Therapy for the whole of you.
Our guiding philosophy is that your experience is only understood when we fully embrace the wholeness of you; your childhood, family, culture and relationships. There is no part of your experience that is unimportant; in short, you – and everything about you – matters. This practice will encourage you to embrace your experience and yourself as you work to discover the roadmap to the life you want.
Services
What We Do
Chrysallis Counseling, founded by Otise Schuk, LCSW, offers individual, family, and couples counseling to teens, young adults, and adults throughout Bergen County, NJ and it’s surrounding communities. Additionally, Ms. Schuk specializes in counseling for women and members of traditionally marginalized communities looking for additional support.
Our services are individualized and specific to the need of each client and/or family.
What we offer:
As a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of clinical and administrative nonprofit experience, Ms. Schuk specializes in addressing a variety of challenges with her clients. Ms. Schuk is trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy and more. She applies these modalities in her practice to help her clients address challenges such as:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief/Loss
- Family Counseling
- Relationship (Marital) Conflict
“I love our sessions!”
I really appreciate our sessions; they are the highlight of my week!
R****
“It is so important to be heard”
I struggle with significant anxiety, in large part due to being an African-American woman in a predominantly white work environment. Just feeling heard has helped me to relax and strengthen my coping skills.
A*****
“Fantastic quality”
I’m really appreciating the quality and thoughtfulness of our counseling sessions.
M****
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