Humanistic Therapists in Cranford, NJ
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Danielle Van Der Veken
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, SAC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cranford, NJ 07016
Hello there! I’m Danielle Van Der Veken, a therapist with a knack for blending warmth, humor, and effective therapy techniques to help teens, adults, and older adults navigate life’s twists and turns. With a background steeped in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and a deep respect for humanistic and psychodynamic approaches, I offer a therapeutic space where we can explore your journey together.
Hello there! I’m Danielle Van Der Veken, a therapist with a knack for blending warmth, humor, and effective therapy techniques to help teens, adults, and older adults navigate life’s twists and turns. With a background steeped in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and a deep respect for humanistic and psychodynamic approaches, I offer a therapeutic space where we can explore your journey together.
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I utilize a person-centered approach to therapy, often integrating humanistic, acceptance, and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
My ideal client is curious about themselves and the world and actively participates in the therapeutic process. I enjoy working with young adults and older adults, but I'm not limited to these populations. My ideal client is at a place of feeling "stuck" in their life. Whether that be a career transition, deciding on a college major, feeling lost in a relationship, or a new onset of symptoms. I am also comfortable with helping individuals unpack their past to understand their current habits. My ideal client wants to understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to develop self-awareness and self-compassion along the way.
I utilize a person-centered approach to therapy, often integrating humanistic, acceptance, and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
My ideal client is curious about themselves and the world and actively participates in the therapeutic process. I enjoy working with young adults and older adults, but I'm not limited to these populations. My ideal client is at a place of feeling "stuck" in their life. Whether that be a career transition, deciding on a college major, feeling lost in a relationship, or a new onset of symptoms. I am also comfortable with helping individuals unpack their past to understand their current habits. My ideal client wants to understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to develop self-awareness and self-compassion along the way.
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My sessions have humanistic and person-centered undertones.
I thrive when working with young women. Whether they’re struggling with school-related stress or struggling to process a breakup, I can quickly build rapport with folks in this demographic. My treatment plans include goals dedicated to helping people identify their triggers for emotional dysregulation. I believe in the importance of somatic and cognitive level wellness strategies and work to have my clients learn and implement both sets of skills. I have enjoyed working with a variety of diagnoses, including adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD.
My sessions have humanistic and person-centered undertones.
I thrive when working with young women. Whether they’re struggling with school-related stress or struggling to process a breakup, I can quickly build rapport with folks in this demographic. My treatment plans include goals dedicated to helping people identify their triggers for emotional dysregulation. I believe in the importance of somatic and cognitive level wellness strategies and work to have my clients learn and implement both sets of skills. I have enjoyed working with a variety of diagnoses, including adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD.
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With an integrative approach, I combine CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Existential, Humanistic, and Psychoanalytic techniques.
Welcome! I'm Corrianne, a compassionate and experienced Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) based in New Jersey. My journey includes impactful roles such as traumatic brain injury specialist, school counselor, and a certification in Reiki Level 1, providing a unique blend of therapeutic expertise. In my diverse background, I've supported individuals of all ages, from K-12 students dealing with various challenges to adults facing severe and persistent mental health conditions. My passion lies in aiding those with high-risk tendencies (SI/SIB), disabilities, and trauma, fostering positive relationships and providing crisis management.
With an integrative approach, I combine CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Existential, Humanistic, and Psychoanalytic techniques.
Welcome! I'm Corrianne, a compassionate and experienced Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) based in New Jersey. My journey includes impactful roles such as traumatic brain injury specialist, school counselor, and a certification in Reiki Level 1, providing a unique blend of therapeutic expertise. In my diverse background, I've supported individuals of all ages, from K-12 students dealing with various challenges to adults facing severe and persistent mental health conditions. My passion lies in aiding those with high-risk tendencies (SI/SIB), disabilities, and trauma, fostering positive relationships and providing crisis management.
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My approach combines ACT, CBT, EMDR, Humanistic and Psychodynamic therapeutic approaches.
You feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed and/or depressed. You don't know where to turn. What you have been doing thus far isn't working for you. You want to make positive changes in your life but aren't sure where to start. You are in the right place.
My approach combines ACT, CBT, EMDR, Humanistic and Psychodynamic therapeutic approaches.
You feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed and/or depressed. You don't know where to turn. What you have been doing thus far isn't working for you. You want to make positive changes in your life but aren't sure where to start. You are in the right place.
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Brittany Barnstead
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR, NCC
Verified Verified
Cranford, NJ 07016
My ideal client would be a child, adolescent, or adult with a degree of insight/self-awareness into their presenting issues and motivation to improve their mental health. My most prominent diagnoses specialties include anxiety and depression. I enjoy working with clients on interpersonal problems, building coping skills, practicing mindfulness, and changing mindset/ thought patterns. My ideal client's goals include increasing a sense of peace and acceptance, working towards change, and developing healthier habits to improve wellbeing. A client who wants to change and be a better version of themselves is willing to be challenged.
My ideal client would be a child, adolescent, or adult with a degree of insight/self-awareness into their presenting issues and motivation to improve their mental health. My most prominent diagnoses specialties include anxiety and depression. I enjoy working with clients on interpersonal problems, building coping skills, practicing mindfulness, and changing mindset/ thought patterns. My ideal client's goals include increasing a sense of peace and acceptance, working towards change, and developing healthier habits to improve wellbeing. A client who wants to change and be a better version of themselves is willing to be challenged.
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My ideal client is female, male, or nonbinary and is kind and generous, has good ethics, and loves to help others. They have been experiencing low self-esteem and have been numbing out emotions through food, technology, work, or other distractions. Their numbing-out practices have held them back from being their authentic self, productivity with work, maintaining healthy and loving friendships and relationships, having enough energy, and their overall self-esteem. They are ready to commit to putting in the work in therapeutic services to help them develop and maintain healthier coping skills.
My ideal client is female, male, or nonbinary and is kind and generous, has good ethics, and loves to help others. They have been experiencing low self-esteem and have been numbing out emotions through food, technology, work, or other distractions. Their numbing-out practices have held them back from being their authentic self, productivity with work, maintaining healthy and loving friendships and relationships, having enough energy, and their overall self-esteem. They are ready to commit to putting in the work in therapeutic services to help them develop and maintain healthier coping skills.
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Iona Francis-Santa Cruz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Cranford, NJ 07016
Welcome to therapy! My goal when entering a therapeutic relationship is to provide a safe, inclusive, and nonjudgmental space to tell your story. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life, and I am here to support and empower you in that journey. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy techniques to help you improve your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and work on achieving your personal goals in a timely manner. The goal is to work on your perception of your issues through a different lens and to understand that you have the power to make meaningful changes in the healing process.
Welcome to therapy! My goal when entering a therapeutic relationship is to provide a safe, inclusive, and nonjudgmental space to tell your story. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life, and I am here to support and empower you in that journey. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy techniques to help you improve your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and work on achieving your personal goals in a timely manner. The goal is to work on your perception of your issues through a different lens and to understand that you have the power to make meaningful changes in the healing process.
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Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, or the loss of a loved one with a sense of feeling lost, hopeless, and without purpose? Are you struggling with life transitions & open to delving deeper to explore those issues? I primarily work with men like this, who have arrived at this point in life feeling "stuck" or "at a dead end," struggling with relationship issues and feeling disconnected & frustrated. My job is to help you re-negotiate your relationship with your feelings, see you as okay, and understand the meaning of your upbringing or narratives you've learned on "how you ought to be."
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, or the loss of a loved one with a sense of feeling lost, hopeless, and without purpose? Are you struggling with life transitions & open to delving deeper to explore those issues? I primarily work with men like this, who have arrived at this point in life feeling "stuck" or "at a dead end," struggling with relationship issues and feeling disconnected & frustrated. My job is to help you re-negotiate your relationship with your feelings, see you as okay, and understand the meaning of your upbringing or narratives you've learned on "how you ought to be."
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Elizabeth R Matthews
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Cranford, NJ 07016 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey. My ideal client would be seeking support and guidance in navigating various life challenges and mental health concerns. This client desires a safe and supportive environment where they can openly discuss their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of judgment. Their goals may include understanding and managing their emotions, healing from past trauma, improving relationships, increasing self-esteem and self-awareness, and enhancing overall well-being.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey. My ideal client would be seeking support and guidance in navigating various life challenges and mental health concerns. This client desires a safe and supportive environment where they can openly discuss their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without fear of judgment. Their goals may include understanding and managing their emotions, healing from past trauma, improving relationships, increasing self-esteem and self-awareness, and enhancing overall well-being.
