Compassion Focus Therapy therapists in Freehold, New Jersey NJ
Compassion Focus Therapy
Megan Shurtleff
Counselor/Therapist, LSW
My clinical experience includes working with individuals and groups experiencing anxiety (generalized,
OCD, PTSD), depression, bipolar disorder, substance use disorder, attachment-related issues,
adjustment issues, and grief. I have worked with various populations across different settings including
working with adolescents in a community program, dual diagnosis clinical setting, and in crisis
intervention in a hospital setting.
Using a strengths-based and client-centered approach to therapy, I work collaboratively with clients to
address their current difficulties by identifying root causes and individualized goals for change. My goal
is to empower individuals to create a pathway to achieving these goals by developing and
implementing strategies and coping skills that can best help them achieve lasting and meaningful
changes on their terms.
I am a licensed LSW in NJ, working toward LCSW licensure. I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in both
Psychology and Anthropology, and my Masters of Social Work from Binghamton University. I utilize an
eclectic approach to therapy, allowing therapeutic experience to be adapted to best suit each
individual’s needs and circumstances. I provide a warm, open, and nonjudgmental space to work
through the change process. Modalities I use include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical
Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational
Interviewing, and Person-Centered Therapy.
4 Years Experience
Compassion Focus Therapy
Terri DiMatteo
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor
RELATIONSHIP CARE, INFIDELITY RECOVERY COUNSELING, AND NARCISSISTIC ABUSE :: Welcome! I would be delighted to help you and your spouse or partner restore calm and connection to your relationship. With warmth, compassion, and research-based methods, I can help you and your spouse or partner sort through the difficulties to restore and deepen your relationship.
I have developed a unique approach to couples care that increases emotional closeness and deepens intimacy. The result will include greater intimacy and a deepened emotional bond.
// AFFAIR RECOVERY //
Affairs and infidelity are complex that requires an adept therapist. I have years of experience helping couples escape the devastating pain of infidelity and land in a more trusting and safe place.
// HEALING FROM PARTNER NARCISSISTIC ABUSE //
Helping to identify if you are with a narcissistic spouse or partner is the first step. I can help you identify if you are with a
narcissist and then help with next steps and healing. There's no need to suffer alone.
// EVENING & WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS //
Open Door Therapy offers flexible appointment hours that include evenings and weekends.
11 Years Experience
Compassion Focus Therapy
Michelle Bloom, PsyD
Psychologist, PsyD, PsyPact
I specialize in working with clients from the ages of 14 to adulthood, who are inquisitive, self-aware, and deeply motivated to understand themselves better, improve their relationships, move into a place of self-respect/love, and develop adaptive ways of coping, communicating, and problem-solving. I have worked for many years with children, teens, adults, and families dealing with trauma and change and searching for authenticity, often in a world that values the superficial. Therapy is a process of seeking meaning, managing change, letting go of what no longer makes sense for who we are and what we want, healing, and growing.
I am most suited to help clients dealing with loss, prior childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, identity (in all its manifestations), divorce, self-esteem, grief, and emotional regulation. The goals are different for everyone, yet I believe that we all want to feel more balanced, more joyful, and more healthfully connected with others.
As a psychologist with 25 years of post-doctoral experience, I’ve been exposed to various modalities, settings, and clients dealing with differing issues, life changes, and developmental expectations. I’ve also found that my professional practice has evolved as I’ve matured, raised children, and survived losses and challenges. We are in this together.
27 Years Experience
Compassion Focus Therapy
Stephanie Marks
Hypnotherapist, MA
In our work together, we will explore the hidden thoughts and feelings, the pleasures and pains, the wishes, the memories that have been stored and possibly repressed. Together, we will explore YOU, the way you have lived and how you want your life to look. We will talk about the worries and anxieties that have been weighing heavily on you. We will find paths by which you can free yourself from suffering and begin to live the life that you choose and wish for.
13 Years Experience
Compassion Focus Therapy
Alyssa Kushner
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
If you are a teen or adult looking to heal the effects of relational or complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, codependency in relationships, people pleasing tendencies, and perfectionism, I am here to support you! I also work with clients that are sober curious or interested in shifting their relationship with alcohol. I provide trauma-informed, somatic, and holistic care and will work collaboratively with you to tailor a treatment plan that meets your individual needs.
6 Years Experience