Magdalena Vazquez, MA, LPC, NCC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Newark, NJ. Works with Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety and Depression. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

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

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.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• 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.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• 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.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Anger Management, Autism, Coping Skills, Emotional Regulation, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders

Insurance

Aetna, AmeriHealth, Anthem, BHS | Behavioral Health Systems, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, ComPsych, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, First Health, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Magellan, MultiPlan, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, TELUS Health, TRICARE, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, WellCare, Wellfleet, Wellpoint | Amerigroup, Out of Network

Fees

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

Payment methods

American Express, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English, Español

Gender

Female

Education

Montclair State University

Education & qualifications