Gena Figliuzzi, LPC

Gena Figliuzzi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey who supports people working through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflicts, and issues related to self-esteem and motivation. She cultivates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult thoughts and emotions and develop practical strategies for moving forward. Gena emphasizes collaboration - she partners with each person to identify meaningful goals and to build skills that fit their daily life and priorities.

Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailored to the needs of individuals and families facing life transitions, parenting concerns, career stress, anger, or symptoms of depression. She also addresses more specific challenges such as commitment issues, separation and divorce, family of origin dynamics, and struggles with guilt or self-love. Gena aims to help clients increase resilience, strengthen relationships, and find clearer direction when navigating change.

As a licensed clinician in New Jersey, Gena brings a supportive, practical style to therapy and encourages those taking the first step toward a more satisfying life. She offers guidance and encouragement while helping clients build lasting coping skills.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Access

Gena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and meaningful change. These approaches help clients build coping strategies for stress and anxiety, improve communication in relationships, and manage strong emotions such as anger or depression in day-to-day life. The work often emphasizes goal-setting, skill practice, and strategies that can be applied between sessions to support steady progress.

She also attends to relational and family concerns by exploring patterns, improving interactions, and helping clients clarify values and boundaries. This relational focus supports people facing separation, parenting challenges, or long-standing family of origin issues and can help strengthen connection and decision-making.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process - Gena partners with each client to determine what techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process makes therapy more relevant and easier to use in everyday life.

Online therapy with Gena offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy schedule, maintain momentum between sessions, and access support from where the client is most comfortable.