Depression Therapists in Upper Montclair, NJ
Susan J Hodos
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 (Online Only)
Listening to the narrative of every person's life is fascinating to me. I am empathic, interactive and am a firm believer that good therapy brings results that make people feel more comfortable, empowered, and gives you the strength that is needed to grow. Therapy begins with identifying destructive themes that repeatedly arise, and interfere with one's life. I believe that therapy should be transformative, and provide a healing experience. I am particularly skilled in working with panic disorder/, depression, divorce conflict, and trauma, including sexual abuse.
Listening to the narrative of every person's life is fascinating to me. I am empathic, interactive and am a firm believer that good therapy brings results that make people feel more comfortable, empowered, and gives you the strength that is needed to grow. Therapy begins with identifying destructive themes that repeatedly arise, and interfere with one's life. I believe that therapy should be transformative, and provide a healing experience. I am particularly skilled in working with panic disorder/, depression, divorce conflict, and trauma, including sexual abuse.
Grace A. Baumgarten
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Waitlist for new clients
Over the past 42 years, I have devoted my practice to the treatment of people who want to feel happier with themselves, their relationships with their children, spouses, or family of origin. Many times people suffer from low self esteem, anxiety and depression. Parents come in with issues around their adolescent's behavior. Adults wish to improve how they communicate to their spouses, or would like to deal more effectively with problems at work and with bosses, or other authority figures. Many need help with everyday functioning, and some are struggling with confidence issues and initiative to set positive goals for the future.
Over the past 42 years, I have devoted my practice to the treatment of people who want to feel happier with themselves, their relationships with their children, spouses, or family of origin. Many times people suffer from low self esteem, anxiety and depression. Parents come in with issues around their adolescent's behavior. Adults wish to improve how they communicate to their spouses, or would like to deal more effectively with problems at work and with bosses, or other authority figures. Many need help with everyday functioning, and some are struggling with confidence issues and initiative to set positive goals for the future.
People often turn to psychotherapy when our usual ways of coping with the world become inadequate or counterproductive. We may feel overwhelmed by events, or experience a painful awareness that our lives are not what we want them to be. Sometimes life transitions, such as the loss of a loved one, birth of a child, divorce, job change, or retirement challenge our sense of self, our ties to others, and our understanding of what's important to us. We experience symptoms of anxiety and depression.
People often turn to psychotherapy when our usual ways of coping with the world become inadequate or counterproductive. We may feel overwhelmed by events, or experience a painful awareness that our lives are not what we want them to be. Sometimes life transitions, such as the loss of a loved one, birth of a child, divorce, job change, or retirement challenge our sense of self, our ties to others, and our understanding of what's important to us. We experience symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Janice Leventhal Rosenman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
People seek therapy because they wish to make a difference in their lives. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, loss, low self-esteem, relationship issues, life transitions, trauma, parenting challlenges. They may be contemplating a life change or curious about the emotional obstacles interfering with their ability to change. We will collaborate to establish your own goals for therapy and work together to gain clarity so that those goals become available to you.
People seek therapy because they wish to make a difference in their lives. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, loss, low self-esteem, relationship issues, life transitions, trauma, parenting challlenges. They may be contemplating a life change or curious about the emotional obstacles interfering with their ability to change. We will collaborate to establish your own goals for therapy and work together to gain clarity so that those goals become available to you.
Jennifer L Jackson
Psychologist, EdM, MS, PhD
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Waitlist for new clients
Hello and welcome to my practice. I am a clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience helping people to improve their lives. I work with children, adolescents and adults struggling with difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and interpersonal challenges. My education and training is extensive and diverse with a MEd from Harvard University and a PhD from Columbia University. I see clients from all backgrounds, ethnicities and genders. My approach is creative and multifaceted and tailored to your needs. Together, our goal is to effectively identify and address the issues interfering with living a better life.
Hello and welcome to my practice. I am a clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience helping people to improve their lives. I work with children, adolescents and adults struggling with difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and interpersonal challenges. My education and training is extensive and diverse with a MEd from Harvard University and a PhD from Columbia University. I see clients from all backgrounds, ethnicities and genders. My approach is creative and multifaceted and tailored to your needs. Together, our goal is to effectively identify and address the issues interfering with living a better life.
Active listening, giving clients a lot of feedback and always focusing on the client's goals are hallmarks of my work. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience in individual, marital and family therapy. I was originally trained as a family therapist but have expanded over the years to other techniques-especially cognitive behavioral therapy. I have strong professional connections with psychiatrists if an evaluation for medication is necessary. My professional style is interactive, supportive and direct. I have a general practice with areas of specialty in depression, anxiety, eating disorders and grief work.
