Career Counseling Therapists in Somerville, NJ

Adjusting to adulting, retirement or new job ? New parent? Recent graduate? First-time empty nester? Adapting to a new marriage, relationship or blended family? Newly divorced/separated? Whether it’s a shift in your career , transition to a new school or job , family composition, marital or employment status, adjusting to change can be challenging.

People think your life should be good. You have everything you need and most of what you want: material possessions, a career path, a family, friends, or a relationship. Yet behind closed doors something is still missing. Your job brings more stress than satisfaction, you struggle to find contentment in your relationships, or life seems empty after suffering a loss. Maybe life has built roadblocks in your way, or perhaps you suspect you are the one building the barriers.

I specialize in psychological, psychoeducational, and forensic evaluations. These evaluations are typically needed in order to gain access to educational services (504 plans or obtaining academic accommodations at college), reasonable accommodations at work, some civil matters (conservatorship, guardianship), criminal matters (juvenile or adult matters related to specific legal questions, such as competence to stand trial, insanity, juvenile waivers, and risk assessments), and fitness evaluations (i.e., handgun permits, mental health expungements, and evaluations for law enforcement).

I have over 15 years experience working with couples, individuals, and families. I specialize in treating couples experiencing relationship issues from different backgrounds and cultures. While the relationship itself is the focus in couples counseling, I help each partner to pay attention to self-improvement and self-awareness. The therapy process is collaborative, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each couple. With compassion and understanding, I work with the couple to help them build on their strengths and attain the growth they are committed to accomplishing.

I am here to help You cope with all the stress of life, parenting, marital or couples relationship, problems at work, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and other stressors that you would like to address. Everyone is a Unique individual and that is why I have different styles of counseling techniques which caters to your needs. Feel free to call for a free telephone consultation.

Accepting New Clients. My style is warm, safe, direct, and nonjudgemental. I truly believe that everyone deserves to live a happy and fulfilling life. I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is build upon safety, trust, and respect. I strive to provide a nurturing, non-judgmental, and warm environment where clients can feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings. I like to use a variety of evidenced-based practices with each person I work with, based on your individual needs. Being a child of first generation immigrants and from the South Asian community, I truly understand and respect the religions and cultures.

Do you ever feel like life just keeps happening and you are trying to keep up? That feeling of holding your breathe; preparing yourself for whatever may come next? Situations, transitions, people, our past all can take a toll on both our minds and bodies. To cope; we rationalize away whatever is happening and how we are feeling. As we try to keep pushing forward there is still this doubt; this lingering feeling of either wanting help, wanting things to change or just wanting to feel better. Taking that first step may not be easy; but I am here to support you to make yourself a priority, to make progess for yourself, not perfection.

Stress and difficult times are part of the human experience. We could all use someone to talk to at different junctures in life. Perhaps you feel stuck or confused. Maybe life has thrown you a curveball. In these times, there is great potential for growth and change. Navigating through these situations can be difficult to do alone. My background encompasses helping people cope with anxiety, depression, and trauma in a variety of settings including outpatient, in-home, and as a school social worker.

Life is unpredictable, one day everything runs smoothly and the next day it is bumpy. Most of the bumps are manageable, but occasionally the bumps are too big, or too many and can't be handled alone. This is a good time to look for support, to find someone with a different perspective or resources. Budd Therapy was founded to help you navigate those bumps that you can’t smooth out alone. I use a holistic approach, providing you with a safe, comfortable, and compassionate environment to explore your thoughts and feelings, to find your balance.

Far too often we are weighed down by heavy emotions; intrusive thoughts and conditioned patterns. Through my varied experience I have been able to witness firsthand--that even in the most dire circumstances positive change is possible. My philosophy is to provide you with patience; positivity and pragmatism while varying the therapeutic approach to fit your current needs. To foster motivation and facilitate insight, I utilize a combination of strength-based techniques. I also believe in the significance of incorporating your interests and creativity (e.g. art, music, theatre and humor) into sessions.

You're a hard-working high-performer feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or stuck in your life. You can't shake the feeling that you're not enough and also too much. Perhaps you're struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, or people-pleasing. Maybe you're spread too thin and exhausted from trying to do it all and be it all. You know for sure that you're constantly in survival mode with no time to enjoy the life you worked so hard for. But it doesn't have to be this way. I see there: your gifts, your light, your power, and I specialize in helping ambitious humans who are ready to create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.