Eating Disorders Therapists in Mountain Lakes, NJ
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Ava M Frotton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
I specialize in treating Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Trauma, Self-Harm, Personality Disorders, and OCD. I am intensively trained in both DBT and RO-DBT. I help individuals find emotional balance by changing the self-destructive patterns that are getting in the way of their happiness. I teach my clients how to understand and better manage their emotions and, as a result, make choices that will enhance their lives.
I specialize in treating Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Trauma, Self-Harm, Personality Disorders, and OCD. I am intensively trained in both DBT and RO-DBT. I help individuals find emotional balance by changing the self-destructive patterns that are getting in the way of their happiness. I teach my clients how to understand and better manage their emotions and, as a result, make choices that will enhance their lives.
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Megan Szymanek
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Waitlist for new clients
Do you ever feel like your own worst enemy? Like you can’t catch a break from all the chatter in your mind? Does it all just feel like “too much” sometimes? I get it. My name is Megan and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with years of clinical and lived experience. I am deeply passionate about working with individuals stuck in anxious and obsessive patterns and have pursued additional training and certification to specialize in the area. If you struggle with perfectionism, self-doubt, and self-criticism, I “see you”, and more importantly, I’d love to meet you.
Do you ever feel like your own worst enemy? Like you can’t catch a break from all the chatter in your mind? Does it all just feel like “too much” sometimes? I get it. My name is Megan and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with years of clinical and lived experience. I am deeply passionate about working with individuals stuck in anxious and obsessive patterns and have pursued additional training and certification to specialize in the area. If you struggle with perfectionism, self-doubt, and self-criticism, I “see you”, and more importantly, I’d love to meet you.
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LMB Counseling of New Jersey
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
When you realize you're struggling or you are at a difficult point in your life, the awareness can cultivate growth. Reaching out for assistance is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of your strength and motivation for change. It shows your readiness to address what is needed to move through the challenge. Stress, anxiety, past traumas, life transitions, relationships, or any other challenges can knock anyone off balance. If you are having issues as an individual or as a couple, we can help you.
When you realize you're struggling or you are at a difficult point in your life, the awareness can cultivate growth. Reaching out for assistance is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of your strength and motivation for change. It shows your readiness to address what is needed to move through the challenge. Stress, anxiety, past traumas, life transitions, relationships, or any other challenges can knock anyone off balance. If you are having issues as an individual or as a couple, we can help you.
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Jamie LaRusso
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, EDm, LPC, ACS, NCC
Verified Verified
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 (Online Only)
Life is very much like driving a car. We can't only focus on the destination, and we can't stare into the rearview mirror. Either of these actions would cause an accident, and most certainly distract us from our main goal - keeping our eyes on the road! In my practice, I take on the GPS role. The driver and the GPS are a team. This is where therapy is so helpful. The relationship between the client and the therapist is powerful one, involving trust and collaboration, whereby the client feels safe and supported. I use a trauma- informed approach and have over 20 years of experience in various therapeutic settings.
Life is very much like driving a car. We can't only focus on the destination, and we can't stare into the rearview mirror. Either of these actions would cause an accident, and most certainly distract us from our main goal - keeping our eyes on the road! In my practice, I take on the GPS role. The driver and the GPS are a team. This is where therapy is so helpful. The relationship between the client and the therapist is powerful one, involving trust and collaboration, whereby the client feels safe and supported. I use a trauma- informed approach and have over 20 years of experience in various therapeutic settings.
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In my 25 years of practice, I have evolved a number of specializations:couples therapy; women's issues;dealing with anxiety and depression--including post-partum depression; and facing the challenges of pregnancy loss and infertility. I have had extensive post-graduate training in couples therapy and have developed a lively and effective way of helping couples in distress get "unstuck" and move into a more satisfying and respectful relationship with one another.
In my 25 years of practice, I have evolved a number of specializations:couples therapy; women's issues;dealing with anxiety and depression--including post-partum depression; and facing the challenges of pregnancy loss and infertility. I have had extensive post-graduate training in couples therapy and have developed a lively and effective way of helping couples in distress get "unstuck" and move into a more satisfying and respectful relationship with one another.
