Welcome
I’m a therapist after a long career in marketing and communications. I enjoyed my work and my colleagues, but began to feel a desire for a different path. Responding to that desire turned out to be more than just a career change, but an invitation to a life of greater expansion and trust—stepping away from roles and places where I no longer fit, learning to trust my intuition and rediscovering parts of myself that had been there all along.
Trained as a trauma therapist, I specialize in women’s health and spiritual well-being—including issues related to life stage transitions, traumatic stress, hormonal changes and illness—and am committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based care grounded in relationship.
My expertise also draws on my training in spiritually integrated psychotherapy, an evidence-based approach for drawing on and working with an individual’s spirituality in therapy.
I work with people from all faith and non-faith backgrounds who want an approach that respects their unique family, spiritual and religious history. For those who have experienced relational abuse in spiritual settings, I bring an openhearted and non-dogmatic approach to your care.
Choosing to begin therapy is an act of both curiosity and courage: curiosity about yourself and courage to experience what you discover. I’d be honored to join you.
About Judith
Judith Alfano, MSW, LCSW is a therapist in private practice, both online and in the coastal communities of New Jersey. Her research and professional interests are the integration of psychology and spirituality, and women’s health and well-being.
Judith’s therapeutic approach is deeply relational, grounded in psychodynamic theory and skillfully integrating cognitive and somatic therapies with parts work and the wisdom of spiritual care.
Earlier in her career, Judith held key roles in marketing, HR and communications at organizations ranging from an established energy company to higher ed and a tech start-up. She later transitioned to clinical mental health, working in multiple counseling centers where she supported those experiencing anxiety, grief and those impacted by trauma and abuse. Along the way, Judith explored other paths to join her community in healing and recovery.
One of those paths is cooking. Judith is interested in the intersection of cooking, spirituality and mental health, and completed a professional culinary program as well as continuing education courses in nutrition and integrative care for cancer survivors and those with chronic illness.
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Master of Social Work, Monmouth University
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Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Certified, Institute for Creative Mindfulness
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Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy, American Council for Pastoral Education
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Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy, Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Institute
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Specialized training in spiritual abuse and care, The Allender Center
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Specialized trauma training with emphasis on parts of self, Dr. Janina Fisher
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Integrative Oncology, University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
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Prayer, Meditation and Spirituality in Healthcare, University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing
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Functional Nutrition, Institute for Functional Medicine
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