Find a Therapist in Somerville, NJ

My philosophy and vision in treatment involves facilitating a combination of talk therapy and mindful body practices, enabling each person to realize his or her unique self with compassion and awareness.

If you’re here, you might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of your next step. I want you to know you’re not alone. Life can be demanding, and sometimes our thoughts and emotions start to feel like they’re running the show. That’s where I come in. I help people just like you slow things down, gain clarity, and take back control. My approach is warm, practical, and collaborative. I use evidence-based methods like cognitive and behavioral therapies to help you understand what’s going on beneath the surface, and more importantly, what you can do about it. Together, we’ll identify the patterns that are keeping you stuck and build strategies that actually work in your everyday life. Whether you're navigating anxiety, burnout, relationship stress, or just want to feel more grounded, I offer a safe space to explore, reflect, and grow. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to be ready to start. And I’ll be right there with you.

Some of human suffering is about the way we experience the events of our lives rather than the things themselves. Therapy offers an opportunity to bring awareness to our experiences and change our emotional relationship to them rather than try to change the events themselves. By thinking of events in this way, we are able to gain a sense of control in our lives and positively experience and influence its direction. If we believe that we have the power within us to achieve health and happiness, then the events in our lives that cause us pain and suffering can be seen as an opportunity to learn about ourselves and experience personal growth.

You shouldn't have to tackle life's obstacles on your own. Working together collaboratively, my hope is to help my clients understand how they came to be the way they are and create a clear direction to overcome emotional obstacles and uncover strength and resilience. By exploring the past and also working toward a positive future, my goal is to work with one another to reduce guilt, shame and anxiety to be able to ease through life's transitions, overcome ambivalence, make good decisions, and have fulfilling relationships. I particularly like working with young adults, folks going through transitions, and those who have experienced trauma as a child. I also enjoy working with those who would like to incorporate psychotherapy into one's "self care" routine, as a time to slow down and gain deeper insight into one's own patterns. My training is in a variety of different types of psychotherapeutic interventions. I use an individualized approach, drawing from relational, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, EMDR, mindfulness and attachment based approaches to meet your needs. Together in our initial sessions, we can discuss what modality might work best for you. I believe a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship is necessary to achieve optimal results in therapy, so I'd love to speak with you to see if we both think we are a good match. Please feel free to call for a free phone consultation!

As a licensed marital and family therapist, I have years of experience working with individuals, couples and families faced with a wide variety of challenges and life cycle transitions. I offer a supportive, empathic and nonjudgmental environment in which to discover, heal and grow. My approach is individualized, holistic, solution-focused and collaborative. Together, we will create a plan to help you reach your goals and overcome challenges. With you as the expert on yourself, my role is to provide you with insight, strategies, coaching and tools. My goal is to help you feel empowered and motivated to reach your full potential.

In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my client's individual needs.

I believe therapy should empower individuals to help them take control and enhance their lives into happy, healthy and successful ones. However, each person has individual struggles and challenges so what this looks like varies from person to person. Providing a collaborative, holistic approach to the treatment for me includes an examination of many different life factors that contribute to emotional well-being. I have a strong cognitive behavioral background. Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on the idea that making changes in ones thoughts and behaviors can positively affect how you feel. This treatment modality has been shown to be very effective in treating trauma, anxiety, and depression among other emotional difficulties. Within this framework I may also include work in mindfulness, exposure, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, play therapy, and other possible techniques. If you would like to positively change your life I love to help.

I view therapy as a collaborative process to which we both bring insight, feedback, expertise. Your experience and growth is central to the process and my goal is to facilitate a rewarding and productive process for you. Whether you are grappling with anxiety, sadness, conflict, fear, or any other human experience, I will approach the issue with curiosity, warmth and honesty.

