Therapists in Palisades Park, NJ

I can help you to feel stable and deal with your challenges! As a professional psychotherapist I offer psychological counseling, support and empowerment, and help you to navigate through the most uncertain times in your life. If you experience stress, anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, peer pressure, unstable relationships, or just want to feel fulfilled, empowered, or happier in any area of your life, I am here for you. I carefully guide you to obtain necessary coping skills and healing resources to achieve your personal goals and emotional stability in all areas of your life.

My passion is to help people navigate life's challenges in a safe and warm environment. My style is to engage and interact with my clients in a respectful, non-judgemental, supportive and positive manner. Together we work on improving communication, developing strategies for clients who face transitions and supportive tools for those who experiene illness or losses. We all face changes - in our roles, relationships, our health or emotional well being. Adapting to these changes can be challanging yet with appropriate support - there is always opportunity for growth. I would like to be there for you.

I am an EMDR certified psychotherapist serving a range of adults, adolescents, and children including those with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and grief/loss issues. I take an individualized approach, guiding each client to discover and utilize strengths within themselves to work towards their goals.

In my therapeutic approach, I blend compassion with a focus on recovery. I incorporate cognitive-behavioral techniques and psychoanalysis to help clients effectively manage their present circumstances while delving into the roots of potential issues. My philosophy centers on empowering and validating clients, creating a therapeutic sanctuary where individuals can freely explore their vulnerabilities. I also place great emphasis on connecting with clients through their passions, recognizing the transformative potential of shared interests in the therapeutic process.

Life can get better. Change can happen. I treat individuals and couples struggling with depression and anxiety who are seeking to free themselves from continued suffering. Reaching out for help is an action of strength. My approach is empathic and nonjudgemental. The right professional guidance can help you feel better and potentially change your life. Many of my patients have found greater happiness and fulfillment. I specialize in treatment for anxiety and depression as well as relationship issues. Call today to set up an initial consultation.

Accepting limited number of new clients in NY, NJ and Ohio. I will provide professional expertise in a warm and personal manner in order to maximize your experience and make the most of your investment in our time together. I will tailor my approach to suit your need, not the other way around. If you are considering services for your child, be assured I have extensive experience with children of all ages, including youth resistant to therapy and/or court involved. I am the only Clinician in the greater NYC area certified in NMT by Neurosequential Network. Text if preferred. 740.501.7362.

We’re all on this journey called life. Life’s challenges sculpt who we are and who we become. These challenges may affect your personal and professional relationships which may cause you to struggle with depression, anxiety, low self-worth and addictive behavioral patterns. Through various counseling modalities and exercises, we will work collaboratively to formulate strategies and practices to improve your mental health and sustain mental wellness. My goal is to ensure that you feel safe, supported, empowered and unburdened.

I am a licensed professional counselor that has been working in behavioral health for over 20 years. I am a lifelong resident of South Jersey and obtained my Bachelors and Masters degrees from La Salle University in Philadelphia.

AG Psychotherapy and Counseling Services offers quality client-centered treatment in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere. Our approach emphasizes a focus on specific issues and direct intervention while providing counseling interventions for a variety of life issues. Our practice has licensed clinicians with extensive clinical experience in a variety of settings including hospitals, school and private practice working with adults, families, couples as well as adolescents and young adults. Governor Phil Murphy acknowledged Dr. Golfinopoulos for her dedication in the mental health field at a recent press conference.

After working for the past 6.5 years closely with survivors of sexual abuse at a prominent NYC hospital, I have developed a strong passion for continuing my work with survivors. Recently, many survivors are being triggered by events in the worlds of entertainment, national, and local news. The increased reporting has created significant public awareness leading people to flashback to painful and traumatic events of childhood and adult sexual abuse. You do not have to live alone with those memories, thoughts, feelings, anxiety, and depression. If untreated, the effects of trauma can have a lasting life impact.

Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put your needs at the bottom of the to-do list? Do you wonder if life should feel somehow better, happier? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how they are supposed to manage their relationships, career/education and their lives. Pushing away your needs and not taking time for yourself can lead to long-term issues for your mind, body and spirit. We believe it shouldn’t be so hard to live a better life. As a psychotherapist I can help you work through your past traumas, connect back to your heart and heal your life.

Have you ever felt like Alice tumbling down the dark rabbit hole of your life, only to land in the dizzyingly confusing and often frightening landscape of Wonderland? Can you identify with Alice, swallowing the wrong pill and shrinking to the size of a toadstool in a land of giants? Do you feel small and insignificant among the rest of the world? Are the White Rabbit's hole and the temptation to keep plunging further into darkness tempting you? DO YOU KNOW THERE IS A WAY OUT?

My 30+ years of experience enable me to treat a variety of populations and cultures. My degrees in the disciplines of clinical psychology, clinical social work and clinical art therapy allow me the opportunity to utilize many treatment interventions as I assist people to help and empower themselves. My work is collaborative and interactive and includes involvement in all systems associated with the patient as necessary. From the difficult to treat child and adolescent, to the adult facing divorce, occupational crisis, or life re-evaluation, our work together is goal oriented. Consultant & certified EMDR therapist treating trauma.

Jin Ha is a Mental Health Counselor with extensive training and expertise in assisting Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Jin Ha is a Columbia University graduate with a masters in Mental Health Counseling. A local Korean American New Yorker, Jin Ha is fluent in both English and Korean. Jin Ha's bicultural identity allows her to approach counseling with a culturally sensitive lens.

Our basic theory is that therapy can help a client deal with current issues -and works best when the client and therapist join together to work on these issues. I don't believe therapy should take a lifetime, but I hope to be your therapist, as needed, through out your life. I specialize in "Relationship Issues" - through Counseling and Coaching. My goal is to help the Couple decide what is best for them, & help them accomplish that.. . In Couples Coaching, the partners learn life skills that will change their relationship. Couples Coaching focuses on proven skills and techniques for the quickest, solution to couples' issues.