Family Therapist
Chris Colasuonno, LCSW-R, MBA, CASAC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Credentialed Alcohol Substance Abuse Counselor
In 10598 - Nearby to Westwood.
Family therapy is an active approach that Chris Colasuonno, LCSW-R uses to help bring peace and harmony for the family. There are a lot of dynamics in a family where psychotherapy and counseling can balance out clients and family. A family's culture, dynamics, viewpoint can play a big part in how a family interacts. Many families have issues with mental illness and substance abuse issues that effect each member. Some families benefit from couples therapy, relationship counseling that can lower anger and get individuals to communicate effectively. Chris possesses a lot of experience to balance out a family member's viewpoint using cognitive behavior therapy to find solutions.
Family Therapist
Sylvia Gindy, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
In 10017 - Nearby to Westwood.
Family therapy can be a valuable resource for families facing conflicts, communication issues, or significant life changes. It helps family members understand one another better, improve communication, and resolve conflicts in a healthy way. Therapists provide strategies to cope with issues like marital problems, mental health conditions, or behavioral problems in children. By focusing on the family system as a whole, therapy can foster a more harmonious family environment, strengthen bonds, and enhance mutual understanding. It can lead to improved relationships, enhanced resilience in the face of life's challenges, and overall family well-being.
Family Therapist
Jessica Biles, LCSW-R, RPT
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 10017 - Nearby to Westwood.
Nearly all families deal with some sort of stress or conflict at one point or another. In the middle of what can seem like the most difficult time for your family, actually lies opportunity. Through therapy, I can help family members begin to understand one another better, improve their communication, and resolve conflicts, leading to healthier and more secure relationships. Your family is the most powerful resource. Let’s strengthen it together.
Family Therapist
Joel Stukalin, PHD, ABPP, FAACP, MS
QUEENS COUPLES COUNSELING CENTER
In 11375 - Nearby to Westwood.
Dr. Sara Mandelbaum and Dr. Joel Stukalin are expert consultants for short-term interventions with families, specifically related to child-rearing & blended family issues. They consult regularly with concerned parents and grandparents about family related issues that threaten the family health and integrity. Usually a few, comprehensive sessions with Dr. Joel or Dr. Sara lay the groundwork for a better understanding that leads to the resolution of family problems. Where necessary individulal counseling referrals can be made. Clients have stated that the focused, intelligent & solution-oriented approach from our sessions has often helped them derive necessary knowledge for family harmony
Family Therapist
Cristina Maria Fort Garcés, LCAT, ATR-BC, CPC
Licensed Gestalt, Somatic, and Creative Arts Psychotherapists
In 10538 - Nearby to Westwood.
We offer therapy to families struggling with communication, boundaries, past trauma, and just feeling completely overwhelmed. We understand, there is no manual, and often we don't have good examples from our own childhood. Do you long to have just one day where home can feel like a sanctuary and not a hellhole? We can help. We're with you and we're here to help your family be able to with each other. Get in touch with us today.
Family Therapist
Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC
Psychotherapist
In 10013 - Nearby to Westwood.
Family therapy looks at the entire family system—parents, children, extended family members—to identify strengths and problematic behaviours. I collaborate with families on strategies for utilizing their own capabilities for resolving problems, and on developing effective communication and problem-solving skills for preventing conflicts. I specialize in working with families of teenagers, which is an age that can be challenging for both the teenagers and their parents.
Family Therapist
Rich Heller, MSW, CPC, ACC
Relationship Coach
In 10803 - Nearby to Westwood.
What makes working with you as a family different than you as an individual is your family has an identity as well. In fact, the health of your family has a great deal to do with how much you acknowledge the distinction between yourself as an individual and who you are a part of a family. In our work together, you and your partner will begin to differentiate yourselves as individuals from who you are in your family so that you can begin to nurture both.
Family Therapist
Donna Schinik, L.C.S.W.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 10605 - Nearby to Westwood.
Family therapy is often times a necessary extention to individual therapy. Families are supposed to work as a system. Sometimes the system breaks down and one member may be viewed as the broken piece. Until the system comes together to work through what is really happening the problem often persists. In therapy together we can look at your system as a whole. Let's open lines of communication between family members, improve your relationships and begin enjoying your lives together again.
Family Therapist
Gerald Schoenewolf, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychoanalyst
In 10009 - Nearby to Westwood.
My approach to family therapy is to look for the source of the family conflict. After over 37 years of practice, I can usually zero in on what is going on. Sometimes one parent is out of control. Sometimes parents are in conflict over child-rearing practices; one is too permissive and one too strict. Sometimes one child is favored over another. I generally meet with the whole family over a period of time, encouraging honest and constructive communication. Through patient guidance, the problems surface and are worked out.
Family Therapist
Walter Masterson, LCSW
Psychotherapy and Counseling
In 10021 - Nearby to Westwood.
Careers and children each place enormous stress on a couple’s ability to be together in an intimate and satisfying way. Every couple has different ways of dealing with the challenges, and counseling can provide the perspective and encouragement to re-create a shared vision for the future. For something as important as this, it is surprising how little training and preparation is provided; family therapy fills in the blanks, and resolves the confusion.
Family Therapist
Terri DiMatteo, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 07417 - Nearby to Westwood.
In family counseling family members develop healthy ways of communicating and responding to one another to create and establish an atmosphere of trust and emotional safety. Family members learn to identify their own needs, increase sensitivity to the needs of others and interact in ways that build trust. Family counseling is conducted in an atmosphere of respect and dignity for all.
Family Therapist
Jerri Shankler, LCSW, LCADC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor
In 07058 - Nearby to Westwood.
When a loved one has an addiction or alcohol problem, the whole family suffers. The impact may not be immediately evident, but it is there, festering and creating anger, resentment, insecurity and other emotional and often financial issues. Families often feel beat up by the addict and then beat up by the treatment centers, who offer addict focused education and minimal family treatment. Who is supporting you, the family, when your family weekend is over? You loved one is released from treatment with an aftercare plan. What is your aftercare plan? Living with a newly recovering person doesn’t have to mean walking on eggshells. Compassionate family focused education, coaching and therapy help families heal and create lives worth living.
Family Therapist
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
In 10012 - Nearby to Westwood.
Most family therapists inadvertently create more chaos through their well-intentioned efforts to assist a family move through a change process. Why? Brains are inherently dysregulated (all of us, may I add) and most talking and dialoguing misses brain-centric problems that need more intensive help. Many times the emotional trauma created by years of solving problems ineffectively can wreak havoc on the brain's parasympathetic nervous system, not ever giving the family a break from flight or fight thinking. Contact us for an innovative neuroscience solution to family dystunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161
Westwood is located in Bergen County, New Jersey. It has a land area of 2.25 square miles and a water area of 0.04 square miles.  The population of Westwood is 11,247 people with 4,203 households and a median annual income of $85,849. .
Therapy Affordability Meter for Westwood, NJ
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Establishing weekly sessions with a professional therapist is considered affordable in Westwood for the average family. While sustaining a commitment to therapy is usually not an issue, if mental health treatment feels like a burden please ask your counselor about accepted insurance plans or sliding scale fees. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Westwood public health department.