Welcome - I'm really glad you're here. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a passion for helping individuals and couples navigate some of life’s toughest (and sometimes messiest) moments. I work with older adolescents, adults, and couples - including those in the LGBTQ+ and polyamorous communities who are navigating challenges related to anxiety, trauma, identity, and relationship dynamics. Therapy with me is a collaborative, down-to-earth experience where you’re met with compassion, honesty, and a good dose of humor. While I draw from evidence-based practices like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT), and Prolonged Exposure, I also believe healing doesn’t always have to be heavy. Laughter can be just as therapeutic as tears, and I intentionally bring warmth and levity into our work - because joy, even in small moments, matters. At the core of my practice is a person-centered philosophy: I meet you where you are, respect your unique story, and walk alongside you as you reconnect with your strengths and move toward meaningful change. With experience across diverse clinical settings including residential treatment, nonprofits, and private practice. I bring both clinical skill and a real-world understanding of what it means to be human. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply ready to grow, I’m here to support you with empathy, curiosity, and maybe even a little laughter along the way.

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, relationship or challenges, can knock anyone off balance. Through our therapy, I help each individual understand what defined their developmental process and the relationship between the psyche and how one relates to their current environment. Individuals tend to manifest patterns in current relationships depending on the experiences they had as a child with parents, siblings or guardians. Experiences will eventually build a standard in the mind. We often then carry a standard or "object" around as an adult attaching it to every relationship or event. This is a habitual pattern that forms within us and it can affect our overall health. During therapy, we will employ various techniques, used so you develop a more harmonious position in how you view yourself and others. The goal is to see people and the world around us in a neutral manner based on rational thought, instead of attaching our past to the here and now. The focus of therapy is to show how you can improve relationships and interactions with others by removing the "object" that we naturally attach to events and people. This object shapes how one acts in relationships. When this is held in a negative manner it is detrimental to self-esteem happiness and health.

Does your life seem to be repeating a pattern that, despite how optimistic and certain you feel at the start of a relationship, ends up causing you to feel disappointed, frustrated, and even surprised that, again, things did not turn out as you had hoped? This pattern may be connected to a previous experience that extends back to young adulthood, adolescence, or even childhood. You may have ‘unfinished business’ that is held within your brain and your physical body as an emotional wound. You don’t even have to be conscious of it for the past experience to influence the choices you make in the present. I am a trauma-trained psychotherapist, certified in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), which is an approach that not only treats the symptoms of an emotional wound but enables you to heal it and to put the past experience where it belongs- in the past. The word 'trauma' may sound frightening andor confusing. It actually comes from the Greek term, trauma, and means 'wound.' Therefore, my training helps to treat and heal your emotional wounds. With help from a mental health professional, you can become more conscious of these wounds, and with consciousness comes power- the ability to make healthy choices that serve you in the best way. I don't tell you what you should or should not be doing in your life. I do offer a safe space free of judgement so that you can explore what you truly wantneed and break unhealthy patterns. As a psychotherapist in private practice, I work with you to tailor your treatment to meet your individual goals. Together, we will create new and healthier relationship patterns that bring joy and fulfillment as you move forward on your journey! "The only journey is the one within." - Rainer Maria Rilka

My mission is to use my extensive, specialized experience in the field of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to improve the lives of those suffering from depression. Mid City TMS is a New York treatment center on the cutting edge of treatment-resistant depression therapy. We offer convenient TMS treatment that is safe, painless, non-convulsive, and non-invasive. Moreover, TMS is one of the most effective procedures available today to combat depression. TMS can provide relief for patients who have found other depression treatment methods ineffective or undesirable. With TMS, you don't have to worry about the unpleasant side effects some patients experience with antidepressants or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Our treatment center prioritizes excellent patient care. We work with you every step of the way to develop a comprehensive treatment plan that's right for you. In many cases, collaboration is key, and we are more than happy to coordinate your care with your psychiatrist, therapist, primary care provider, or any other medical professional who has a role in your recovery. We believe better is possible at Mid City TMS.