Reality Therapy in Barnegat, NJ
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Laura Messina
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Barnegat, NJ 08005 (Online Only)
Hi! My name is Laura Messina and I am a LCSW and LCADC in the state of New Jersey with extensive experience working with addiction and mental health disorders in an outpatient setting. I provide mental health counseling services to adults throughout New Jersey via telehealth. My approach involves active listening, solution focused therapies as well as cognitive behavioral and client centered approaches. I have over 19 years of experience and have worked in behavioral health settings providing substance use counseling and mental health counseling.
Hi! My name is Laura Messina and I am a LCSW and LCADC in the state of New Jersey with extensive experience working with addiction and mental health disorders in an outpatient setting. I provide mental health counseling services to adults throughout New Jersey via telehealth. My approach involves active listening, solution focused therapies as well as cognitive behavioral and client centered approaches. I have over 19 years of experience and have worked in behavioral health settings providing substance use counseling and mental health counseling.
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Haven Behavioral Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LPC
Verified Verified
Barnegat, NJ 08005
Haven Behavioral Health is a private practice with over 30+ years experience and services children, adolescents, and adults. Telehealth services are available by phone or video.
Haven Behavioral Health is a private practice with over 30+ years experience and services children, adolescents, and adults. Telehealth services are available by phone or video.
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Lori Ann Roland
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCADC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
Emotional health is everything; it affects our daily lives- from how we interact with loved ones to how we perform at work and school. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addictions Counselor with 20+ years in clinical and school settings, I am trained to help. I work with adults, adolescents, couples and families seeking support with anxiety, depression, addictions, narcissistic abuse recovery, PTSD, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, and body image issues. My goal in working with clients is providing solution-focused therapy while remaining mindful of each individual's needs to help them feel their best.
Emotional health is everything; it affects our daily lives- from how we interact with loved ones to how we perform at work and school. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addictions Counselor with 20+ years in clinical and school settings, I am trained to help. I work with adults, adolescents, couples and families seeking support with anxiety, depression, addictions, narcissistic abuse recovery, PTSD, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, and body image issues. My goal in working with clients is providing solution-focused therapy while remaining mindful of each individual's needs to help them feel their best.
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Your Time for Change
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Waitlist for new clients
Change is hard. For some of us it is simply a need to explore a specific issue, job change, relationship exploration, or a goal for our future. For others, long held negative thoughts/ beliefs, anxiety and depression can paralyze moving forward, leaving us floundering for years. Regardless, change is possible. It is your turn, there is hope.
Change is hard. For some of us it is simply a need to explore a specific issue, job change, relationship exploration, or a goal for our future. For others, long held negative thoughts/ beliefs, anxiety and depression can paralyze moving forward, leaving us floundering for years. Regardless, change is possible. It is your turn, there is hope.
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Jourdan Travers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Surf City, NJ 08008 (Online Only)
Jourdan Travers is a well-respected psychotherapist who has experience working at premier treatment facilities, including Promises Treatment Center and Malibu Vista. Her therapy style is a blend of various techniques with a holistic and coaching twist. She assists clients in moving through distressing thoughts, managing overwhelming emotions and urges, and focusing on their strengths to achieve long-term results. Additionally, she assists professionals struggling with work/life balance, and individuals struggling with appropriate self-care.
Jourdan Travers is a well-respected psychotherapist who has experience working at premier treatment facilities, including Promises Treatment Center and Malibu Vista. Her therapy style is a blend of various techniques with a holistic and coaching twist. She assists clients in moving through distressing thoughts, managing overwhelming emotions and urges, and focusing on their strengths to achieve long-term results. Additionally, she assists professionals struggling with work/life balance, and individuals struggling with appropriate self-care.
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Kristen Nicole Gleason
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
With over 10 years of experience working at a psychiatric hospital specializing in inpatient involuntary psychiatric care, I bring extensive expertise in addiction treatment and mental health care. I utilize a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness practices to support my clients. My approach is calm, kind, and non-judgmental, ensuring a warm and compassionate environment. Our sessions will be a safe space where you can express yourself freely, and together we will develop personalized strategies to help you manage your symptoms and enhance your well-being.
With over 10 years of experience working at a psychiatric hospital specializing in inpatient involuntary psychiatric care, I bring extensive expertise in addiction treatment and mental health care. I utilize a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness practices to support my clients. My approach is calm, kind, and non-judgmental, ensuring a warm and compassionate environment. Our sessions will be a safe space where you can express yourself freely, and together we will develop personalized strategies to help you manage your symptoms and enhance your well-being.
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Kellie Murawski
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Stafford Township, NJ 08050 (Online Only)
Kellie brings a wealth of experience and expertise by combining a deep understanding of psychological principles with a genuine empathy for her clients. With a focus on creating a warm and non-judgmental space, she is committed to supporting individuals on their journey to self-discovery and personal growth. Kellie has a keen interest in helping individuals navigate challenges throughout life's challenges. Kellie adopts a client-centered and holistic approach to therapy.
