Compassion Focus Therapy therapists in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey NJ
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
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
Alan Jacobson, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist, Nationally Registered Health Service Provider
I provide a strength-based approach that revolves around potential and possibilities. We'll tackle challenges in a way that helps you feel more empowered, confident, and content.
23 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
Compassion Focus Therapy
Dr. Nicole Parkes
Psychologist, PsyD
Are you sick and tired of feeling down, anxious, stressed out, or out of sorts? Do you feel like you can’t talk to the people in your life about your problems because they brush you off or they just don’t get it? I specialize in helping people get through the rough patches. Depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma—whatever it is pulling you down, I can help bring you back up. Healing is possible and you have everything inside of you to heal and to live a really beautiful life, that’s just perfect for you. Sometimes we get stuck and have old, unresolved pain that prevents us from living in our own truth and light.
8 Years Experience