Trauma Therapist & Counselor in Westfield, NJ | PTSD, Anxiety, EMDR, DBT Therapy
Your Feelings Deserve a Safe Place to Land
From the outside, life might look like it’s going fine — the job, the family, the routine. But inside, it can feel like something else entirely: anxiety that won’t switch off, an old trauma that still shapes how you react, a relationship that’s drifted further than you’d like, or grief you’ve never really had space to process. If that’s you, we want you to know something important — you don’t have to keep performing “fine.” At Light Street Psychotherapy, there’s room here for the real version of you, whatever that looks like right now.
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Support for Every Age and Stage Struggles show up in different forms depending on where you are in life. A young child in Westfield might act out or grow withdrawn simply because they don’t have the words yet for big emotions. A teenager might pull away, 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 Westfield, 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 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 Westfield, based in nearby Short Hills, with telehealth available for days when staying home feels easier.
What We Help Westfield Residents With Whatever you’re carrying, there’s likely a path forward here. We regularly support Westfield 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 Westfield 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 Westfield 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 Westfield teens and adults a steady place to process life transitions and feel more like themselves again. Individual Therapy in Westfield, NJ
Family Therapy When home doesn’t feel calm, everyone feels it. We help Westfield families untangle old patterns, work through divorce or separation, manage parenting struggles, and communicate with more patience and less friction. Family Therapy in Westfield, 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 Westfield couples reconnect and rebuild trust. Couples Therapy in Westfield, NJ
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) As a proven form of trauma counseling, EMDR helps Westfield clients living with PTSD or painful memories process the past so it stops running the present. EMDR Therapy in Westfield, 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 Westfield clients find it helps them feel steadier day to day. DBT in Westfield, 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 Westfield clients meet those parts with curiosity instead of shame. IFS Therapy in Westfield, NJ
Treatment for Chronic Pain Chronic pain doesn’t just live in the body — it wears on the mind and heart too. We support Westfield residents carrying that weight, so they don’t have to carry it silently. Chronic Pain Therapy in Westfield, NJ
Yoga Psychology Sometimes healing needs more than words. Yoga psychology blends gentle movement with talk therapy, helping Westfield clients feel more at home in their own bodies. Yoga Psychology in Westfield, NJ
Play Therapy Children don’t always have words for big feelings — but they’ll show you through play. We help Westfield kids process emotions using art, music, and imagination. Play Therapy in Westfield, NJ
Professional Supervision We’re also proud to mentor the next generation of therapists in and around Westfield, guiding associate clinicians toward full licensure. Clinical Supervision in Westfield, NJ
Closer Than You Think Though our doors are in Short Hills, Westfield 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 Westfield 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.