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My ideal client is one that is open to change. A client that, even if they see no way through, they trust that I am there to do all I can to help them, not just to listen, watch the clock, and end a session, but to be invested in their transformation from start to finish. My ideal client is one who is comfortable, even if not at first, celebrating themselves and not being fearful about trying again. Things aren't always successful on our first try, but my ideal client will understand this, embrace the lesson in each situation, and be willing to use what they've learned to try again.
My ideal client is one that is open to change. A client that, even if they see no way through, they trust that I am there to do all I can to help them, not just to listen, watch the clock, and end a session, but to be invested in their transformation from start to finish. My ideal client is one who is comfortable, even if not at first, celebrating themselves and not being fearful about trying again. Things aren't always successful on our first try, but my ideal client will understand this, embrace the lesson in each situation, and be willing to use what they've learned to try again.
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Therapy is different for everyone. I believe that our early relationships and experiences deeply shape how we see ourselves and respond to feelings. I use a flexible model of therapy that draws from Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, neuropsychology, feminist/multicultural, and attachment theories. An emphasis is placed on appreciating the current emotional coping system before attempting to change it. I see my role as helping you develop a relationship with the parts of yourself that you may avoid, reject, or fear. My role is not to fix you (-you're not broken), and it is not to solve your problems.
Therapy is different for everyone. I believe that our early relationships and experiences deeply shape how we see ourselves and respond to feelings. I use a flexible model of therapy that draws from Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, neuropsychology, feminist/multicultural, and attachment theories. An emphasis is placed on appreciating the current emotional coping system before attempting to change it. I see my role as helping you develop a relationship with the parts of yourself that you may avoid, reject, or fear. My role is not to fix you (-you're not broken), and it is not to solve your problems.
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I am a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) specializing in the treatment of trauma and addictions. I am passionate about walking clients through the healing journey, and believe that through facing our struggles we are able to find and embrace our unique strengths and purpose.
I am a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) specializing in the treatment of trauma and addictions. I am passionate about walking clients through the healing journey, and believe that through facing our struggles we are able to find and embrace our unique strengths and purpose.
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Gianna Notarfrancesco (adolescent/teen specialist)
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LAMFT
Verified Verified
Cranford, NJ 07016
My ideal client would most likely be a female teenager working through peer relationships, self-esteem, and social anxiety. With this client, I believe some of her needs would be to explore core beliefs of who she is in comparison to what others may say/think of her, cognitively challenging and reframing intrusive/negative thought patterns, and slowly expose the client to social scenarios in which she can use her coping skills to effectively navigate new situations.
My ideal client would most likely be a female teenager working through peer relationships, self-esteem, and social anxiety. With this client, I believe some of her needs would be to explore core beliefs of who she is in comparison to what others may say/think of her, cognitively challenging and reframing intrusive/negative thought patterns, and slowly expose the client to social scenarios in which she can use her coping skills to effectively navigate new situations.
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Matthew Zupko
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCATP
Verified Verified
Cranford, NJ 07016 (Online Only)
Hey! Looking for a different, relaxed type of therapy? Maybe something unconventional? Tired of feeling depressed or anxious all the time? Maybe both? So many questions! Each of us may experience their own unique and evolving combination of symptoms - both positive and negative - and might feel overwhelmed. For some, this is a new feeling while others have felt this way for years. That's ok. It's never too late to try to get some help and talk to someone about what's going on. A team effort working together towards meeting your goals.
Hey! Looking for a different, relaxed type of therapy? Maybe something unconventional? Tired of feeling depressed or anxious all the time? Maybe both? So many questions! Each of us may experience their own unique and evolving combination of symptoms - both positive and negative - and might feel overwhelmed. For some, this is a new feeling while others have felt this way for years. That's ok. It's never too late to try to get some help and talk to someone about what's going on. A team effort working together towards meeting your goals.