Active listening, giving clients a lot of feedback and always focusing on the client's goals are hallmarks of my work. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience in individual, marital and family therapy. I was originally trained as a family therapist but have expanded over the years to other techniques-especially cognitive behavioral therapy. I have strong professional connections with psychiatrists if an evaluation for medication is necessary. My professional style is interactive, supportive and direct. I have a general practice with areas of specialty in depression, anxiety, eating disorders and grief work.
Renata Hadis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Struggling with relationship issues, anxiety and depression? I help couples and individual adults in a safe and growth promoting way. A caring clinician, a resident of Montclair, NJ. I have been in practice for more than 30 years. In addition to other venues, I have been a psychotherapist at University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ for 15 years. I provide psychoyherapy services in English as well as in Spanish and work with a diverse population.
Struggling with relationship issues, anxiety and depression? I help couples and individual adults in a safe and growth promoting way. A caring clinician, a resident of Montclair, NJ. I have been in practice for more than 30 years. In addition to other venues, I have been a psychotherapist at University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ for 15 years. I provide psychoyherapy services in English as well as in Spanish and work with a diverse population.
My work focuses on many different concerns, including anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, loss, trauma, complex family issues, body image, giftedness, and the intersection of learning disabilities and emotional functioning.
My work as a clinical psychologist has grown out of my interest in the interplay of how we develop, what we experience, and how we make our way through our challenges. My commitment in the therapeutic process is to a thoughtful understanding of how your experiences have brought you to this point and what the underlying causes of difficulty in your life are. Through our collaboration we work in an atmosphere of respect to deepen that understanding, reduce distress, create better ways of coping, promote healing, and structure changes that allow for greater balance and the possibility of joy.
My work focuses on many different concerns, including anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, loss, trauma, complex family issues, body image, giftedness, and the intersection of learning disabilities and emotional functioning.
My work as a clinical psychologist has grown out of my interest in the interplay of how we develop, what we experience, and how we make our way through our challenges. My commitment in the therapeutic process is to a thoughtful understanding of how your experiences have brought you to this point and what the underlying causes of difficulty in your life are. Through our collaboration we work in an atmosphere of respect to deepen that understanding, reduce distress, create better ways of coping, promote healing, and structure changes that allow for greater balance and the possibility of joy.
Sharon R Evancio
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Some areas that I have helped clients with include depression, anxiety, panic attacks, PTSD, stress management, self-esteem issues, sexual abuse, personal growth, parenting issues, as well as helping couples and families improve their relationships and move beyond their difficulties.
I have established a private practice that is a warm, nonjudgemental, confidential, and culturally sensitive setting. In this comfortable environment you will feel safe to explore and resolve any issues that have become to challenging for you to resolve on your own.
I am an experienced professional, licensed by the State of New Jersey. Depending on your needs I provide individual, marital/couples, and/or family counseling. My education and experience include psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and ego resolution, as well as spiritual counseling which make this a successful comprehensive service.
Some areas that I have helped clients with include depression, anxiety, panic attacks, PTSD, stress management, self-esteem issues, sexual abuse, personal growth, parenting issues, as well as helping couples and families improve their relationships and move beyond their difficulties.
I have established a private practice that is a warm, nonjudgemental, confidential, and culturally sensitive setting. In this comfortable environment you will feel safe to explore and resolve any issues that have become to challenging for you to resolve on your own.
I am an experienced professional, licensed by the State of New Jersey. Depending on your needs I provide individual, marital/couples, and/or family counseling. My education and experience include psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and ego resolution, as well as spiritual counseling which make this a successful comprehensive service.
I believe we all have an innate orientation toward health, growth, and the expression of our full potential. We may experience, however, blocks in the form of thinking, feeling, and/or bodily symptoms that cause significant distress, interfering with our ability to function optimally and to access our resources and our more complete selves. This may manifest itself in the form of overwhelming feelings such as depression, anxiety, and/or rage; disordered eating and body image; flashbacks and/or other symptoms of unprocessed traumatic experiences; or other signs that we have lost touch with the fullness of who we are.
