Starting Line Counseling
Effective therapy that helps you start building the life you want
How many times have you thought...
"Why am I so behind everyone else in life?"
"I actually hope I get fired, I can't stand this place!"
"I want to make friends, but can't even imagine talking to people!"
"I take care of everyone, why doesn't anyone take care of me?"
"My feelings are out of control"
"Why can't I stop thinking this way?"
Just because we think it, doesn't mean it's true
Who I Am and How I Can Help
My name's Pat and I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Providence, New Jersey. I specialize in working with college students, young professionals, and ambitious adults who are trying to move on to the next thing in their life, whether that be finding a partner, starting school, making friends, or building a career, but feel stuck and held back by second guessing themselves, constant worry, perfectionism, racing thoughts, low self esteem, and not having a clue about how to decide what they want the future to look like.
I provide a collaborative and strength's based treatment foundation use therapy techniques that can help you learn new and effective ways to cope with stress and anxiety, challenge thoughts and shut that inner critic up, figure out where you want to go in life, manage stress, manage life, feel less anxious, and help you build and strengthen relationships. I also work with clients struggling with OCD, using exposure and response prevention. The therapy techniques I use in my practice are active and effective. In our work together, we start by focusing on the here and now, and actually do something about the problems you're facing, not just talk about them!
I offer early morning to late afternoon appointments Tuesday through Friday. I'm an in person therapist in New Providence, NJ and a virtual therapist for everywhere else in New Jersey and Delaware.
See below for more information on what I usually work with in my practice. This is by no means a list of the only things I treat and I encourage everyone to reach out to and talk with me about how I can help!
You've done this before, spent all day worrying about something that wasn't as bad as you thought it would be. It's not just worry here and there that you eventually forget about. It's relentless, keeps you up at night, and no matter what you do, you just can't get out of your head. With anxiety treatment you can learn to stand up to your worry, learn usable ways to calm yourself, and completely change your relationship with worry, instead of just getting temporary relief from pushing it away.