Counseling Services
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Bridge Counseling Services, LLC is a for-profit agency that partners with us to provide comprehensive therapeutic intervention for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. With two outpatient office locations in the Cape Atlantic region, we provide a client-centered approach that values the unique needs of each individual. In-home services are also available for at-risk youth between the ages of 5-18. Our licensed clinicians offer a wide range of training and expertise. Most major insurances are accepted. To learn more about our staff, please visit the location of your choice:
Marmora Outpatient Services
To learn more about the licensed outpatient counselors in our Marmara office, please read our staff biographies listed below.
In addition to counseling intervention, our Marmara office location offers alternative, holistic services to complement traditional mental health treatment.
Click here to learn more about the holistic services available at this location.
Sandy McGarvey, MTS, LPC
If you find yourself struggling with overwhelming symptoms of anxiety, depression, or unresolved trauma, I can provide a safe, nurturing environment to support your healing. Through clinical and holistic interventions, my aim is to help you get to the root of your symptoms rather than simply offering tools to “manage” your symptoms. I am trained as an EMDR practitioner to help identify and process any underlying issues that may be holding you back. I will meet you at your own level of readiness to discover the answers that already lie within you. Take your first step towards emotional freedom and authenticity by calling today.
Beth DeForest, LCSW
Beth works at The Bridge Wellness Center with individuals of any age and specializes in Christian counseling. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Psychology, as well as a Master’s degree in Social Work. Job experience includes working for child protective services (DCPP), first as a case manager and later in policy development. She has over 20 years of experience working at a local school district, providing counseling and behavioral intervention to children in grades K-8. Beth enjoys family time, as well as photography, gardening, and power walks.
Sandra Leonard, M.ED, LPC, ACS
Counseling is a very individualized process and you need someone who will listen and respond to your needs. Everyone has strengths to work with and I will help you recognize your strengths and how to use them to help you move forward. I have been in the field over 30 years and worked with children as well as older adults and all ages in between. I have experience in many different areas of counseling areas which include depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anger management, family issues, grief. I welcome the chance to work with you to help make change in your life.
Joe O’Neill, MA, LPC
Warm, thoughtful and patient. I strive to maintain a collaborative relationship, to be supportive and direct in offering an approach to identify and achieve client goals, offering specific tools to use to enhance life’s blessings.
In-home Counseling Services
In-home services are available for at-risk youth ages 5-18 when appropriate. The youth will be matched with a licensed therapist to work with the child and the family to address the issues that may impact the child’s emotional well-being. Therapists help the child and the family to identify resources within the local community to provide ongoing support.
Additionally, the child will be matched with a behavioral assistant who works under the therapist’s direction to model coping skills and strategies targeting specific behaviors that are of risk to the child. All services are coordinated through a case manager who will meet regularly with the family while services are in place.
This program is managed through our state-funded Children’s System of Care. To learn more about these services, please visit Performcarenj.org.