About Us

 

   A Center for Change, in association with Affiliated Psychotherapists, includes a group of warm, experienced, licensed, highly trained mental health professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality service in a confidential, private practice setting.  We strive to provide affordable services in a caring, professional manner at convenient locations and times. Many of our therapists participate on most major mental health insurance panels.

 

Our Therapists

  

   Our health care professionals include licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage and family counselors, psychiatric nurse practitioners, clinical social workers, and psychotherapists, chosen because of their success in treating a variety of problems.  Many have advanced training in areas such as relationship issues, family problems, anxiety, depression, ADHD, childhood and adolescent problems, substance abuse, and many other areas. Therapy is provided in a respectful, confidential atmosphere by a therapist, who is active, goal-oriented, and non-judgmental.

 

   Some therapists provide brief, problem-solving therapy, others provide longer-term depth therapy, and some integrate both approaches. Some are trained in hypnotherapy, EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, and/or psychodynamic therapy.  Some have extensive experience treating children and adolescents; others specialize in treating adults or in relationship counseling.  When you call our offices, we can discuss your preferences and needs and recommend the therapist and therapy that best matches them. Our psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioners provide medication management, when medically necessary, for anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other problems.  Our hypnotherapists provide hypnosis for smoking, weight, public speaking anxiety, phobias, pain, and many other concerns.

 

Our Directors

 

   Dr. Susan Chartoff, Co-Director, is a dually licensed psychologist with prescriptive privileges as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and more than 25 years' experience providing individual, marriage, and couples therapy in Northern New Jersey. She is ANCC board-certified in both adult and family mental health.  Dr. Chartoff completed a post-doctoral training program at the Multimodal Therapy Institute and has pursued advanced training in marriage and family counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression, solution-oriented therapy, hypnotherapy, stress management, and other topics. She has worked at Downstate Medical Center, Rutgers University College, Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies, and is on the professional staff of Hackettstown Hospital. She has provided clinical supervision to both doctoral and master’s level mental health professionals for many years.

 

   Dr. Marvin Chartoff, Co- Director, is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years' experience providing individual, marriage, and family counseling for children, adolescents, and adults. He is a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology and is on the professional staff of Hackettstown Hospital.  Dr. Chartoff completed post-doctoral training in child and adolescent psychotherapy, adult psychotherapy, marriage and family therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, stress management, adult and child ADHD evaluation and treatment, substance abuse, and other topics.  He has years of experience as a school psychologist at both the elementary and secondary level and has provided clinical supervision to both doctoral level and masters level clinicians for many years.

 

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