I believe we all have an innate orientation toward health, growth, and the expression of our full potential. We may experience, however, blocks in the form of thinking, feeling, and/or bodily symptoms that cause significant distress, interfering with our ability to function optimally and to access our resources and our more complete selves. This may manifest itself in the form of overwhelming feelings such as depression, anxiety, and/or rage; disordered eating and body image; flashbacks and/or other symptoms of unprocessed traumatic experiences; or other signs that we have lost touch with the fullness of who we are.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience helping adults and older adolescents navigate transitions, relationship difficulties, parenting, disordered eating, body image concerns, trauma, anxiety and depression.
Perhaps it seems that life feels harder than it should be, or you are unable to manage stress and your emotions in a way that you would like. Maybe you feel isolated or depressed, or are concerned about some of your habits, behaviors or relationships. The challenges and struggles you might be facing, although very painful at times, can actually be an invitation to engage in the journey of becoming a better version of your self. Whether you are dealing with difficult emotions, self-defeating behaviors, relationship/parenting issues, or just a feeling that something is off, attuned and compassionate therapy can help.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience helping adults and older adolescents navigate transitions, relationship difficulties, parenting, disordered eating, body image concerns, trauma, anxiety and depression.
Perhaps it seems that life feels harder than it should be, or you are unable to manage stress and your emotions in a way that you would like. Maybe you feel isolated or depressed, or are concerned about some of your habits, behaviors or relationships. The challenges and struggles you might be facing, although very painful at times, can actually be an invitation to engage in the journey of becoming a better version of your self. Whether you are dealing with difficult emotions, self-defeating behaviors, relationship/parenting issues, or just a feeling that something is off, attuned and compassionate therapy can help.
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If you have experienced a loss, transition, relationship conflicts, parent-child dilemmas, depression, anxiety or another struggle which has left you feeling alone, sad, confused or even angry, I am here to help. Stability, loving relationships, proactive achievements and empathic parenting are all goals we can achieve together.
If you have experienced a loss, transition, relationship conflicts, parent-child dilemmas, depression, anxiety or another struggle which has left you feeling alone, sad, confused or even angry, I am here to help. Stability, loving relationships, proactive achievements and empathic parenting are all goals we can achieve together.
Kevin Wittenberg, Psychologist and Psychoanalyst
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 (Online Only)
Our capacity to connect, both with ourselves (i.e. our passions, feelings, and body) and with others, is crucial to our feelings of well-being. When we connect, we generally feel a sense of aliveness in ourselves and the world. When we can't connect, we feel anxious, isolated, empty, or depressed. I feel my job is to help clients to more fully connect to the range of their experiences. I help adults, adolescents, and couples explore why they lose connection. I help them identify, understand, and overcome the deep root of their disconnection. I help them find well-being, which gives me great joy.
Our capacity to connect, both with ourselves (i.e. our passions, feelings, and body) and with others, is crucial to our feelings of well-being. When we connect, we generally feel a sense of aliveness in ourselves and the world. When we can't connect, we feel anxious, isolated, empty, or depressed. I feel my job is to help clients to more fully connect to the range of their experiences. I help adults, adolescents, and couples explore why they lose connection. I help them identify, understand, and overcome the deep root of their disconnection. I help them find well-being, which gives me great joy.
Allen Drozd
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC, LCPC, FL/NY/N, J/CT/VT
Verified Verified
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 (Online Only)
Allen Drozd provides psychotherapy to adults, couples, & adolescents. He has extensive experience with severe/persistent and treatment-resistant conditions, as well as: depression, anxiety, relationships, personality disorders, impulse control, work/career, self-esteem, anger, phobias, OCD, grief, ADHD, behavior & school problems, and various forms of disabilities. He holds licenses in FL, NY, NJ, CT, VT and provide services in these areas. Specializing in Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP's).
Allen Drozd provides psychotherapy to adults, couples, & adolescents. He has extensive experience with severe/persistent and treatment-resistant conditions, as well as: depression, anxiety, relationships, personality disorders, impulse control, work/career, self-esteem, anger, phobias, OCD, grief, ADHD, behavior & school problems, and various forms of disabilities. He holds licenses in FL, NY, NJ, CT, VT and provide services in these areas. Specializing in Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP's).
New Horizons Online Mental Health Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 (Online Only)
I am successful in treating people for depression, anxiety, anger, and addictions. Actually, it’s usually confusion that stops us from living a life worth living, on purpose, in freedom and joy. I am a DBT Therapist: my treatment is designed as a mindfulness pathway to get your life in working order quickly. Depression and/or Anxiety can be crippling, and I am dedicated to getting your life back.
