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Judeann Colasante-Spaide, LCSW

Practical, experienced LCSW for anxiety and stress

20 years in practice · based in New Jersey · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Judeann

Judeann Colasante-Spaide is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addictions, anger, or the strain of big life changes. Judeann works to make a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard.

She uses a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach, focusing on how thoughts influence feelings and actions. Judeann helps clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, practical changes.

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Background and approach

Sessions often include simple tools that can be used between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Clients can expect a direct but warm style. Judeann talks through problems, helps set realistic goals, and practices skills together during sessions.

She emphasizes steady steps rather than quick fixes. Her background includes 20 years as a licensed clinician working in New Jersey and New York. Judeann draws on that experience to tailor strategies to each person's situation.

She supports people through trauma, bipolar and mood concerns, self-esteem struggles, and coping with family stress. Judeann aims to make starting therapy manageable. She encourages people to take small steps and to try different approaches until they find what feels right.

Her focus is on practical change and helping clients regain a sense of control.

CBT-based care and flexible online sessions

Judeann commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts to reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT focuses on specific thinking patterns and teaches concrete skills that can be practiced between sessions, which is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

The right therapeutic approach is found together. Judeann listens to each person's concerns, goals, and daily routines, and she adapts CBT techniques to match what a person needs and prefers. She works collaboratively to try different tools and decide which methods feel most helpful.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat are useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Judeann commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach that focuses on how thoughts shape feelings and behaviors and teaches practical skills to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional work experience as a clinician in clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and New Jersey and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
New Jersey, New York
Languages
English

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