Bijal Patel is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a profound commitment to helping individuals, couples, families, and groups navigate life's challenges. She views therapy as a process of unpacking the often unspoken emotions that can lead to anxiety and other difficulties. Recognizing that staying in touch with emotions can be challenging, Bijal believes that facing them is often the first step toward healing. Her extensive clinical experience equips her with a deep understanding of how environment and relationships can influence well-being, and she is dedicated to facilitating positive change through supportive and validating resources. Utilizing empathy, exploration, and empowerment, Bijal assists her clients in addressing relational issues, communication hurdles, intimacy challenges, trauma, anxiety, depression, anger management, and a wide range of mental and emotional disorders. With experience working at the Essex County Sexual Assault and Violence Education Center, she brings a trauma-informed perspective to her practice. Bijal also conducts therapeutic process groups, providing a safe space for clients to share their experiences and develop effective coping strategies. Through her use of diverse therapeutic modalities, including Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-Based approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and more, she stands ready to help clients achieve their personal goals.