Accepting new virtual psychotherapy clients in New Jersey and New York
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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.
Online Psychotherapy in New Jersey & New York
What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is an invitation. An encounter between two people, one of whom has spent a good deal of time studying the territory you’re about to explore. I won’t claim to know your road, but I know the terrain.
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Who therapy can help?
​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. If you come to therapy expecting to be corrected, adjusted, or cured of who you are, you will be disappointed. If you come willing to find out who it is that has been suffering, we will get somewhere.​
What to expect in therapy?
​​What I offer is my full attention, and a steady trust that whatever surfaces in our work, however strange or painful, has meaning and will be taken seriously. No one is spared difficulty, and those who try to avoid it tend to end up with a smaller life. A person who has faced what they feared and was not flattened by it gains a particular kind of steadiness. From that ground, a fuller life becomes possible, one with room for both sorrow and joy.
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, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Welcome. I’m a psychotherapist based in Long Valley, NJ, offering online therapy, with more than ten years of experience listening to what people can’t say to themselves.
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 a woman who has been known to laugh at herself, which I highly recommend.
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I don’t see therapy as a checklist of techniques. 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. You will not feel better by being more ordinary. The goal is not to fit the mold. If you come to me for therapy, come ready to become more yourself.
Online Psychotherapy Services for Adults In New Jersey & New York
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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.