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People seek therapy because they are in pain or conflict. As an empathic therapist I am very mindful of how careful listening is a critical aspect of therapy. Patients begin to experience relief when they feel they are working with someone they trust and who cares about their struggles. My work as a Psychologist for 25+ years has given me the experience and skills needed to identify the concerns and issues that keep many people stuck in patterns of behavior that hinder their higher functioning. Alleviating troublesome symptoms, and working toward a more positive self-image are key steps toward emotional well-being.
People seek therapy because they are in pain or conflict. As an empathic therapist I am very mindful of how careful listening is a critical aspect of therapy. Patients begin to experience relief when they feel they are working with someone they trust and who cares about their struggles. My work as a Psychologist for 25+ years has given me the experience and skills needed to identify the concerns and issues that keep many people stuck in patterns of behavior that hinder their higher functioning. Alleviating troublesome symptoms, and working toward a more positive self-image are key steps toward emotional well-being.
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I have recently added Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) as services now available in my office. I am not a traditional talk therapist, rather I do experiential psychotherapy. I trained 6 years beyond my doctorate in somatic psychotherapy, so that I include the body's experience throughout the session. In addition, I'm a Kripalu-certified yoga teacher. Through movement, breath, and mindfulness, I help you know and experience your feeling- states in your body. This allows you to expand your awareness so that you have choices (rather than being run by the programming of mind!)
I have recently added Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) as services now available in my office. I am not a traditional talk therapist, rather I do experiential psychotherapy. I trained 6 years beyond my doctorate in somatic psychotherapy, so that I include the body's experience throughout the session. In addition, I'm a Kripalu-certified yoga teacher. Through movement, breath, and mindfulness, I help you know and experience your feeling- states in your body. This allows you to expand your awareness so that you have choices (rather than being run by the programming of mind!)
![Photo of Jaclyn Leit, LCSW, BC-TMH, CGIP, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/43a2a2e1-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Jaclyn Leit
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BC-TMH, CGIP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Waitlist for new clients
No two individuals are the same & that is how I approach treatment. I make therapy fit your needs by drawing upon a variety of clinical frameworks to provide patient focused care. Therapy is about you & we focus on addressing what you want to heal. Working together, we build upon your strengths and help develop coping skills and support while working towards your goals. I have 2 decades of experience & I am trained to address many concerns. I see adults, adolescents & couples.
No two individuals are the same & that is how I approach treatment. I make therapy fit your needs by drawing upon a variety of clinical frameworks to provide patient focused care. Therapy is about you & we focus on addressing what you want to heal. Working together, we build upon your strengths and help develop coping skills and support while working towards your goals. I have 2 decades of experience & I am trained to address many concerns. I see adults, adolescents & couples.
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You're looking for a therapist and want to be sure it will be the right thing to do. Talking to the right therapist can be very rewarding. To make the most of your life you have to decrease the things that hold you back; depression, anxiety, conflict and stress. My style is very interactive. We will focus on your strengths and deal with solutions you can use. The goal is to help you feel better and back on track quickly and effectively. When you clear away obstacles and learn to use the right tools great things are possible .
You're looking for a therapist and want to be sure it will be the right thing to do. Talking to the right therapist can be very rewarding. To make the most of your life you have to decrease the things that hold you back; depression, anxiety, conflict and stress. My style is very interactive. We will focus on your strengths and deal with solutions you can use. The goal is to help you feel better and back on track quickly and effectively. When you clear away obstacles and learn to use the right tools great things are possible .
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Wellness Therapeutics, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Create the life you love! Now accepting new clients. Working from a client-centered approach, one’s focus is dedicated to truly meeting the client's needs. Through a side by side journey of self-exploration, I strive to assist my clients in experiencing a sense of wholeness and stability.
Create the life you love! Now accepting new clients. Working from a client-centered approach, one’s focus is dedicated to truly meeting the client's needs. Through a side by side journey of self-exploration, I strive to assist my clients in experiencing a sense of wholeness and stability.
