Ariana Gordon, LPC

Ariana Gordon is a New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship strain, and self-esteem struggles. Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on practical change.

Ariana believes that understanding roots and past experiences helps begin healing. She talks with clients about how thoughts, emotions, and communication shape daily life. Sessions often include examining patterns that make problems repeat.

She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Client-centered methods guide the conversation so each person feels heard and directs the pace of work. She also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain.

Ariana supports people facing grief, anger, career crossroads, or chronic stress. She helps people notice automatic reactions, practice different choices, and set goals that fit their values. That can mean slowing down to explore attachment and family of origin concerns or building skills to manage impulses and cravings.

Practical steps are paired with a collaborative conversation. Clients set priorities and try manageable experiments between sessions. Over time the aim is clearer communication, more reliable coping, and a stronger sense of purpose.

Sessions are offered in English and are based in New Jersey. Ariana brings steady, focused support for those ready to change patterns and take next steps toward more balanced days.

Practical approaches for online therapy and real-life change

Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the person in front of the therapist. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely, and helps people find their own answers; this approach supports better self-understanding and clearer choices.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps uncover automatic thoughts, test them, and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. This approach is useful for stress, mood concerns, and managing addictive behaviors.

Existential therapy invites people to talk about meaning, values, and life direction when they feel stuck or uncertain. It can help those facing major life changes, questions about purpose, or feelings of emptiness by clarifying what matters and what goals fit those values.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and recommend methods that suit those needs. Together they will try approaches and adjust based on what helps most.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from home. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in and use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins, flexible reflection between sessions, and can fit into busy days.