About Augustine
Dr. Augustine Bessong is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 22 years of clinical experience. He brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions and focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or struggling with relationship and life changes.
He works in English and accepts international clients for online work. He uses a practical, person-first style that centers on listening and collaboration. Sessions aim to help people name what is difficult, try different ways of coping, and set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
He adjusts the conversation and plan to match each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method. Over two decades of practice have included work with trauma, addiction concerns, ADHD, mood challenges, and issues tied to intimacy, career, and parenting. He has worked with members of the LGBT community and with people facing grief, sleep or eating problems, and compassion fatigue.
This background informs how he thinks about stress and anxiety in everyday life. Dr. Bessong draws on several approaches in-session.
He often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape behavior, client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on a person’s priorities, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to address thought and behavior patterns. He tailors these tools to what each person needs. People who choose him can expect a warm, interactive tone and a focus on practical steps.
He encourages people to take the first small steps toward change and offers support while they try out new ways of coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Bessong commonly blends attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive-behavioral techniques in online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships influence feelings and reactions and can help with relationship strain and trust issues. Client-centered therapy keeps the focus on what matters most to the person in front of him, using empathic listening to guide goals and next steps. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety or depression and introduces practical exercises to try at home.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative testing helps find the best fit and keeps work focused and purposeful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing support easier between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible while keeping the work goal-oriented and practical.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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