Find Abuse Therapists & Counselors in Paterson, NJ.

 

If you’ve dealt with any type of abuse in the past, you may be aware of the adverse effects it can have on your mental health. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you’ve been abusive in the past, you may have trouble forgiving yourself.

Regardless, a licensed therapist can help you access your feelings and heal from abuse you’ve experienced. Whether you are located in downtown Paterson, the suburbs of Paterson, other nearby places such as Passaic, Hackensack, or anywhere else in New Jersey, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Need Help with Abuse

Whether you’ve abused someone else in the past or you’ve been a victim of abuse, you may have some scars that make life difficult.

Here are some signs you need help with abuse:

  • You may be easily triggered to feel fear or panic.
  • You may hold a lot of anger toward the person who abused you.
  • You avoid talking about or doing anything that can remind you of your experience.
  • You blame yourself for your experience.

Abuse comes in many forms, including physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, verbal abuse, and more (this is not an exhaustive list). No matter the type of abuse you are dealing with, Mental Health Match can help you find a therapist to get the healing process started and improve your life.

If you’re struggling with past abuse and not sure how therapy can help, read this article by licensed therapist Kennyetta Watkins: When bad things happen to good people.

Speak With an Abuse Counselor Today!

Abuse can take hold and change the trajectory of your life - in severe cases, it can take your life completely off track. But, with targeted therapy based on your specific abuse situation, there’s hope for recovery and lasting happiness. And with Mental Health Match, finding a great therapist is easy! Start by browsing below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Together, we'll navigate trauma, build resilience, understand triggers, and improve relationships. We'll explore identity, manage codependency, and transform adversity into strength, fostering a fulfilling, balanced life.


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Together, we'll navigate trauma, build resilience, understand triggers, and improve relationships. We'll explore identity, manage codependency, and transform adversity into strength, fostering a fulfilling, balanced life.

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With systemic insights and trauma-informed strategies, you'll experience a sacred space to explore various parts of yourself, understanding their roles and transforming pain with compassion and curiosity.

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Develop the skills to stay grounded, ease the burdens of past pain, and create new ways of asserting boundaries and voicing relational needs. We will honor the hard times and celebrate the successes of building and living a life you love.

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We will develop new ways of coping with anxiety and heal past wounds to mend undesired patterns in your behavior and relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an evidence-based treatment that encourages us to move towards the life we want.

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I use a variety of approaches that have research supported effectiveness. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) based interventions and therapies that help you learn skills to achieve your goals and feel mentally and emotionally healthier

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Together, we will find the issue/block that is troubling you as a whole person. We view wellbeing as a combination of the heart, mind and body.

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I ask the question: what disrupts your connection with yourself and the world around you? Whether the cause for the disconnect be traumatic events, bouts of depression. persistent anxiety or the inability to cope.

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  • Abuse
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  • Adoption
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
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  • Bulimia
  • Bullying
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
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  • Complex Trauma
  • Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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  • Depression
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  • Divorce and Separation
  • Eating Disorders
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  • Fear of Failure
  • Fears and Phobias
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Transitions
  • Medical Trauma
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Motherhood
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Religious Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Substance Use
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Vicarious Trauma
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Tamara Payne
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Implement coping strategies to address present issues and negative behavior patterns. Then we will take the time to analyze the past to help you see why you were behaving this way to help prevent you from repeating the behavior.


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Implement coping strategies to address present issues and negative behavior patterns. Then we will take the time to analyze the past to help you see why you were behaving this way to help prevent you from repeating the behavior.

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A Tranquil Room is a psychotherapy practice that offers a safe place to heal from the internal wounds of life. I am a psychotherapist that has over two decades of experience. I offer inclusive virtual therapy to people in the state of New Jersey.

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  • Feminism Adjustment to Cultural Disapointment
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  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Graduate Students
  • Grief
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  • High Anxiety
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  • Hispanics
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  • Internet Use
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Intrusive Thoughts
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  • Latinos
  • Manic Depression
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  • Natural Disasters
  • New Parent
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  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
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  • Relationship Distress
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