Jewish Therapists in Ridgewood, NJ
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Carly Patterson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (Online Only)
Challenges in our love lives can trickle into all parts of our day. It can distract us from our responsibilities, our personal goals, and can take a major toll on our mental health. Feelings of frustration and hopelessness impact mood, motivation, our outlook on life, and can feel extremely isolating in our friend groups and with family. If this sounds familiar, then you are 100% in the right place. You deserve happiness, to be heard, to have your needs met, and to be loved wholeheartedly.
Challenges in our love lives can trickle into all parts of our day. It can distract us from our responsibilities, our personal goals, and can take a major toll on our mental health. Feelings of frustration and hopelessness impact mood, motivation, our outlook on life, and can feel extremely isolating in our friend groups and with family. If this sounds familiar, then you are 100% in the right place. You deserve happiness, to be heard, to have your needs met, and to be loved wholeheartedly.
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Modern Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Traditional Holistic approaches. Specialty: anxiety, fears, phobias, OCD, panic and especially Social Anxiety / Shyness. Also work on depression, negative thoughts, inner critic and personal / relationship issues. Free initial phone consultation..
Modern Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Traditional Holistic approaches. Specialty: anxiety, fears, phobias, OCD, panic and especially Social Anxiety / Shyness. Also work on depression, negative thoughts, inner critic and personal / relationship issues. Free initial phone consultation..
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Yara Goldstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Hello and welcome to my practice. Asking for help is not easy, so I am so glad you are here! Therapists are not a one size fits all and finding the right fit for you, your family, and/or your child is so important for therapy to be successful. My approach with clients is always collaborative, genuine and warm, and I use both empathy and humor. I am client-centered, strengths based, and solutions focused. I utilize multiple therapeutic modalities to correspond with the needs of each individual client, meeting them where they are at.
Hello and welcome to my practice. Asking for help is not easy, so I am so glad you are here! Therapists are not a one size fits all and finding the right fit for you, your family, and/or your child is so important for therapy to be successful. My approach with clients is always collaborative, genuine and warm, and I use both empathy and humor. I am client-centered, strengths based, and solutions focused. I utilize multiple therapeutic modalities to correspond with the needs of each individual client, meeting them where they are at.
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If you feel lost or have found yourself on a new journey, therapy can help you navigate your life's roadmap. Throughout the therapy process, you can expect to gain insight into yourself and the issues you face, develop healthier coping strategies, and access your innate ability to heal. There is no time like the present to invest in yourself and establish a better foothold on the person you want to be. By reaching out to begin therapy, you are one step closer to a life that is more balanced, fulfilling, and meaningful.
If you feel lost or have found yourself on a new journey, therapy can help you navigate your life's roadmap. Throughout the therapy process, you can expect to gain insight into yourself and the issues you face, develop healthier coping strategies, and access your innate ability to heal. There is no time like the present to invest in yourself and establish a better foothold on the person you want to be. By reaching out to begin therapy, you are one step closer to a life that is more balanced, fulfilling, and meaningful.
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I work with individuals and couples of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations, treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief/loss, eating disorders, couples in crisis, professional dilemmas, parenting issues and more. I also specialize in coping with pain, fatigue, insomnia, and chronic illness including chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, and fibromyalgia.
I work with individuals and couples of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations, treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief/loss, eating disorders, couples in crisis, professional dilemmas, parenting issues and more. I also specialize in coping with pain, fatigue, insomnia, and chronic illness including chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, and fibromyalgia.
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I am a certified cognitive therapist, www.academyofct.org, with over 20 years' experience practicing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I am committed to offering my clients state-of-the-art CBT interventions with substantial research support showing their effectiveness, so that I might provide for my clients the most appropriate and effective interventions available. At the same time, I understand the importance of providing a highly supportive environment conducive to helping people work on improving their lives.
I am a certified cognitive therapist, www.academyofct.org, with over 20 years' experience practicing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I am committed to offering my clients state-of-the-art CBT interventions with substantial research support showing their effectiveness, so that I might provide for my clients the most appropriate and effective interventions available. At the same time, I understand the importance of providing a highly supportive environment conducive to helping people work on improving their lives.
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I believe creating a comfortable, warm, and of course confidential environment is key. Sharing one's thoughts and feelings can be difficult work, but careful, compassionate listening, thoughtful reflection and a sense of humor can make it easier to engage in the therapeutic process.
I work psychodynamically, thinking about you as a whole person, not as a cluster of symptoms. Together, we will consider your experiences from early life, patterns of relating and refine goals for cultivating a satisfying, meaningful life.
