Michele Cole,LCSW, GC-C, Certified Grief Counselor

Michele Cole
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Michele Cole,LCSW, GC-C, Certified Grief Counselor

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Professions: Psychotherapist, Clinical Social Worker, Counselor
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: LCSW
Secondary Credential: LCSW
Billing and Insurance:
Free Initial Phone Consultation
Evening Availability
Westfield, NJ New Jersey 07090

Offices

519 Westfield Ave
Westfield, New Jersey 07090

My Approach to Helping

I believe the goal and reward of therapy is to be free of excessive emotional pain and distress, to better manage life's stressors, to feel greater peace, and to realize a more fulfilling and satisfying life. I see therapy as the process to help you clear the way to achieve your goals or dreams, and to enjoy more satisfying and meaningful relationships both with yourself and with others. My clients have described me as a warm and compassionate therapist, and I see our work as a collaborative journey towards self discovery and healing. My style is supportive, relational, insight-oriented, solution focused, and always respectful of your individual process. I use a variety of approaches and techniques tailored to your individual needs.

More Info About My Practice

I work with individuals (children, teens and adults) and families. I treat depression, mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD and other childhood issues. My specialties include: children and teens with emotional, behavioral and school challenges, parents needing support and guidance, counseling around infertility and family building options including assisted reproduction and adoption, grief counseling with special focus on miscarriage, infant and child loss and managing life's expected and unexpected challenges and transitions such as loss of job or income, parenting at an older age, midlife issues, navigating divorce and blended families and coping with illness or loss.

My Therapy Focus

I am an LCSW, Certified Grief Counselor and Founder of The Family Building Support Center, LLC. Prior to private practice, I was the Associate Clinical Director of The Fifth Avenue Counseling Center, LLC., a community mental health center in NYC. I also provided counseling to survivors and families of the deceased following the 9-11 attack. Prior to my clinical work, I was a broadcast news journalist.

Services I Provide

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English

Groups I Work With

    Infertility & Family Building: Providing therapy and counseling around issues of infertility, assisted and third party reproduction, talking or children about adoption and donor assisted conception, parenting at an older age, deciding or accepting to be child free. I also provide consultation and evaluation for individuals and couples seeking the donor eggdonor sperm option.

    Grief, Loss and Bereavement: Certified Grief Counselor providing support and therapy around issues of grief, loss and bereavement. Special focus on miscarriage, late term pregnancy, infant and child loss.

    Pregnancy, Perinatal and Postpartum: Helping women and couples navigate these stages especially after infertility and loss.

    Children, Preteens and Teens: Offering support and guidance for children and teens who are struggling at home or at school with emotional, behavioral or school challenges.

    Parenting: Providing guidance and support for parents struggling with their child's emotions or behavior. Also providing support for parents who are parenting at an older age or dealing with divorce or blended families.

    Transitional Issues: Whether it's going to college and leaving home for the first time, moving jobs, managing midlife transitions or dealing with expected or unexpected events such as job or income loss, acute or chronic illness or other traumas.

Client Concerns I Treat

  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions and Compulsions
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Body Image
  • Breakup
  • Bullying
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues / Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsive Spending / Shopping
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Fear
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Habits
  • Health / Illness / Medical Issues
  • Helplessness / Victimhood
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Individuation
  • Internet Addiction
  • Irritability
  • Isolation
  • Jealousy
  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
  • Oppositional and Defiant Behavior in Children and Teen
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Phobias
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Power
  • Pre-Marital Counseling
  • Pregnancy and Birthing
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Rejection
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Religious Issues
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Shame
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Somatization
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trust Issues
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Young Adult Issues
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