- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Gena
Gena Figliuzzi is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, parenting challenges, and questions about life direction. She offers straightforward support for depression, anger, and low self-esteem. Gena aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful for anyone seeking change.
Gena focuses on creating an open space where clients can share thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. She uses clear conversation and practical steps so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions are offered in English and tailored to each person's goals. Her approach centers on listening first, then building specific strategies for day-to-day life. That might include problem-solving around family stress, planning for career steps, or developing skills to manage anxiety.
Gena helps people notice what works and what gets in the way so they can make steady progress. With seven years of experience as a licensed professional counselor - LPC - in New Jersey, she brings steady, calm guidance. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support change and growth.
The focus is always practical: clearer choices, small experiments, and steady momentum. Gena respects the courage it takes to reach out. She supports parents who are looking for help with parenting concerns and people dealing with life changes such as separation, pregnancy, or career shifts.
Her goal is to help clients build tools they can use long after a session ends.
What Gena works with
Everything Gena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gena helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Practical therapeutic techniques for online parenting support
Gena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in clear, practical ways. One approach focuses on helping people identify stress and anxiety triggers, then teaching simple coping skills to manage reactions. This work is useful for parenting stress, social anxiety, and seasonal mood shifts. Another common approach centers on strengthening self-esteem and decision-making through focused conversations and small behavior changes. That style helps with relationship questions, career decisions, and feelings of guilt or shame.Finding the right way of working is a shared process. Gena collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily routine. Together they try approaches, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is good when visual connection matters, phone works if bandwidth or movement is easier, live chat can be a fast way to check in, and messaging supports short updates or ongoing reflection. These options provide flexibility for parents and adults balancing work, childcare, and other demands.
Questions people ask about Gena
What kinds of concerns does Gena help with?
Gena helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and supportive. She listens closely, creates space for honest talk, and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of counseling experience and works as a licensed professional counselor, LPC, practicing in New Jersey.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She practices in New Jersey and holds the LPC credential in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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