What ages does Ellie NJ treat?
We treat kids (ages 5–12), teens (13–17), adults (18+), couples, and families across all three of our NJ offices and via telehealth.
Services
Care for the whole, real, complicated you.
Whatever brings you in — small thing, huge thing, or "I don't even know how to name this thing" — there's a therapist on our team who specializes in it.
Adults
18+. Anxiety, depression, ADHD, life transitions, work stress, identity, the works.
Teens
13–17. School, friendships, body stuff, big feelings, online life, identity.
Kids
5–12. Play-based therapy, anxiety, behavior, trauma, family change.
Couples & families
Communication, repair, blended families, life transitions, parenting.
What we treat
Specialties & approaches
Our clinicians are trained in evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, ACT, EFT for couples, and Play Therapy for kids — and they actually explain what those mean in plain English.
Anxiety therapy
If you've ever Googled "why do I feel anxious all the time" or "how to stop overthinking" at 2am — that's the work. Racing thoughts, panic attacks, social anxiety, OCD-spectrum patterns, and the relentless "what if" loop. We use CBT, exposure, and mindfulness skills you can actually use Tuesday at 2pm.
Depression therapy
From "I'm just kinda flat" to "why do I feel sad all the time" to "I can't get out of bed." Behavioral activation, CBT, and IFS parts work to help you feel like you again.
Trauma therapy & PTSD
Trauma-focused care designed around what happened to you — a single event or years of it. EMDR-trained clinicians, plus IFS, somatic, and brainspotting. We go at the pace your nervous system can actually handle.
EMDR therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — the trauma approach people most often request by name. Gold-standard for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and stuck grief. Available in-person at all three offices and via NJ telehealth.
Couples therapy & marriage counseling
Gottman- and EFT-informed work for two people who want to communicate without it turning into a fight, rebuild trust, navigate a rough patch, or just feel like a team again. The stuck patterns that always show up at 11pm on a Thursday — we work on those.
ADHD support
Beyond meds. Executive function, self-compassion, late-diagnosed adult ADHD, and the shame loop that often comes with it.
Grief & loss
For losing a person, a relationship, a future you'd planned, or a version of yourself. Grief doesn't move in stages — we don't pretend it does.
LGBTQIA+ affirming
Out clinicians, allies, and gender-affirming care across the team. We don't tolerate — we celebrate.
Life transitions
New job, new parent, new city, new diagnosis, new chapter — therapy for the in-between when nothing's broken but nothing feels right either.
Group therapy
Small, intentional groups — anxiety skills, parenting, perinatal — running on rolling cohorts at our offices.
Our approaches
Approaches we use, in plain English.
Most people don't shop for a modality — they're looking for relief. But some names are worth knowing, because they tell you what's actually happening in the room. Here's what our NJ-licensed clinicians are trained in, ranked by what real people search for.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
The most-recognized name in therapy. CBT helps you notice the thought patterns that keep you stuck — the spirals, the worst-case scenarios, the "I always mess this up" loops — and gives you practical tools to interrupt them. Structured, goal-focused, often shorter-term.
Looking for this if: you can't stop overthinking, your anxious thoughts run on a loop, or you want concrete tools and homework instead of open-ended talk.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
A skills-based approach for big, hard-to-manage emotions. DBT blends CBT tools with mindfulness and teaches real, usable skills for riding out emotional waves, handling relationships, and staying steady when everything feels like too much.
Looking for this if: your emotions feel huge and fast, relationships are intense or turbulent, or you want coping skills you can actually use in the moment.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — one of the fastest-growing requested approaches. EMDR helps your brain reprocess painful or stuck memories using gentle bilateral stimulation, so the past stops hijacking your present.
Looking for this if: a past event still feels raw, you get flashbacks or sudden anxiety spikes, or regular talk therapy hasn't been enough.
Trauma-focused therapy
An umbrella for care designed around what happened to you — whether one event or years of it — using approaches proven to help (trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, body-based work) so you can feel safe in your own life again.
Looking for this if: something you went through still affects daily life, you feel on-edge or numb, or you've been told "you might have some trauma to work through."
EFT for couples (couples & marriage counseling)
Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman-informed work for two people who want to communicate without it becoming a fight, rebuild trust, navigate a rough patch, or feel like a team again. (We also call this couples therapy and marriage counseling — same thing.)
Looking for this if: you keep having the same argument, you're drifting apart, or you're facing a big transition together.
Internal Family Systems (IFS / "parts work")
One of the most-talked-about approaches right now. IFS works from the idea that we're all made up of different "parts" — the inner critic, the people-pleaser, the protector — and helps you understand and heal them with self-compassion instead of shame.