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Christine utilizes an eclectic therapeutic approach deriving from several theoretical models including psychodynamic, relational, and a systems perspective. She integrates methods and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to individual needs. Christine is active in sessions, empathetic and attuned, and authentic. She works collaboratively with clients to change patterns of thought and action, understand themselves better, assess and improve relational dynamics, and process and heal from trauma.
Christine utilizes an eclectic therapeutic approach deriving from several theoretical models including psychodynamic, relational, and a systems perspective. She integrates methods and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to individual needs. Christine is active in sessions, empathetic and attuned, and authentic. She works collaboratively with clients to change patterns of thought and action, understand themselves better, assess and improve relational dynamics, and process and heal from trauma.
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If you're ready to embrace change, I'd love to support you along your journey. My ideal client would be willing to work together consistently to address any needs, struggles, or issues, to build self-understanding, and to strive toward personal goals and happiness.
If you're ready to embrace change, I'd love to support you along your journey. My ideal client would be willing to work together consistently to address any needs, struggles, or issues, to build self-understanding, and to strive toward personal goals and happiness.
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Healing HeARTS Center, LLC
Art Therapist, MA, ATR-BC, LPAT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cranford, NJ 07016
Do you have a hard time finding the right words to express your thoughts and feelings? Is anxiety, fear, trauma or stressors of every day consuming your life? Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed with the challenges and don't know where to go?
Do you have a hard time finding the right words to express your thoughts and feelings? Is anxiety, fear, trauma or stressors of every day consuming your life? Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed with the challenges and don't know where to go?
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Working in the educational classroom setting for the past 13 years, I have the unique experience of understanding individuals whose profession (teachers, guidance, CST) has an impact on their other roles in life. Additionally, I also see the importance of adolescent executive skills such as time management and emotion regulation and how they play a role in proper development for post high school decisions. Finally, having primarily a math background in education, I am able to assist middle school and early high school population with some uncertainties they may have with academic tasks.
Working in the educational classroom setting for the past 13 years, I have the unique experience of understanding individuals whose profession (teachers, guidance, CST) has an impact on their other roles in life. Additionally, I also see the importance of adolescent executive skills such as time management and emotion regulation and how they play a role in proper development for post high school decisions. Finally, having primarily a math background in education, I am able to assist middle school and early high school population with some uncertainties they may have with academic tasks.
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The Integrative Therapy Institute of New Jersey (ITI-NJ) is a group practice in clinical and counseling psychology that provides psychotherapy services for individuals, couples, and families. ITI-NJ operates at a number of locations throughout the state of NJ and the great majority of our therapists are in-network with all major insurance plans.
The Integrative Therapy Institute of New Jersey (ITI-NJ) is a group practice in clinical and counseling psychology that provides psychotherapy services for individuals, couples, and families. ITI-NJ operates at a number of locations throughout the state of NJ and the great majority of our therapists are in-network with all major insurance plans.
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How does humanistic therapy work?
One tenet of humanistic therapy is that people are good. The humanistic approach is concerned with a person’s ability to accept oneself. It likewise encourages a person to overcome self-criticism and self-defeating tendencies, as well as disapproval from others. This approach also emphasizes self-actualization and treating an individual as a whole person. A foundation of this therapy type: The patient is the expert in their life, and treatment often takes the individual’s lead.
Is humanistic therapy evidence-based?
Humanistic therapy is an evidence-based practice. Research has found that humanistic therapy can lead to significant improvement, and for some people it can be just as effective as other therapies, such as Cognitive behavioral therapy. The benefits of humanistic therapy are enduring.
How long does humanistic therapy last?
The goal of humanistic therapy is to understand a person’s day-to-day experiences. While sessions can be short-term and last over a few months, therapy can sometimes continue beyond that and last up to a year or more. And because patients learn the theory behind humanistic therapy during treatment, they can also practice its tenets throughout life after therapy sessions have been completed.
Is humanistic therapy effective?
According to research, many patients find success with humanistic therapy. Researchers note that the therapy is particularly useful in addressing poor self-esteem and self-sabotage, as well as improving conditions including anxiety and depression. Improvements in problem areas can be long standing, as individuals can continue working on themselves by using the tools they’ve learned during treatment.