Safiya Telesford is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey.
01About Safiya
Safiya Telesford is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey. She brings eight years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She emphasizes a respectful, person-focused style.
Sessions often begin by listening to what matters most and then building simple, practical steps to manage emotions and daily challenges. The tone in sessions is warm and direct, aiming to make change feel achievable.
Background and approach
Safiya pays attention to how relationships and attachment patterns shape feelings and behavior. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try new ways of interacting, and build better emotional regulation skills. This can be useful for communication problems, isolation or loneliness, and Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Her work draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and acceptance-based tools. She uses these approaches to create personalized plans that fit a person's life and goals instead of using one-size-fits-all solutions. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are reviewed and adjusted over time.
Safiya also focuses on self-love and women's issues, helping clients explore identity, values, and personal boundaries. Her practical focus includes skill building, reflection, and small experiments to test new ways of coping and relating to others.
02Credentials
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC01218900 · expires November 2026
- LMHC (New York)
- License 017052 · expires October 2028
- NPI
- 1164088852 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Safiya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Communication problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Methods Safiya names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
These are the methods Safiya names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How specific approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then move toward values-based action. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and habits. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and problems with daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns influence feelings and expectations in close relationships, helping people shift how they relate to others and to themselves.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time, so techniques are tailored rather than fixed at the start.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection, quick skill reminders, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep working on skills between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and depression, with additional attention to communication problems, isolation or loneliness, Seasonal Affective Disorder, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions emphasize listening, skill building, and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with people on emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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