Looking for this if: you feel "at war with yourself," a harsh inner voice runs the show, or you're curious about "parts work" you've seen online.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Instead of fighting to delete difficult thoughts and feelings, ACT helps you make room for them and keep moving toward the life and values that matter to you anyway. A fit for people who feel like they've "tried to think positive" and it didn't take.
Looking for this if: you're tired of battling your own mind, you want your life to feel meaningful again, or "just think positive" advice has never worked for you.
Somatic therapy (body-based)
Rising sharply, especially for people who feel like talk therapy alone hasn't been enough. Somatic work pays attention to where stress, trauma, and anxiety live in your body — the tight chest, the clenched jaw, the constant bracing — and helps your nervous system actually settle.
Looking for this if: you "feel it in your body," you stay tense or on-alert, or you've done plenty of talking and still feel stuck.
Brainspotting
An EMDR alternative for trauma, climbing fast through word-of-mouth. It uses specific eye positions to help you access and release stuck emotional pain — often a fit for people who want body-and-brain trauma work.
Looking for this if: you're exploring trauma options, EMDR didn't click for you, or someone recommended brainspotting specifically.
ERP / Exposure therapy (OCD & phobias)
Exposure and Response Prevention — the gold-standard for OCD. It gently and gradually helps you face fears and break the anxiety-compulsion cycle. Lower volume but extremely high intent: OCD clients often search for "ERP" by name.
Looking for this if: you have intrusive thoughts and rituals you can't stop, specific intense fears, or you've been told ERP is the recommended treatment.
Play therapy (for kids)
The go-to for parents of younger children. Kids don't have the words adults do, so play therapy meets them where they are — using play, art, and storytelling to help them work through big feelings, anxiety, or hard experiences.
Looking for this if: your child is anxious, acting out, or has been through something hard, and you want help that actually fits a kid.
Mindfulness-based therapy (MBCT / MBSR)
Proven therapy plus mindfulness practices — helping you step out of autopilot, manage stress, and prevent the slide back into old patterns. A natural fit for people already drawn to meditation.
Looking for this if: you're into mindfulness or meditation and want it woven into real mental health support.
Art & expressive therapy
For the moments when words fall short, art therapy lets feelings come out through creating — no artistic skill required. Helpful across ages and especially for people who find it hard to "just talk."
Looking for this if: you (or your kid) freeze up when asked to talk about feelings, or you process things better by making something.
Don't see what you're looking for? Most of our clinicians integrate several of these. The matching form is the fastest way to land with someone trained in what fits you.
Our philosophy
You're not a diagnosis. You're a whole person.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all. Your therapist tailors what they bring — CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, somatic, narrative — to what's actually happening for you. Sometimes that's homework and skills. Sometimes it's just space to feel something.
- Trauma-informed across the entire team
- Culturally affirming & LGBTQIA+ celebratory
- Plain-English explanations of every approach we use
- Collaborative goal-setting — not therapist-as-expert
"What's been the hardest part of this week?"
— a real question your therapist might actually ask
In short
Quick answers
Do you offer CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) in NJ?
Yes. CBT is one of the most-requested approaches at our practice, and most of our NJ-licensed clinicians are CBT-trained. We use it for anxiety, depression, OCD, and "I can't stop overthinking" — across all three offices and via telehealth.
Do you offer DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) in NJ?
Yes. We have DBT-trained clinicians who use DBT skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. Available in-person and via NJ telehealth. (We don't currently run a full DBT-PHP program — for that we coordinate with partners.)
Do you offer EMDR therapy in NJ?
Yes. Several of our NJ-licensed clinicians are EMDR-trained and use it for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and stuck grief. EMDR is available in-person at all three offices and via telehealth.
Couples therapy or marriage counseling — what's the difference?
Same thing, different word. We offer Gottman- and EFT-informed work for two people who want to communicate without it becoming a fight, rebuild trust, or just feel like a team again. Available at all three NJ offices and via telehealth (both partners must be in NJ for telehealth).
Do you treat ADHD in adults and kids?
Yes. We offer ADHD-focused therapy for adults, teens, and kids. We do not prescribe medication, but we coordinate with prescribing providers when needed.
Do you offer somatic, IFS, or ACT therapy?
Yes — we have clinicians trained in somatic (body-based) therapy, IFS ("parts work"), and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Most of our therapists integrate two or three modalities based on what fits you.
What evidence-based approaches do your therapists use?
Our therapists are trained in CBT, DBT, EMDR, ACT, IFS, somatic, brainspotting, EFT (for couples), ERP (for OCD), Play Therapy (for kids), and mindfulness-based approaches. Most clinicians integrate several modalities — the matching form helps us pair you with someone whose toolkit fits what you're looking for.