy to talk to & they are comfortable working with me. I have helped many individuals learn how to use tools & coping strategies to reduce and eliminate depression, anxiety, postpartum, stress due to work, parenting, care-giving, midlife issues & an "empty nest". I also have helped individuals deal with their feelings of grief due to loss, infertility, and divorce.
I have 16 years in clinical counseling with anxiety, mood, and eating disorders.
I specialize in treatment of adults, adolescents, and families: Eating, mood, & anxiety disorders as well as family system communication and relationship challenges. I have expertise in acute individual & family crisis, personal and family trauma, parenting skills for children/adolescents, complex parent/child relationships, chronic medical illness, and grief and loss. I use family systems theory, attachment theory, trauma-informed care, cognitive behavior therapy with exposure work, and emotional fluency models. Your treatment will include my skills and experience alongside sincere care and connection toward renewal and healing.
I have 16 years in clinical counseling with anxiety, mood, and eating disorders.
I specialize in treatment of adults, adolescents, and families: Eating, mood, & anxiety disorders as well as family system communication and relationship challenges. I have expertise in acute individual & family crisis, personal and family trauma, parenting skills for children/adolescents, complex parent/child relationships, chronic medical illness, and grief and loss. I use family systems theory, attachment theory, trauma-informed care, cognitive behavior therapy with exposure work, and emotional fluency models. Your treatment will include my skills and experience alongside sincere care and connection toward renewal and healing.
As a professional, I have advanced knowledge and experience in understanding the thoughts and feelings that underlie many issues, especially eating disorders.
I will plan a personal individual therapy plan for you. Family-based therapy can, if needed, be integrated in this plan. Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, body image issues, and boundaries are all so Important to incorporate in your treatment as well.
As a professional, I have advanced knowledge and experience in understanding the thoughts and feelings that underlie many issues, especially eating disorders.
I will plan a personal individual therapy plan for you. Family-based therapy can, if needed, be integrated in this plan. Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, body image issues, and boundaries are all so Important to incorporate in your treatment as well.
My approach to therapy recognizes trust and validation as critical components of the therapeutic relationship and understands you are the ultimate expert of your life. I consistently meet you “where you are” in your personal growth journey as a source of open, positive, and encouraging support. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults experiencing a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD and eat disorders. I also work with issues surrounding sexuality, as well as conflict in personal and social relationships.
My approach to therapy recognizes trust and validation as critical components of the therapeutic relationship and understands you are the ultimate expert of your life. I consistently meet you “where you are” in your personal growth journey as a source of open, positive, and encouraging support. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults experiencing a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD and eat disorders. I also work with issues surrounding sexuality, as well as conflict in personal and social relationships.
She offers a calm, collaborative approach to care that supports people navigating anxiety, trauma-related concerns, and disordered eating patterns, with treatment tailored to each person’s goals, values, and lived experience.
She focuses on helping patients heal from PTSD and trauma by building safety, emotional regulation, and resilience, while gently addressing the beliefs and patterns that keep distress in place. Her work often integrates EMDR to support trauma processing, alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
She offers a calm, collaborative approach to care that supports people navigating anxiety, trauma-related concerns, and disordered eating patterns, with treatment tailored to each person’s goals, values, and lived experience.
She focuses on helping patients heal from PTSD and trauma by building safety, emotional regulation, and resilience, while gently addressing the beliefs and patterns that keep distress in place. Her work often integrates EMDR to support trauma processing, alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Education and Experience:I completed a Master of Arts in the Clinical Mental Health program at Rowan University. I have been involved in the field of mental health for a number of years, more recently I completed a one-year long practicum with Center for Family Services, under the Services Empowering the Rights of Victims program. While there, I was responsible for completing comprehensive clinical assessments of our clients. Prior to that, I completed a legal clerkship in a jurisdiction within one of the nation's heaviest caseloads and for a judge known for handling high-profile cases of national significance.
Education and Experience:I completed a Master of Arts in the Clinical Mental Health program at Rowan University. I have been involved in the field of mental health for a number of years, more recently I completed a one-year long practicum with Center for Family Services, under the Services Empowering the Rights of Victims program. While there, I was responsible for completing comprehensive clinical assessments of our clients. Prior to that, I completed a legal clerkship in a jurisdiction within one of the nation's heaviest caseloads and for a judge known for handling high-profile cases of national significance.
Feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges? I’m Marisol Charernsook, a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience supporting clients through anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life transitions. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where we’ll use compassion and evidence-based strategies to turn life’s obstacles into stepping stones, helping you rebuild confidence and move toward a hopeful future. Together, we’ll navigate your journey at your pace.
Feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges? I’m Marisol Charernsook, a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience supporting clients through anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life transitions. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where we’ll use compassion and evidence-based strategies to turn life’s obstacles into stepping stones, helping you rebuild confidence and move toward a hopeful future. Together, we’ll navigate your journey at your pace.
If you are struggling with mental health, trauma, relationship stressors, addictive behaviors or any area related to such, and are looking for somebody to join you, without judgment, in your journey of self-discovery and recovery, I would be honored to support you!
