Marriage Counseling Therapists in Marlton, NJ
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Alexandra Miceli (Couples Family Individuals)
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
Marlton, NJ 08053
Alexandra is a Pre-Licensed Marriage and Family therapist working in New Jersey. Whether working with couples on relationship issues, families dealing with conflict, or individuals managing anxiety and depression, Alex leads with compassion and insight while she empowers people to build the fulfilling relationships they desire. She brings expertise in Internal Family Systems, Contextual Family Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy to her practice. Having attended years of therapy herself, Alex understands first-hand both the tremendous benefits,
Alexandra is a Pre-Licensed Marriage and Family therapist working in New Jersey. Whether working with couples on relationship issues, families dealing with conflict, or individuals managing anxiety and depression, Alex leads with compassion and insight while she empowers people to build the fulfilling relationships they desire. She brings expertise in Internal Family Systems, Contextual Family Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy to her practice. Having attended years of therapy herself, Alex understands first-hand both the tremendous benefits,
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Annette M Pineiro (Individuals Families Couples Groups)
Counselor, MA, EdS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053
**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS VIA TELETHERAPY AND IN PERSON** Annette M. Pineiro is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in individual, couples, and family counseling. She provides therapy to clients of any age, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability. Her goal as a therapist is to create a warm, safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can share their stories. Annette supports her clients to reach realistic goals by providing them with motivation, empathy, and effective coping skills.
**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS VIA TELETHERAPY AND IN PERSON** Annette M. Pineiro is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in individual, couples, and family counseling. She provides therapy to clients of any age, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability. Her goal as a therapist is to create a warm, safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can share their stories. Annette supports her clients to reach realistic goals by providing them with motivation, empathy, and effective coping skills.
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Whether you're struggling with depression, lack of motivation, self esteem issues, parenting a difficult child, anxiety, marriage and relationship challenges, divorce or a traumatic separation, we are here to offer support.
Everyone has struggles in life. The way you cope with those struggles will define you, your family, and the rest of your life. When you're ready for support in your struggles, then call Independence Family Therapy Services. We'll be here for you as you face your issues and help you find the best ways to cope. We're proud to operate under the leadership of Jerry. As a trained psychotherapist and Rutgers University graduate, Jerry has a wide range of professional training experiences to best support you in your personal wellness journey. Jerry believes in the Rational Living Therapy (RLT), among other CBT models.
Whether you're struggling with depression, lack of motivation, self esteem issues, parenting a difficult child, anxiety, marriage and relationship challenges, divorce or a traumatic separation, we are here to offer support.
Everyone has struggles in life. The way you cope with those struggles will define you, your family, and the rest of your life. When you're ready for support in your struggles, then call Independence Family Therapy Services. We'll be here for you as you face your issues and help you find the best ways to cope. We're proud to operate under the leadership of Jerry. As a trained psychotherapist and Rutgers University graduate, Jerry has a wide range of professional training experiences to best support you in your personal wellness journey. Jerry believes in the Rational Living Therapy (RLT), among other CBT models.
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Center for Christian Counseling & Relationship Dev
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Marlton, NJ 08053
If you have a Master's degree or higher, are licensed as a psychologist, associate or professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical social worker, please go to cccrd.
We are located in Marlton, NJ. and have specialized in working with Christians for 30+ years and enjoy serving those of other faiths. We work well with those having some capacity for insight (those who understand or are willing to learn how their past experiences influence present and future decisions and relationships). We are adept at helping those with psychological and spiritual problems. We serve men and women from adolescence onward through individual, couple, family, and group counseling. We provide supervision for those pursuing licensure as clinical social workers, professional counselors, and psychologists.
If you have a Master's degree or higher, are licensed as a psychologist, associate or professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or clinical social worker, please go to cccrd.
We are located in Marlton, NJ. and have specialized in working with Christians for 30+ years and enjoy serving those of other faiths. We work well with those having some capacity for insight (those who understand or are willing to learn how their past experiences influence present and future decisions and relationships). We are adept at helping those with psychological and spiritual problems. We serve men and women from adolescence onward through individual, couple, family, and group counseling. We provide supervision for those pursuing licensure as clinical social workers, professional counselors, and psychologists.
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I am a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I also hold certifications in both trauma therapy and grief counseling. In addition, I can serve as a clinical supervisor for CADC/LCADC candidates.
