Ariana Gordon, LPC

Ariana Gordon is a New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, addictions, self-esteem concerns, and other complex mental health issues. She places emphasis on uncovering the root causes of difficulties and how past experiences shape present patterns, believing that deeper understanding is an important first step toward meaningful change.

Ariana helps clients explore how communication styles, emotions, and thought patterns influence daily life and decision making. She works collaboratively to identify unhelpful habits and to develop alternative ways of approaching situations that lead to more satisfying outcomes. Her approach supports clients in gaining new perspectives and making practical adjustments that align with their goals.

Across her work Ariana aims to empower people to build healthier relationships with themselves and others, to manage stress and impulses more effectively, and to move toward a future that feels more hopeful and intentional. As an LPC she is trained to provide professional counseling care in New Jersey and to tailor interventions to each personâs needs and preferences.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Ariana draws from client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and work toward their own insights and goals. This approach is useful for building self-awareness, addressing relationship and self-esteem concerns, and exploring emotional patterns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based method that helps people identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is commonly applied to anxiety, depression, stress management, and patterns that contribute to addiction or impulsivity.

Motivational Interviewing is another tool Ariana employs when clients feel ambivalent about change. This collaborative, goal-oriented method supports motivation and commitment, and it is especially helpful for substance use and other behaviors clients want to modify.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Ariana works with each person to determine what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. She may combine elements from different methods to tailor care.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options help clients access licensed professionals more easily around work, family, and geographic constraints, while allowing continuity of care when in-person visits are not feasible.