Vanessa B Da Silveira, MA, LMFT

About

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

Areas of expertise

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

Types of therapy

• Art TherapyUses drawing, painting or other art-making to express and explore feelings, with a therapist trained in art therapy. No artistic skill is needed.
• Christian CounselingCounseling that brings Christian faith, scripture or prayer into therapy, for people who want their beliefs to be part of the work.
• 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.
• Experiential TherapyUses activities such as role-play, movement, art or guided imagery to work through feelings in the moment, not only to talk about them.
• 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.
• Gottman MethodA couples therapy built on research into what makes relationships last. Works on friendship, handling conflict and shared meaning.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Play TherapyUses play, toys and games to help children express feelings and work through problems in a way that suits their age.
• 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.
• 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

Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, ADHD, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Child, Coping Skills, Family Conflict, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Cigna and Evernorth, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Oscar Health, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $100, couple sessions $120

Payment methods

Cash, Check, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

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

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

HIV / AIDS Allied, Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino

Religion

Christian

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Kean University

Years in practice

7

Education & qualifications