Kellie brings a wealth of experience and expertise by combining a deep understanding of psychological principles with a genuine empathy for her clients. With a focus on creating a warm and non-judgmental space, she is committed to supporting individuals on their journey to self-discovery and personal growth. Kellie has a keen interest in helping individuals navigate challenges throughout life's challenges. Kellie adopts a client-centered and holistic approach to therapy.
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Kari Marie Heinze
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734 (Online Only)
“Life is full of ups and downs. The trick is to enjoy the ups and have courage during the downs.” Throughout our life, each of us will experience stress, trauma, or a crisis that can trigger overwhelming emotions, making us feel out of control. Even exciting occasions such as marriage, a new career, or the birth of a child, come with change and can make us feel anxious and unsure in a way we have never felt before. My goal as a therapist is to help my clients cope with and navigate these changes.
“Life is full of ups and downs. The trick is to enjoy the ups and have courage during the downs.” Throughout our life, each of us will experience stress, trauma, or a crisis that can trigger overwhelming emotions, making us feel out of control. Even exciting occasions such as marriage, a new career, or the birth of a child, come with change and can make us feel anxious and unsure in a way we have never felt before. My goal as a therapist is to help my clients cope with and navigate these changes.
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Meaningful Interventions, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCADC , ACS, BC-TMH, NCC
Verified Verified
Long Beach Township, NJ 08008
I have 30 years experience working within the field of mental health and developmental disorders. I recognize that by the time someone seeks out a therapist, they are already in the amidst of their struggle. They are looking for the right person to assist them in developing skills and processing their thoughts/behaviors so that they can begin to resume their lives again. I am a Board Certified Telemental Health provider, a Director within a CMHC and recognize the need to often introduce a vast array of resources to my clients. "There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't" - John Green.
I have 30 years experience working within the field of mental health and developmental disorders. I recognize that by the time someone seeks out a therapist, they are already in the amidst of their struggle. They are looking for the right person to assist them in developing skills and processing their thoughts/behaviors so that they can begin to resume their lives again. I am a Board Certified Telemental Health provider, a Director within a CMHC and recognize the need to often introduce a vast array of resources to my clients. "There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't" - John Green.
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Lynn Kaplarczuk - Mind & Body CCS
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Forked River, NJ 08731
I work primarily with adult populations, and have experience with a variety of clientele coming from over 15 years of work as a mental health professional in community healthcare. My personality and approach can be described as empathic, positive, and encouraging. I like to create a comfortable space that is client centered and maintains an open mind for whatever you would like to bring to your session together. I take an affirming and supportive approach to assessing your individualized needs. It's my hope that my clients see themselves on a fulfilling journey together as I guide you to discover a path to meeting your goals.
I work primarily with adult populations, and have experience with a variety of clientele coming from over 15 years of work as a mental health professional in community healthcare. My personality and approach can be described as empathic, positive, and encouraging. I like to create a comfortable space that is client centered and maintains an open mind for whatever you would like to bring to your session together. I take an affirming and supportive approach to assessing your individualized needs. It's my hope that my clients see themselves on a fulfilling journey together as I guide you to discover a path to meeting your goals.
Online Therapists
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Mental-Ease
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (Online Only)
I most often utilize positive, REBT and reality therapy modalities in my practice, among others.
Hi! I'm so glad you're taking steps to your own growth. I'd love to be a part of that journey! My style of therapy is focused in rational thinking and empathetic listening. I like to remind my clients to recognize the power they hold in their own lives. I work collaboratively with my clients to increase self-worth and reframe faulty or problematic narratives and patterns. I try to create and maintain an environment of safety and validation to support individuals in overcoming past and/or current obstacles and creating last change in their lives.
I most often utilize positive, REBT and reality therapy modalities in my practice, among others.
Hi! I'm so glad you're taking steps to your own growth. I'd love to be a part of that journey! My style of therapy is focused in rational thinking and empathetic listening. I like to remind my clients to recognize the power they hold in their own lives. I work collaboratively with my clients to increase self-worth and reframe faulty or problematic narratives and patterns. I try to create and maintain an environment of safety and validation to support individuals in overcoming past and/or current obstacles and creating last change in their lives.
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Miguel Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mount Holly, NJ 08060 (Online Only)
I utilize evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Reality Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, and various other treatment modalities.
Does life feel overwhelming? Do you feel unsettled about something you have experienced or witnessed? Are you having a difficult time processing your thoughts and/or emotions? Are you tired of masking your feelings? Do you struggle with low self-esteem or feel less than, unseen, or unheard? Are you ready to feel better? I may be the therapist for you who can assist you in achieving your goals. During our sessions, I offer a safe, comfortable, judgment-free environment for you to release life’s day-to-day stressors.
