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Is social anxiety negatively affecting your relationships and causing you to avoid social interactions?

Many people feel anxious in social situations, where they feel they might be judged or embarrassed. Agoraphobia is a more extreme form of social anxiety where people fear having an anxiety or panic attack around other people and losing control of their body and emotions. No matter what kind of social anxiety you are experiencing, you’ll be glad to know that there is help available.

Wherever you are located in New Jersey from Atlantic City to West New York or even Newark, or anywhere else nearby, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder

If you’re not sure whether you are dealing with social anxiety, this section will help. It is very normal to feel nervous in some social situations, but people with social anxiety disorder feel a great sense of fear and self-consciousness in everyday interactions, like working around coworkers, going to the store, or riding public transportation.

Here are some symptoms you may experience in everyday social situations if you have social anxiety:

  • Trembling, shaking, or tense muscles
  • Quick shallow breaths that leave you feeling lightheaded
  • An upset stomach or nausea
  • A racing heart

These symptoms may be felt in anticipation of a social situation, during, or afterward. If you experience symptoms like these, you could benefit from seeing a therapist.

If you think you may be suffering from social anxiety, read licensed therapist Alexandra Lambeth’s tips for coping with irrational thoughts, fear, and anxiety.

The Time is Now: See a Social Anxiety Therapist Today!

A social anxiety therapist can help reduce your anxiety and teach you coping skills so you can move forward feeling more confident and carefree. Mental Health Match can quickly match you with a professional therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Melissa Hunter
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I will work with you to reduce your symptoms of OCD, Panic, Anxiety, and/or Tics/Tourettes and Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). I will help you develop tools to manage anxiety and fear while building your esteem and confidence.


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I will work with you to reduce your symptoms of OCD, Panic, Anxiety, and/or Tics/Tourettes and Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). I will help you develop tools to manage anxiety and fear while building your esteem and confidence.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a direct, informative approach in my counseling sessions. Many clients who seek me out for OCD, Panic, BFRBs, and Anxiety therapy tell me that they have not worked with a therapist before who has really helped them as I have.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Depression
  • Dermatillomania / Skin Picking / Excoriation
  • Harm OCD
  • High anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Relationship Coaching
  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • Social Anxiety
  • Tourette Disorder
  • Trichotillomania / Hair Pulling
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Melissa Hunter remote and phone therapy in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico
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Raymond Annable
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Learn how to come to terms with past events that have led you to this point and accept, rather than fight, feelings such as anxiety, grief, guilt, and shame. I can also help you learn skills to build a life that you are happy to wake up and live.


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Learn how to come to terms with past events that have led you to this point and accept, rather than fight, feelings such as anxiety, grief, guilt, and shame. I can also help you learn skills to build a life that you are happy to wake up and live.

Something to know about my approach is:

Many of my clients come to me at pivotal points in life. Times in life where you know you can't keep living the way you are but you can't see a way forward.

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  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Alcohol Use Disorders
  • Coping with medical illnesses
  • Generalized Anxiety
  • High anxiety
  • High-functioning anxiety
  • medical anxiety
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
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Danielle Heilweil
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We will work collaboratively and at a pace that feels comfortable for you. We will identify your triggers and symptoms of anxiety, and create an individualized plan tailored specifically to meet your needs, values, and accomplish your therapy goals.


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We will work collaboratively and at a pace that feels comfortable for you. We will identify your triggers and symptoms of anxiety, and create an individualized plan tailored specifically to meet your needs, values, and accomplish your therapy goals.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am authentic, provide thoughtful feedback, and I am dedicated to helping you overcome anxiety that is holding you back. I provide a safe space for you to process emotions and stressors while simultaneously (and gently) helping you make change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Generalized Anxiety
  • Life Adjustment
  • Panic Attacks
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
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Dr. Nicole (Nikki) Lacherza-Drew
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work on the treatment goals that are important to you and impacting your daily life. I have training in a variety of symptoms. The diagnosis is not important! The symptoms are and I work with you to decrease or alleviate them.


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work on the treatment goals that are important to you and impacting your daily life. I have training in a variety of symptoms. The diagnosis is not important! The symptoms are and I work with you to decrease or alleviate them.

Something to know about my approach is:

simple: comfort and effectiveness. I am primarily trained in CBT, and person/client centered therapy. However, I have training in other areas that I often utilize throughout the therapy process. We find what interventions work best for you!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • College Students
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Work stress
  • Young Adults
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Dr. Nicole (Nikki) Lacherza-Drew remote and phone therapy in Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Vermont
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Samantha Levinson
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We will work together on your exploring your life and goals. I would be happy to assist you through your journey to mental wellness.


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We will work together on your exploring your life and goals. I would be happy to assist you through your journey to mental wellness.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize a broad range of evidence-based modalities to help assist clients through their journey to mental wellness. These treatment modalities include: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and play therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • anticipatory grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Asexuality
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Birth trauma
  • Bisexuality
  • Borderline Personality
  • Chronic stress
  • Co-parenting
  • COVID 19 Stress and Anxiety
  • Cultural Diversity and Identities
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression Management
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Divorce Recovery for Children
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family trauma
  • Financial Anxiety
  • Gay Identity
  • Gender Diversity
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • grief
  • Grief counseling
  • High anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Lesbian Identity
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Manic Depression
  • Mindbody Connection
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (OCSDs)
  • Parenting
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Religious Trauma
  • School issues
  • School Resistance
  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • Self Harm Reduction
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress Eating
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • transgender identity
  • Transgender Issues
  • Trauma Recovery
  • Trichotillomania / Hair Pulling
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Samantha Levinson remote and phone therapy in New Jersey, Pennsylvania