Business Details
21 Years
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Emergency
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Your Trusted Mental Health Therapist in New Jersey
At Gateway Counseling Center, we specialize in providing comprehensive therapy services for individuals, couples, and families. With over two decades of experience, our practice focuses on addressing complex mental health challenges including eating disorders, addiction recovery, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. Our approach integrates evidence-based methodologies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, emotionally focused therapy, and family-based treatment to create personalized care plans. We offer flexible session formats including in-office, phone, and secure online therapy via Zoom to accommodate diverse client needs.Our commitment to client-centered care emphasizes skill-building for emotional regulation, improved communication, and sustainable personal growth. We collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals to ensure holistic treatment that addresses both psychological and physical health aspects. Our practice maintains strict confidentiality while providing receipts for insurance submission, making mental health care accessible to our community.
Services
Eating Disorders Therapy
Addiction Recovery Counseling
Couples Therapy
Family Counseling
Depression Treatment
Anxiety Management
Grief Counseling
Parenting Support
Conflict Resolution
Online Therapy Sessions
Details
- Year established: 2005
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of specialized experience in mental health therapy
- Our practice integrates evidence-based treatment methodologies
- We provide flexible session formats including online therapy
- Personalized care plans tailored to individual needs
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
Services
Eating Disorders Therapy
Specialized treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and body image issues. Our approach combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with family-based therapy to address psychological and physical aspects. We help clients develop healthy coping mechanisms and establish balanced relationships with food and body image.
Addiction Recovery Counseling
Comprehensive support for overcoming drug, alcohol, and behavioral addictions. Using evidence-based interventions, we address root causes while teaching relapse prevention strategies. Our therapy focuses on rewiring destructive thought patterns and building sustainable recovery frameworks through individual and group counseling sessions.
Couples Therapy
Targeted interventions for relationship challenges including communication breakdowns, infidelity, and intimacy issues. We employ emotionally focused therapy and conflict resolution techniques to improve understanding between partners. Sessions emphasize rebuilding trust and developing collaborative problem-solving skills for long-term relationship health.
Depression Treatment
Personalized care plans addressing persistent sadness, apathy, and emotional exhaustion. Our integrative approach combines talk therapy with lifestyle modifications to manage symptoms. We focus on identifying negative thought patterns and implementing behavioral activation strategies to restore daily functioning and quality of life.
Online Therapy Sessions
Secure virtual therapy accessible via Zoom or phone platforms. This service maintains the same therapeutic rigor as in-person sessions while offering flexibility for remote clients. We ensure HIPAA-compliant communication channels for confidential mental health support from any location with internet access.
People
Dr. Barbara J. Headley
Director and Lead Therapist
With 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Headley specializes in individual, couples, and family therapy. She holds advanced training in eating disorder treatment and online counseling certification. Her practice integrates evidence-based approaches to address mental health challenges while collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Questions
What mental health specialties do you treat?
We specialize in eating disorders, addiction recovery, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and family counseling using evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
Do you offer online therapy options?
Yes, we provide secure telehealth sessions via Zoom and phone appointments for clients preferring remote access to mental health services.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50-60 minutes, with flexible scheduling options available for extended or follow-up appointments as needed.
What insurance options are available?
We provide receipts for insurance submission. Please contact your provider to verify out-of-network mental health coverage details.
Is therapy confidential?
All sessions maintain strict confidentiality except in cases of imminent self-harm, child/adult abuse, or court-mandated reporting requirements.
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
We employ cognitive-behavioral therapy, emotionally focused therapy, family-based treatment, and other evidence-based modalities tailored to individual client needs.