I utilize evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Reality Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, and various other treatment modalities.
Does life feel overwhelming? Do you feel unsettled about something you have experienced or witnessed? Are you having a difficult time processing your thoughts and/or emotions? Are you tired of masking your feelings? Do you struggle with low self-esteem or feel less than, unseen, or unheard? Are you ready to feel better? I may be the therapist for you who can assist you in achieving your goals. During our sessions, I offer a safe, comfortable, judgment-free environment for you to release life’s day-to-day stressors.
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I will work with you to meet achievable goals using various techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, coaching, reality therapy and solution-focused therapy.
Inhale... Exhale... you took the first step and should be proud! Whether it's figuring out how to make time to focus on yourself, managing your household, starting a new career path (or trying to decide the perfect one for you), navigating a pregnancy, dealing with postpartum struggles, or how to be a parent for the first (second, or third) time, I will hold space to help you figure out how to move forward. I believe in working together to help you achieve your goals, whether they are goals you set for yourself or new ones we set together.
I will work with you to meet achievable goals using various techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, coaching, reality therapy and solution-focused therapy.
Inhale... Exhale... you took the first step and should be proud! Whether it's figuring out how to make time to focus on yourself, managing your household, starting a new career path (or trying to decide the perfect one for you), navigating a pregnancy, dealing with postpartum struggles, or how to be a parent for the first (second, or third) time, I will hold space to help you figure out how to move forward. I believe in working together to help you achieve your goals, whether they are goals you set for yourself or new ones we set together.
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If you’re reading this, you’re probably trying to find the “right” therapist. That can seem difficult to do, simply from reading through so many profiles. When you’re ready to give therapy a try, I’m ready take this journey with you. While the office is the most common place for a session, I’m always ready to take therapy outside, specializing in Ecotherapy. I also pull from CBT, DBT, & Reality therapy and am trained in EMDR therapy. I have experience with substance use, anxiety/stress, depression, trauma; children & adults. Give me a call when you’re ready to give therapy a try & take the step toward wellness.
If you’re reading this, you’re probably trying to find the “right” therapist. That can seem difficult to do, simply from reading through so many profiles. When you’re ready to give therapy a try, I’m ready take this journey with you. While the office is the most common place for a session, I’m always ready to take therapy outside, specializing in Ecotherapy. I also pull from CBT, DBT, & Reality therapy and am trained in EMDR therapy. I have experience with substance use, anxiety/stress, depression, trauma; children & adults. Give me a call when you’re ready to give therapy a try & take the step toward wellness.
I have experience utilizing tenets and skills rooted in Person-Centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, as well as Solution Focused Therapy.
Life to me is about understanding; the more we understand the easier it is for us to prepare ourselves and plan for what is to come. However, we often avoid the understanding phase, and are content with just knowing. The idea of knowing can create a false sense of security in which we skip the understanding phase and expect things to resolve themselves. A phrase I used to use, and admittedly still do at times when I know something feels off is, "everything is fine". To many that mean that everything is not fine, but I will either deal with it later or it will go away on its own.
I have experience utilizing tenets and skills rooted in Person-Centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, as well as Solution Focused Therapy.
Life to me is about understanding; the more we understand the easier it is for us to prepare ourselves and plan for what is to come. However, we often avoid the understanding phase, and are content with just knowing. The idea of knowing can create a false sense of security in which we skip the understanding phase and expect things to resolve themselves. A phrase I used to use, and admittedly still do at times when I know something feels off is, "everything is fine". To many that mean that everything is not fine, but I will either deal with it later or it will go away on its own.
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Tri America proudly welcomes Ms. Serulle Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) a passionate therapist dedicated to helping children, adults, and families with a wide range of concerns. She provides the highest quality care helping her clients achieve and set new goals through their individualized therapeutic process. She incorporates a holistic approach using Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Reality-Therapy among other modalities. She has experience with clients that are dealing with depression, and anxiety, as well as couples therapy.
Tri America proudly welcomes Ms. Serulle Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) a passionate therapist dedicated to helping children, adults, and families with a wide range of concerns. She provides the highest quality care helping her clients achieve and set new goals through their individualized therapeutic process. She incorporates a holistic approach using Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Reality-Therapy among other modalities. She has experience with clients that are dealing with depression, and anxiety, as well as couples therapy.
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I am passionate about bringing creativity via the use of metaphor combined with visual art, drama, movement, narrative, poetry, existential, spiritual, somatic, mindfulness, gestalt, reality therapy and family systems approaches.