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I earned my Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from William Paterson University. Over the past few years at LifeStance, I have worked with clients of a wide range of cultural backgrounds, ages, and mental health diagnoses. Prior to my time as an outpatient counselor, I also worked as an in-home counselor and completed an internship in an intensive outpatient program. My approach to therapy starts with creating a comfortable, supportive atmosphere where my clients are free to truly be themselves. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is one of the most important factors in a positive therapy outcome.
I earned my Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from William Paterson University. Over the past few years at LifeStance, I have worked with clients of a wide range of cultural backgrounds, ages, and mental health diagnoses. Prior to my time as an outpatient counselor, I also worked as an in-home counselor and completed an internship in an intensive outpatient program. My approach to therapy starts with creating a comfortable, supportive atmosphere where my clients are free to truly be themselves. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is one of the most important factors in a positive therapy outcome.
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Victoria DaCorte is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Jersey with four years of experience. She graduated from Felician University. Victoria believes in a treatment philosophy that includes EFT/CBT. She offers Individual Therapy, Family/Couples Therapy, Case Management, and Group Therapy. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys hiking, and kayaking.
Victoria DaCorte is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Jersey with four years of experience. She graduated from Felician University. Victoria believes in a treatment philosophy that includes EFT/CBT. She offers Individual Therapy, Family/Couples Therapy, Case Management, and Group Therapy. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys hiking, and kayaking.
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I work with adults to help them process unhealed trauma and guide them as they build the life they truly want. Practicing from a space of non-judgment and empathy, I recognize that each person is at a different stage of their personal growth and adapt our therapy accordingly. I believe in bodily autonomy and fat liberation and work from a Health At Every Size (HAES) belief system. If you are suffering from low self-esteem, body image issues, and/or eating disorders, we can work together to heal the root causes of these issues and create space for you to learn to love yourself as you are.
I work with adults to help them process unhealed trauma and guide them as they build the life they truly want. Practicing from a space of non-judgment and empathy, I recognize that each person is at a different stage of their personal growth and adapt our therapy accordingly. I believe in bodily autonomy and fat liberation and work from a Health At Every Size (HAES) belief system. If you are suffering from low self-esteem, body image issues, and/or eating disorders, we can work together to heal the root causes of these issues and create space for you to learn to love yourself as you are.
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Amanda Bitterman
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR-P
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Parsippany, NJ 07054
I specialize in working with individuals with eating disorders and other general mental health diagnoses, such as anxiety and depression. I work with individuals at all stages of the recovery process and am passionate about helping individuals heal their relationship with their body and mind. Through practice, I help individuals use creative forms of expression to improve self-esteem, body image, relationship with self, and more.
I specialize in working with individuals with eating disorders and other general mental health diagnoses, such as anxiety and depression. I work with individuals at all stages of the recovery process and am passionate about helping individuals heal their relationship with their body and mind. Through practice, I help individuals use creative forms of expression to improve self-esteem, body image, relationship with self, and more.
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At TCTCS, we are all about providing relief and recovery to our clients. Throughout our life spans, we will experience a variety of transitions and traumas. Everyone experiences these adjustments in different ways. Examples of our traumas include but are not limited to: post partum depression, divorce, bullying, cyber stalking, relationship adjustments and separations, loss, medical illnesses, mental health challenges, domestic and/or sexual violence, betrayals and surviving child abuse etc. We have a team of trauma informed therapists who presently have availability. We speak Hebrew and French and English.
At TCTCS, we are all about providing relief and recovery to our clients. Throughout our life spans, we will experience a variety of transitions and traumas. Everyone experiences these adjustments in different ways. Examples of our traumas include but are not limited to: post partum depression, divorce, bullying, cyber stalking, relationship adjustments and separations, loss, medical illnesses, mental health challenges, domestic and/or sexual violence, betrayals and surviving child abuse etc. We have a team of trauma informed therapists who presently have availability. We speak Hebrew and French and English.
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Nicole Peluso
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denville, NJ 07834
At an early age, I knew I wanted to help individuals work through difficult emotions and stressful situations. I've learned through the years, by changing our inner self-talk & learning coping skills to better deal with life stressors & past traumas, we can begin to live a happy, freeing, peaceful life. I am here for you; I provide a safe space with a trusting, non-judgmental, empathetic rapport that will help you feel comfortable in being vulnerable. I empower my clients & help them aspire to live their best lives by focusing on their strengths & providing coping skills to improve their quality of life!