I am a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I also hold certifications in both trauma therapy and grief counseling. In addition, I can serve as a clinical supervisor for CADC/LCADC candidates.
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Dr. Briana Gaines
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053 (Online Only)
My formal training as a marriage, couple, and family therapist also aids me in working with and conceptualizing my clients as I often view clients' presenting problems as being bigger, or outside of, the individual.
Welcome to Brave Beginnings Therapy! As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I work from an integrative perspective with a solid foundation in humanism. In session, I utilize active listening skills, validation, and understanding to better understand clients' worldviews while also helping them to gain insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I strive to create a therapeutic environment that feels warm and brave, to help clients explore themselves and their circumstances, and where the therapeutic process can unfold. I also invite my clients to tell their stories as storytelling can be freeing, redemptive, and cathartic.
My formal training as a marriage, couple, and family therapist also aids me in working with and conceptualizing my clients as I often view clients' presenting problems as being bigger, or outside of, the individual.
Welcome to Brave Beginnings Therapy! As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I work from an integrative perspective with a solid foundation in humanism. In session, I utilize active listening skills, validation, and understanding to better understand clients' worldviews while also helping them to gain insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I strive to create a therapeutic environment that feels warm and brave, to help clients explore themselves and their circumstances, and where the therapeutic process can unfold. I also invite my clients to tell their stories as storytelling can be freeing, redemptive, and cathartic.
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I work with individuals and couples using cognitive and psychodynamic methods to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems. I also offer life coaching to help you meet your goals and achieve greater life satisfaction. Relationship and marriage counseling focuses on rekindling friendship and improving communication. Our focus will be reducing mental health symptoms, clearing the roadblocks preventing you from accomplishing goals, and helping you move toward greater happiness and contentment. Meetings are available at the New Jersey Therapy and Life Coaching Voorhees NJ office or online.
I work with individuals and couples using cognitive and psychodynamic methods to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems. I also offer life coaching to help you meet your goals and achieve greater life satisfaction. Relationship and marriage counseling focuses on rekindling friendship and improving communication. Our focus will be reducing mental health symptoms, clearing the roadblocks preventing you from accomplishing goals, and helping you move toward greater happiness and contentment. Meetings are available at the New Jersey Therapy and Life Coaching Voorhees NJ office or online.
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Karen Ann Brook
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, BCD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053
I am a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a NJ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, and Director of Community Counseling Service of South Jersey LLC. Primarily a psychotherapeutic counselor for the last 25 years, I am also a published author, present personal growth workshops, lecture at conferences, and conduct professional supervision for my colleagues.
The MSW initial next to my name means I have a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work. The LCSW initial means I have been licensed by the state of New Jersey to practice Clinical Social Work.
I am a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a NJ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, and Director of Community Counseling Service of South Jersey LLC. Primarily a psychotherapeutic counselor for the last 25 years, I am also a published author, present personal growth workshops, lecture at conferences, and conduct professional supervision for my colleagues.
The MSW initial next to my name means I have a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work. The LCSW initial means I have been licensed by the state of New Jersey to practice Clinical Social Work.
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I have trained therapists at The Council for Relationships (founded as the Marriage Council of Philadelphia).
I enjoy working with people and helping them to find solutions and/or ways to cope with their dilemmas. I believe that respect for the individual is crucial, as is empowerment. I am a certified Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapist (see www.eft.ca).
I have trained therapists at The Council for Relationships (founded as the Marriage Council of Philadelphia).
I enjoy working with people and helping them to find solutions and/or ways to cope with their dilemmas. I believe that respect for the individual is crucial, as is empowerment. I am a certified Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapist (see www.eft.ca).
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I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Are you overwhelmed? Anxious and overthinking all the time? Do you take care of everyone in your life except yourself? I understand and am here to help! In therapy, you will learn how to communicate better, manage conflict in healthier ways and develop a deeper connection with yourself and others. We will empower you to gain control over your anxiety and find a sense of balance in your life again. My approach to therapy is empathetic, collaborative and tailored to you. You will heal in a warm, non-judgmental and confidential environment.
