North Plainfield Therapists specializing in LGBTQ Issues

Yiming Yuan

immigrants family, children, teens, and adults

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Cheryl Lim

I have experience in many different settings including inpatient units, outpatient clinics, and private practices. I have served many different demographics but am most well versed in treating young adults/adults who suffer from anxiety and depression

Christina Arceri

I have experience working with challenges such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, family conflict, trauma, emotional regulation, relationship struggles, life transitions, and disordered eating in various settings. These experiences have equipped me to address the unique concerns of individuals from diverse identities, cultures, and backgrounds.

Elizabeth Savettiere

I serve those who are Neurodivergent, experience grief, trauma, sexual/gender exploration, life transitions, and difficulties in self esteem, anxiety, depression, as well as bipolar disorders.

Kayla Kalousdian

I value being able to work with my clients throughout there therapeutic journey. I find it important that clients are able to grow and learn about themselves. When clients are able to get to know themselves they are able to get a better understanding of their emotions, behaviors and thoughts. My goals is to empower each client I work with. Our mind is extremely powerful and instead of it taking over your capabilities I want to work with to gain back control of yourself.

Rachel Relkin

As someone who has faced major loss of loved ones and natural disasters, I empathize with those who have experienced life challenges. My goal for my clients is to provide comfort, safe space, and guidance utilizing CBT, Supportive therapy, Person-Centered therapy, Psychodynamic therapy, Solution-focused therapy, Grief therapy, and Attachment theory.

Shengzi Sun

I have worked with teenagers, adults, and couples with various mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, primary family issues, trauma, life transition & adjustment difficulties, and various addiction issues. I am particularly passionate about supporting bilingual populations from culturally diverse backgrounds, helping them navigate the system and thrive in their own ways.

Steve Akchayan

I work with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds, addressing depression, anxiety, substance use, chronic pain, and relationship challenges. I support partners navigating communication, trust, intimacy, and conflict resolution to build stronger relationships. As a gender-affirming therapist, I help LGBTQ+ clients navigate trauma, relationships, and self-identity. My approach fosters a collaborative, inclusive space to explore experiences and create lasting change.

Create Outcomes Psychological Services

Transparency is the foundation of our collaboration with you. We will recognize the strengths you already have and you will have access to the work you accomplished. Together we asses the effectiveness of the tools we have given you, and we make the necessary adjustments along the way.

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Hillary Geffner

Do you feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, or major life transitions? Are you stuck in patterns that leave you drained and unsure of how to move forward? I get it—life’s challenges can feel impossible to manage on your own. Therapy can help. Together, we'll explore what's holding you back, build emotional resilience, and create lasting change. You’ll gain the clarity and tools needed to feel more in control, confident, and empowered.

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Caroline Burke

Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, and/or trauma? Have you developed maladaptive coping strategies over the years to manage distress from these experiences, such as an eating disorder, substance use, self-harm, body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), to name a few? I offer a combined approach to addressing not only these symptoms, the underlying factors, and re-imagining the role that these disorders play in your daily life.

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Amy Dombrowski

I would be honored to work with anyone who is unafraid to learn and grow, even when it feels terrifying or impossible. Currently, I offer my clients Telehealth services, a sliding fee scale for affordability, and the convenience of evening and weekend appointments. I have experience treating co-occurring disorders, anxiety/depression, substance abuse, mood/personality disorders, trauma/PTSD, and family/relationship issues.

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Elliot Paradis McCullough

I am particularly dedicated to those who have been excluded from mainstream therapeutic spaces. My expertise is with queer and trans communities; sex workers, poly / ENM, kink / BDSM communities, neurodiverse and disabled communities; and substance users. My approach is informed by my shared identities and experiences with these communities. I work with survivors of Intimate Partner Violence; childhood and adult sexual violence; attachment and complex trauma; hate and institutional violence.

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Viviana Del Aguila Niebylski

Many of us have had experiences that left a mark in our souls and bodies. While I don't believe in a cure or quick fix to ease such troubles, I do believe we can work together towards integrating and processing past experiences so that they may be more capably carried. I work with older adolescents, adults and older adults specializing in sexuality, navigating adulthood, cultivating authenticity and transmuting trauma.

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Katarina Bennicoff Yundt

My goal for you is to become your most authentic self–intentional, empathetic, vibrant, and engaged with the world. For me healing is about ongoing evolution, reconnecting with yourself, finding inner peace, and feeling whole and worthy as you are. In our work together I will support you in reclaiming all parts of yourself with compassion. Sessions may involve discussion, guided movement, body exploration, meditation, breath work, writing, or art creation.

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Jonathan Vargas

With 6+ years of experience, I have worked in a school setting and in private practice supporting clients individually and within groups. I have worked with clients to explore their identity, sexuality, strengths, self-esteem, environmental stressors, and interpersonal relationships, helping them to develop healthy boundaries and coping skills to use throughout their life’s many transitions.

Katie Hauser

I work closely with adults of varying age and life experience - particularly those clients who are struggling with anxiety and depression, those experiencing relationship difficulty, identify as LGBTQIA+, are participants in non-monogamous and polyamorous, kink and alt-sex communities, and those who are simply looking for a practitioner whose approach is non-judgmental and genuinely sex-positive.

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Olivia Strauss

I have experience working with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, relationship struggles, family conflict, and life transitions. I offer an affirming and accepting space for all queer, trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive identities within the LGBTQ+ community.

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Mason Dana

I am a sex-positive, poly, kink affirming therapist and has a diverse clinical background working with LGBTQIA+, GNC, ENM, first and second generation immigrant adults and members of the BIPOC community. I bring my background in empirical research to my counseling practice, integrating an interest and commitment to evidence based practice with a deeply compassionate and relational approach.

Laura Foxx

Many of my clients identify as Queer, Poly/ENM, Kink/SWers and seek to develop deeper self-awareness, connection to their identity, help with relationships, nervous system regulation, coping skills for resilience, and support processing trauma and other difficult experiences. If you are a therapist, healer, space holder, caregiver, or activist experiencing burnout, I am offering a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy group in May that might be helpful to consider! laurafoxx.com/heal

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