Therapist profile
Perri Cohen, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting support
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Caregiver support
About Perri
Perri Cohen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, family concerns, and major life changes. She also addresses adoption and foster care issues, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and concerns common in midlife and aging.
Perri helps people sort through day-to-day overwhelm and longer term patterns that keep problems active. Sessions focus on practical strategies alongside reflection about thoughts, feelings, and relationships. She uses straightforward tools so people can try something between meetings and notice what shifts.
Her work often looks at communication problems, guilt and shame, social anxiety, and women's issues. Perri pays attention to how caregiving roles and health challenges affect mood and functioning. She talks with people about managing symptoms as well as adjusting expectations at home.
She draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. That can include looking at unhelpful thinking, building skills to handle difficult emotions, and noticing recurring relationship patterns. The pace and focus are shaped by the person's goals.
Perri practices in New Jersey and conducts sessions in English. If you are considering therapy, she asks that you complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if the approach fits your situation.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Perri draws on evidence-based techniques that help people manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing alternatives through small experiments and practice. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values while allowing difficult emotions to be present. Mindfulness-based methods teach simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. Each approach gives concrete exercises and small practices to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Perri will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan over time based on what is most useful.
Session logistics vary by therapist and platform; this profile does not list formats explicitly, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to teach skills, review homework, and support daily changes without promising a specific outcome.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family concerns, and life changes. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, caregiver issues, chronic illness, and women's issues.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based techniques and practical skills alongside discussion of deeper patterns. Sessions aim to combine short-term coping strategies with reflection about thoughts and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mental health and family-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the online intake flow. The profile does not specify session formats directly.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the scheduling steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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