At an early age, I knew I wanted to help individuals work through difficult emotions and stressful situations. I've learned through the years, by changing our inner self-talk & learning coping skills to better deal with life stressors & past traumas, we can begin to live a happy, freeing, peaceful life. I am here for you; I provide a safe space with a trusting, non-judgmental, empathetic rapport that will help you feel comfortable in being vulnerable. I empower my clients & help them aspire to live their best lives by focusing on their strengths & providing coping skills to improve their quality of life!
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Kim Traina-Nolan
Art Therapist, MA, LPAT, LCAT, ATR-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boonton, NJ 07005
Hi I’m Kim Traina-Nolan I help anxious, depressed and insecure teens explore overwhelming emotion and maladaptive behaviors through Art psychotherapy so they can feel confident enough ‘to say everything’ and grow strong emotionally. I do my best work with teens who struggle with poor self image, who are experiencing conflict in relationships and who want to end self defeating or suicidal thoughts and self injurious behaviors.
Hi I’m Kim Traina-Nolan I help anxious, depressed and insecure teens explore overwhelming emotion and maladaptive behaviors through Art psychotherapy so they can feel confident enough ‘to say everything’ and grow strong emotionally. I do my best work with teens who struggle with poor self image, who are experiencing conflict in relationships and who want to end self defeating or suicidal thoughts and self injurious behaviors.
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I Tori Valspirit, stand for my clients loving themselves, knowing their true values, expecting the best in life, being happy, healthy, strong and prosperous. Understanding that they can make a choice to transform and change their lives and make it all that it can be. As a result of my work as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Teacher and Empowerment Coach knowing that we have the ability to create the lives that we were meant to have. Acknowledging the power within us because it is possible for human kind to experience Heaven on Earth.” Board Certification #F10319-600, Today we have a 93.4% success rate.
I Tori Valspirit, stand for my clients loving themselves, knowing their true values, expecting the best in life, being happy, healthy, strong and prosperous. Understanding that they can make a choice to transform and change their lives and make it all that it can be. As a result of my work as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Teacher and Empowerment Coach knowing that we have the ability to create the lives that we were meant to have. Acknowledging the power within us because it is possible for human kind to experience Heaven on Earth.” Board Certification #F10319-600, Today we have a 93.4% success rate.
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My private practice, Goodale Wellness, LLC, is located in Denville, NJ. I see clients both in-person and virtually. In my practice, I support children, adolescents, and their families, with a specialty of helping families heal during and after trauma, loss, and grief. During this time in our country, most people have been touched by trauma, loss, and grief of some kind or another. Since the global pandemic, many children struggled and are now facing challenges in their homes, schools, and social lives. At Goodale Wellness, LLC, we have experience with this and can help your child and your family heal and grow.
My private practice, Goodale Wellness, LLC, is located in Denville, NJ. I see clients both in-person and virtually. In my practice, I support children, adolescents, and their families, with a specialty of helping families heal during and after trauma, loss, and grief. During this time in our country, most people have been touched by trauma, loss, and grief of some kind or another. Since the global pandemic, many children struggled and are now facing challenges in their homes, schools, and social lives. At Goodale Wellness, LLC, we have experience with this and can help your child and your family heal and grow.
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Patricia Johnsen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denville, NJ 07834
Cultivating positive thinking can become a healthy habit through effective therapy. As a well-trained and experienced psychotherapist with more than 30 years in the mental health profession, I provide a positive, inspiring and safe place where individuals are able to share their fears, express emotions and desires, and identify their needs. Explore and embrace your personal strengths and positive self. Positive change happens in your life when you envision the awe of your own existence and the new path to a healthier you.
Cultivating positive thinking can become a healthy habit through effective therapy. As a well-trained and experienced psychotherapist with more than 30 years in the mental health profession, I provide a positive, inspiring and safe place where individuals are able to share their fears, express emotions and desires, and identify their needs. Explore and embrace your personal strengths and positive self. Positive change happens in your life when you envision the awe of your own existence and the new path to a healthier you.
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Eating Disorders Therapists
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.