I am successful in treating people for depression, anxiety, anger, and addictions. Actually, it’s usually confusion that stops us from living a life worth living, on purpose, in freedom and joy. I am a DBT Therapist: my treatment is designed as a mindfulness pathway to get your life in working order quickly. Depression and/or Anxiety can be crippling, and I am dedicated to getting your life back.
Dr. Menken developed her career at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where she ran women's groups, trained psychology interns and developed a specialty in Maternal Mental Health. She co-founded The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center at CPMC where she was Assistant Professional Psychologist. Dr. Menken currently serves Postpartum Support International on the Presidents Advisory Council and as the NJ Coordinator. She was a member of Governor Codey's Professional Education Committee on Postpartum Depression. She currently sits on The Maternal Mortality Review for the state of NJ.
Dr. Menken developed her career at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where she ran women's groups, trained psychology interns and developed a specialty in Maternal Mental Health. She co-founded The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center at CPMC where she was Assistant Professional Psychologist. Dr. Menken currently serves Postpartum Support International on the Presidents Advisory Council and as the NJ Coordinator. She was a member of Governor Codey's Professional Education Committee on Postpartum Depression. She currently sits on The Maternal Mortality Review for the state of NJ.
Joyce M. Mermini, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW
Verified Verified
19 Endorsed
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
HELLO AND WELCOME! I provide psychotherapy to tweens, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Through an empowering based perspective, I focus on a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, anger management and relationship problems. My expertise is in the area of eating disorders, specializing in improving body image, enhancing self-esteem, and addressing psychological aspects of bariatric weight loss surgery. Using a non-dieting approach leads to a healthier relationship with food. I facilitate a group for adults, identifying triggers as well as developing coping strategies and relapse prevention techniques.
HELLO AND WELCOME! I provide psychotherapy to tweens, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Through an empowering based perspective, I focus on a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, anger management and relationship problems. My expertise is in the area of eating disorders, specializing in improving body image, enhancing self-esteem, and addressing psychological aspects of bariatric weight loss surgery. Using a non-dieting approach leads to a healthier relationship with food. I facilitate a group for adults, identifying triggers as well as developing coping strategies and relapse prevention techniques.
Hummingbird Counseling and Trauma Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
At HummingbirdCTC, our clients are looking to grow in strength and internal coping skills to help them overcome identified dysfunctions in thinking and behaving. Those with histories of trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, domestic abuse, and stress management issues and who want to change negative thoughts and patterns of reacting in order to meet interpersonal, romantic, or professional goals would benefit from working with me.
At HummingbirdCTC, our clients are looking to grow in strength and internal coping skills to help them overcome identified dysfunctions in thinking and behaving. Those with histories of trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, domestic abuse, and stress management issues and who want to change negative thoughts and patterns of reacting in order to meet interpersonal, romantic, or professional goals would benefit from working with me.
I work with clinical issues including depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD , grief, bipolar disorder, and trauma.
Join me on a journey of self discovery and empowerment. I provide a safe environment in which to understand the roots of your difficulties and to change self-defeating patterns of behavior, which interfere with work and intimate relationships. I love my work and continue to learn so much from the courageous people I work with as they struggle to make changes in their lives. I have 30+ years of experience working with individuals and couples. My treatment approach may include psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
I work with clinical issues including depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD , grief, bipolar disorder, and trauma.
Join me on a journey of self discovery and empowerment. I provide a safe environment in which to understand the roots of your difficulties and to change self-defeating patterns of behavior, which interfere with work and intimate relationships. I love my work and continue to learn so much from the courageous people I work with as they struggle to make changes in their lives. I have 30+ years of experience working with individuals and couples. My treatment approach may include psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
I am a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and have a private practice in Montclair. Having been the Director of Psychological and Support Services at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science at Saint Barnabas in Livingston, I have developed an expertise in Reproductive Mental Health working with women and men in their many different struggles for over 30 years. My therapeutic methodology is to use a combination of a mind-body and cognitive-behavioral approaches to treat depression, mood, anxiety and personality disorders, as well as, assisting in navigating life’s challenges such as grief, loss and emotional upheaval.
I am a licensed psychologist in New Jersey and have a private practice in Montclair. Having been the Director of Psychological and Support Services at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science at Saint Barnabas in Livingston, I have developed an expertise in Reproductive Mental Health working with women and men in their many different struggles for over 30 years. My therapeutic methodology is to use a combination of a mind-body and cognitive-behavioral approaches to treat depression, mood, anxiety and personality disorders, as well as, assisting in navigating life’s challenges such as grief, loss and emotional upheaval.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.