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Nurtured Ground Counseling provides a sanctuary for exploration, cultivation, and growth to face all elements, knowing one is rooted strongly in a safe space

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Child & Family Therapy

Welcome.

I am so glad you are here.

Currently Nurtured Ground serves children, teens and families through Ocean County, New Jersey and surrounding areas. Helping families heal, grow and express themselves through the power of emotional support and a strong therapeutic bond. 
Now offering virtual, in-person and outdoor therapy sessions. 

Specialties

  • Individual Therapy

    A safe place to get to the root of current challenges and allow yourself space to focus on you. Exploration of current struggles and patterns along with early experiences will help reveal what you may need the most right now to heal. An internal belief system is identified with focus on self-worth and meeting your needs, one step at a time.

    Individual Therapy
  • Family Therapy

    A therapeutic approach that focuses on understanding and improving the dynamics and interactions within a family to promote emotional health or navigate a traumatic/transitional event. Collaborative, attachment-based interventions create a safe place where family members can express needs, repair ruptures, and build deeper connections.

    A child wearing a red hooded jacket and navy pants is lying on a beach next to a green blanket, looking towards the ocean with waves and a setting sun in the sky.
  • Sand Play Therapy

    A non-directive but powerful play therapy modality that uses creative play, including sand and miniature figures, to access a deeper connection to thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Ideal for children who benefit from a non-verbal approach and can express themselves in the sand. This allows thoughts and feelings to be communicated and contained safely in the sand. Ages 3 and up.

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  • Perinatal and Postpartum Support

    Maternal mental health support during pregnancy and postpartum is essential for the transition into motherhood. Although transformative, it can bring challenges and waves of uncertainty. Specializing in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS), Infertility, Grief/Loss, Traumatic Birth/NICU experience.

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  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

    A proven and science-backed method for trauma recovery that helps individuals process and alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories and PTSD through guided eye movements/bilateral stimulation while focusing on traumatic/emotionally charged memories.

    A small stone Buddha statue sitting on rocks beside a mini waterfall in a natural outdoor setting. EMDR
  • Ecotherapy

    A nature-based therapy that fuses together the healing benefits of the natural environment to improve mental well-being, reduce stress, and reconnect. Nature is a part of the treatment.

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  • School Consultation/Advocacy

    A guide and advocate for families navigating the special education process. With 10+ years experience as a School Social Worker, behavioral health and social/emotional needs are explored in collaboration with your family and school to identify your child’s unique needs. Assisting parents in preparing for and providing on-site support during school meetings is offered.

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About Nurtured Ground…

Nurtured Ground offers a supportive therapeutic space where you can heal and grow. Serving children, teens and adults in all phases of life, I believe in the power of connection—not just with others but with the natural world around us.

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Ready to Feel Grounded?

Nurtured Ground offers a sanctuary where you can heal, grow, and find clarity. Sessions are invitations to wander through your inner and outer world, trusting the art of subtle transformation and looking for glimmers of light where you may least expect it.

Fill out an inquiry form to get started.

Follow Along

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Shelf with sand play figures, some scattered on a dark blue carpet. In front of the shelf is a white cloth with various small objects, and a plastic container with sandy material and toy vehicles inside.
A young girl in a yellow dress standing on a wooden walkway, reaching out to touch a flower in a vibrant garden of colorful wildflowers.
Miniature model landscape with sand, small statues, and decorative elements, resembling a beach or coastal scene, including a lighthouse, rocks, a tree, and tiny figures.

“We’re all just walking each other home”

— Rumi