Sheila Wright - Licensed Associate Counselor

I love coming to know my clients as individuals and helping them to create positive strategies to achieve their personal goals - Please Click here to book an initial appointment

About:  Enjoying well-being, in an increasingly complex and demanding world, is a challenge for all of us. I value my clients, and I consider it a privilege to work with them as we partner to identify areas of desired growth. My training in positive psychology, clinical mental health counseling, individuals, couples, and family counseling and therapy, as well as substance dependency, supports my work with clients through a strengths-based approach that is person-centered and life-affirming. I love coming to know my clients as individuals and helping them to create positive strategies to achieve their personal goals and to identify their core values and beliefs. At A New Way Counseling and Psychotherapy, we believe that through collaboration clients can find “new ways” of thinking, feeling, and engaging with others. I am passionate about my role as a counselor and helping my clients explore the many possibilities that lead to flourishing and self-empowerment. My philosophic approach is also informed by a holistic (whole person), integrative concept of treatment, centered in a humanistic/existentialist/multicultural view of one’s personal life story, and I draw on therapeutic techniques from a variety of counseling modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). No matter our background, I believe that we can re-construct our personal narratives to create greater happiness and well-being. Nurturing trust, rapport, and respect for clients is at the heart of my work, and I am honored to accompany my clients on their personal journeys of self-discovery and healing.

Certifications/Awards:  Positive Psychology; E-RYT-500 Yoga Teacher/Educator;
C-SSRS (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale); Modified Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA); Nutritional Psychiatry Training for Healthcare Providers (Nurturing Mental Health and Mental Fitness); Certificate in Naloxone training (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School); and research on positive psychology published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Specialties:  Relationships, Personal Growth, Bereavement, Depression, Anxiety, Career and Lifestyle Issues, Supporting Healthy Family Systems, Issues with Substance Use; Adjustment Challenges; and Developmental Challenges for Children and Adolescents.

Ideal Client: Individuals, Couples, Families, Adolescents, Boys, and Men

Geography: New Jersey

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