Alfred Borrelli
Experienced counselor focused on practical change
- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed in
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Alfred
Alfred Borrelli uses a practical, experience-based approach rooted in long-term clinical work. He combines techniques from trauma-focused therapy, EMDR, and psychodynamic ideas to help people manage strong emotions and recurring problems. He writes short, clear goals with each person and focuses on what can change here and now.
Alfred is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with decades in the field. Alfred has worked in New Jersey settings for many years and brings 40 years of experience to his practice.
Background and approach
He has helped people facing stress, anxiety, and depression. He also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and sleep problems. His sessions aim to make difficult issues easier to handle.
In practical terms that means talking through what’s happening now, noticing patterns, and trying new ways of coping. He also uses structured methods for trauma when needed, like EMDR and trauma-focused strategies. He respects each person’s own knowledge about their life and builds on existing strengths.
Alfred encourages small, manageable steps so progress feels steady and realistic. He recognizes that starting therapy can be a hard choice and approaches each conversation with calm attention. Over his career he has worked with a range of mood and behavioral concerns, including bipolar disorder, ADHD, obsessions and compulsions, panic attacks, and substance issues.
He also has experience with less common problems such as disruptive mood dysregulation disorder and traumatic brain injury.
How Alfred’s Approaches Work Online
Alfred uses EMDR and trauma-focused therapy to help people process difficult memories and reduce their emotional impact. EMDR involves guided eye movements or similar bilateral stimulation while recalling distressing memories to lessen their intensity. Trauma-focused therapy looks at how past events affect current feelings and teaches practical ways to manage those reactions. He also uses motivational interviewing to support change when habits or addictions are a concern. That approach centers on the person’s own reasons for change and helps build motivation without pressure. Together these methods give options for both understanding roots of problems and taking practical steps forward. Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work. Alfred treats it as a collaborative process and will help clients choose methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. He starts with clear goals and adjusts techniques as progress is made. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more practical for busy lives. These formats let people meet from home, keep regular appointments, and follow up between sessions when needed. The variety of options helps maintain continuity and makes it easier to stick with the plan.EMDR
A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English
Next step
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