Yvelisse Velasquez-Ortiz, MA, MFT

About

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

Areas of expertise

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

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• 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.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• 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'.
• 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.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• 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

Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict, ADHD, Anger Management, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Coping Skills, Developmental Disorders, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Education and Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbance, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Neurodivergence, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, AmeriHealth, Anthem, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Magellan, Medicaid, Medicare, NJ FamilyCare, Optum, Oxford, QualCare, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Wellpoint | Amerigroup, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $150

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa

Ages

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

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino, Mixed Race

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Years in practice

7

Other offices

Hewitt, 07421

Education & qualifications