Amanda Frudakis-Ruckel, LCSW, TCTSY-F

Something has shifted. Maybe it happened gradually  a growing sense that the life you've built doesn't quite fit anymore. Maybe it arrived suddenly: a loss, a diagnosis, a transition that left you questioning everything you thought you knew about yourself. You're capable, reflective, even high-functioning  and yet underneath, something feels stuck, hollow, or quietly out of control. I work with adults who are done with surface-level fixes and ready to understand what's actually driving their anxiety, their patterns, and the gap between who they are and who they want to be. I draw on existential and humanistic frameworks because I believe the questions you're wrestling with  about meaning, identity, purpose, and loss  deserve to be taken seriously. I specialize in working with people navigating: - Anxiety and chronic overwhelm that no amount of productivity seems to fix - Life transitions and midlife reckoning  career shifts, identity questions, the feeling that the map you've been following no longer leads anywhere meaningful - Grief and loss  including illness, death, and the quieter losses that don't always get acknowledged - Self-doubt and self-worth  especially in high-achieving people who appear fine from the outside - Chronic illness and cancer  the psychological weight of living in an uncertain body I also hold a certification in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY-F)  one of the most rigorously researched body-based trauma interventions available. For clients whose trauma lives in the body rather than in words, I can integrate movement-based work into our sessions in a way that most therapists simply aren't trained to offer. Therapy with me is a good fit if you're curious, willing to sit with complexity, and ready to do more than just cope  you want to actually understand yourself.

I offer telehealth sessions throughout New Jersey and see clients privately, which means our work together is completely confidential  not shared with insurance companies, not shaped by diagnostic billing requirements. Many clients use out-of-network benefits to offset the cost; I'm happy to provide documentation to support reimbursement. Session fee: $200 | Telehealth only | Out-of-network documentation available Reach out at info@person2persontherapy.com or call to schedule a consultation.