Roxane Pakit, LCSW
Experienced New Jersey LCSW focused on parenting and life changes
Book with Roxane- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Roxane
Roxane Pakit is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four decades of clinical experience in New Jersey. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. She offers straightforward support for relationship and family issues as well as help coping with major life changes.
Roxane draws on practical, person-focused methods to help people identify goals and make steady progress. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at increasing self-awareness and everyday coping skills.
Background and approach
She uses conversations that connect feelings to actions and that help clients try small changes between meetings. Her background includes work with people from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. That experience informs a flexible style that adapts to different life situations.
Roxane combines tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotion-focused methods to address mood, behavior, and relationship patterns. She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior approaches and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the task at hand. That mix supports people dealing with grief, trauma, anger, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and complex family patterns like adoption or blended households.
Sessions emphasize practical steps for communication, forgiveness, and rebuilding routines. Roxane asks clients to set clear, realistic goals and then tracks progress together. Her way of working focuses on steady skill-building and clearer choices, rather than quick fixes.
Clients looking for an experienced, down-to-earth New Jersey therapist for parenting-related concerns may find her approach helpful.
What Roxane works with
Everything Roxane lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Roxane helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Roxane lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Roxane commonly blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can set their own goals and feel heard. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and behaviors and teach practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behavior ideas add emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills for people who need better ways to manage intense feelings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Roxane will talk with each person about goals, daily struggles, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to prioritize and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship and parenting work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick skill reminders, brief coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping therapy focused on practical change.
Questions people ask about Roxane
What concerns does Roxane address?
She works with issues like stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting, relationship and family problems, trauma, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on person-centered conversations, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally focused strategies to change patterns and build skills.
What is her clinical background?
Roxane has 40 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed as an LCSW in New Jersey and practices with clients located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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