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.