- Anxiety and depression
- Addictions and recovery
- Communication skills
About Ariana
Ariana Gordon is a New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. Ariana explains things in plain language and aims to help people see what keeps them stuck and what can change.
She pays attention to early experiences and how those shape patterns in adulthood. In sessions she helps people notice how thoughts, emotions, and communication habits affect daily life. That often means tracing back to family of origin themes, attachment wounds, or past losses to make sense of current reactions.
Her approach blends practical skill-building with space to reflect. Ariana uses techniques that help shift unhelpful thinking while also addressing the deeper roots of emotional pain. She also works on problem-solving for life transitions, career stress, and grief so people can move forward more confidently.
People who come to her might explore issues like codependency, impulsivity, intimacy struggles, body image, or substance use. Ariana also addresses concerns such as anger, shame, dissociation, and compassion fatigue. She frames treatment as a collaborative effort where goals are set together and progress is measured in real-life steps.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Ariana helps people practice new communication skills, experiment with different coping strategies, and make plans that fit their values and daily life.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Ariana uses client-centered listening to create a respectful space where people can tell their story without judgment. This approach focuses on the person's experience and values, and it helps clarify what matters most to them.She also draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems in place. CBT offers concrete tools to test beliefs, reduce anxiety, and change patterns that contribute to depression, addiction, or relationship problems.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Ariana will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs and goals. Treatment is collaborative and adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats before booking because the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work or family obligations. Therapists can also adapt techniques like CBT exercises and motivational interviewing to be used in remote sessions.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Ariana helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, addictions, self-esteem, grief, anger, and related issues such as attachment problems, codependency, and body image.
What is her therapy style like?
Her work blends client-centered listening with practical strategies. Sessions are conversational and focus on changing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that get in the way.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with people facing a range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.