PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING
NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK
Psychotherapy in New Jersey and New York
Amanda Frudakis-Ruckel, LCSW, TCTSY-F
Therapist in New Jersey & New York
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. This turns out to be fitting preparation for sitting with people in those regions of life where no tidy answer waits. I also take my work seriously and myself a little less so, and I think a good laugh can coexist with real depth.
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You will not get better by becoming more ordinary. ​​​​If you come to me for therapy, come ready to become more yourself.
Therapy Informed by Jungian and Existential Thinking
My Approach to Therapy
My work is shaped by existential and Jungian thinking. From the existential side, I’m interested in how you meet life’s big questions of freedom, choice, meaning, and responsibility. From the Jungian side, I’m interested in what gets pushed away, what never had words, and what’s still trying to emerge. Underneath both is a belief that we become more fully ourselves through relationship, with people and with our inner life.
Who does therapy help?
This work is for people willing to get curious about the way they’re living: to ask what they want, what they refuse, what they accept, what they avoid, and what it actually means to be alive. It’s especially for those who have always felt a little different, and who suspect that difference is worth understanding rather than smoothing over.
What to expect in therapy?
Therapy with me is a meeting between two people, where what brings you in is honored and treated as meaningful. It's a chance to understand the patterns that have been steering your life and to finally face the questions you’ve been putting off. I don’t follow a step-by-step technique aimed at managing symptoms, though relief often comes. What I do offer is my full attention, my professional experience, and a steady trust that whatever surfaces in our work, however strange or painful, is important 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.
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Schedule Your First Psychotherapy Session
The inner world is frightening because it is inescapable. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you, and what you have not faced goes with you too.
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.