Emily Fitzgerald, LPC

Emily Fitzgerald is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with five years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and self‑esteem struggles, career concerns, grief, and anger. She also supports those coping with life changes and issues related to LGBT identity.

Her style is direct and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable skills rather than lengthy theory. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses.

Emily often works on tools for managing strong feelings such as anger and frustration. That includes learning to spot early signs, using grounding skills in the moment, and practicing communication strategies for tense conversations. She also helps people handle setbacks and reuse what worked.

When relationship and intimacy concerns appear, she focuses on what each person can change in their own behavior and thinking. For career or motivation problems she breaks issues into small steps and tracks progress in manageable ways. For mood or sleep problems she uses practical behavior changes alongside thought work.

Emily describes therapy as collaborative. She and the client set goals together and adjust methods as needed. Her approach is straightforward, task‑oriented, and aimed at giving people tools they can use between sessions.

How her approaches translate to online sessions