Raquel Scullari, MA, LPC, NCC

About

Counselor in Newark, NJ. Works with Emotional Disturbance, Behavioral Issues and Family Conflict. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Family Conflict
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Christian CounselingCounseling that brings Christian faith, scripture or prayer into therapy, for people who want their beliefs to be part of the work.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• 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.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• EclecticUses techniques from several approaches, chosen to suit the person and the problem rather than following one model.
• 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.
• 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'.
• JungianBased on Carl Jung's ideas. Explores dreams, symbols and the unconscious to help a person become more whole.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)A therapy for young children's behavior in which the therapist coaches the parent live, often through an earpiece, while they play together.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Play TherapyUses play, toys and games to help children express feelings and work through problems in a way that suits their age.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• Psychological Testing and EvaluationFormal assessment with standardized tests, for example for ADHD, learning differences or autism, usually ending in a written report.
• 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

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Emotional Disturbance, Behavioral Issues, Family Conflict, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Cancer, Child, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Grief, Immigration Cases, Courts, Lawyers, Immigration Psychological Evaluation/Assessment, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Teen Violence, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Magellan, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $120, couple sessions $160

Payment methods

Cash, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Family

Communities

Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino

Religion

Christian

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

New York University - NYU / Nyack College

Years in practice

14

Education & qualifications