Last edited 09/22/2023

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Teresa DiMatteo
LPC

Accepting New Clients
Online in New Jersey
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Get To Know Me

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Location

Online Therapy

Specialties
Specializes in
Relationship IssuesFamily issuesPremarital counselingMarriage issuesInfidelity
General Expertise
Relationship IssuesCommunication issuesDivorce & separationFamily issuesPremarital counselingStep-family/Blended Family IssuesMarriage issuesInfidelityCouplesFamilies
Treatment Approaches
Emotionally Focused TherapyAttachment-Based Therapy
Clientele
Types of Therapy
Individual TherapyMarriage & Couples Counseling
Languages
English
Professional Background
LicensureNew Jersey, Licensed Professional Counselor, 37PC00460600
Training/CertificationsHealth, Well Being, and the Social Regulation of Affect and Emotion; Connecting from the Inside Out: Mindful Awareness Promotes Interpersonal Effectiveness; Attachment and Well-Being: How the Healthy Mind Emerges from Within our Relationships and Our Bodies; Solving the Key Challenges for Couple Therapy with EFT; Addressing the neurotic paradox: new approaches to treating emotional disorders; Between Ourselves: Brain Mechanisms for Empathy Reducing Avoidance and Accessing Self-soothing In Emotion-focused Therapy for Complex Trauma (EFTT) Partner Buffering of Attachment Insecurity Why Therapy Works Intimate Partner Violence: Assessment, Safety Planning, Trauma, Sociocultural Aspects, Perpetrator Dynamics, and Legal Issues Spousal Abuse Assessment and Reporting
Education
Seton Hall University, Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Counseling and Human Services , 2003
Work HistoryWith a degree in early childhood education and as a certified teacher, I have taught children as young as three up through seniors in high school. As an educator, I helped create and implement a Gifted and Talented Program for middle school and high school students. While teaching, I earned a Master of Arts in Counseling. Upon obtaining my license as an associate counselor, I earned my clinical hours working with adults. It was during this time that I discovered a love and gift for counseling couples. After becoming fully licensed, I opened Open Door Therapy in Westfield, New Jersey. Counseling for couples and recovering from affairs was the focus of the practice. During the peak of the pandemic, Open Door Therapy stopped providing services. Open Door Therapy reopened in Princeton, New Jersey offering virtual relationship counseling for all residents of New Jersey. Open Door Therapy has expanded its counseling services to include helping individuals in relationships with narcissists, married or committed persons. Additionally, I contribute to Today, Yahoo! Life, Newsweek, BestLifeOnline, UpJourney, and other media outlets as a relationship expert.
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s not uncommon to have questions before starting therapy. Teresa DiMatteo, LPC, has answered a few of the questions they receive most often from new clients.
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