Therapists in Short Hills, NJ

Hi! I'm Kate and I have a special interest in working with adults (18+) dealing with self-esteem/self-worth issues; grief; recovery from the effects of physical, sexual, and emotional trauma; toxic relationships; and those dealing with strenuous, intrusive, or difficult parent/adult-child relationships. I believe that improving our interpersonal relationships, and as well as understanding recurring themes in our lives, are imperative for a better understanding, acceptance, respect, compassion, and love for ourselves. I see clients virtually in PA, NJ, and FL.

"Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart". Are you having trouble managing it all? Depressed? Anxious? Angry? At Light Street Psychotherapy we work with adults, adolescents and their families who suffer from trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues and anger management. Meredith's therapeutic approach helps clients learn the skills to stay centered in a stressful and fast paced world. She finds appropriate solutions to problems and enhances interpersonal relationships.

Relationships in Crisis: We Have Four 75 Minute Private Couples/Marriage Workshops & Individual Sessions, in order to Rapidly Accelerate Your Healing & Your Communication Process (Traditional 45 min. session Does Not Work). During these 4 to 6 weeks, we will see both of you Together & Individually, as well as Help each of you Learn the Art of Empathy, Sensitivity & Compassion. These Workshops are Informative & Powerful, in order to Accelerate the Healing Process & Stop any further Damage from Occurring. In Addition, Our Success RATE is 85% of Our Couples that have Successfully Completed Our Couples Workshops or Alcohol Treatment.

Psychotherapy is a relationship in which client and clinician align in the hope of growth and change. I am ready to invest in people willing to invest in themselves, and I do so in a compassionate, and inclusive way. I am open to individuals, couples, and families, am sensitive to cultural and religious differential, and welcome all members of the LGBTQ community. Through our relationship, we will realize your potential, and actualize your highest self. When you are ready to connect, I will meet you where you are, and journey with your toward fulfillment.

An ideal client is one who has an idea of growth. An individual who has a desire to grow, heal and change in order to reach their goals.

Priscilla S. Bauer is a LCSW in NJ, graduating Fordham University. Post-graduation, she gained experience with individual, group, and family therapy in the Children/Adolescent Outpatient/Inpatient units at Trinitas Hospital and Monmouth Medical, and was employed with Hoboken UMC as a Crisis Screener intervening in psychiatric emergencies and conducted evaluations. Priscilla was then employed with Effective School Solutions in Glen Ridge, providing individual, group, and family therapy for students ages 11- to 18-years old, and gaining extensive knowledge of IEP and 504 Plan processes/development while working with the CST.

Julia offers versatile counseling, drawing on approaches that meet the needs of each unique individual. Julia emphasizes how a holistic approach can be beneficial to improving all aspects of well-being. Experience consists of being employed at Philadelphia's Ronald McDonald House and Seabrook house in her early experiences within the field providing therapeutic supports. Additionally, she has worked with children, adolescents and adults, while at Genpsych PC Partial Hospital and Short Hillls Counseling PC as a clinician, treating diagnosis of anxiety, depression, OCD, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Abuse.

At times life creates difficulties, challenges and unexpected events that diminish happiness. You may believe you have tried everything, perhaps you have lost hope or don't know where to get the help you need. I will partner with you to bring joy and balance back to your life. I will be committed to you and your needs and use my intuitive sense to assist you in creating the changes that you seek. Together we will forge a relationship built on trust. Once the process has begun optimism and hope returns and regaining a focus on the future emerges. www.inspiredtherapy.net

With a focus on attachment therapy and relational theories, Samantha uses an integrative approach in treatment, focusing on a variety of modalities to meet each individual’s needs. Her clinical approach leverages her specialized training in Clinical Hypnosis, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE), Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Play Therapy, Expressive art therapies, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Sometimes getting a different perspective on a situation can totally change the way you handle it and how your kids react. In providing that lens, I hope to help you see motivations and patterns of behavior emerge rather than kids who “never listen” and “always break the rules”. By helping you make small changes in the way you parent that over time, I hope to help you make big changes in your family's happiness.

Ever feel like you have no control over your thoughts, feelings and actions? Low motivation and hopelessness? Like all the life stressors are piling up and making it feel impossible to get through? Challenges are inevitable but suffering through life doesn’t have to be. My role as a therapist is to help you take back control. I can work with you to build the behavioral strategies to improve your relationships, regulate and learn from your emotions when they feel debilitating, and tolerate distress in order to eliminate suffering.

I am a licensed clinical psychotherapist who earned my Master’s Degree in Social Work from New York University. After completing my Master’s, I went on to attend a four year post-graduate program at The National Institute of the Psychotherapies, where I was certified in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. I believe that with the right psychotherapy, one can face any life challenge head on and develop the insight and the skills to grow from them. I have an empathic approach that allows the space for my patients to look within and do the necessary work to improve their lives.

Randi Gelfand is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of New Jersey who earned her Masters degree in Social Work at Rutgers University. She has experience helping adults with a wide variety of mental and emotional health issues including relationship issues, parenting concerns, life transitions, mood and anxiety disorders, psychological trauma/abuse, and grief and loss. Randi specializes in the treatment of chronic pain using a mind body approach. She believes that chronic pain can often have psychological causes, which are commonly rooted in childhood experiences, as well as current and/or longstanding stressors.

Are you living your life the way you want to or is something getting in the way? Are you looking to understand and overcome your experience with self doubt, anxiety, lack of motivation, trauma, anxiety? Let's talk about it. My passion is helping people learn their strengths and build resiliency. I provide a supportive, encouraging and warm environment where you can learn to overcome challenges in life and begin to have a healthier relationship with yourself and others.

Christine utilizes an eclectic therapeutic approach deriving from several theoretical models including psychodynamic, relational, and a systems perspective. She integrates methods and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to individual needs. Christine is active in sessions, empathetic and attuned, and authentic. She works collaboratively with clients to change patterns of thought and action, understand themselves better, assess and improve relational dynamics, and process and heal from trauma.

I am the in house Licensed Therapist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at Mindful Medicine. My true passion is helpings patients overcome mental illness. I have a dual Master’s degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Guidance Counseling from the College of St. Elizabeth. I also earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Elementary Education and Psychology from Rider University.

My clients say that I am caring, warm, easy to talk to, solution focused and skilled. My goal for you is to feel better, heal, make positive changes and have a successful happy life. During my 25 years of experience I have worked with children, teens, schools, individuals, couples, families and groups with struggles from life circumstances, anxiety and depression. My expertise is with helping the special needs family navigate the complicated array of needs, including school issues and integrate the emotions and counseling needs of the child/teen and family as a whole. I work with many families where there is a child or adult with Autism and ADHD. Where ADHD is present, in addition to counseling, I provide coaching and organizational strategies.

I work with Adults, and Children to address a wide range of difficulties such as Depression, Anxiety, Life Transitions, Autism, ADHD, Behavioral Disorders, grief, chronic illness/pain and acute stress. My focus is to help you explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviors in a safe and calm manner as a catalyst to help you understand the barriers that prevent you from making the positive changes you are seeking, while giving you positive coping strategies to deal with the discomfort that comes with change and lean into the discomfort when indicated for growth. There are many paths to transformation, let me help you find yours.