Dr Amanda Aster-McKenna
Licensed Psychologist
“A Compassionate Approach to Mental Health. Private, Affordable, Convenient. Evidence-Based Treatment. Telehealth options available.”
About Me
Approach
Improvement is possible with patience, self-compassion and a commitment to doing the work of better understanding thoughts, feelings and behaviors. I am dedicated to providing a trusting and creative space where the mind, body and heart can travel on a path of healing and growth.
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Montclair, United States
Services
I am a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of adults suffering from anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, & substance abuse difficulties. I work from an evidence-based framework with emphasis on mindfulness practice, acceptance of difficult internal experiences, and valued-based living to increase quality of life. This approach to treatment is known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT proposes that painful human experiences and life's struggles are all inevitable, and teaches how to learn acceptance of inevitable human difficulties and continuing to live a rich and meaningful life.
Services Offered:
- •Mindfulness
- •Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Individual Therapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Addiction
- •Life Transitions
- •Anxiety
- •Grief & Loss
- •Mood Disorder
- •Personal Development
- •PTSD
- •Trauma
- •Young Adult Issues
Professional Title:
- •Licensed Psychologist
Qualifications
Kean University
Registrations
American Psychological Association; State Board of Psychological Examiners Of New Jersey
Psychologist
Service Area
Dr. Amanda Aster-McKenna, Psy.D.
Essex County
Montclair, New Jersey
United States