I am a licensed psychologist (NJ #2371) with over 30 years of clinical experience and am founder and director of Chaitanya Counseling Services in Hoboken. NJ. For the past 20 years I have written a weekly advice column called “Enlivening Ourselves” for The Hudson Reporter, which publishes weekly newspapers for 9 communities in Hudson County, NJ.

I view health as something achieved through active involvement on the part of each individual in acknowledging, accepting and taking responsibility for their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. I strive to assist my clients in developing a greater ability to navigate life’s difficulties (including fear, anxiety, depression and trauma), a deeper, more enlivened life, the capacity for richer, more meaningful relationships with self and others, and the ability to access and to trust the flow of their  own life journey. 

As a clinician, I use an eclectic treatment approach (body-oriented, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, attachment-focused, mindfulness and spiritually-focused) employing the various specialty techniques I have learned based on each client’s individual situation. My style is compassionate, collaborative, creative, practical, and empowering.

I work with adults of all ages including young adults, college students, professionals, first-time mothers, adults at various crossroads in life, and senior citizens.

I have extensive training in somatic (body-oriented) psychotherapies, that are especially helpful for healing trauma, managing anxiety, getting “unstuck”, establishing a genuine sense of connection with yourself, others, your body and your spirit.

My training includes EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Focusing Oriented Therapy, Life Coaching, and yoga for anxiety and depression.

(For more information about me,
see www.chaitanyacounseling.com,
and www.findmeaninginlife.org)