Relationship Issues Therapists in Spotswood, NJ

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and co-founder of One Step at a Time Therapy Center. I have 8 plus years of experience working with individuals and couples. I provide a neutral, nonjudgmental and compassionate environment that helps you throughout your journey of becoming a better version of yourself. I work best with clients who are ready and motivated towards making changes. I am direct in my approach and hope to provide you with valuable feedback and insight to help you accomplish your goals. You can read my full bio at https://onesteptherapycenter.com.

A good therapist is more than just a good listener. An experienced practitioner conveys warmth, genuineness and respect for you and your concerns. Whatever distress led you to therapy, I will support you to learn new coping skills, strengthening your resources to live the very best life you can live. Whether a relationship problem, parent-child problem, work related stress or medical concern, my collaborative approach can help you feel more optimistic and hopeful about your future.

My approach to therapy is both process and skill based, with emphasis on treatment that is tailored to the individual’s goals they wish to achieve.   I work with adults, teens, and adolescents to help them cope with a variety of stressors. I provide support to those struggling with their emotions, anxiety, life transitions, daily stressors, work stressors, relationships, parenting, and overall mood, so that they are manageable and have a reduced impact on their daily lives.

Working with adults, children, families, and couples, my experience of more than 30 years in both clinical and school psychology has helped to define my role as a therapist. My major areas of practice are anxiety, stress management, depression, parenting issues, relationship issues, marital issues and divorce management, ADHD in both adults and children, school-related issues and workplace issues. I attempt to empower clients to change self-defeating behavior patterns based on negative thinking and faulty learning experiences.

Life presents each and every one of us with various challenges, unique experiences, and complex relationships. It takes super-human effort, to summon the inner strength and capabilities, to realize our true value and live up to our unique potential. Identifying key strategies to find a healthy way to navigate our daily events, relationships, or responsibilities, among myriads of other considerations, is key to a successful and fulfilled life! I collaborate with my patients to uncover a journey of self-discovery to unravel a narrative of their relationships, challenges, experiences, and behaviors.

My goal is to help provide insight and the tools you need to move beyond limiting beliefs and behaviors. Using an integrated holistic approach to counseling, I combine temperament therapy, psychotherapy, nutritional and integrative medicine and Biblical truths, creating a nonjudgmental and safe place for families, couples and individuals to share their issues and fears to attain healing and hope. Certified as a SYMBIS & PREPARE/ENRICH facilitator, I will help you to prepare for or strengthen your marriage. I will help you to navigate through the changes of life, taking you from where you are to where you want to be.

If you think that your quality of life is marred by anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting challenges, grief and pain from personnel or material losses or chronic physical conditions or if you see yourself getting into a pattern of making self- sabotaging choices in your life , give yourself the chance to experience life differently. Allow me to guide you make a break through. At Guiding Elements, I work with children, teens, adults, couples and families who are facing behavioral & emotional regulation issues, stress while navigating difficult relationships or life's challenges in general.

There are times in our lives when we can use someone to talk to - someone to help us deal with challenges, help us change and grow, and help us feel better. In our sessions, I will utilize an evidenced-based approach to produce significant change and meaningful improvement. We will focus on short-term goals and solutions to challenges. Over twenty years of experience in outpatient and crisis mental health settings has honed my ability to help adults - aged 18 and up - cope with life's difficulties, such as: adjustment issues, relationship problems, loss, depression, anxiety, grief, and more.

As a therapist, I work with individuals who are looking to process emotions, make changes, and feel understood. We work together towards individual goals to support progress throughout each session. I have a specific passion for working with post partum moms and new dads and I am in the process of attaining the Perinatal Mental Health Certification. In my sessions I strive to connect with you on a personal level through humor and finding out about what makes you - you!

Sometimes we feel alone, misunderstood, scared. Other times we feel anger, turmoil, overwhelmed. It can be a painful past which still gives us no peace, or a fork in the road ahead which confuses us. We may have no way to settle our fears. Children may be challenging us, or we may be observing them struggle in their personal lives. Relationships may be unsettling or disappointing. What we all want is happiness, inner peace. Gratifying relationships. Pride in our parenting. A way to move on from past traumas and allow us to feel free again.

Hello! I am so happy to be a part of your personal and unique healing journey. I utilize an eclectic array of interventions to cultivate a strong therapeutic relationship and a healthy, safe space for you to share your story, frustrations, fears and goals. I lead with acceptance, honesty, genuineness, and humor. I want you to feel heard and confident in your journey and I hope to instill a joint venture where our knowledge and skills are combined to create solutions. I emphasize the importance of meeting the client where they are and taking into consideration the complexity of their situation.