![Allison Gaydos, LMSW, LSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/allison-gaydos.jpg)
Family Therapist
Allison Gaydos, LMSW, LSW
Psychotherapist
In 07306 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Individuals can learn about how their family dynamics impacted life experiences and shaped thoughts and belief systems. Clients can begin healing from emotionally immature parents and learn emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to navigate emotional experiences and relationship. Clients can recognize patterns within relationships and learn how to cultivate healthier relationships.
![Hal Brickman, LCSW, RCSW, CSW, MSW, CHT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/hal-brickman.jpg)
Family Therapist
Hal Brickman, LCSW, RCSW, CSW, MSW, CHT
New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 11375 - Nearby to Bayonne.
It wasn't always this way. There was a time you looked forward to being with each other. There was trust and you enjoyed each other's company. Now it feels like there is an invisible wall separating you. Hal's soothing wisdom offers you the opportunity to learn the vital building blocks leading to a trusting and loving relationship. Hal is an experienced and highly regarded couples counselor. He is also a published author and was invited to appear as a special guest on David Lettermans Late Night television program on 2 separate occasions. Hal's schedule is flexible and appointments are available days, evenings and Sundays. Since 1975.
![Steven Sussman, Ph.D](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/steven-sussman.jpg)
Family Therapist
Steven Sussman, Ph.D
Licensed NJ & NY Psychologist
In 07092 - Nearby to Bayonne.
I always include parent(s) in all sessions so they can learn how to bring out the best in their children. I reach, teach, educate and motivate children to value and respect their parents. When children show gratitude not attitude it is much easier for parents to praise and show love rather than yelling, punishing, and restricting their children. The resulting harmonious relations improve the atmosphere of the entire household and the benefits extend to siblings.
![Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kevin-fleming,-ph.d..jpg)
Family Therapist
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
In 07101 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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 deregulated (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 dysfunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.
![Cathy Noblick, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/cathy-noblick.jpg)
Family Therapist
Cathy Noblick, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 07702 - Nearby to Bayonne.
We have our closest, longest-lasting, and most complicated relationships with family. When there is divorce, remarriage, addiction, mental illness or other dysfunction it can become even more complicated. With my Family Systems perspective I can help you understand how your family helped to form the person that you are, and help you untangle yourself from the dysfunction and heal the relationships that are important to you.
![Transformation Counseling Services, LMSW,PsyD,LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/transformation-counseling-services.jpg)
Family Therapist
Transformation Counseling Services, LMSW,PsyD,LCSW
LMSW,PsyD, LCSW,LPC
In 10003 - Nearby to Bayonne.
We help family members work together to reconnect, strengthen existing resources and find solutions to tough problems. Family therapy can be useful in family situations that result in stress, grief, anger or conflict. Issues that may bring a family to therapy could include: a problem a child is having in school, mental, behavioral, or physical illness of a family member, loss of a family member, or dissatisfaction or dissolution in a marriage At Transformation Counseling we focus on aiding families in developing more effective, less stressful patterns of living. If you and your family are ready to take that step please contact us.
![Michael Barmak, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/michael-barmak.jpg)
Family Therapist
Michael Barmak, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 07016 - Nearby to Bayonne.
I teach family members a skill called the Intentional Dialogue to help improve family communication. Often family members don't feel heard, that what they say matters, understood and that others know what they are feeling. The Intentional Dialogue allows each family member to share their 'side of the story' in a safe environment without fearing being judged or criticized. When this happens family members start to work as a team rather than be adversarial.
![Walter Masterson, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/walter-masterson.jpg)
Family Therapist
Walter Masterson, LCSW
Psychotherapy and Counseling
In 10021 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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 were given; family therapy fills in the blanks.
![Gerald Schoenewolf, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/gerald-schoenewolf.jpg)
Family Therapist
Gerald Schoenewolf, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychoanalyst
In 10009 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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.
![Joanne Gerr, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/joanne-gerr.jpg)
Family Therapist
Joanne Gerr, LCSW
Licensed Psychotherapist and Adult Educator
In 10017 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Originally trained as a family therapist at the Family Institute of Cambridge, Mass., I have evolved as an experienced family therapist. I believe that family therapy is generally the treatment of choice in resolving issues and preventing the problem from going to the next generation. It is useful to see an entire family but can also be beneficial if parts of a family will work together to overcome communication problems, resentments, and misunderstandings that can tear families apart. Family therapy is very helpful to resolving conflicts of adult children after a parent has died. It can also be useful with young children, siblings, as well as teenagers, middle-aged people and older adults.
![Wendi Dumbroff, MA, LPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/wendi-dumbroff.jpg)
Family Therapist
Wendi Dumbroff, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 07936 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Kids live in the context of their families, and I believe that when you work with kids, the family should be included because this is the best way to create change. As parents, you are the most important people in your children's lives, and I want to strengthen your connections with them. It is important to look at the cycles that families get into, and also to understand what prevents communication between kids and their parents. The therapy is tailored to the needs of your family, so who is present in each session may vary. I want to support individuals as well as restore and improve the connection between parents and their children. This also applies to adult children and their parents.
![Debra Feinberg, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/debra-feinberg.jpg)
Family Therapist
Debra Feinberg, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 07040 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Helping couples and families with relationship issues, parenting, step and blended family issues. Also helping family going through loss, divorce, illness and coping with difficult and painful issues related to a child or other family member. Also help to strengthen family and couple communication with spouse, children, in-laws and other family members.
