Spirituality Therapists in Princeton, NJ

As a seasoned PhD psychotherapist (AAMFT Clinical Fellow) and published author, I combine 36 years experience in private practice (including training & supervision of other clinicians) with a broad range of expertise in varying modalities. This multidisciplinary model helps facilitate steady movement and lasting healing. My work is in-depth, integrative and transformative. My unique style incorporates philosophies that are both practical and motivational. You will learn to listen to your authentic voice and to trust this guidance, gaining inner strength, clarity and confidence, effecting fruitful results in your life. Reach out.

Hello my practice focuses on adults who maybe struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, eating disorders, and other issues. I’ve helped individuals with health concerns and life transitions. I utilize a variety of modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused, Strength Based Perspective, EMDR and Spirituality . Working together you can achieve goals and feel better about yourself and life.

I create a supportive, non-judgmental, compassionate environment for client's to feel safe, respected and free to discuss any topic brought to counseling. My approach to counseling is client-centered & integrates various modalities using Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). I provide counseling that is direct and goal oriented, yet compassionate, focusing on strengths and building on success. I enjoy working with teens/parents & couples to facilitate conscious communication which enhances their intimate relationships. I help connect clients with their own inner wisdom, enhance their clarity & decision making so that they can experience real transformation in their lives.

For me, the client-therapist relationship remains at the center of any treatment approach, based on creating an environment where my client feels safe, respected, and truly heard. This is my life's work, a journey that is sometimes difficult, intimate, and always rewarding.

I am a clinician who works holistically with those who wish to find clarity in their lives. I am inspired to do this work because of my own life journey. I am able to listen and understand people. I am a dedicated and compassionate worker who cares deeply for the people I treat. I have worked with people who struggle with relationship and spiritual issues, family problems, job-related issues, women's' issues, and help those who wish to improve their communication skills. I am good at helping those to learn how to ask for and get what they want in life.

I am a clinical psychologist licensed in New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia. Over the past 20 years I have worked collaboratively with clients on a wide range of issues, and am comfortable utilizing a variety of techniques designed to help empower my clients and establish a greater sense of integrity within their lives. My training in psychotherapy has been influenced by a wide variety of philosophies and theories, and I am skilled in helping clients become more aware of deeper connections to their problems, whether it be in their relationships with others or in their relationship with themselves.

It is easy to feel overwhelmed and lose one's sense of True North. Issues and experiences from the past may require healing and integration. Current challenges may require more inner wisdom and resourcefulness than we can access on our own. Many people need support to resolve conflicts, deepen connections and expand their lives. Relationships require a solid sense of self, good boundaries, and compassion toward oneself and others, which all can be learned. Even without a religious affiliation, spiritual practices such as gratitude are often enriching. I value new insights, suggest homework and teach practical skills.

A strong and positive therapeutic relationship is the foundation of my work. My approach is engaging and collaborative. I also believe in a balanced approach to growth; there are times in therapy when an insight-oriented focus makes sense and there are times when a focus on coping skills is needed.

As a Jungian psychoanalyst I work with individuals who are willing to take the road of creative expression to relieve their emotional distress and suffering. I listen to the symptoms of the body and the soul in order to transform them into meaningful symbols which can guide one toward wholeness. I use sandplay and dreamwork as some of the creative means to reach for the expression of what is yet to be known. My goal of therapy with my clients is the alleviation of symptoms and a move toward creative living. I work with couples where psyche in relationship to the other.

For the past 25 years, my life's work has been moving people into mental, emotional and spiritual wellness. I rise early to give people strategies for healthy living. When your mental, emotional and spiritual wellness is aligned, you're moving forward and reaching for what's ahead with courage and strength!

Are you ready to feel more serene, peaceful, and connected? My clients are already on their healing path, seeking support to reach their full potentials. My clients are insightful, motivated and ready to create a new life narrative. The greatest gift that I can give to my clients is the ability to recognize their strengths and use these to move forward. We will work together in an atmosphere of acceptance and kindness to support your growth.

Ever think to yourself "...why am I like this?!" and become frustrated that you just can't seem to let go and move on? Pause for a moment, and know that your thoughts, feelings, and very existence are all valid. Being seen and heard (and not just shouting into the void) simply as we are and where we are in life plays significantly into creating the confidence to face challenges, and then continuing to thrive. You are deserving of finding balance, harmony, and evolving into your most genuine self.

It can be difficult to open up about your personal struggles to a stranger. Many racial/ethnically diverse clients find it to be a distinct challenge: “we can’t find a therapist who understands our cultural/religious beliefs & it is too emotionally exhausting to explain it.” In this journey of self-exploration and coping with life’s struggles, the last thing you need is a counselor that you need to educate, feel fearful to talk to about culturally sensitive issues due to judgment or stereotypes, or to feel retaliation from someone who is supposed to provide you a safe space. Natasha aims to create this space for everyone she sees.

Our philosophy begins with establishing a safe, non judgmental, and collaborative space for each client. We integrate the use of client-centered, strengths-based, and solution-focused therapy to collaborate with each client to develop their own individualized plan of care.

I am assisting couples (of any ethnic or racial background, gender identity, or sexual orientation) to preserve intimacy and satisfaction during a lifetime together, even after infidelity; I am assisting families to weather the storms of adolescence and to maintain familial closeness; I am accompanying people diagnosed with "mental illness" or addiction on their journey back to wholeness and well being. I welcoming victims of trauma and racial oppression. I am available for phone consultations before or between sessions. I do assessments for immigration and prison release purposes and serve as expert in complex custody trials.

Courage. That is what I hear when I am contacted for consultation. We collaborate in a supportive environment to face challenges like being single (again), grief, strengthening a marriage, #MeToo, anxiety, codependency, impostor syndrome or burnout. Together, we understand and transform barriers that block you from what you want in life. I have extensive training in the treatment of trauma/neglect. I have experience working with people from a variety of ethnicities, religious/spiritual backgrounds and sexual orientations. We will mindfully, focus on the present and briefly visit the past when it is influencing the present.

Have you ever left a therapy session feeling overwhelmed, anxious, angry, depressed, or shut down? Have you ever gone to therapy and not had words to explain why you are seeking support? In my practice, I provide space for clients to explore their lives, their patterns, and their challenges and then, help them learn to regulate the nervous system so that they leave feeling, lighter, more relaxed, more at ease, and clearer than when they entered. Together we will focus on helping you build the life you want and help you digest experiences ready to be integrated.

Princeton Center for DBT and Counseling is a private group practice specializing in comprehensive DBT services for adults and adolescents, as well as other forms of psychotherapy including EMDR and trauma therapies, supportive counseling, family therapy, and parent consultation and support.Our mission is to provide the highest standard of mental health treatment while maintaining an approach that is flexible and customized to meet the unique needs of each individual in the process of achieving meaningful and lasting change. Lona Stranieri, LCSW is the Director and is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician