Trauma Therapist Counselor in Whippany, NJ | PTSD, Anxiety, EMDR, DBT Therapy
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Somewhere between the errands, the deadlines, and showing up for everyone else, a lot of people quietly lose touch with how they’re really doing. Maybe anxiety has become background noise. Maybe an old hurt or trauma still shapes how you react today. Maybe a relationship you care about feels more like work than comfort. If any of this feels familiar, we want you to hear something simple but true: it’s okay to not be okay, and it’s okay to ask for help. At Light Street Psychotherapy, we hold space for exactly what you’re going through — no judgment, no pressure to have it all together.
📞 (973) 544-8617 | 📧 meredithstrausssocialworker@gmail.com
Support for Every Age and Stage Struggles show up differently depending on where you are in life. A young child in Whippany might act out or withdraw simply because they don’t have words yet for big feelings. A teenager might grow distant, quietly anxious about school, friendships, or self-image. A young adult might feel uncertain while building a career and figuring out who they are. And adults often carry a mix of everything — marriage, parenting, work, and loss. Wherever you or your loved one falls in that timeline, there’s a place here. We work with children, teens, young adults, and adults from Whippany, meeting each person exactly where they are.
Trauma Therapists and Counselors Who Truly Listen Meredith Strauss, LCSW, founded Light Street Psychotherapy on the belief that healing happens through real 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 Whippany, based in nearby Short Hills, with telehealth available for days when staying home feels easier.
What We Help Whippany Residents With Whatever you’re carrying, there’s likely a path forward here. We regularly support Whippany 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 Whippany 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 Whippany 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 Whippany teens and adults a steady place to process life transitions and feel more like themselves again. Individual Therapy in Whippany, NJ
Family Therapy When home doesn’t feel calm, everyone feels it. We help Whippany families untangle old patterns, work through divorce or separation, manage parenting struggles, and communicate with more patience and less friction. Family Therapy in Whippany, 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 Whippany couples reconnect and rebuild trust. Couples Therapy in Whippany, NJ
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) As a proven form of trauma counseling, EMDR helps Whippany clients living with PTSD or painful memories process the past so it stops running the present. EMDR Therapy in Whippany, 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 Whippany clients find it helps them feel steadier day to day. DBT in Whippany, 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 Whippany clients meet those parts with curiosity instead of shame. IFS Therapy in Whippany, NJ
Treatment for Chronic Pain Chronic pain doesn’t just live in the body — it wears on the mind and heart too. We support Whippany residents carrying that weight, so they don’t have to carry it silently. Chronic Pain Therapy in Whippany, NJ
Yoga Psychology Sometimes healing needs more than words. Yoga psychology blends gentle movement with talk therapy, helping Whippany clients feel more at home in their own bodies. Yoga Psychology in Whippany, NJ
Play Therapy Children don’t always have words for big feelings — but they’ll show you through play. We help Whippany kids process emotions using art, music, and imagination. Play Therapy in Whippany, NJ
Professional Supervision We’re also proud to mentor the next generation of therapists in and around Whippany, guiding associate clinicians toward full licensure. Clinical Supervision in Whippany, NJ
Closer Than You Think Though our doors are in Short Hills, Whippany 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 Whippany 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.