Business Details
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapy Partner in New Jersey
At Partners in Counseling, we are dedicated to providing innovative, individualized mental health treatment grounded in evidence-based practices. Our team of psychotherapists combines scientifically validated methodologies with compassionate care, prioritizing emotional regulation and personalized therapeutic goals. We specialize in addressing emotional and behavioral dysregulation through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), eating disorder treatment, and family-centered interventions. With extensive experience in treating complex mental health conditions, we emphasize ongoing assessment and adaptive treatment strategies to meet each client's unique needs. Our clinicians maintain rigorous professional standards through continuous education and collaboration with leading experts in the field. We foster a non-judgmental environment where clients develop practical coping mechanisms to improve quality of life and reduce self-destructive behaviors.Our commitment to excellence is demonstrated through intensive training with developers of DBT and Family-Based Treatment, ensuring adherence to the highest clinical standards. We actively involve families in therapeutic processes, recognizing their critical role in recovery and emotional wellness. Our practice integrates mindfulness, behavioral modification, and interpersonal effectiveness training to create comprehensive treatment plans. Through regular consultation and skills training groups, we maintain treatment fidelity while adapting approaches to contemporary mental health challenges. Our mission remains focused on empowering individuals and families to achieve sustainable emotional stability and improved life outcomes.
Services
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Eating Disorder Treatment
Family-Based Therapy
Individual Psychotherapy
Skills Training Groups
Nutritional Counseling
Adolescent Mental Health
Couples Counseling
Anxiety Disorder Treatment
Trauma-Informed Care
Highlights and features
- We offer DBT intensively trained by Marsha Linehan's team
- Our clinicians hold dual certifications in eating disorder treatment
- We integrate family systems approach with evidence-based practices
- Our therapists maintain ongoing consultation with treatment developers
- We provide specialized care for adolescents and their families
Associations and certifications
- Behavioral Tech, Inc.
- DBT Consultants for Eating Disorders
What people say
Empower parents
Non-judgmental approach
Family-centered treatment
Evidence-based methods
Specialized eating disorder care
Services
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to treat emotional dysregulation. Our intensively trained team provides weekly individual therapy, skills training groups, and phone coaching. This evidence-based approach helps clients develop coping mechanisms for self-destructive behaviors, with specialized adaptations for adolescents and eating disorders.
Eating Disorder Treatment
Our multidisciplinary approach integrates CBT-e, FBT, and DBT with medical monitoring. Registered dietitians provide nutritional counseling while therapists address underlying emotional factors. We specialize in treating anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders through individualized treatment plans that include family involvement and meal support strategies.
Family-Based Therapy
This evidence-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders actively involves families in recovery. Parents participate in skills training alongside teens while receiving guidance on refeeding and emotional support. Our approach follows the Maudsley method's principles with 75% documented recovery rates for appropriate cases.
People
Abby Sarrett-Cooper
Licensed Professional Counselor
MA, LPC with specialized training in DBT and Family-Based Treatment. Provides individual and family therapy for eating disorders and emotional dysregulation. Trained by developers of evidence-based treatments and active in professional mental health organizations.
Vickie Woertz
Registered Dietitian, Licensed Social Worker
Dual-qualified RD, LSW with 12+ years in eating disorder treatment. Combines nutritional counseling with mental health therapy using DBT principles. Experienced in inpatient and outpatient care settings while maintaining professional affiliations with leading eating disorder organizations.
Questions
What mental health conditions do you treat?
We specialize in emotional dysregulation, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship difficulties using evidence-based therapies.
Do you offer family therapy sessions?
Yes, we incorporate family systems approach with Family-Based Treatment and multi-family skills groups for adolescent clients.
What is your approach to eating disorder recovery?
We use a multidisciplinary model combining medical monitoring, nutritional counseling, and evidence-based therapies like DBT and FBT.
Are your therapists certified in DBT?
Our team received intensive training from Behavioral Tech, Inc., the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Do you treat adolescents and teenagers?
Yes, we provide specialized DBT and FBT programs for children, adolescents, and their families.
