LaDeana Artis , LCSW

LaDeana Artis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with 13 years of clinical experience. As an LCSW she holds a professional license to provide clinical social work and psychotherapy, and she brings a broad skill set to support individuals, couples, and families facing emotional and relational challenges.

She has worked with diverse populations presenting a wide range of symptoms and life stressors, and she focuses on trauma and abuse, attachment and abandonment issues, personality and mood concerns, anxiety and depression, relationship and family conflict, addictions, grief, and a variety of other challenges such as caregiver stress, body image, parenting difficulties, and intimacy-related issues. Her practice also addresses more specific presentations including ADHD, bipolar conditions, disruptive mood dysregulation, dissociation, and domestic violence recovery.

Her approach is grounded in person-centered and humanistic values - meeting people where they are and tailoring interventions to the needs of each individual or family. She integrates evidence-informed methods to form cohesive, individualized treatment plans. Her clinical toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

LaDeana emphasizes collaborative work that honors client strengths while addressing patterns that interfere with well-being and relationships. She concentrates on creating treatment strategies that are practical and responsive to the unique circumstances and goals of each person or family she supports.

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