Compassion Focus Therapy therapists in Twin Rivers, New Jersey NJ
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
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
Dr. Rita Woidislawsky
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I have been working with eating disorders clients, and their families, for over 25 years. I worked in both Inpatient units, partial hospitals and in private practice. Treating a client with their partner, and or their family is my strength. Understanding eating disorders irrational rules is a challenge.
32 Years Experience
Dr. Jennifer McManus
Psychologist, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, PLLC
Does this sound familiar? You want to feel peaceful and content, but instead you find yourself feeling: overwhelmed by stress, totally burned out, or even debilitated by anxiety. It’s been hard for you to manage the emotional toll of constant and often unrealistic demands. You can rarely find a moment to stop and catch your breath. Each day feels like you are being stretched a bit thinner and you wonder how much you have left to give. Life doesn’t have to go on this way. Hi, I’m Dr. Jennifer McManus and I help ambitious women find relief from stress, burnout, anxiety, and deep emotional pain. It is my mission to provide scientifically informed psychotherapy without sacrificing compassion and genuine concern.
10 Years Experience
Dr. Alexavery Hawkins
Psychologist, PhD
As a psychologist, I find joy and fulfillment getting to help people become the best versions of themselves. Whether it is working through conflicts in intimate relationships/families, religious trauma, eating/body image concerns, or exploring gender, neurodiversity, sexuality, or other areas of identity, I offer clients the unique experience of being seen, heard, and affirmed. Working from a place of collaboration and creativity, we will tailor your therapy experience to be one that meets or even exceeds your goals for self-improvement and inspires hope and growth in your personal life.
11 Years Experience