![Jerri Shankler, LCSW, LCADC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jerri-shankler.jpg)
Family Therapist
Jerri Shankler, LCSW, LCADC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor
In 07058 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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.
![Tanvi Mathew, MS, LPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/tanvi-mathew.jpg)
Family Therapist
Tanvi Mathew, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 07450 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Families who come to Emerge redefine their goals individually and as a family unit. They gain an understanding of where their feelings and behaviors stem from and what they need to change. Within a matter of months families begin to see the growth and change that once was stagnant because they have now learned to communicate with one another through effective listening and reflective responding.
![Rich Heller, MSW, CPC, ACC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/rich-heller.jpg)
Family Therapist
Rich Heller, MSW, CPC, ACC
Relationship Coach
In 10803 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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.
![Blair Bisher, PhD(c), MS, CSAT-c](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/blair-bisher.jpg)
Family Therapist
Blair Bisher, PhD(c), MS, CSAT-c
Porn & Sex Addiction Specialist
In 10282 - Nearby to Bayonne.
I leverage a solution-based approach to clearly outline your primary challenge, work through an exercise to meditate on and define your future state and then work over 8 sessions to achieve it via homework and 1:1 sessions. Clients have experienced great success with this approach, my goal is to empower you - YOU have the answers and I want to help you find them.
![Joel Stukalin, PHD, ABPP, FAACP, MS](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/joel-stukalin.jpg)
Family Therapist
Joel Stukalin, PHD, ABPP, FAACP, MS
QUEENS COUPLES COUNSELING CENTER
In 11375 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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
![Walter Matweychuk, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/walter-matweychuk.jpg)
Family Therapist
Walter Matweychuk, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
In 10016 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Distressed family members too often exclusively focus their efforts on changing their difficult sibling, parent, grandparent or in-law. This is ineffective. Difficult family members often resist such efforts. I teach each family member how to first work on changing their own self-defeating emotional and behavioral reactions in response to their difficult family members. Once someone calms down and not gets so upset about the other people in their family they can influence other people to find better ways to live with or at least gracefully tolerate each other. I show each family member how to work on themselves in order to have a better chance of influencing others. Think about this.
![Mars & Venus Counseling Center, LCSWs, DCSW, LPCs, LCADCs, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/mars-0-venus-counseling-center.jpg)
Family Therapist
Mars & Venus Counseling Center, LCSWs, DCSW, LPCs, LCADCs, Ph.D.
LCSWs, DCSW, LPCs, LAC, LCADCs, and Ph.D.
In 07666 - Nearby to Bayonne.
The family can be the very foundation of support, comfort, and love, but it can also be the greatest source of stress, strain, and sorrow. Our compassionate and experienced family counselors help family members have a closer, stronger, and more rewarding relationship with each other and teach family members how to resolve conflict in a healthy way. Our counselors can assist parents to address the unique needs of children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, communicative, and learning issues. They will help facilitate much-needed dialogue between feuding family members. The counselors will assess how best to treat the family. Sometimes, counseling will be conducted with the entire family present and sometimes with just the designated child. At...(view profile to read more)
![Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/philip-kolba.jpg)
Family Therapist
Philip Kolba, MA LCPC NCC
Psychotherapist
In 10013 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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.
![Esti Piotrkovski, LPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/esti-piotrkovski.jpg)
Family Therapist
Esti Piotrkovski, LPC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
In 07701 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Family dynamics can be challenging. Working through past family traumas, disagreements and misunderstandings can ease a lot of the pain that drives families apart. Lots of traumas are carried down through the generations and counseling can help relieve some of that heaviness so families can set healthy boundaries, thrive, grow and communicate better.
![Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kevin-fleming.jpg)
Family Therapist
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
In 10012 - Nearby to Bayonne.
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
![Francesca Wehr, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/francesca-wehr.jpg)
Family Therapist
Francesca Wehr, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 07307 - Nearby to Bayonne.
In my approach to family counseling, I focus on improving communication, understanding, and harmony within the entire family unit. I work with families to identify underlying issues, address conflicts, and foster healthier dynamics that support individual growth and collective well-being. By exploring each family member's perspective, I help families develop more effective ways of interacting and resolving disputes. The goal is to strengthen relationships, build mutual respect, and create a more cohesive and supportive family environment.
![Priska Imberti, LCSW](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/priska-imberti.jpg)
Family Therapist
Priska Imberti, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 11377 - Nearby to Bayonne.
We are part of something larger than ourselves and that is why we tend to encounter difficulties in dealing with simple things in life such as learning how to live together, raising children or coping with adolescence. In Family Therapy, as opposed to Individual Therapy, we explore, understand and address issues family members present at their source. Emotional origins of personal conflicts get exposed throughout roles and dynamics; part of my work with families include to question and re-frame them to mobilize stagnation and create room for new experiences.
![So.i.Heard Music Therapy, MT-BC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/so.i.heard-music-therapy.jpg)
Family Therapist
So.i.Heard Music Therapy, MT-BC
Music Therapist
In 07041 - Nearby to Bayonne.
Our music therapists specialize in reaching children, teens, and young adults, including those with special needs like autism, ADHD, and Down's syndrome, as well as siblings of children with special needs who are working to identify their role or voice in the family. Individualized music exercises conducted by our highly trained therapists can address coping strategies, social skills, functional speech, and more!