individual therapy
We provide Individual Therapy to Children, Adolescents, Teenagers and Adults in New Jersey and New York. We also offer remote sessions via HIPAA-compliant video or other telehealth means.
Our practice is grounded in the belief that every individual possesses the inner capacity to navigate life’s challenges and create meaningful change. Rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach, we partner with our clients to help them cultivate the insight, skills, and confidence needed to move through life from a place of empowerment and resilience.
We meet each client exactly where they are, recognizing that every person’s experiences, strengths, and goals are unique. Together, we develop a therapeutic approach that is thoughtfully tailored to their needs, ensuring that the work feels both meaningful and effective.
What distinguishes our practice is the depth of care and connection we bring to the therapeutic relationship. While clinical expertise is an essential foundation of our work, we believe lasting growth happens when clients feel genuinely seen, understood, and supported. We take the time to connect with each individual as a whole person, offering compassionate, personalized care that honors their unique story and fosters lasting transformation.
Some of the approaches drawn upon in our work include:
Lifespan Integration
Therapy (LI)
Lifespan Integration (LI) is a gentle therapy that works on a deep neural level which goes beyond the cognitive behavioral level (I.e., talk therapy).
Developed by therapist Peggy Pace, and based on early neural development research, it is a simple and straightforward therapy for anxiety, depression, attachment disorders and trauma resolution.
The LI therapy process, put very simply, involves creating a timeline of age-specific memories and then allowing the client to “rewrite the script” of his or her life using present-day skills and resources.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment that has been researched and shown to be effective with lots of different people who have lots of different life circumstances.
DBT can be helpful for individuals and couples that have difficulty with interpersonal relationships, assertiveness, self-esteem, coping when life is painful, and regulating and tolerating emotions.
DBT includes skills that help with mindfulness, or as Marsha Linehan (the creator of DBT) says in her Skills Training Manual, "learning to be in control of your own mind, instead of letting your mind be in control of you."
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
At its core, EMDR helps the brain process and resolve distressing experiences that may feel “stuck” in the nervous system. During an EMDR session, you are guided to gently focus on a difficult memory, along with the beliefs, emotions, and physical sensations connected to it, while engaging in bilateral stimulation such as guided eye movements, alternating hand taps, or auditory tones. These techniques are safe, noninvasive, and designed to support the brain’s natural healing process.
As treatment progresses, the memory often becomes less emotionally charged and no longer carries the same level of distress or intensity. Rather than reliving the experience, clients are able to process it in a way that promotes greater clarity, resilience, and emotional freedom.
EMDR is particularly effective for single-incident traumas and can often produce meaningful results in a relatively short period of time. For more complex experiences, such as chronic childhood trauma, neglect, or longstanding patterns of emotional distress, the process may take longer but remains highly effective. Backed by decades of research, EMDR is widely recognized as one of the most evidence-based and successful treatments for trauma and related concerns
Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems (CIMBS)
Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems (CIMBS) is an innovative, neuroscience-informed approach to psychotherapy that helps us understand emotional patterns through the interaction of multiple brain and body systems. Drawing on research in neuroplasticity, attachment, brain development, and emotional processing, CIMBS recognizes that many of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are shaped by emotional systems operating largely outside of conscious awareness.
Rather than focusing primarily on retelling past events, CIMBS emphasizes what is happening in the present moment—within the mind, body, and therapeutic relationship. By carefully tracking emotions, physical sensations, and nonverbal experiences as they arise during a session, therapists help clients access and strengthen their innate emotional resources while gently transforming patterns that no longer serve them. This process supports the brain’s natural capacity for change and promotes greater resilience, flexibility, and emotional well-being.
The goal of CIMBS is not simply symptom relief, but deeper integration. As emotional systems become more differentiated, resilient, and connected, clients often experience a greater sense of confidence, authenticity, self-compassion, and the freedom to engage more fully in their lives and relationships.