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Roxane Pakit

Calm, practical therapy for family stress

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
40 years
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Roxane

Roxane Pakit is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four decades of practice. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and focuses on clear goals. Many people looking for help with parenting, family stress, or relationship strains find her straightforward approach easier to follow.

Roxane uses tools from several established therapies to meet each person where they are. She draws on client-centered listening to understand what matters most. She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thinking and build small, concrete skills.

Background and approach

Her work includes techniques from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and from emotionally-focused work to strengthen connections. She pays attention to life events like grief, trauma, addiction, and major changes, and helps people prioritize what to tackle first. Roxane notes that forgiveness of self and others can be part of healing for many clients.

Roxane trained at Adelphi University, earning a Master of Social Work degree, and holds a New Jersey LCSW license. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s goals drive the work. Practical homework and real-life tools are commonly part of her sessions.

Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and steady coping. Topics commonly addressed include stress, anxiety, parenting, relationship problems, addiction concerns, and life transitions. Roxane brings steady clinical experience and an emphasis on clear, achievable steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on active listening and following the client’s lead. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the client and build goals from there; it helps with motivation and finding priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. Online CBT often uses brief exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These tools are useful for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Roxane will discuss options and adapt methods based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. The decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. That flexibility makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work between appointments. These formats support regular check-ins, skill practice, and follow-up in ways that match different comfort levels and schedules.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Roxane help with?
Her practice covers many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting and family problems, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She works collaboratively and uses clear, practical techniques. Sessions often focus on goals, building skills, and steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 40 years of clinical experience, providing long-term practice across a range of settings and client needs.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NJ LCSW 44SC00601700, and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages and international services are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
40 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English

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