I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Are you overwhelmed? Anxious and overthinking all the time? Do you take care of everyone in your life except yourself? I understand and am here to help! In therapy, you will learn how to communicate better, manage conflict in healthier ways and develop a deeper connection with yourself and others. We will empower you to gain control over your anxiety and find a sense of balance in your life again. My approach to therapy is empathetic, collaborative and tailored to you. You will heal in a warm, non-judgmental and confidential environment.
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I have a strong desire to develop win-win solutions with my clients in troubled marriages, to save marriages that have been traumatized by marital infidelity, to teach my clients effective coping, stress, and anger management skills, to assist in helping parents work through reunification issues with their estranged and/or alienated child, and assist my clients who are going through divorce. Please consider me if you feel comfortable with a solution-focused approach. Also, I would enjoy speaking with you before setting up an appointment.
I have a strong desire to develop win-win solutions with my clients in troubled marriages, to save marriages that have been traumatized by marital infidelity, to teach my clients effective coping, stress, and anger management skills, to assist in helping parents work through reunification issues with their estranged and/or alienated child, and assist my clients who are going through divorce. Please consider me if you feel comfortable with a solution-focused approach. Also, I would enjoy speaking with you before setting up an appointment.
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Carolynn Aristone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CST
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053
In couples therapy, I can help you with mismatched sexual desire, intimacy impacted by a diagnosis, and marital stress.
Falling in love is easier than staying in love. Life can steamroll even the strongest, most loving people. With guidance, you can take small steps to heal your emotional, relational & sexual wounds. Individually or as a couple, you can learn how to lower your stress, practice empathy and compassion, strengthen connection and create sex worth wanting. As a Mindfulness Based Relationship Specialist and Certified Sex Therapist, I’ll partner with you to help you decrease stress and increase connection, health, joy, meaning and fulfillment, in your life and in your relationships. Clients have described this work as “life changing”.
In couples therapy, I can help you with mismatched sexual desire, intimacy impacted by a diagnosis, and marital stress.
Falling in love is easier than staying in love. Life can steamroll even the strongest, most loving people. With guidance, you can take small steps to heal your emotional, relational & sexual wounds. Individually or as a couple, you can learn how to lower your stress, practice empathy and compassion, strengthen connection and create sex worth wanting. As a Mindfulness Based Relationship Specialist and Certified Sex Therapist, I’ll partner with you to help you decrease stress and increase connection, health, joy, meaning and fulfillment, in your life and in your relationships. Clients have described this work as “life changing”.
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I am a retiree from the Air Force and am now a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist providing couples therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy to address a variety of issues, including relationship stressors, anxiety, depression, improving communication, increasing intimacy in relationships, and navigating life’s ever-present challenges.
I am a retiree from the Air Force and am now a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist providing couples therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy to address a variety of issues, including relationship stressors, anxiety, depression, improving communication, increasing intimacy in relationships, and navigating life’s ever-present challenges.
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Robyn DeCosta
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LAMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053
As a Marriage & Family Therapist, I am dedicated to fostering healthier relationships and guiding individuals, couples, and families towards positive change. I create a safe space for open dialogue, helping you navigate challenges and discover resilience. I like to create a collaborative approach to ensure you're getting the most of our sessions together.
As a Marriage & Family Therapist, I am dedicated to fostering healthier relationships and guiding individuals, couples, and families towards positive change. I create a safe space for open dialogue, helping you navigate challenges and discover resilience. I like to create a collaborative approach to ensure you're getting the most of our sessions together.
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Counseling Center of South Jersey
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053
We help our clients work through a variety of issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, communication, marriage counseling, relationships, confidence, abandonment, family therapy and boundaries.
Are you stressed? Overthinking? Fighting with your spouse and family? Kids driving you crazy? Does it feel like no one understands? We understand and are here to help! In therapy, you will learn how to communicate better, cope in healthy ways and develop a deeper connection with yourself and others. We will build a trusting relationship and utilize your strengths to help you reach your goals. You will feel empowered in our warm, safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space. You deserve a fulfilling, meaningful life. We will show you the way!
We help our clients work through a variety of issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, communication, marriage counseling, relationships, confidence, abandonment, family therapy and boundaries.
Are you stressed? Overthinking? Fighting with your spouse and family? Kids driving you crazy? Does it feel like no one understands? We understand and are here to help! In therapy, you will learn how to communicate better, cope in healthy ways and develop a deeper connection with yourself and others. We will build a trusting relationship and utilize your strengths to help you reach your goals. You will feel empowered in our warm, safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space. You deserve a fulfilling, meaningful life. We will show you the way!
