ABOUT THE THERAPIST

AnnMarie Conte, M.A., L.P.C., L.M.H.C.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (New Jersey & Connecticut) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Florida) with over 15 years of experience in helping people who are facing various life crises, such as parenting children with special needs, bereavement, divorce, relationship issues, caring for loved ones, exploring career options, LGBTQ issues, becoming a parent, and coping with unexpected illness, as well as assisting adults and children with stress reduction and in the development of coping, communication, social, parenting and other necessary life skills.

In addition to my professional experience, I am the mother of 3 adult children, 2 who have special needs, so, I have both a professional and personal understanding of the challenges that parents face in raising children with special needs.

As a cancer survivor, and having experienced other unexpected adverse life events, I have a personal understanding of the feelings that can occur when one is faced with life-changing and unexpected illnesses and/or traumatic events and how to navigate through those challenging times.

My goal is to help people to develop positive coping strategies to face whatever unpredictable or chronic challenges that they may experience in their journey through life, and to provide supportive, confidential therapy throughout the process.

My approach is eclectic encompassing therapeutic techniques from various theoretical approaches, including, but not limited to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Adlerian, and Rogerian modalities. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive place for clients to work through their own personal challenges, and help them to develop skills that can help them going forward in life. I offer clients a wide range of counseling and therapeutic techniques to guide them through life’s challenges.

Life can get difficult, and sometimes a little help from a caring professional can make things better.

MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

What Makes Me Stand Out

Community Therapist

I worked as an in-community family therapist with at-risk families helping parents develop parenting skills, coping skills, and communication skills to help maintain the family, and also assisted families with reunification when their children were returning home after being placed in foster care. I also worked with children with various mental health and social challenges in their homes and assisted parents with the development of parenting skills.

Individual Therapist

In my own private practice for over 10 years, I have worked with numerous adults assisting them with developing skills to address various life problems and mental health conditions including anxiety, social isolation, divorce, bereavement, OCD, Asperger's Syndrome, career exploration, conflict resolution, and other life crises. I have provided supportive counseling to help people with a wide range of issues to cope with various challenges and achieve their personal goals and empowered positive changes.

Group Therapy Facilitator

I worked with children with ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome in helping them develop social, coping, and problem solving skills in a group setting.