Musa Ahmad
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC, CCS, CCTP-II, C-DBT
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1 Endorsed
17 Academy Street, 609, Newark, NJ 07102
Let's Connect (862) 701-4394
I work with clients who have histories of trauma varying in severity. This can look like trouble with regulating and making sense of emotions. In terms of diagnoses, I often work with clients with PTSD, depression, anxiety, manic episodes, and dissociation. My clients want to regain their sense of agency. My clients become more aware of the connection between current behavioral tendencies and pivotal events from their past. My clients become comfortable feeling uncomfortable exploring issues and experiencing the emotions that arise. My ideal clients understand that progress is dependent on dedication and consistency. Very possible.
I use an attachment-based approach with a focus on how trauma affects the brain and body. We will start by understanding the history of your problems, the identified unmet needs, and current patterns of behavior that developed to help meet those needs. We will identify the thinking errors that contribute to your distress and ways to challenge them.
I aim to make sessions more like honest conversations with strangers. I am integrative, insight-oriented, and open enough to address all walks of life. I tend to offer comic relief when probing so we can discuss serious topics in a light-hearted manner. You vent, I summarize, you clarify, we identify goals and steps needed to get there. Repeat as needed.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Musa Ahmad now - (862) 701-4394
Let's Connect (862) 701-4394
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Elevance
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Email me or call with questions - (862) 701-4394
Musa Ahmad
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC, CCS, CCTP-II, C-DBT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New Jersey / 44SC05902200 Musa Ahmad
- In Practice for 9 Years
- License: State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners- NJ 37LC00350400 / 2022
- Certificate from Evergreen Certifications Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) Certification / 2023
- Attended Rutgers University, Masters of Social Work, Graduated 2017
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Behavioral Issues
- Depression
- Mood Disorders
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Body Positivity
- Codependency
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Biofeedback
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Essex County Therapists
I am trying to create a referral network of clinicians in the Essex County. By endorsing each other all get more exposure.
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Location
Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
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Musa Ahmad
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC, CCS, CCTP-II, C-DBT