I believe creating a comfortable, warm, and of course confidential environment is key. Sharing one's thoughts and feelings can be difficult work, but careful, compassionate listening, thoughtful reflection and a sense of humor can make it easier to engage in the therapeutic process.
I work psychodynamically, thinking about you as a whole person, not as a cluster of symptoms. Together, we will consider your experiences from early life, patterns of relating and refine goals for cultivating a satisfying, meaningful life.
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Beginning therapy is a wonderful challenge and opportunity, one that I am committed to partnering in. My work often focuses on helping clients enact change, manage symptoms, cultivate meaning and live authentically. Additionally, my therapeutic stance is open, empathic and collaborative, creating a non-judgmental space to connect in the valued areas of your life. I am committed to considering the multifaceted aspects of your identity, in understanding your lived experience and moving towards your goals.
Beginning therapy is a wonderful challenge and opportunity, one that I am committed to partnering in. My work often focuses on helping clients enact change, manage symptoms, cultivate meaning and live authentically. Additionally, my therapeutic stance is open, empathic and collaborative, creating a non-judgmental space to connect in the valued areas of your life. I am committed to considering the multifaceted aspects of your identity, in understanding your lived experience and moving towards your goals.
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Laura Bialek
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA/EdS, LPC, CCTP, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (Online Only)
Welcome to a safe space to feel your feelings and learn to heal. I am here to help create a calm, supportive, and caring environment for you as you begin your mental health journey. I use a combination of techniques and skills from different types of theories and I am a big believer in meeting individuals where they are at, engaging in a collaborative therapeutic environment. Using different types of skills & techniques allow us to meet you where you're at to determine what the best treatment plan is for you including, but not limited to, healthy coping skills, stress management, & increasing self-esteem & self-worth.
Welcome to a safe space to feel your feelings and learn to heal. I am here to help create a calm, supportive, and caring environment for you as you begin your mental health journey. I use a combination of techniques and skills from different types of theories and I am a big believer in meeting individuals where they are at, engaging in a collaborative therapeutic environment. Using different types of skills & techniques allow us to meet you where you're at to determine what the best treatment plan is for you including, but not limited to, healthy coping skills, stress management, & increasing self-esteem & self-worth.
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Alla Rachel Shapiro
Counselor, LMHC, LPC, CCPT-I
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (Online Only)
Are you struggling with debilitating anxiety because of chronic family and relationship stress, and perfectionism? Are you trying to work through grief and loss of someone, or even an opportunity you waited so long for? You have come to the right place. I can give you a space in which you can process your emotions and find clarity again. Your experiences shape how you treat yourself and how you have relationships. I wonder if you understand why you are repeating relationship patterns in your life. Therapy can help you understand and also greatly improve the quality of your life.
Are you struggling with debilitating anxiety because of chronic family and relationship stress, and perfectionism? Are you trying to work through grief and loss of someone, or even an opportunity you waited so long for? You have come to the right place. I can give you a space in which you can process your emotions and find clarity again. Your experiences shape how you treat yourself and how you have relationships. I wonder if you understand why you are repeating relationship patterns in your life. Therapy can help you understand and also greatly improve the quality of your life.
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Dr. Gila Cohen Davidovsky — Couples And Families
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW
Verified Verified
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Is your relationship in trouble? Are you searching for greater intimacy and trust? Do you have conflicts in your marriage around parenting styles, religious differences, money, stress, family, or fertility treatments? Do arguments escalate rapidly? In therapy, you can build the tools to recapture the emotional connection that you so desire. Learn to defuse conflict and argue constructively. You will develop skills that will help you learn how to function better in your relationship. Each meeting will bring you personalized tools, insights, and hope. Contact me via phone, text, or email. I am looking forward to helping!
Is your relationship in trouble? Are you searching for greater intimacy and trust? Do you have conflicts in your marriage around parenting styles, religious differences, money, stress, family, or fertility treatments? Do arguments escalate rapidly? In therapy, you can build the tools to recapture the emotional connection that you so desire. Learn to defuse conflict and argue constructively. You will develop skills that will help you learn how to function better in your relationship. Each meeting will bring you personalized tools, insights, and hope. Contact me via phone, text, or email. I am looking forward to helping!
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I enjoy my profession as a therapist. Every person faces life transitions and crises. All that we can control is how we respond to these challenges. My approach is to try to understand each client's unique needs, discover and mobilize the client's strengths, and enhance their coping skills. I strive to help my client use the precipitant, what brought them to therapy, to grow as a person from the therapy experience. My approach is to listen to my client, help them process their feelings, empower them to see that they have choices, and choose emotionally healthy options.
