Autism therapists in Willingboro, NJ
Find experienced Autism therapists in Willingboro, New Jersey who provide Autism testing, evaluations, and therapy. Our directory features detailed therapist profiles so you can compare qualifications, specialties, and treatment approaches to find the provider that’s right for you.
Autism
Dr. Ylenia Martinez
Counselor/Therapist, PsyD
Autism is not something to “fix”; it is a different way of processing the world that deserves respect, not pathologizing. Drawing on my background as a special education teacher and therapist, I offer a neurodiversity‑affirming space where your sensory needs, communication style, and routines are understood rather than judged. Together, we can work on burnout, masking, and relationship stress while also honoring your strengths, stims, interests, and need for predictability and clear communication.
6 Years Experience
Online in Willingboro, NJ
Autism
Stephanie Smigiel, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
My approach to working with autistic clients is neurodiversity-affirming, collaborative, and individualized. I honor your communication style, sensory needs, interests, and strengths while supporting challenges such as anxiety, overwhelm, and navigating relationships. Together, we focus on self-understanding, self-advocacy, and strategies that support your goals without pressure to mask or change who you are. Online sessions provide support in your familiar environment, with practical coaching for clients and caregivers when appropriate.
13 Years Experience
Online in Willingboro, NJ
Autism
Therapy With You
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
We provide treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns, tailoring care to each individual’s unique needs and experiences.
6 Years Experience
Online in Willingboro, NJ
Autism
Peter Linden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Certified Gestalt Therapist
The medical model defines autism by what is supposedly lacking across all domains of existence. We cannot be empathetic, creative, imaginative, curious, aware, loving, connected, or attuned to other people. Our movements, gestures, special interests, need for certainty and concrete communication, and adaptations to overstimulating environments are used to define and control us. Through this paradigm, the autistic person is replaced by a persona seeking integration into a world that demands robotic subservience, only to encounter rejection, scorn, vitriol, and hate.
Autistic suffering is treated as evidence that autism itself requires “fixing.” Sensory overload-induced shutdowns and meltdowns, exhaustion, uncertainty, loneliness, sorrow, emptiness, and the need for support do not exist in isolation. Rather, these experiences are part of existence and cannot be ignored. This is where curiosity comes in.
Curiosity involves being with whatever is emergent, rather than endless intellectual and external analysis. Together, we will explore how you experience your body, sensations, flow, interests, connectedness to the earth, other people, time, and spaces in the present moment. Meltdowns and other adaptations are no longer reduced to “behaviors.” They remain a part of your ongoing humanity. Your story never ends. It is eternal.
Healing does not require taking on personas at the expense of your autistic identity. You are you. And I am I. Expectations are returned to the pit of sorrow and replaced with curiosity and love. Finally, I can just be.
3 Years Experience
Online in Willingboro, NJ
Autism
Dr. Dana Spada
Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Dr. Spada can help with ways to cope with autism and Asperger's. She can give you the tools you need to overcome any struggles associated with this.
11 Years Experience
Online in Willingboro, NJ
Autism therapists in Willingboro, NJ Statistics
Autism therapists in Willingboro, NJ average 14 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (67%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (45%), and Behavioral Therapy (42%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Accept insurance
33%
Offer sliding scale
32%
Gender ID
| 60% |
Female |
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| 29% |
Male |
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| 7% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 67% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 33% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 67% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 45% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 42% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 37% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 33% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 28% | Psychoeducational Therapy |
| 27% | Multicultural Therapy |
Ages Served
| 95% | Adult |
| 82% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Teen |
| 52% | Senior |
| 50% | Children |
Client Focus
| 62% | Women |
| 58% | LGBTQ+ |
| 50% | Men |
| 45% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 37% | Christian |