Toms River Therapists specializing in Gender Identity

Haley Needle

We all have our life challenges, but the ideal client is motivated to seek out help and willing to dig a little deeper. My ideal client is open-minded and ready to engage in therapy, facing challenges with a willingness to explore and grow. Whether you seek support for self-esteem, relationships, anxiety, grief, or a loved one, therapy offers a space for full expression and gentle transformation.

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Cate Hickey

Clients who find me tend to be seeking a place to unpack current difficulties, identify problem areas and explore previous emotional injuries. Clients tend to stay to gain understanding, develop self awareness and take control where they feel disempowered. I work with clients of different gender identities, relationship structures, sexualities, economic and occupational backgrounds.

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Yuncheng (Charlette) Yan

I have been working with children, adults, couples and families facing issues such as cultural identities, grief, trauma, family relationships, disabilities, chronic illness, bipolar, BPD and more. I aim to empower immigrants, Asian and queer communities, as well as clients with sex-related concerns, non-monogamy, and kink/BDSM.

Gulsanam Azieva

I have a wide range of experience working with clients of various ages and backgrounds. I specialize working with LGBTQ+ clients, neurodivergent clients and immigrants/children of immigrants, and have extensive experience working with ADHD, autism, social anxiety, depression, OCD, and family trauma or racial trauma. Through a multicultural, humanistic approach, I aim to empower and advocate for my clients so that they can empower and advocate for themselves.

Shayne Snyder

I have experience working with diverse individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, anxiety/depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, quarter-life crisis, and life transitions. I have experience working with couples in transitional periods (pre-martial, moving in, new chapters), LGBTQ+/poly, and rebuilding relationships.

Andrea Brunetti

I have extensive experience helping individuals navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, relationship challenges, and self-esteem issues. I understand how these struggles affect your sense of identity and well-being. Together, we’ll explore how to prioritize your needs, reconnect with what matters, and create a sense of safety and grounding. My goal is to help you rediscover balance, self-compassion, and move forward with confidence and clarity.

Gray D'Andrea

My clients tend to be motivated individuals who need some help understanding themselves and their patterns in order to make meaningful changes in their lives. I especially love working with the queer community, people struggling with eating disorders or disordered eating, as well as trauma survivors. I will make space for whatever you bring in, and we will heal from it together using skills, humor, and understanding.

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Christie Cunningham

I work with a range of individual, adult clients, including LGBTQ+ (particularly transgender and non-binary individuals), neurodivergent individuals, activists, artists/creatives, college students, lawyers, and teachers.

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NYC AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

NYC AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY is a community focused sustainable sliding scale mental health practice in Manhattan for adults ages 18+.

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Joie DeRitis

I specialize in supporting transgender and gender non-conforming people, polyamorous and non-monogamous folks, and those interested in kink and BDSM. I help people with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, gender and sexuality, sex and eroticism, interpersonal dysfunction, intrusive thoughts, body image, spirituality and religious trauma, life changes and transitions, and the shame and blame that linger from the past.

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Elsa Lau

Hi I’m Elsa (she/they), a NYC clinical psychologist specializing in life transitions, identity, and spirituality (meaning, purpose, and connection). I’m also passionate about serving communities that have historically experienced barriers to whole-person care including LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Asian American, and neurodivergent (gifted, 2e, autistic, highly sensitive) teens, adults, partners, and families of all kinds. Services I provide include therapy, assessment, consultation and training.

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Kaitlyn Farrell

Finding a therapist who you are comfortable with can help with overcoming periods of feeling trapped in a negative cycle. My goal as your therapist will be to create a safe space where we can explore ways to decrease distress, so that you can live life feeling lighter and unburdened. Therapy is a journey you and I take together. In times of pain and discomfort, we have the potential to grow into a stronger version of ourselves.

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Rebecca Szymborski

I work primarily in individual therapy with LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodivergent folks, folks in the kink and non-monogamous/polyamorous communities, disabled folks, and sex workers. I offer relationship therapy as well (couples, polycules, and relationship transitions).

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Michelle Litwer

My main objective is to help clients manage their emotions and make decisions that are line with their goals/values. My areas of specialization include anxiety and OCD disorders (phobias, social anxiety, generalized anxiety), emotion dysregulation difficulties, navigating life transitions, and working with individuals in the perinatal/postpartum period.

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Lorna Lopez

Lorna approaches counseling as a collaboration between client and counselor, working together with the client to help them discover how best to address their difficulties. She specializes in working with depression, anxiety, school issues, stress management, estranged relationships, and more for both teens and adults. Throughout the counseling process, she helps clients of all ages build resiliency and confidence.

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Matt McKevitt

Are you struggling with anxiety? Worried about situations that may be out of control? Or maybe you find yourself isolating, withdrawn and losing interests in things you once had great passion for? I specialize in helping people going through what you are struggling with. My goal is to provide a warm, welcoming, validating, and direct style that reaches people of every age and every stressor.

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Lauren Schechter

You feel like you are stuck in some way, that you could be doing better or even that you could be doing more. You want to learn effective strategies and skills, break the cycles you’re in, make profound insights, and improve your life and relationships. We’ll explore your sense of self, your relationships, personal aspirations, life stressors, goals and more. We’ll uncover your patterns of behavior and create a deeper understanding of who you are & what you value.

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Rene Silver

My ideal client is one who is searching for counseling for the first time or has a new or ongoing life stressors that has resurfaced. That want to be heard in a safe, non judgmental, and confidential environment. As part of the human race; we all have skeletons in our closet. We all have made mistakes.Believe me I make some daily, and even make some continually. We are all vulnerable. We all have what we show the world and what we show a select few.

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Brian Finnerty

My clients want to find connection in their lives, but they are struggling to do so. I work with people who have found that other therapists don’t quite understand them. I am honored to be the open and non-judgmental professional they are seeking. My clients have faced stigma, limited family support, depression, anxiety or trauma while navigating the complexities of sexuality, gender and relationships. Some have lost important relationships due sexual urges or behaviors that feel out of control.

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Deena Patel

I specialize in treating trauma, emotional suffering, and psychological stress. My experience ranges from generalized anxiety, PTSD (sexual trauma, domestic violence, attachment trauma), major depression, gender, self-harm, substance use & disassociated disorders. I utilize an anti-oppressive framework. I affirm all binary & non-binary individuals, genders, races, ethnicities, spiritual orientations, sexualities, and intimate relationship frameworks.

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