I enjoy my profession as a therapist. Every person faces life transitions and crises. All that we can control is how we respond to these challenges. My approach is to try to understand each client's unique needs, discover and mobilize the client's strengths, and enhance their coping skills. I strive to help my client use the precipitant, what brought them to therapy, to grow as a person from the therapy experience. My approach is to listen to my client, help them process their feelings, empower them to see that they have choices, and choose emotionally healthy options.
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Golda Jewel Safren
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
You're at your wits end. Things are not okay...and haven't been in a long time. It might be your marriage, your child or a personal struggle that torments you each day. It feels like you tried lots of things already, but nothing's worked Calling a therapist is not easy but you realize you can't really do this alone. You are not sure what changes you'll have to make, or if you're really ready to make them. You want a therapist who can help you make changes in a way that feels safe. Blinded by our own habitual thinking, it is almost impossible to find a new way of being-without a guide. I work with people to help them gain insight
You're at your wits end. Things are not okay...and haven't been in a long time. It might be your marriage, your child or a personal struggle that torments you each day. It feels like you tried lots of things already, but nothing's worked Calling a therapist is not easy but you realize you can't really do this alone. You are not sure what changes you'll have to make, or if you're really ready to make them. You want a therapist who can help you make changes in a way that feels safe. Blinded by our own habitual thinking, it is almost impossible to find a new way of being-without a guide. I work with people to help them gain insight
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Zev S Safran
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 (Online Only)
I am a seasoned clinical social worker with an interest in working with adolescents and adults who are struggling with anxiety, OCD, panic, phobias and trauma disorders. I use my calm and authentic demeanor to create an inviting and safe environment for my clients to explore their inner and outer worlds. Many people with anxiety feel that it limits their functioning in some important way. I use a number of processes to help my clients improve their well being. For instance, I typically open sessions with a grounding exercise towards helping clients feel more oriented and safe in the present moment.
I am a seasoned clinical social worker with an interest in working with adolescents and adults who are struggling with anxiety, OCD, panic, phobias and trauma disorders. I use my calm and authentic demeanor to create an inviting and safe environment for my clients to explore their inner and outer worlds. Many people with anxiety feel that it limits their functioning in some important way. I use a number of processes to help my clients improve their well being. For instance, I typically open sessions with a grounding exercise towards helping clients feel more oriented and safe in the present moment.
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Too often individuals & couples self-impose obstacles to their own happiness. Within a warm, caring atmosphere, I endeavor to help rid clients of these roadblocks--to get them unstuck from repetitive, unproductive behaviors and/or relational patterns so that they may move on to richer fuller lives. While nurturing & supportive, I am active & solution focused, concentrating on the present with an understanding of the past.
Too often individuals & couples self-impose obstacles to their own happiness. Within a warm, caring atmosphere, I endeavor to help rid clients of these roadblocks--to get them unstuck from repetitive, unproductive behaviors and/or relational patterns so that they may move on to richer fuller lives. While nurturing & supportive, I am active & solution focused, concentrating on the present with an understanding of the past.
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Amy Meyerson Kotliar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACHP-SW
Verified Verified
Paramus, NJ 07652
Life can certainly be a struggle at times. Aging, whether you are just beginning to feel it or you have been moving through it for some time, is hard. Feelings of loss, depression, anger, shame, guilt and/or anxiety can waylay us and make it difficult to cope. Problems with independence, relationships, family conflicts, health issues, professional work and grief from loss can all be overwhelming. Exploring these issues in a safe, supportive environment can be helpful. By understanding what is triggering these feelings and developing tools to assist in coping, things can be less difficult and enjoyable again.
Life can certainly be a struggle at times. Aging, whether you are just beginning to feel it or you have been moving through it for some time, is hard. Feelings of loss, depression, anger, shame, guilt and/or anxiety can waylay us and make it difficult to cope. Problems with independence, relationships, family conflicts, health issues, professional work and grief from loss can all be overwhelming. Exploring these issues in a safe, supportive environment can be helpful. By understanding what is triggering these feelings and developing tools to assist in coping, things can be less difficult and enjoyable again.
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“All problems are relational problems”. I believe that the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our life - especially the relationship we have with ourselves. I am here to walk with you on your journey to deepening your understanding and improving the quality of your relationships with yourself and with others. The focus of my work is the healing dynamic of the therapeutic relationship you and I will create together. I create a warm, nurturing, and non-judgmental space where you feel safe enough to heal at your own pace and challenged enough to grow!
