About
- Stress and anxiety
- Depression and grief
- Communication problems
About Clea
Clea Weiss is an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey - with 25 years of practice. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting, grief, and life changes. Her experience includes helping people navigate divorce, blended family issues, and challenges common to young adults and women.
She offers straightforward, practical support rather than quick fixes. Sessions focus on identifying what is not working at home or in relationships and making clear, manageable plans for change. She uses creative assignments when helpful, including art-based activities, to open new ways of reflecting and coping.
Clea draws on several approaches to shape sessions. Client-Centered Therapy guides the conversation around the client’s concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong feelings in relationships.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice in private psychotherapy. That experience informs a steady, practical style that aims to clarify goals and track progress. Sessions aim to break larger problems into steps that can be worked on between meetings.
People who come for help often want better communication, clearer boundaries, or relief from persistent worry. Clea tends to work with adults who are juggling partner or family tensions alongside work or parenting demands. She helps clients make decisions and try new ways of relating at home.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s experience and priorities. The therapist follows what the client brings and helps clarify goals and next steps. This approach is useful for sorting out relationship and parenting concerns where the client decides the focus.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides concrete exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name strong emotions and change how they respond to one another in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust methods as needed rather than sticking to one technique.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are conducted. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings around home and work life, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel time. Discussing logistics and preferred formats is a routine early step to make therapy fit into everyday schedules.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, bipolar and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. She blends client-centered conversation with CBT, EFT, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working in psychotherapy settings and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and practices with that credential in that state.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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