Trauma Therapist & Counselor in Springfield, NJ | PTSD, Anxiety, EMDR, DBT Therapy
You’re Allowed to Ask for Help
There’s often a gap between how life looks from the outside and how it actually feels on the inside. Maybe you’re managing anxiety no one else can see. Maybe an old trauma still quietly shapes your reactions today. Maybe a relationship you care about has grown distant, or grief has taken up more space than you expected. If any of that sounds familiar, we want you to know — needing support isn’t a weakness, it’s a sign you’re paying attention to yourself. At Light Street Psychotherapy, we offer a real, unhurried space to work through whatever you’re facing, without judgment and without pressure to have it all figured out.
📞 (973) 544-8617 | 📧 meredithstrausssocialworker@gmail.com
Support for Every Age and Stage Struggles look different depending on where you are in life. A young child in Springfield might act out or grow clingy simply because they don’t have the words yet for big feelings. A teenager might withdraw, quietly anxious about school, friendships, or self-image. A young adult might feel unsteady while building a career and figuring out their identity. And adults often carry a mix of everything — marriage, parenting, work, and loss. No matter where you are in life, there’s a place here. We work with children, teens, young adults, and adults from Springfield, meeting each person exactly where they stand.
Trauma Therapists and Counselors Who Truly Listen Meredith Strauss, LCSW, founded Light Street Psychotherapy on the belief that real healing happens through genuine connection, not just clinical routine. Alongside clinicians like Gina Totino, LCSW, our team of licensed trauma therapists and counselors brings hands-on experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship pain. Our office is a short drive from Springfield, based in nearby Short Hills, with telehealth available for days when staying home feels easier.
What We Help Springfield Residents With Whatever you’re carrying, there’s likely a path forward here. We regularly support Springfield clients working through anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, panic attacks, grief and loss, chronic stress, low self-esteem, relationship conflict, divorce and separation, parenting struggles, life transitions, burnout, emotional dysregulation, and chronic pain and illness.
Our Full Range of Services for Springfield Light Street Psychotherapy offers individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), treatment for chronic pain, yoga psychology, play therapy, professional supervision, and support for insurance and private pay clients — all available to Springfield residents in person or through telehealth.
Ways We Can Help
Individual Therapy Some days it’s anxiety therapy that helps most. Other days it’s grief, depression, low self-esteem, burnout, or working through relationship patterns on your own through relationship therapy for individuals. Individual therapy gives Springfield teens and adults a steady place to process life transitions and feel more like themselves again. Individual Therapy in Springfield, NJ
Family Therapy When home doesn’t feel calm, everyone feels it. We help Springfield families untangle old patterns, work through divorce or separation, manage parenting struggles, and communicate with more patience and less friction. Family Therapy in Springfield, NJ
Couples Therapy: Healing the Partnership Connection rarely disappears all at once — it fades quietly under stress, relationship conflict, and unspoken hurt. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method, we help Springfield couples reconnect and rebuild trust. Couples Therapy in Springfield, NJ
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) As a proven form of trauma counseling, EMDR helps Springfield clients living with PTSD or painful memories process the past so it stops running the present. EMDR Therapy in Springfield, NJ
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) When emotions feel too big to manage, or panic attacks and emotional dysregulation take over, DBT offers real, practical skills for staying grounded. Many Springfield clients find it helps them feel steadier day to day. DBT in Springfield, NJ
Internal Family Systems (IFS) You’re not one bad day or one hard feeling — you’re made up of many parts, and some of them are hurting. IFS helps Springfield clients meet those parts with curiosity instead of shame. IFS Therapy in Springfield, NJ
Treatment for Chronic Pain Chronic pain doesn’t just live in the body — it wears on the mind and heart too. We support Springfield residents carrying that weight, so they don’t have to carry it silently. Chronic Pain Therapy in Springfield, NJ
Yoga Psychology Sometimes healing needs more than words. Yoga psychology blends gentle movement with talk therapy, helping Springfield clients feel more at home in their own bodies. Yoga Psychology in Springfield, NJ
Play Therapy Children don’t always have words for big feelings — but they’ll show you through play. We help Springfield kids process emotions using art, music, and imagination. Play Therapy in Springfield, NJ
Professional Supervision We’re also proud to mentor the next generation of therapists in and around Springfield, guiding associate clinicians toward full licensure. Clinical Supervision in Springfield, NJ
Closer Than You Think Though our doors are in Short Hills, Springfield is never far — just a short, easy drive away. And on days that feel too heavy to leave the house, we’re just a video call away instead.
You Deserve to Feel Better If you’re in Springfield and something inside you is asking for change, that’s worth listening to. Reach out for a free consultation, and let’s take the first step together — at your pace, on your terms.