About
About Wayne Mental Health Center
Evidence-based care for adults, families, and older adults in Wayne, NJ.
Our philosophy
How we approach care
Evidence-Based Care
Treatment planning draws on therapy approaches with the strongest research support for the presenting concern, including cognitive, behavioral, exposure-based, mindfulness-informed, and trauma-focused methods. The goal is to match the approach to the person and the problem rather than apply a single technique to every situation.
Whole-Person Context
A careful first conversation looks at the presenting concern in the context of medical history, sleep, substance use, social supports, life-stage transitions, and current stressors. This context shapes what care may help and what other professionals to coordinate with.
Collaborative Treatment Planning
Each person is treated as an active partner in choosing among therapy, medication evaluation, skills work, and care coordination. Plans are written together, reviewed regularly, and adjusted as goals or circumstances change.
Safety-Aware and Trauma-Informed
Safety planning, pacing, informed consent, and trauma-aware sequencing are part of standard practice — not specialized add-ons. Care moves at a pace that respects each person's readiness and current stability.
Coordinated Care
When clinically useful, the team can coordinate with primary care, psychiatry, schools, and family supports — always with the person's consent and within HIPAA and NJ privacy requirements. Coordination is about reducing fragmentation, not bypassing patient control.
- In-network plans
Major NJ insurance accepted; we'll help verify your benefits.
- By appointment
Scheduling that fits your week.
- Evidence-based care
CBT, EMDR, IFS, and other established approaches.
- Wayne, NJ
Serving Passaic County and surrounding towns.
Our team
Our team and credentials
Care at Wayne Mental Health Center is delivered by a team of board-licensed clinicians and pre-licensed associates working under structured supervision. We present credentials in aggregate so people seeking care can understand the level of clinical training behind the practice without trying to evaluate individual provider profiles before a first conversation.
The team includes clinicians credentialed under New Jersey’s four mental-health and psychiatric-care licensing boards, listed below. Each clinician is matched to clients based on training, license scope, and the presenting concern.
Licensing oversight
Credentials by NJ licensing board
Each NJ board listed below maintains public licensee directories for verification.
NJ State Board of Psychological Examiners
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) — Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology
Doctoral-level psychologist with research and clinical training in psychological assessment and psychotherapy, licensed by the NJ State Board of Psychological Examiners.
Psy.D. (Clinical Psychology) — Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology
Doctoral-level psychologist with practitioner-focused training in psychological assessment and psychotherapy, licensed by the NJ State Board of Psychological Examiners.
NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners
LCSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Master's-level clinician trained in psychotherapy and clinical assessment, licensed by the NJ State Board of Social Work Examiners.
NJ Professional Counselor Examiners Committee
LPC — Licensed Professional Counselor
Master's-level mental health counselor trained in assessment and individual, group, and family therapy, licensed by the NJ Professional Counselor Examiners Committee.
LMFT — Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Master's-level clinician specialized in relational and systemic therapy with couples and families, licensed by the NJ Professional Counselor Examiners Committee.
NJ Board of Nursing
PMHNP-BC — Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Advanced-practice registered nurse with board certification in psychiatric mental health, qualified to evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe psychiatric medication under NJ Board of Nursing oversight.
How we work
Supervision and clinical oversight
Pre-licensed associate clinicians work under the supervision of board-licensed senior staff, with regular case review and documented supervision hours that meet New Jersey's licensure requirements.
- Weekly individual case consultation between each associate and a board-licensed supervisor, scheduled at a recurring time and documented for both clinical and licensure purposes.
- Group case review with the broader clinical team for higher-acuity, complex, or risk-relevant cases, supporting shared clinical thinking and reducing single-clinician decision risk.
- A documented escalation pathway for safety concerns, suspected diagnostic complexity, or any case that exceeds an associate's current scope of practice — supervisors are reachable between scheduled meetings when clinically needed.
- Continuing education expectations covering evidence-based modalities, ethics, mandated reporting, and trauma-aware practice, tracked alongside supervision hours.
- Scope-of-practice guardrails matched to each clinician's license, training, and current competencies — clients are matched to appropriately credentialed clinicians for the presenting concern.
Real progress shows up in small, ordinary moments.
Care that respects who you are makes the work possible.
Ready to talk?
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