Psychodynamic Therapists in Lawrenceville, NJ

I have over 30 years of expertise in working with clients of all ages and with a variety of issues. My goal is to teach you how to get in touch with your innate ability to heal yourself. Once you become centered in your core self you will develop coping skills that will provide you with the ability to handle the multitude of challenges that we all face in our lives.

Welcome to my practice. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of experience working with depression, anxiety, ADHD, adjustment disorders, and relationship conflicts. It is often difficult to decide to come to therapy, but this decision could be a life transforming experience. I'm here to help. I firmly believe in providing a safe and supportive environment that cultivates trust, empathy, and genuine care. My approach is soothing, engaging, and informative.

I am firm believer in the philosophy that the only constant in life is change. I work together with my patient to allow them to recognize that accepting change is an important quality for a successful and happy life. I value specifically tailoring a treatment plan to the individual to ensure we have a compassionate and understanding relationship on the road towards personal betterment/growth. I treat children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. I also provide counseling to couples and families.

I have 30 years of experience in a range of settings with people of many different backgrounds. My professional experience in concert with my personal journey enable me to focus on the person in the room and strive to understand their unique needs, goals and how psychotherapy can help in this process. I believe that the psychotherapy relationship provides an ideal forum for helping people move towards optimal functioning framed by their values and goals. I provide a safe place to address issues of mood, thinking, behavior, transition, adjustment, interpersonal conflict, anxiety, trauma and any other life challenge.

* Accepting new clients for tele-counseling! JSF Professional Counseling Services is a professional group of Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Associate Counselors, that provide outpatient counseling services for children, adolescents, adults, and their families. We are honored to be the practitioner group to provide you with the support to sustain and positively impact necessary change in your life.

Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Do you experience uncontrollable thoughts and worries? Is anxiety or depression making it difficult to live the life you want? Maybe you’re avoiding situations that lead to fear or panic. You might feel like you’re putting on a face just to make it through the day. Life can feel messy and out of control, but relief and healing is within reach. If you feel like you are ready to make a change and prioritize your mental and emotional well being, now might be the time to take the courageous leap and reach out to a therapist that can support.

Village Counseling Services is a professional group that provides support services to the independently licensed psychologists, psychotherapists and board-certified psychiatrists, who have been providing client-centered, evidence-based treatment to the greater Lawrenceville/Princeton community since 1996.

I am a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with adults and teens. My eclectic approach integrates cognitive-behavioral strategies with other treatment modalities. After carefully listening to a person's presenting difficulties, we collaboratively identify the primary goals of treatment. I provide a supportive, understanding and objective framework in which we address one's concerns and build upon existing strengths. My office is conveniently located on Princeton Pike, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey (close to route 95).

Village Counseling Services provides intensive, individualized Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) treatment by maintaining a small therapist-to-client ratio and by offering DBT skills training in small groups. DBT is a highly practical, evidence-based direct form of therapy which emphasizes working toward the life you want to live by integrating acceptance and change with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. This approach is highly effective for those who have difficulty regulating intense emotions.

I practice a type of psychotherapy using a technique (AEDP) that can help promote self-acceptance as well as well-being; effective with anxiety and depression, social/relational issues, complex trauma, among others. I work with individuals, youths and families, as well as couples. Dr. Kris Schwartz

Wendy Perello, LCSW, has a specialized focus on helping individuals navigate through life transitions, trauma, career-focused stress, and self-esteem challenges. As a relationship expert, Wendy works closely with those who struggle with anxious attachment and other relationship difficulties. Wendy's holistic approach integrates all aspects of the body, the mind, and story allowing her to curate an ideal approach that combines mindfulness, narrative therapy and CBT.

Judy, director for The New Jersey Institute For Neurofeedback, has always had a passion for helping people. First as a Critical Care Nurse and now as a therapist, Judy has supported and encouraged people of all ages in their efforts to grow and change. Studying the brain and behavior has been her passion for years. Trained as a Family Therapist and Neurofeedback Specialist, Judy and her team will partner with you on an exciting journey to attain the personal growth you are committed to accomplishing through this wonderful and innovate treatment approach.

Life presents us with challenges at every phase, and sometimes collaboration with a trained professional helps to weather the storms of life and promote growth and happiness. In my work with children, teens, and adults, I strive to create a safe accepting environment, so my clients can openly express their throughts and feelings and explore their concerns. My treatment is comprehensive in nature and carefully designed to promote self-awareness and address the unique needs of each individual.

What is Art Therapy? This is the number one question asked of me. Briefly, as defined by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), "Art therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the art therapist, use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem. A goal in art therapy is to improve or restore a client's functioning and his/her sense of personal well-being." The creative process lends itself readily to meeting the individual where they are at in the present moment. My personal style mirrors this. I utilize both the non-verbal and verbal processes to facilitate understanding, awareness and growth. My particular areas of expertise are grief/loss, attachment issues (i.e.foster care/adoption), trauma, mood instability, and disordered personality.

Hello, I'm a psychologist with almost 20 years of experience helping people overcome their mental health challenges. I use an integrative approach that includes cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, and is based in humanistic and relational theories. I work collaboratively to understand the root causes of your difficulties, and create a plan to help you improve functioning and well-being. Having a background in college counseling, a focus of my work is aiding young adults through transitions and obstacles they may face, whether related to mood, anxiety, career or relationships.

Welcome. I am a pastorally trained psychotherapist who works with people who are struggling with painful and difficult issues, events, people, and feelings-without quite getting to where they want to be. The work I do and like best is joining you in understanding the story of that struggle and moving it forward. The main personal values I bring to that work and offer to you are kindness, respect, and enthusiasm-with a premium on honesty, openness and curiosity from both of us. I view my work with clients and their stories as a powerful healing partnership.

My treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns in their lives and interpersonal relationships. I incorporate a blend of conventional and alternative approaches and determine which style of therapy will be most helpful for each client. With sensitivity and compassion, I work with clients to help them build on their strengths to identify and achieve life goals.

I believe therapy can help one learn to navigate strong emotions and better regulate one's responses to life's challenges. Feeling understood and validated by one's therapist can allow one to develop insight into thoughts, feelings and behaviors. In knowing the context and meaning that underlies how we relate to the self, to others and to the world, we have greater choice in breaking free from distressing patterns that may be keeping us stuck. Over time, the therapeutic relationship becomes the vehicle that allows one to carve a personal and professional life that feels satisfying and deeply meaningful.

You want to move past racing thoughts and avoiding your life. Past sadness and low motivation. Past the same draining arguments with your partner. Past experiences that follow you and won't stay in the past. And past big decisions that get you stuck. You are looking to get out of feeling overwhelmed. You want to learn how to get more control. You want more than mediocre cookie-cutter therapy. You want therapy that is personalized for you and about you. You want therapy that fits into your stressful life. Even if asking for help is hard for you, you’re at a point where you are ready to do it because you want something to change.