I work with teens, young adults, and adults to address a wide range of mental health and emotional issues. I believe in working with the intention to support inner personal growth, the development of imagination, and the integration of spiritual expansion using person-centered and intermodal expressive arts infused counseling and therapeutic creative approaches to optimize mental health and wellness/well-being as well as develop relational and interpersonal skills. With this comes a natural approach to reducing clinical symptoms derived from anxiety, depression, trauma, and daily life stressors.
I am passionate about bringing creativity via the use of metaphor combined with visual art, drama, movement, narrative, poetry, existential, spiritual, somatic, mindfulness, gestalt, reality therapy and family systems approaches.
I work with teens, young adults, and adults to address a wide range of mental health and emotional issues. I believe in working with the intention to support inner personal growth, the development of imagination, and the integration of spiritual expansion using person-centered and intermodal expressive arts infused counseling and therapeutic creative approaches to optimize mental health and wellness/well-being as well as develop relational and interpersonal skills. With this comes a natural approach to reducing clinical symptoms derived from anxiety, depression, trauma, and daily life stressors.
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Melissa Claire Griffin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Clifton, NJ 07011 (Online Only)
In working with clients, existential therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and reality therapy are my main models of choice.
My goal is to provide a safe space to openly explore barriers that can prevent my clients from maintaining lasting joy in their lives. Inner beliefs, past experiences, and unhealthy relationships are often a central issue we face in learning to live as our whole selves, fully accepted and fully loved. My mission is to help my clients find wholeness and know their inherent worth. I have worked with children, families, gerontology, hospital social work, substance abuse recovery, and hospice. As well as teenage girls, as they navigate healing concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, self-harm, learning disabilities, and self-esteem.
In working with clients, existential therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and reality therapy are my main models of choice.
My goal is to provide a safe space to openly explore barriers that can prevent my clients from maintaining lasting joy in their lives. Inner beliefs, past experiences, and unhealthy relationships are often a central issue we face in learning to live as our whole selves, fully accepted and fully loved. My mission is to help my clients find wholeness and know their inherent worth. I have worked with children, families, gerontology, hospital social work, substance abuse recovery, and hospice. As well as teenage girls, as they navigate healing concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, self-harm, learning disabilities, and self-esteem.
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Jessica Fleming
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (Online Only)
She utilizes cognitive therapy (CT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and reality therapy.
Jessica Fleming is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of experience working in the field. She has experience helping clients who suffer from anxiety and depression, mood disorders, and adjustment disorder. Jessica is able to help clients identify how their thoughts and feelings affect their behaviors.
She utilizes cognitive therapy (CT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and reality therapy.
Jessica Fleming is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of experience working in the field. She has experience helping clients who suffer from anxiety and depression, mood disorders, and adjustment disorder. Jessica is able to help clients identify how their thoughts and feelings affect their behaviors.
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Jean Sweetman obtained her Master's Degree in Educational Psychology , June 1985, from the City University of New York at Brooklyn College. She received her post-graduate certification from the Institute in Reality Therapy from Vancouver University in 2000. Jean is certified by the State of New Jersey as a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2005. Prior to her clinical work at Life Psychotherapy, Jean worked for 31 years as a School Psychologist with a client centered focus on helping children, adolescents, adults and families maneuver issues of anxiety, depression , self- esteem and transition.
Jean Sweetman obtained her Master's Degree in Educational Psychology , June 1985, from the City University of New York at Brooklyn College. She received her post-graduate certification from the Institute in Reality Therapy from Vancouver University in 2000. Jean is certified by the State of New Jersey as a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2005. Prior to her clinical work at Life Psychotherapy, Jean worked for 31 years as a School Psychologist with a client centered focus on helping children, adolescents, adults and families maneuver issues of anxiety, depression , self- esteem and transition.
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Reality Therapy
Is reality therapy evidence-based?
Reality therapy is not well-studied, and it may not be as effective in treating certain mental health conditions when compared with evidence-based treatments like cognitive behavioral or acceptance and commitment therapies. However, some research does indicate that reality therapy might be helpful for people with addiction, and may be effective in treating social anxiety in young people.
How long does reality therapy last?
Reality therapy is less structured when compared with psychoanalysis, for example. Reality therapy is more open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to two times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. Individuals can also practice the principles of reality therapy long after treatment has ended.
Does reality therapy work?
Reality therapy can help a person manage concerns such as eating disorders, addiction, substance use, anxiety, phobias, and relationship difficulties. This type of therapy encourages a person to be accountable for their behaviors. This therapy may offer benefits that are hard to measure. Reality therapy can be useful in one-on-one therapy or in group sessions. This method may be used with children, families, and adults.
What are the limitations of reality therapy?
This therapy is person-centered or client-centered, and the therapist focuses on choices made by the individual in the present day. The therapist privileges the individual’s perspective over others. This format may feel frustrating for individuals seeking a more structured approach; certainly, no one therapy type will work for every client.