+ ADHD

• I have years of experience working with children, teens, and adults diagnosed with ADHD. I have helped parents and individuals understand what an ADHD diagnosis means and how to create a treatment plan around it. Most importantly, I provide psycho-education and CBT-related coping skills to children, teens, and adults on how to live a life with an ADHD diagnosis. I work collaboratively with the child or individual's doctor, school, or other providers to help them achieve their goals.

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+ Anxiety

• My goal is to help individuals reduce the adverse effects of anxiety in their daily lives. I have experience working with children and teens dealing with anxiety related to friendships, family and school, as well as with adults facing social anxiety, dating concerns, work-related stress, and uncertainty about the future. I provide psychoeducation on anxiety, and utilize mindfulness, CBT and REBT techniques. I also explore with clients the relationship between their values and anxiety.

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+ Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

• I've used CBT to treat a variety of issues amongst several age groups, and have found it to be particularly successful for people struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, disordered eating and body-image concerns. CBT is a treatment orientation where I can stay true to my authentic self, and adapt to the age of the client. CBT is not a one-size fits all approach. I lean into different components of CBT, depending on what my client is most receptive to and their presenting problem.

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+ Depression

• I have worked with many clients of all ages to address depression. Depression can create significant difficulties in peoples’ lives. Utilizing individual therapy sessions to process through depression and other life difficulties, you will find your depressive symptoms decrease in intensity and frequency. Once there is a decrease in symptoms, clients can continue to work on developing tools to cope with future negative or uncomfortable feelings.

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+ Exposure and Responsive Prevention

• I primarily use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to treat OCD, although it has been effective with clients presenting with social or health anxiety. When introducing ERP, I typically start with psychoeducation, and my language is tailored to the age of my client. I share that ERP consists of two components: exposure and response prevention. We will discuss types of exposures and examples, clarify the meaning of 'response prevention' and explore the effectiveness of ERP.

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+ LGBTQIA+ POPULATION

• I see many LGBTQIA+ clients who are in need of support. Some issues I help with includes helping clients with their coming out process, parenting a child who came out, gender or sexual identity questioning, experiencing discrimination/bullying, relationship issues, transitioning, and any other stressors that may arise. While your identity may not even be a stressor, some people are looking for a therapist who they can feel comfortable seeing which is why I think it’s important to express my comfort and knowledge in working with this population. I prefer She/Hers pronouns, and prefer to be called Zoe.

+ Life Transitions

• My primary focus is on supporting college-aged students and adults through life transitions, though I have experience helping kids and teens as well. As an adult myself, I find that my ability to relate is particularly beneficial. I help clients identify and reframe self-limiting beliefs regarding change, while empowering clients to feel more confident and use coping skills. I view life transitions through a lens of grief, recognizing and normalizing the complex emotions regarding change.

+ Mindfulness-Based Therapy

• I use mindfulness-based therapy with the majority of my clients. I lead clients through mindfulness techniques during sessions, and we talk about how they can be used outside of therapy. Mindfulness practices have been particularly effective for adults who are swamped with the demands of daily life. We talk about how to be mindful of their thoughts, feelings, actions and communication patterns. We discuss the power of awareness, and how we can use it to reach their goals.

+ OCD

• I have experience working with children and adults with different subtypes of OCD. Over the past several years, treating OCD has become a passion of mine. I’ve attended several trainings hosted by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and NOCD. My approach to treating OCD includes a lens of self-compassion, paired with mostly CBT and ERP techniques, and sprinkled with acceptance. When appropriate, I include family members (i.e. parents or a partner) in treatment to discuss how to reduce accommodation of symptoms.

+ TELEHEALTH

• Are you looking for the option of virtual therapy? I offer the option of telehealth sessions (video and phone counseling). If you are residing in New Jersey then you are eligible for telehealth services with me. Telehealth sessions are great if you have a sick child at home, you’re sick yourself, there’s a snow storm, you’re stuck at work, you’re traveling, or you just prefer to do a session while in your pajamas in the comfort of your own home. I treat telehealth sessions as the same as in-person and find them just as beneficial in our work together. The ability to do telehealth sessions also comes with more flexibility in scheduling.