Poonam Patel, MS, LPC, ACS
Therapy for women who are tired of holding everything together.
Sexual Trauma & EMDR · Anxiety · Motherhood · Burnout · South Asian Mental Health
You can be successful, capable, loving, and still feel completely overwhelmed. I help women understand the patterns underneath their anxiety and burnout, heal from past experiences, and create a life that feels more like their own.
Telehealth throughout New Jersey
Maybe you’re here because…
You might look like you have it all figured out, but inside you feel exhausted.
| You feel exhausted even when you’re doing everything “right.”
| You put everyone else’s needs before your own.
| You carry experiences from your past that still show up today.
| You overthink everything.
| You feel caught between who you are and who everyone expects you to be.
| You wonder why you’re struggling when, on paper, your life looks fine.
If this sounds familiar, you are in the right place.
How I CAn help
Therapy that gets underneath the surface.
Burnout & Overwhelm
When you’re functioning on the outside but running on empty underneath.
Anxiety & Overthinking
When your brain won’t stop analyzing, anticipating, and preparing for what’s next.
Trauma & EMDR
When experiences from the past continue to shape how you feel, relate, or respond today.
Motherhood & Identity
When you’ve spent so much time caring for everyone else that you’re not sure where you fit into your own life anymore.
SOUTH ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH
When culture is part of the story.
Family, culture, expectations, identity, and generational experiences can shape how we understand ourselves and the choices we feel able to make. Therapy can be a space to explore those layers without having to leave any part of yourself at the door.
My Approach
Therapy with me is both deep and practical.
We can understand where your patterns come from without getting stuck in them. I want therapy to give you both insight and something you can actually use in your everyday life.
01
Look underneath the pattern.
We won’t just focus on the symptom. We’ll explore what’s underneath it and why the same patterns may keep showing up.
02
Work with the past when it matters.
Past experiences can continue to influence the present. When they do, we’ll make space to understand and process them.
03
Build tools you can actually use.
Therapy isn’t just about insight. You’ll develop practical ways to navigate anxiety, overwhelm, emotions, and everyday life.
04
Figure out what you actually want.
Not what your family expects. Not what you think you should want. What feels right for you.
Approaches may include
CBT · DBT & Mindfulness · EMDR · IFS-Informed · Client-Centered Therapy
A little about me
Therapist. Founder. Mom. Perpetual project starter.
I’m a therapist, but I’m also a mom, a business owner, and a person who knows what it feels like to have a lot of roles competing for your attention.
I believe therapy should give you a place to slow down, make sense of what’s happening underneath the surface, and figure out what you actually need – not just what everyone else needs from you.
My work is grounded in curiosity, compassion, and the belief that you don’t have to have everything figured out before you walk through the door.
Outside the therapy room, you'll usually find me…
chasing after my kids, starting a new project I probably don’t need, or convincing myself that this is finally the year I’ll keep a plant alive.
Ready when you are
You don't have to keep holding everything together.
Let’s figure out what comes next, together.