“All problems are relational problems”. I believe that the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our life - especially the relationship we have with ourselves. I am here to walk with you on your journey to deepening your understanding and improving the quality of your relationships with yourself and with others. The focus of my work is the healing dynamic of the therapeutic relationship you and I will create together. I create a warm, nurturing, and non-judgmental space where you feel safe enough to heal at your own pace and challenged enough to grow!
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Jonathan Frank
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 (Online Only)
Is life getting you down? Are you having difficulty adjusting to changes in your life? Do you need to learn coping skills to better your life? Prioritizing your mental health is hard! I am here to make sure you get the compassionate strengths-based care that you deserve! You deserve the therapist that meets you are where you are at and helps support you towards your goals!
Is life getting you down? Are you having difficulty adjusting to changes in your life? Do you need to learn coping skills to better your life? Prioritizing your mental health is hard! I am here to make sure you get the compassionate strengths-based care that you deserve! You deserve the therapist that meets you are where you are at and helps support you towards your goals!
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Margaret J Schneider
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC
Verified Verified
Midland Park, NJ 07432
When struggling on life's path, talking with a professional offers support, helping to make changes when we feel stuck. I work with those experiencing depression,anxiety or unable to reach life goals. also, with those mandated for treatment due to DUI, or family members struggling with addiction. I provide a safe, non-judgemental, compassionate environment to explore; family relationships, marital discord, work environment issues, adolescent peer group issues such as; alcohol/drug abuse and assistance in increasing self esteem. My style is warm and engaging. My therapeutic dynamics are based on a collaborative effort using supportive therapy, solution based therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques.
When struggling on life's path, talking with a professional offers support, helping to make changes when we feel stuck. I work with those experiencing depression,anxiety or unable to reach life goals. also, with those mandated for treatment due to DUI, or family members struggling with addiction. I provide a safe, non-judgemental, compassionate environment to explore; family relationships, marital discord, work environment issues, adolescent peer group issues such as; alcohol/drug abuse and assistance in increasing self esteem. My style is warm and engaging. My therapeutic dynamics are based on a collaborative effort using supportive therapy, solution based therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques.
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Elina Polyakov
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Paramus, NJ 07652 (Online Only)
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxieties about the future and burdened by the pressures of daily life? Do you long for deeper connections in your relationships as well as inner peace? What if you could prioritize self-care without guilt or hesitation? Imagine waking up feeling refreshed and energized and ready to tackle the day ahead.
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxieties about the future and burdened by the pressures of daily life? Do you long for deeper connections in your relationships as well as inner peace? What if you could prioritize self-care without guilt or hesitation? Imagine waking up feeling refreshed and energized and ready to tackle the day ahead.
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Jewish Therapists
Why is it important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive?
Therapists and clients don’t need to share the same background to be able to work together, but a therapist whose training includes a focus on cultural competence may be better able to form a therapeutic bond with individuals from a range of backgrounds, as they will have experience tailoring their approach to each client—and will be prepared to acknowledge and consider the effects of cultural forces, such as discrimination, that may contribute to that client’s concerns. With a professional who has such training, a client should feel comfortable discussing sensitive issues without feeling that they need to self-censor.
How can I recognize an effective Jewish therapist?
As with members of any religious or ethnic group, just because two people happen to be Jewish does not guarantee that they will share the same values, knowledge, or experiences. A Jewish client seeking a therapist who shares their cultural identity, or for whom it’s important that a therapist share their religious beliefs, may want to discuss a professional’s Jewish background with them before beginning therapy. For someone who seeks justification for major life changes in their religious tradition, or in biblical writings, finding a therapist who is comfortable framing guidance in that context may be especially valuable.
Would a Jewish therapist have unique training?
No, but they should have the same training and certification as any other mental health professional, as well as experience with a range of evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or mindfulness-based therapy. A therapist with this type of experience should be able to help any client feel comfortable and safe, which is essential for a therapeutic alliance. Once this is established, a potential client may want to find out more about the therapist’s Jewish background.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience with Jewish clients?
A client can directly ask a therapist if they have extensive experience working with Jewish clients and if so, whether these individuals sought counseling for faith-related issues or marital or familial issues in which their Jewish background was a factor. A client may also wish to ask a potential therapist whether they incorporate Jewish teachings and values into their own professional work.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Jewish therapists?
The directory of Jewish therapists includes professionals who have opted to share their cultural background on their profiles. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their background, and they may not appear in search results for this reason.The directory also shows therapists who indicate that they have extensive experience working with Jewish clients and/or communities.