Mary Amato, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Toms River, NJ
Online & In-Person
About me
You can expect to feel validated, heard, and empowered in our work together. I offer a welcoming and empathetic environment where you can feel safe to process your emotions.
Helping individuals work through life transitions, anxiety, and depression is a true passion of mine. My strengths lie in using a strengths-based perspective along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and DBT techniques to support meaningful change.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience helping adolescents and adults manage life’s stressors. I understand how challenging it can be to balance the many demands of life, and I recognize that having an unbiased, supportive person to talk things through with can make a significant difference. I am committed to helping you develop a more positive, confident, healthier, and happier lifestyle. I utilize a solution-focused approach combined with a strengths-based perspective to guide our work together. I specialize in supporting adolescents and adults as they navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, adjustment disorder, life transitions, parenting concerns, and more.
License
License(s)
Education
University of Maryland
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$ - $Accepted payment methods
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Credit Card
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Medicare
- Cigna
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum
Specialties and clinical interests
- ADHD
- Alcohol or Drug Use/Addictions
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Grief & Loss
- Law Enforcement/First Responders
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Mental Health Professionals
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional/Defiant Behavior
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias & Fears
- Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
- Relationships
- School Performance
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Stress/Stress Management
- Substance Use Disorders
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- Single Parents
- People with Disabilities
- Military Families
- Veterans
- Trauma Survivors
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Individuals
- Families
Languages
- English
Website and social media