Therapists in Westfield, NJ

My practice provides a safe and welcoming environment where you will feel comfortable exploring the issues that have brought you into therapy. My approach varies depending on your needs and together we will come up with a plan to best address the difficulties you are facing. So, whether you are going through a break-up or divorce, struggling to establish healthy relationships with family or friends, adjusting to a new chapter in your life or just looking to improve your emotional health my approach will be tailored to meet your needs.

Welcome. I specialize in the treatment of a variety of family issues. I treat children and teens struggling with emotional and/or behavioral issues and parents coping with these challenges, infertility and family-building through assisted reproduction or adoption and grief counseling for miscarriage and pregnancy loss. I offer a safe and supportive space to explore the many and often difficult choices and feelings associated with family building options such as IVF, donor sperm/egg, gestational carrier and adoption. I can help you manage the stress inherent in the process and help you work through couples and parenting issues.

Is your relationship falling apart? You're driving home and you feel the anger building up in you. It's impossible for a day to pass by without fighting. Suddenly you burst into tears. You think about how you felt when you first met. How did I go from being that happy to this miserable? You remember when you couldn't wait to come home to him. You miss the closeness you once had. You miss feeling that you were best friends. It's time to make a change.

I am a Licensed Social Worker with a passion for decreasing the stigma surrounding mental health and promoting the health and well being of my clients. For my undergraduate degree, I moved from Central Jersey (Yes! It exists!) to South Jersey to attend Stockton University. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work with a Minor in Behavioral Neuroscience from Stockton, and then moved on to attend graduate school in Philadelphia. I received my Master of Social Work Degree with a clinical concentration from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice in May of 2020.

My ideal client is motivated, open-minded, and committed to showing up and doing the work. I work to provide clients a supportive, safe, and warm environment where you feel comfortable talking about the challenges you are facing. I will work with you to identify your personal goals and strengths to help you achieve a more satisfied and fulfilled life that feels true and authentic to you! My clients ultimately want to overcome challenges and welcome change and feel secure being open and honest with themselves in our sessions together. I will be right there with you along the way. Please reach out if this sounds like you.

I have an interactive approach involving nonjudgmental listening and insightful feedback. I specialize in depressive, anxiety, trauma and stress disorders, as well as couples and family therapy. I work with adolescents (12-17), young and middle aged adults and seniors. I have clinical training and experience in CBT, DBT, psychodynamic and trauma-informed therapy; mindfulness training; bereavement, grief and loss; and families in transition. I utilize the Gottman Method for couples and help clients manage conflict, deepen friendship and intimacy, and develop tools to work through fights, prevent escalation and avoid relapse.

It's normal to experience feelings of anxiety, worry and overall dissatisfaction in your life. They key is to find a comforting environment in which you can work toward reducing those unwanted thoughts or behaviors and replacing them with results-driven, goal-oriented actions.

Making a change in your life can be challenging, but it can also be a rewarding process. Engaging in therapy can provide additional support and guidance as you work towards making the change you desire. Everyone has the ability and potential to achieve their goals and passions. A common misconception about therapy is that it is only to treat severe mental health issues. I believe that therapy is intended to help with almost every aspect of life, from seemingly benign to the most overwhelming.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS ..Hello, and thank you for visiting my profile. Sometimes in life we feel like we are reaching out and doing the best we can but not getting the desired results. After repeated attempts at this we often stop. At the same time we are aware that if we do not reach out nothing is likely to change. We become stuck. We can not envision a clear path. We need to come to a place where we can take a step back, breathe, and evaluate what seems possible as well as what may be unrealistic. I have 20 years experience treating clients with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, trauma, and eating disorders.

I believe that psychotherapy and coaching are gifts you give yourself. For the past 20 years, I have helped many competent, well-educated men and women whose lives, while "good on paper," are unsatisfying. They feel empty despite successes and have difficulties maintaining healthy relationships with loved ones. My clients feel stuck in their lives and want to make productive changes. I help them examine the ways they repeat the patterns which only lead us to disappointment. I can help you identify these roadblocks to happiness and guide you to create the life you want and deserve.

I believe that healthy people participate in counseling to become healthier. Sometimes we need some support and assistance along the way to heal from our childhood, let go and move on from some challenges that we have faced or deal with some current difficult issues or losses. I would like to be the person who guides you through this growth process that counseling will provide. It is wonderful to have someone listen just to you and to reflect and understand how you are feeling. I will celebrate with you as you grow and meet your goals. Call today for a free phone consultation.

I love to help others. It has been my passion ever since I was a teenager. I want to be a positive support and teach others how to be the best version of themselves. It is so rewarding to be part of another person's journey and see them accomplish their goals. I also want to be the major point of support for someone that I wish I had and needed when I was younger.

I am a Buddhist psychotherapist with a focus on helping all clients find wellness through the Four Immeasurables - happiness, joy, compassion and equanimity. I am passionate about helping people navigate life transitions and difficulties in a practical manner. I help clients focus on the present and work through anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD, grief, and other related disorders. I am passionate about serving first responders, veterans, and their families. For more information please view my website at http://www.4ilifepractice.com.

I work best with individuals in which are internally motivated for change, looking to work collaboratively alongside the individual to explore depression, anxiety, PTSD, codependency, and much more. My approach to therapy is person-centered and solution-focused, focused on offering a kind, compassionate, yet straightforward approach to growth, which encourages individuals to think deeper and build connections that will assist them with a better understanding of the underlying issues. I believe that the client-therapist relationship is by far the most important aspect that encourages internal growth.

Have you lost the spark in your relationship? Do you long for the sexual intimacy and companionship you once enjoyed? Do you struggle to communicate over even the simplest matters? Has your bond together been assaulted by addiction, infidelity or an emotional affair, and you are seeking to heal? Or have the ordinary stressors of everyday life, work, home, kids and finances driven a wedge between you and your significant other? You are not alone . . .

We as people endure a lot of pain, carrying this pain with us can become heavy, so heavy that it bleeds out onto our daily lives, our routines, onto our relationships, and onto the many things we love and desire to keep safe. Being willing to be present and accept that organizing these life problems will only aid us to reduce the persistent chaos and overwhelming feelings. This is where we start. I am flawed, I am human, and I have done the hard work, and continue to do the hard work on a daily basis. I am also committed to develop a strategic plan alongside you in your journey to building you.

I believe individuals and families come into therapy with a great deal of strength to help themselves and each other. I see my job as helping people to unlock these strengths, see what patterns have blocked them from seeing them, and find ways to use them more effectively to realize their goals. I work to help people get as much joy as possible from their relationships and from their lives in general.

"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity". I work with children, adolescents, and young adults to provide psychosocial and therapeutic support and to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and/or difficulties associated with learning and/or behavioral disabilities. My focus is to create a positive, collaborative and thought-provoking environment for my clients. We will work together to create goals to help achieve your individual/family needs. I emphasize the importance of meeting the client where they are and taking into consideration the complexity of their situation.