Malachi Walton, LPC, LCADC

About

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

Areas of expertise

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

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• GestaltFocuses on the here and now, and on noticing what a person is feeling and doing in the moment, often through experiments such as role-play.
• I apply the theory to match the issue
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• 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.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Reality TherapyFocuses on present choices and behavior, and on meeting needs such as connection and control in responsible ways.
• 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.
• 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

Addiction, ADHD, Anxiety, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Gambling, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Internet Addiction, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma and PTSD, Understanding of Islamic belief system, Veterans

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Cigna and Evernorth, Oscar Health, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Couple sessions $175; sliding scale available

Payment methods

Discover, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Religion

Muslim

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

FDU (Madison)

Years in practice

29

Education & qualifications