Education and Learning Disabilities Therapists in Midland Park, NJ

Life is difficult. Psychotherapy is one way to address life's difficulties. Have you found your AI therapist can take you only so far? AI and apps can be quite useful, but lack the healing magic of human connection. I have advanced training in trauma healing and family dynamics. I'm certified in EMDR. I am able to work with individuals while keeping family and community in mind.

I am an experienced senior clinician with over 20 years of experience.

I gravitate to working with people who think a lot, which often translated to intellectuals or perfectionists. I find meaning in supporting clients who are experiencing the effects of trauma, anxiety, overthinking, and especially children and adolescents. I believe that a warm, trusting relationship is what heals us. When we feel seen, and our voices are heard, we are able to be who we are meant to be. Once I get to understand my client's goals and desires, I am able to work together with my client to help them be their best selves.

I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults and children (8 and up). My experience has focused on parenting support, teen issues, relationship issues, challenges associated with life transitions, depression, anxiety, ADHD, children, women’s issues, co-dependency, boundary setting, emotion regulation, self-love and acceptance, school issues, and special education issues. I am a passionate, patient, understanding and non-judgmental therapist who will help you work on your identified concerns.

Now more than ever, it is clear that one's mental health must be nurtured. It is my belief that mental health is just as important to one's well being as one's physical health, if not more so. We must allow ourselves the opportunity to achieve emotional and mental clarity in order to promote positive change. Having the opportunity to discuss one's feelings in a relaxed and non-judgmental atmosphere is something that I take seriously as a clinician. I view the therapist-client relationship as a very special one, which I feel requires a mutual respect towards the process of healing.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor serving children, teens, and adults, I believe people seek counseling because they want to make a change in their lives. They may want to improve a life situation, solve a problem, make a decision, or achieve a greater understanding of life. Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and social issues often accompany the desire to change. I am here to help you identify and work through these challenges by finding practical solutions to them. Counseling is a joint effort, where I support and encourage your hard work, courage, and commitment to create the life you desire.

Beautiful Journey Counseling is a private therapy practice that uses different therapy techniques to help children, adolescents and adults find solutions to challenges that they are facing and bring about positive changes in their lives. We collaborate with school professionals and medical professionals to help individuals and families change and grow in healthy and positive directions.

We all want to be our best self. As different and one-of a kind as we are, we all want similar things; to reach our goals and be happy. Having the ability to be more positive, forgiving, successful, valuable and loving are just a few things we desire. Finding the courage to speak our minds, feeling connected to each other, discovering what our hearts are searching for and remaining determined is something we all strive for. At the end of the day, we desire a sense of belonging, self-worth and the ability to have radical compassion.

My belief is that therapy is a collaborative process in which both myself and the client must work together for long lasting results. I believe in the importance of addressing individual needs and strengths throughout the treatment process. I have experience in using play therapy as well as behavioral and cognitive approaches to help children as young as five years old to grow and heal. I work together with parents to help them better understand and relate to their children's emotional needs and promote positive behavioral change.

I provide individualized and evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, and their families. Partnering with my clients, we work together to develop their skills and insight to help them better tackle the challenges they encounter. Whether it be struggles in the classroom, at the playground, or around the kitchen table, I am here to help. I offer a collaborative and compassionate approach, which includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), play and art therapies, SPACE treatment, and parent training.

With 35 years' of experience in the mental health field as a counselor and psychotherapist, I have maintained a well-established practice in Bergen County for 30 years. My practice provides individual, group and family counseling and psychotherapy in addition to workshops and lectures. I have worked in a variety of community and private agencies which has provided me experience with diverse populations and services. Areas of experience include: depression, anxiety, women's issues, trauma, life transition, adolescent issues, family issues, addiction, gifted population and more.

Guiding others has always been a passion of mine from an early age. As I got older, the passion became stronger and pushed me into many different volunteer positions. My desire to help facilitate change crossed paths with my love for volleyball and led me to Costa Rica on mission trips. It was there, in Costa Rica, I knew I was being called to work with people on a more intimate level as my life’s work. Now, I am a Licensed Social Worker. I earned my Masters Degree at New York University. I have worked closely with children, adolescents and adults as dealing with everyday stressors and anxieties to mental health diagnoses.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Bergen County, working with individuals, couples, and families with a variety of treatment needs. Areas of treatment include: Relationship counseling, divorce adjustment, relational discernment counseling, loss and grief, stress management, anxiety, depression, high functioning Autism, and mood disorders. In addition, I specialize in working with adolescents who are dealing with anxiety, peer pressure, academic stress, and bullying, in order to help them to develop psychological awareness and insight. My approach is integrative. Building upon your strengths and resilience, we will find solutions and healing together. Please contact me for a complimentary 15 minute phone consultation.