Yulisa Aquino, LMFT, PMHNP, MA

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Newark, NJ. Works with Addiction, Medication Management and Depression. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Depression
• Anxiety

Types of therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Addiction, Medication Management, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Regulation, Impulse Control Disorders, LGBTQ+, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Personality Disorders

Insurance

Aetna, AmeriHealth, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare / Optum Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum Medicare, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $200; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American, South Asian

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education & qualifications