Earl Lewis, DBH, EdS, LPC, LMHC

About

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

Areas of expertise

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues

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.
• 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.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• 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.
• Reality TherapyFocuses on present choices and behavior, and on meeting needs such as connection and control in responsible ways.
• 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

Men's Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, ADHD, Alcohol Use, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Child, Children Grieving Over Loss Of Parent, Codependency, Coping Skills, Divorce, Family Conflict, Gambling, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Medication Management, Mood Disorders, Obesity, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self-Harming, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders, Weight Loss

Insurance

Aetna, AmeriHealth, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, ComPsych, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Net, HealthFirst, HealthLink, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Humana, Independence Blue Cross, Magellan, MagnaCare, Medicare, Military OneSource, Molina Healthcare, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, Providence, PsychCare, Quest Behavioral Health, United Healthcare Medicare, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Wellpoint | Amerigroup

Fees

Individual sessions $150; sliding scale available

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

Ages

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

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Cummings Graduate Institute Of Behavioral Health

Years in practice

11

Other offices

West Milford, 07421

Education & qualifications