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PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING
NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK
Psychotherapy in New Jersey & New York
Therapy for adults who live in their heads, in service to others, or in pursuit of the next achievement.
Existential Humanistic Therapy that is Influenced by Jungian Thought
My Approach to Therapy
My training draws on existential, humanistic, and Jungian thinking, which simply means I take meaning, choice, and the whole person seriously, including the parts that are inconvenient and hard to explain. Therapy, at it's foundation, is an encounter between two people, one of whom has spent a good deal of time studying the territory you’re about to explore. ​
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Psychotherapy is an invitation to understand the patterns that guide your life and face the questions you’ve been putting off. This isn’t a set technique applied step by step to manage symptoms, though relief often follows. It’s a working relationship that takes its shape from you.
Who does therapy help?
​If you’re hoping to be fixed or cured of who you are, this may not be the right fit. This work is for people willing to get curious about their own suffering: to ask what they want, what they refuse, what is necessary, and what life means. If that sounds like you, I’d be glad to meet you.
What to expect in therapy?
Some things hurt no matter what we do: a truth you’re afraid to admit, a life that isn’t the one you hoped for, a grief you never had time for. I help adults come to terms with the pain that is built into being human.
I don't offer any tricks. What I do offer is my full attention, professional experience, and a steady trust that whatever surfaces in our work, however strange or painful, has meaning and will be taken seriously.
Person-to-Person Psychotherapy and Counseling is proudly LGBTQ+ affirming. We recognize and honor the diverse ways people live, love, identify, and express themselves.
Amanda Frudakis-Ruckel, LCSW, TCTSY-F : Online Therapist in New Jersey & New York
Meet Amanda, Therapist in New Jersey
Welcome. I’m a psychotherapist in Long Valley, NJ, and for more than ten years I’ve sat with people as they finally say aloud what they’ve been avoiding. I'm the founder of Person-to-Person Psychotherapy and Counseling. I also serve as a Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator, speaker, clinical supervisor, and contributor.​​
Outside of the office, I'm a sourdough baker, a sci-fi and thriller devotee, and a former band member who still runs on punk. I'm curious about the unexplained, the unruly, and the things that don’t fit in a box, which turns out to be a good trait to have for this work. I'm also known to laugh at myself, which I highly recommend.
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No one is spared difficulty. I’ve learned that those who try to avoid it tend to live smaller lives than they deserve. You will not get better by becoming more ordinary. My goal is not to help you fit the mold. It is to help you dare to face who you are, completely, so that fear no longer flattens you. From that steadiness, a fuller life becomes possible, one with room for both sorrow and joy.​​​
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If you come to me for therapy, come ready to become more yourself.
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Schedule Your First Online Psychotherapy Session
You can spend years searching for the answer in other people, other places, other versions of your life. Eventually, the search outward runs out of road. Turning inward can feel like the scariest option, because it’s the one place you can’t leave behind. It’s also the one that works.
The best and quickest way to get in touch with Amanda is by email at info@person2persontherapy.com. You’re welcome to ask any questions you have about the therapy process and explore fit.