If you are struggling with mental health, trauma, relationship stressors, addictive behaviors or any area related to such, and are looking for somebody to join you, without judgment, in your journey of self-discovery and recovery, I would be honored to support you!
I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with my Master's degree in Social Work and obtained my clinical license. I have been providing individual, couples and family therapy for 30 years. My areas of expertise include mood and anxiety disorders, grief, low self esteem, relationship problems, infertility and many other issues. I use a variety of treatment modalities tailored to meet the needs of the client. I also offer Equine Assisted Therapy. I have great admiration and compassion for my clients as I recognize the courage it takes to explore challenges in their lives and make changes within themselves.
I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with my Master's degree in Social Work and obtained my clinical license. I have been providing individual, couples and family therapy for 30 years. My areas of expertise include mood and anxiety disorders, grief, low self esteem, relationship problems, infertility and many other issues. I use a variety of treatment modalities tailored to meet the needs of the client. I also offer Equine Assisted Therapy. I have great admiration and compassion for my clients as I recognize the courage it takes to explore challenges in their lives and make changes within themselves.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
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.
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.
Are you longing for greater joy? Happier relationships? Is your marriage or relationship feeling more challenging than you can sometimes bear? Are you needing more support or are you contemplating a change in your life? I would like to be of help. I work as an individual therapist and specialize in couples and marriage counseling. I am excited to help you facilitate greater harmony, peace and happiness in all your relationships. I am passionate about helping couples communicate and showing them that more romance will return, sex can be satisfying, and they can achieve safety and intimacy in their relationships.
Are you longing for greater joy? Happier relationships? Is your marriage or relationship feeling more challenging than you can sometimes bear? Are you needing more support or are you contemplating a change in your life? I would like to be of help. I work as an individual therapist and specialize in couples and marriage counseling. I am excited to help you facilitate greater harmony, peace and happiness in all your relationships. I am passionate about helping couples communicate and showing them that more romance will return, sex can be satisfying, and they can achieve safety and intimacy in their relationships.
Amy is particularly passionate about supporting those navigating issues related to gender identity, eating disorders, and trauma.
She is dedicated to creating an affirming, trauma-informed space for LGBTQ+ individuals, people impacted by adoption or foster care, and first responders coping with high-stress environments.
Amy is particularly passionate about supporting those navigating issues related to gender identity, eating disorders, and trauma.
She is dedicated to creating an affirming, trauma-informed space for LGBTQ+ individuals, people impacted by adoption or foster care, and first responders coping with high-stress environments.
In my professional work I have learned to empathize deeply and to make observations and interpretations based on years of accumulated clinical knowledge and experience. While my professional training has been invaluable, my clients (and my colleagues, too) have been the most extraordinary teachers of life and healing. Through my work I have learned to be more open and compassionate and more fully human. This enables me to be a more effective facilitator in the healing process of psychotherapy. It is always a privilege to do emotional healing work with another human being--both of us are enriched.
In my professional work I have learned to empathize deeply and to make observations and interpretations based on years of accumulated clinical knowledge and experience. While my professional training has been invaluable, my clients (and my colleagues, too) have been the most extraordinary teachers of life and healing. Through my work I have learned to be more open and compassionate and more fully human. This enables me to be a more effective facilitator in the healing process of psychotherapy. It is always a privilege to do emotional healing work with another human being--both of us are enriched.
I am a Licensed Associate Counselor with 2 years of experience providing evidence-based mental health care to diverse populations. I specialize in anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, family conflict, and couples. My ideal client is someone who may be facing life transitions, stress, or self-doubt, and is ready to seek support and make positive changes. They may need help developing coping strategies, building confidence, or finding new perspectives to navigate challenges. Their goals often include improving emotional well-being, strengthening relationships, and achieving greater self-understanding and resilience.
I am a Licensed Associate Counselor with 2 years of experience providing evidence-based mental health care to diverse populations. I specialize in anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, family conflict, and couples. My ideal client is someone who may be facing life transitions, stress, or self-doubt, and is ready to seek support and make positive changes. They may need help developing coping strategies, building confidence, or finding new perspectives to navigate challenges. Their goals often include improving emotional well-being, strengthening relationships, and achieving greater self-understanding and resilience.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
I strongly believe in joining my clients based on where they are in life’s journey, acknowledging the intricate narratives that shape each individual. Through close collaboration, I navigate alongside my clients to unearth pragmatic resolutions while affirming the distinctiveness of their personal narratives. I recognize that every challenge is an opportunity for personal evolution. I sincerely believe that at any given moment, individuals are doing the best they can and aspiring for continual improvement.
I strongly believe in joining my clients based on where they are in life’s journey, acknowledging the intricate narratives that shape each individual. Through close collaboration, I navigate alongside my clients to unearth pragmatic resolutions while affirming the distinctiveness of their personal narratives. I recognize that every challenge is an opportunity for personal evolution. I sincerely believe that at any given moment, individuals are doing the best they can and aspiring for continual improvement.
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Eating Disorders Therapists
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.