Anxiety Therapists in Maplewood, NJ

Michaela is a passionate Cognitive Behavioral therapist (which is the most effective, researched, and validated therapy to date). She will work with you to identify and change overly negative thinking and unhelpful behaviors that interfere with your mood, reaching your goals, or hampering interpersonal relationships. She works with those struggling with depression, anxiety, worry, phobias, stress, body image issues, performance anxiety, defiant behavior in children, relationship struggles, and work/school issues.

I believe in a collaborative approach with my clients to identify and address areas in their lives in which they are struggling. It is important to me to create an emotionally safe environment in which you can talk about your inner experiences in a reflective way. My goal is to help you find relief and clarity, recognizing your inherent strengths and capacity for meaningful change. Depending on your needs, I provide both short and long-term treatments. My approach and style is rooted primarily in psychodynamic and experiential theories, including AEDP. I draw on treatment approaches from various other theoretical backgrounds.

There are many unsettling issues and challenges individuals encounter as they move through each developmental stage of life. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, and/or stressor-related disorders, you can work through those barriers and develop a meaningful and purposeful life in a particular developmental life stage. Whether you are trying to navigate through school or balancing personal and/or professional relationships, it has always been my desire to assist people in reaching their goal of personal peace as they journey through their life path.

Janine Elliott takes a collaborative approach to building relationships with clients that empower them to thrive in their relationships, school/workplace, and community. She uses evidence-based treatments including CBT, DBT, ERP and HRT to help reframe unhelpful behaviors and thoughts, increase emotional regulation, and improve resiliency. Janine received her MSW from Rutgers with a focus in family systems and attachment theory. She has also trained extensively with pioneers in the field at the Beck Institute, UPenn Department of Psychiatry, Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety, and Minuchin Center for the Family.

I have over 25 years of experience helping clients deal with PTSD, depression and anxiety! I am a certified schema therapist and a member of the schema therapy institute of NJ as well as a certified EMDR therapist and EMDR consultant . My speciality is trauma and PTSD. Trauma is often the underlying reason for depression and anxiety symptoms! Contact me and let me know how I can help!

I am a licensed clinical social worker with a private psychotherapy practice in Maplewood, New Jersey. I have extensive experience working with adults, adolescents, families and couples. I believe in building a caring and trusting relationship with all of my clients in order to collaboratively empower them to make healthy life changes. My goal is to form a partnership for change and to equip my clients with the necessary tools to help avoid future challenges. I am excited to share I just added a new offering to my practice called Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with an organization called Journey Clinical.

How well do you know yourself? Do you want to discover the meaning behind your emotions and what they might be signaling? Would you like to learn a practical, easy-to-follow, process to solving your problems? My mission for Wholeminds Wellness LLC is to provide an unbiased analysis of your thoughts (cognitive) and actions (behavioral) to explore, objectively, how well they align with your values and needs. I emphasize action-oriented personal responsibility and I am also a Certified Personal Trainer and Weight Loss Specialist with expertise in Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Fitness & Lifestyle Change, and Self-Concept.

Are you attempting to manage feelings that have been building up over time? You may be living with anxiety and depression, generally feeling stuck, and/or are trying to manage the personalities of people around you. Perhaps you aren’t quite sure how to talk about what’s happening; but something doesn’t feel right—things just feel off. During times like this, talking to a professional can help. I work with young adults, parents, college and graduate students including international students. I have niche specialized experience working with medical professionals such as physicians, nurses and medical trainees.

For over 20 years, I have provided individual, family, couples and group counseling for children, adolescents and adults. My expertise includes adjustment disorders, addiction (including gambling and hoarding), substance abuse (including opioids), anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting issues and relationship concerns. I also work part time as a clinical supervisor in Manhattan supervising students and new clinicians.

Christine has over 10 years of therapy experience, utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and other approaches. She received her degree from New York University and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults for a variety of issues. These include depression, anxiety, phobias, panic, anger, stress, insomnia, ADHD, autism, developmental delays, and work/home/school issues.

Helping people to grow, face adversity and make healthy changes in the their lives, my practice focuses on the core issues we all face. I seek to engage in a process that helps people achieve greater fulfillment and happiness by quieting the chatter and attending to their thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

Are you unhappy with your life? Do you long for a better, more loving and intimate relationship? Are you feeling that you are not fulfilled in your career? Do you want more out of your life? Are you repeating the same self-destructive patterns of behavior that are preventing you from living the life you want. Imagine your life where you are able to change your life story and live the life you want.

For the past 20 years I have worked with young people and their parents in community-based, academic, and private practice settings. I excel in developing a strong therapeutic relationship that leads to lasting change as my clients navigate through some of life's most stressful transitions. I help teens and young adults develop the insight and skills necessary to be successful in school, at home, and in the community while providing parents with guidance and support.

Whether you are dealing with problems in your relationships, depression, anxiety or just coping with day to day issues that life can bring, it can be a hard task to do alone. It may feel like life is throwing punches at you from every direction and you don’t know what to do. Taking the first step is hard, but you have already done that because you are reading this. Allow me to accompany you on this journey to becoming a healthier you. I have been working in the behavioral health field over 20 years in various capacities and have an array of knowledge concerning human behavior and how to cope.

I'm a dedicated psychotherapist with an extensive and diverse background, spanning private practice, schools, college clinics, foster care, and hospitals, including acute care. With a passion for treating individuals of all ages, I specialize in harnessing the power of evidence-based therapies to create long-lasting positive change, focusing on the core of issues, rather than surface change. I take pride in fostering a safe, warm, and compassionate environment that embraces the unique perspectives of clients from diverse backgrounds. Even the most resistant patients find themselves engaged in the therapeutic process under my care.

As a clinical social worker, my goal is to help you deal with stresses and challenges that you are experiencing. In therapy sessions, we will work together to find solutions and help improve your coping skills to enhance your quality of life. My orientation is psychodynamic but I also draw from other orientations. For the past 30+ years, I have worked with individuals and couples to explore a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life style choices, career decisions and adjusting to normal life transitions.

Haley provides evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults. She has had the opportunity to provide care in private practice, school, and medical settings. This array of experiences has fostered her ability to understand clients through a multi-disciplinary lens and draw upon a multitude of evidence-based treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation, Prevention-Focused Care, Crisis Intervention, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Exposure and Response Prevention. She utilizes these therapies to target anxiety, stress, depression, OCD, trauma, and executive functioning deficits.

Life is gonna keep on lifin’ but you don’t have to let it stop you from living your best life! In my work I focus primarily on the therapeutic relationship, investing time and energy into getting to really KNOW each individual I work with uniquely, while seeing you as someone deserving of dignity, respect and compassion, with unlimited potential. If you’re struggling with relationships, a parent finding the demands of child rearing challenging, or a child, adolescent or young adult navigating school, social & family issues, I’d like to help.

Danielle deeply values the privilege of being entrusted with the role of supporting someone as they navigate through their healing journey. She honors the specific needs of each individual and aims to foster an authentic relationship built on trust and collaboration. Danielle’s goal is to provide a supportive foundation that offers strength and courage to clients as they pursue their goals in relationships, family, and life. She has over a decade experience with evidence-based interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Person-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness techniques.