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Eileen Madden

Calm, practical support for parents

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
13 years
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Eileen

Eileen Madden is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping parents and individuals find steadier footing during stressful times. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 13 years of clinical experience to sessions. Eileen guides people toward greater self-compassion and clearer daily routines.

She writes plainly, listens closely, and supports practical next steps that fit family life. Her work emphasizes noticing feelings without judgment and learning what those feelings are trying to protect.

Background and approach

She uses gentle body-based practices alongside talk work to help clients feel more settled in their bodies. That can make sleep, eating, and daily caregiving tasks easier to manage. Eileen trained at Boston College for her undergraduate and graduate degrees and has worked across outpatient, partial hospitalization, and in-home settings.

She has worked with clients from age two through 87 and has particular experience supporting anxiety, sadness, and anger in people of many ages. She draws on several evidence-informed methods, including acceptance and commitment approaches, cognitive behavioral methods, and emotion-focused work. Dialectical skills and attachment ideas also appear in her practice when helpful.

Sessions often include clear skills, compassion-focused reflection, and choices for movement or somatic exercises. Outside of clinical work she values physical fitness and community service. She enjoys running and teaching boxing, and has experience studying abroad and volunteering in multiple regions.

Her perspective is shaped by a spiritual belief in connection and a focus on what helps people notice small, manageable sources of joy.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without fighting them and then choose actions that match deeply held values; this helps when anxiety, depression, or parenting stress get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for sleep, worry, and mood regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early and current relationship patterns to help people feel safer and more connected, which can support family and caregiving challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online work can make therapy fit around family life. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions can be quieter and easier to schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins and flexible communication between longer sessions. These options aim to give parents and caregivers practical access and steady support.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address for parents and individuals?
Eileen works with many issues relevant to family life and personal well-being, including stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, grief, trauma and addictions.
What is her general style in sessions?
She combines straightforward skills teaching with warm, nonjudgmental listening and offers simple body-based practices alongside talk work.
How long has she practiced?
She has 13 years of clinical experience in outpatient, partial hospitalization, and in-home settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC - licensed professional counselor, NJ LPC 37PC00792800, based in New Jersey.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different family schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
13 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish

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