Ellen Gamza is a dedicated Clinical Social Worker and Therapist with a passion for addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and the challenges faced by adolescents and their families. She believes that a safe, collaborative, and compassionate therapeutic relationship is vital for effective therapy, laying the groundwork for healing and personal growth. By utilizing a tailored approach to therapy that incorporates relational, cognitive-behavioral, insight-oriented, and family systems models, she meets the unique needs of each client. Ellen is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based practice particularly effective for treating eating disorders and self-injurious behaviors; she is part of one of the few intensively-trained DBT teams in Northern New Jersey. Prior to establishing her private practice, Ellen gained valuable experience in hospital and school settings, as well as with Battered Women's Services. A graduate of Fordham University, she holds her MSW and regularly conducts presentations in school settings on topics such as eating disorders and relational aggression among adolescent girls. Ellen actively engages with the NJ Eating Disorders Association, leading monthly groups for clients and their families, and is also a member of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapists and the National Association of Social Workers, where she has contributed informative articles on depression treatment to their consumer website.