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Dr. Stephanie Warren- Meltzer

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Dr. Stephanie Warren- Meltzer, NJ Psychologist 35SI00108600

New Jersey

Dr. Stephanie Warren- Meltzer - Psychologist, Anger and Mood

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Key details

  • CredentialsNJ Psychologist 35SI00108600
  • LicensePsychologist, New Jersey / 35SI00108600
  • NPI1083394845
  • Experience35 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNew Jersey

About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Psychodynamic and CBT
  • Grief and loss

About Stephanie

Dr. Stephanie Warren- Meltzer is a New Jersey psychologist with 35 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, anger, and life transitions. She also addresses issues like addiction, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, and self-esteem struggles.

Her style blends practical talking and grounded techniques. She draws on psychodynamic ideas, cognitive-behavioral tools, and a person-centered stance to fit what each person brings. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change.

Stephanie describes her approach as eclectic. That means she may combine methods in a single session - looking at patterns from the past, challenging unhelpful thoughts, and strengthening coping skills. She aims to help people notice what keeps problems going and try different responses in everyday situations.

She has worked across clinical settings over three and a half decades and has experience with complex, overlapping issues such as trauma plus mood problems or caregiving stress plus chronic illness. Her background includes work related to aging, autism, cancer care, and end-of-life concerns, which informs how she thinks about long-term stresses.

In practice she asks clear questions, listens for how life patterns show up, and sets practical goals with each person. Many people come for help with anger, relationship strain, or career stress and leave with clearer ways to manage strong emotions and make different choices.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Her practice draws on psychodynamic ideas and cognitive-behavioral techniques and pairs these with a person-centered stance. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring life patterns and relationships to show how past experiences affect current reactions. Cognitive-behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce distress and manage anger.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose which methods to try based on current difficulties, goals, and what feels most useful. That collaborative decision-making helps keep sessions practical and focused on real-world change.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also allows therapists and clients to try techniques in the context of everyday life and then discuss how those experiments went during the next meeting.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDependent personalityFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Traumatic brain injury

Experience

35+ years

Listed in

New Jersey

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, and related issues such as sleep, eating, addiction, and parenting strain.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is eclectic, mixing psychodynamic ideas, cognitive-behavioral tools, and a person-centered stance to match each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 35 years of professional experience in clinical work across a range of settings and issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a New Jersey Psychologist (NJ Psychologist 35SI00108600) and practices from New Jersey.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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