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Sarah Wolfson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marlton, NJ 08053 (Online Only)
Life has become increasingly more difficult and demanding for us all. The therapeutic alliance is the single most important factor in a person’s ability to do the difficult work necessary to live a healthier and more enjoyable life. Providing a safe space for one to share and process life’s challenges has always been a paramount goal of mine. You need to be met where you're at with compassion, empathy and grace! I believe this is necessary for any one of us to grow and flourish and I believe that I am the one to help you do it!
Life has become increasingly more difficult and demanding for us all. The therapeutic alliance is the single most important factor in a person’s ability to do the difficult work necessary to live a healthier and more enjoyable life. Providing a safe space for one to share and process life’s challenges has always been a paramount goal of mine. You need to be met where you're at with compassion, empathy and grace! I believe this is necessary for any one of us to grow and flourish and I believe that I am the one to help you do it!
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Are you interested in exploring who you are at a deeper and more profound level? Through using hypnotic techniques to work with the unconscious, one can access coping resources and aspects of the self they might not have known existed. Not only can you address challenges using unconscious resources, you can also evolve and discover more about who you are.
Are you interested in exploring who you are at a deeper and more profound level? Through using hypnotic techniques to work with the unconscious, one can access coping resources and aspects of the self they might not have known existed. Not only can you address challenges using unconscious resources, you can also evolve and discover more about who you are.
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TELETHERAPY NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEW AND EXISTING CLIENTS. I have a passion for providing evidence-based treatments for needs across the lifespan, including therapies specific to Coronavirus related stress for individuals and families. I have dedicated my training to ensure I can help anyone regardless of their problems and life situation. I use a holistic approach, taking into account every aspect of a client's life to explore ways to improve their situations through integrated care. I take pride in being able to provide treatment that matches specifically to individual and family in order for them to lead happy and healthy lives.
TELETHERAPY NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEW AND EXISTING CLIENTS. I have a passion for providing evidence-based treatments for needs across the lifespan, including therapies specific to Coronavirus related stress for individuals and families. I have dedicated my training to ensure I can help anyone regardless of their problems and life situation. I use a holistic approach, taking into account every aspect of a client's life to explore ways to improve their situations through integrated care. I take pride in being able to provide treatment that matches specifically to individual and family in order for them to lead happy and healthy lives.
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Libby Shaw
Licensed Professional Counselor, ATR-BC, LPC, LPAT
Verified Verified
Marlton, NJ 08053 (Online Only)
Something brought you to this site today. Whether you’re in the thick of a crisis, haunted by past traumas, stuck in unhealthy patterns, or wrestling with anxiety...you’re here. Stress and suffering can have huge effects on relationships, health, mood, and everyday life. Feeling overwhelmed is exhausting. Feeling stuck can be so lonely. Being flooded by racing thoughts can leave you feeling hopeless. In therapy we can’t make life stressors go away, and we can’t undo the hurt you’ve experienced. But we can work together to make sense of your past, stay centered in the moment, and move forward confidently into your future.
Something brought you to this site today. Whether you’re in the thick of a crisis, haunted by past traumas, stuck in unhealthy patterns, or wrestling with anxiety...you’re here. Stress and suffering can have huge effects on relationships, health, mood, and everyday life. Feeling overwhelmed is exhausting. Feeling stuck can be so lonely. Being flooded by racing thoughts can leave you feeling hopeless. In therapy we can’t make life stressors go away, and we can’t undo the hurt you’ve experienced. But we can work together to make sense of your past, stay centered in the moment, and move forward confidently into your future.
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YOU are the expert on your own life and experiences so I believe that the therapeutic relationship should be collaborative. The best way to reach your goals is by working together! I strive to be supportive and empathetic while helping you learn actual techniques and skills to move your life in a new direction. I am experienced in helping people with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harming behaviors and trauma, in both residential and outpatient settings.
YOU are the expert on your own life and experiences so I believe that the therapeutic relationship should be collaborative. The best way to reach your goals is by working together! I strive to be supportive and empathetic while helping you learn actual techniques and skills to move your life in a new direction. I am experienced in helping people with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harming behaviors and trauma, in both residential and outpatient settings.
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.