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Roxane Pakit

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Roxane Pakit, LCSW

New Jersey

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, New Jersey / 44SC00601700
  • NPI1952483760
  • Experience40 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNew Jersey

About

  • CBT techniques
  • DBT skills
  • Emotion-focused work

About Roxane

Roxane Pakit is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 40 years of practice. She works with adults who want clearer ways to handle stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and life changes. Roxane uses straightforward, conversational sessions to help people figure out next steps rather than offering quick fixes.

Roxane trained at Adelphi University where she earned a Master of Social Work. Over decades in practice she has worked with people from varied backgrounds and life circumstances. That breadth of experience informs how she listens and responds when frustration or resentment shows up in daily life.

Her approach mixes client-centered ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior therapy. She also draws on emotionally-focused and psychodynamic ideas when those fit the problem. In sessions she helps clients identify patterns that lead to snapping, avoidant behavior, or repeated conflict, then practices different responses.

Roxane often addresses practical relationship and communication skills. She works on parenting strategies, workplace communication, and navigating blended family or adoption-related stress. For people coping with addiction, bipolar disorder, trauma, or complex grief, she integrates relevant tools into ongoing work.

People who meet with Roxane can expect a collaborative process. She helps set clear goals, tries out small behavior changes between sessions, and reviews what is working. The focus is on usable skills and clearer choices for handling anger and related struggles.

How sessions work

How Roxane uses practical therapeutic approaches online

Roxane combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in ways meant to feel direct and practical. Client-centered work means sessions focus on the client's perspective, priorities, and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions to test small behavior changes. Dialectical behavior therapy adds concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can be useful when anger flares.

Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the early work. Roxane will discuss goals and try methods together to see what helps. That makes therapy a cooperative effort where tools are adjusted to match the person's needs and preferences.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce commute time so people can work on skills between responsibilities. Licensed professionals can use video or phone to support the same therapeutic processes, and Roxane will help adapt exercises so they work within the chosen session format.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

40+ years

Listed in

New Jersey

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and parenting issues, grief, addictions, trauma, self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD and related challenges.

How would she approach problems with anger?

She uses client-centered conversation plus cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy tools to identify patterns and practice different responses.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has forty years of experience as a clinician, practicing in a variety of settings since earning her Master of Social Work.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - NJ LCSW, practicing out of New Jersey.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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