- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and psychodynamic
- Blended family issues
About Clea
Clea Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of practice in New Jersey. She works with adults and provides individual and couples psychotherapy for common life stresses. Her focus includes anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and relationship problems.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches. Sessions are conversational and practical. Clients and couples talk about feelings, interaction patterns, and small changes that can shift how they relate to each other.
Clea also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear short-term goals. These methods are used to help people manage mood, navigate separation or divorce, and address blended family or parenting strains. The work can include communication skills and strategies for coping with life changes.
Her background emphasizes steady, long-term practice rather than brief slogans. She integrates creative options when useful to help people express feelings and try new ways of relating. That can include assignments to practice between sessions and different ways of talking about difficult topics.
People who come to Clea often want to reduce anxiety, heal from loss, repair relationship patterns, or find clearer direction in career or family roles. She helps map realistic steps, track progress, and reassess plans as issues change over time.
How EFT and related approaches work in online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions and interaction patterns shape relationships. It focuses on naming feelings, identifying painful cycles, and trying new ways of responding to one another. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person's own perspective and priorities, using reflective listening and open questions to help clients clarify goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) adds practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT techniques often include tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and practicing different responses between sessions. Together these approaches can help with anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, and coping with major life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That selection can be revisited as progress is made or situations change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people join from quieter surroundings or use audio-only when bandwidth is limited.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, plus issues like codependency and infidelity.
Which therapeutic approaches does she use?
Clea uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults in psychotherapy.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and practices in that state.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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