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“When we are no longer able to change a situation…we are challenged to change ourselves.” 
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

If you are struggling right now - this is your call to a more authentic, liberated existence.

My approach to therapy is naturalistic and holistic. I utilize Rogerian/Humanistic techniques and genuinely believe healing and self-actualization are both possible *under the right conditions.* Mine is a warm, highly attuned presence. Although I am the therapist, you as the client, are the expert in your own experience, and you hold the key to personal growth, empowerment, and uncovering your own solutions. I am committed to listening and reflecting back your strengths.

I work with individuals, couples, and groups primarily around self-acceptance, achieving goals, and gaining self-confidence. I hope to assist you in fulfilling your potential and finding purpose and meaning in life. I provide an opportunity for people to grow in a safe, supportive, non-judgmental and nurturing environment. This work helps to heal trauma/ PTSD, depression, low self-esteem, addictions and anxiety. I also welcome those who simply want the added flexibility good therapy can achieve, enabling them to live fuller, richer, happier lives.

I encourage you to reach out to me with any questions you may have about my approach and/or experience. I always view the first few sessions as a mutual “try out” where we can both feel whether we are the right match. So, while I do prefer long-term commitments and deeper work, you are not locked into anything before you are ready!

NIKI MENAKAYA, MBA

Financial Expert/Group Facilitator/Coach

Niki is a Finance professional with over thirty years of Finance experience.  Her mission is to empower people to live better lives by becoming financially independent. She has a passion  to educate and simplify personal finances for all.

Niki is skilled in mapping financial needs while mobilizing and managing funds to facilitate the achievement of strategic objectives. She is strong in assessing changing environments, establishing new milestones through evolved processes, leading teams to maximize their efficiency. She is a recognized leader in streamlining organizations to drive both efficiencies and increase revenue.

Niki lives in Somerset, New Jersey with her husband and two children; she volunteers her financial services to several nonprofit organizations and is the Vice President and Financial Secretary of two non-Profit organizations that empower women to succeed.

It’s never too late to learn about your finances and make a change, let me help empower you today.

AJA HARRISON

Counselor/Social Worker/ Coach

I believe growth and healing are possible.  I believe partnership, humanity, unconditional empathy, compassion, humility, honesty and trust build and maintain relationships.  I have sat in the chair and on the couch, so I know what it’s like to be on a healing journey.  I believe in you and your ability to move forward and toward the life you want to live.   

I will help you to start wherever you are and move through to positive change.  My approach is genuine, person-centered, eclectic, relaxed, spiritually centered, honest, kind and direct. Together, we will explore past, present, and future patterns, relationships, hindsights and insights, strengths, points of growth, and hopes to create a plan to help get the most out of our work together. 

I have experience working alongside people who struggle with a brain that feels different , extreme worry, grief and loss, anger, violence, domestic violence, batterer prevention, caregiving, chronic and/or terminal illness, pregnancy and/or fertility concerns, parenting, substance use, trauma, spirituality and/or religion, gender and/or sexuality,  identity, sexual and relational issues and bias. I am an ally for the LGBTQIA+, kink, and non-monogamous communities.  I work to create a safe space for all people from diverse communities, especially ethnic or religious, and gender minorities.

May you let go of shame and blame; may you grow through the pain. May you shed what no longer serves you and may you embrace your destiny. May you find peace, may you find love, may you find light.  I look forward to hearing from you, so that we can decide together.

MARIEL FURSTNER, MSW, LSW

Licensed Therapist

As a bicultural and bilingual therapist, I strive to create a safe and judgment-free space for my client’s therapeutic experience. I am a Licensed Social Worker and completed my master’s program with a concentration in working with Hispanic families. I conduct sessions in English, Spanish, or a mix of both languages. Driven by my passion to aid clients through their therapy journey, I provide a safe space to express feelings and life experiences. I integrate different perspectives and modalities of treatment based on your specific needs. Some of those forms of treatment could include, but aren’t limited to, using strengths perspectives, a solution-based approach, analyzing attachment styles, mindfulness strategies, and emotionally or somatically focused approaches. In our sessions, we will identify the change you wish to see in your life, set goals, and create a path towards achieving them. The plan is custom-tailored to you and your needs using a holistic approach. There are many aspects of what makes you who you are, so we explore the connections between your mind, body, heart, and spirit. During your session, I encourage you to share your experiences with social, spiritual, and cultural practices/beliefs so that we integrate them into your customized plan. Together, we can work towards the change you seek. While working in the field of hospice, I supported clients and their families as they faced the many challenges that manifest at the end of life. I also have experience working with homebound seniors and co-facilitating group therapy with neurodivergent clients. I am an ally to the LGBTQIA+ and alternative lifestyle communities. Walking the path toward change can seem daunting, but I would be honored to help and walk by your side

ANITA SHUKLA-ACCARDI, MSW, LSW

Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification

My approach to healing is interdisciplinary and multidimensional. I believe that when we entrust ourself to another to help facilitate our healing journey, we ought to be offered a variety of choices that address the physical, emotional, social, mental and spiritual dimensions of our being. Psychotherapy, yoga, breathwork, meditation guided imagery, and energy healing are among the tool that I use to meet each of my clients unique needs & goals.

My approach to psychotherapy is radically relational, for I believe it is the quality of the relationship between therapist & client that heals. I am influenced by relational psychoanalysis, Jungian psychoanalysis, Existential psychotherapy, Feminist & multicultural models. In short, your unique history and experience is my greatest interest, as opposed to some abstract idea of "Normal" or "Healthy"

I'm drawn to working with clients that are ready to think outside of the box, revision their lives, and experience greater meaning and purpose.  I enjoy creating space for individuals to explore part of themselves they might hide from the world due to stigma, racism, sexism, trauma, abuse, and alienation. To be seen is to heal, and in healing there is power and freedom.