SERVICES WE OFFER

With You Every Step of the Way

PSYCHOTHERAPY

A Happier, Healthier You

If you want to invest in something with a huge return, invest in YOURSELF. The goal of treatment should always be to end treatment. Whether it is reducing symptoms or removing the obstacles to your most productive life, we are a results oriented practice that focuses on you taking your life back from day one. We pride ourselves on having doctors that have expertise across the age range: from toddlers to geriatrics. Different problems require different approaches. In our initial evaluative session, we would lay out for you the best course of treatment, which could include individual, couples or family interventions.

ANGER MANAGEMENT

No One Gets in Trouble for Being Angry

Perhaps the most misunderstood emotion is anger. When you ask someone why they are mad, they usually respond, "I'm not f*&#ing mad!"; especially men. We are taught to deny anger and suppress it, but then when it builds up and comes out at the wrong time, in the wrong way, people are surprised. Anger management starts with normalization. It is as normal as any other emotion. In fact, when someone learns to harness their anger, they can find a very powerful energy supply. However, people don't often learn to acknowledge their anger, own it, and control it. Our services teach people how to DO SOMETHING about their anger, but that can only happen once they become better at identifying it early. Untreated anger problems wreak havoc on relationships, your medical health, life satisfaction...practically every aspect of your life. Learn to adjust the flame and use the anger to get what you want...

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Divorce Coaching for Collaborative Divorce

In Collaborative Divorce, a team works together to help the family create the best life they
can after the divorce. First, each spouse chooses an attorney who is trained in
Collaborative Divorce. These attorneys, along with the spouses, form the core of the
team. Then, the team chooses a divorce coach, a mental health professional trained in
Collaborative Divorce, to guide the team effectively through the process. The divorce
coach helps the spouses manage difficult emotions when working together and handles
many of the parenting issues. Our team members can fill this role. The goal of the team
as a whole is to come up with a divorce agreement that meets the family’s goals rather
than pits them against each other. A key element of collaborative divorce is that the
family retains full decision-making power in a non-adversarial environment with the team
as their assistants, and a divorce coach is central to meeting that goal.

The role of a divorce coach is to help the spouses stay on track to finalize their divorce.
Benefits of a divorce coach:

Help the parents develop a parenting plan that works for them
Teaching co-parenting that will ultimately help them parent better once the divorce is complete.
Support everyone, and especially those with a history of mental health concerns, to get through one of the most stressful times of their lives
Provide a safe space to address concerns about the divorce and present strategies to address these concerns

SPORT PSYCHOLOGY AND EXECUTIVE COACHING

Bringing Your Best Consistently is the Hardest Thing to Do
(and the best find ways to win when they don't have their best...)

High achievers are different. Athletes, like other high achievers, tend to be successful, competitive, driven people. They also are very competent people, so the basic assumption that we take is that if the problem was easy to solve, the athlete would have already mastered it. When somebody is seeking sport psychology services, they've hit a wall. Either their physical abilities have taken them as far as they can without maximizing mental skills, or life circumstances have changed and they require adjustment, perspective, resilience and grit. The great thing is the athlete already has the taste of winning and is motivated to work to be the best they can be. It is much harder to maintain excellence than it is to achieve it. Whether it is performance enhancement or treatment of an emotional struggle an athlete is having, our team knows what it is like to be in the trenches with the best. We have worked with athletes from the youth sport through professional levels and other high achieving professionals - CEOs, attorneys and surgeons.

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY:
DIVORCE, CUSTODY, AND COPARENTING THERAPY

Expertise with Compassion

Requiring a forensic psychologist to assist you during a court-related matter can be a very stressful time. Often, people search for professionals who will tell them what they want to hear instead of providing objective, shrewd, empirically-validated evaluations that withstand legal standards and cross-examination. Our forensic team has developed this reputation in Central New Jersey over the past 20 years and are continually being retained throughout the Tri-State area.
Services provided include Psychological Evaluations for family law (divorce and custody), risk assessment, personal injury, guardianship, and criminal competency/responsibility. We also provide court-ordered psychotherapy, anger management, and domestic violence treatment.

ADHD ASSESSMENTS
AND
ASSESSMENTS FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Insuring Accurate Diagnoses for Effective Treatment

Probably the most over- and under-diagnosed psychological disorder in children through young adulthood is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). That is because most professionals diagnose ADHD solely based on behavioral observations. This is insufficient because many disorders have symptoms that overlap with ADHD (depression, PTSD, ODD, etc. ). We utilize the TOVA, which is a continuous performance test that determines if the person's attention is abnormal compared to their age-matched peers AND their own intelligence. We use the TOVA in conjunction with IQ tests, behavioral assessments, and personality inventories to individualize the evaluation to the specific referral question. Because the TOVA developers provide medication titration guidelines and the data is easily explained, our practice consults with pediatricians and psychiatrists to ensure the lowest effective dose of medication possible when indicated.

When a child with a life-altering disability is born, the parents are often reluctant to seek
appropriate help for the child in an effort to “keep them out of the system.” However, as the child
ages and becomes an adult, and the parents age and turn elderly, this may no longer be
feasible. However, a person cannot receive services through the Department of Developmental
Disabilities (DDD) without establishing that they have had this disability all of their lives. Our
staff works hard to review available records, conduct current testing, and work with the family to
collect necessary documents to understand if a person is eligible for DDD services and the
support they offer.

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Guardianship

When a person is competent, they can decide what happens in their life and what directives
they would like their loved ones to follow. While retaining competence, a person can name a
power of attorney or compose their will. However, if this opportunity is missed and competence
comes into question, the person’s loved ones may need to seek guardianship. Our team can
provided the needed evaluation and certification so that the family can meet their loved one’s
needs during this difficult time.