Therapy for Therapists in New Jersey

Being a therapist and being a client

Knowing how therapy works does not mean you have to work through everything alone. This is space for your own healing, relationships and questions, whether they connect to clinical work or to life beyond it. You do not need to arrive with a formulation or turn your experience into a case presentation.

What brings clinicians to therapy

You may be navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma or the strain of holding other people's experiences alongside your own. Grief, anxiety, relationship concerns, life transitions and your own history can also bring you here. Therapy can include work stress without making professional performance the measure of what matters. For broader workplace concerns, see work stress and burnout therapy.

Professional overlap and boundaries

Finding care in a small professional community can involve overlapping roles. Therapy Aligned clinicians do not see people they currently teach, supervise, train, evaluate or employ, including students, supervisees and fellows, as therapy clients. When a conflict exists, they help you find another clinician, including one outside Therapy Aligned when that better avoids the overlap. If you know a clinician through teaching, training or another professional setting, mention it in your inquiry so the connection can be reviewed with you before care begins. Past teaching or supervision relationships are reviewed case by case.

Confidentiality and your questions

Confidentiality has legal limits, such as a risk of serious harm, mandated reporting duties and court orders. Before beginning, you can ask who can access your record, whether your clinician consults with colleagues, how incidental professional encounters are handled and what is documented. Our Notice of Privacy Practices explains how health information is used and shared.

How sessions work

The first conversations focus on what brings you in, your history and what you want from therapy. Together with your clinician, you discuss goals, approach and pace. Personal therapy centers your experience; it is separate from supervision, consultation and case review. You can explore your reactions to clinical work without sharing identifying details about your own clients.

Clinician fit and availability

Current availability is shown on the clinician cards below, and you can use the general inquiry form to ask about fit with either clinician. Andrew H. Kim, LCSW, LCADC is an MSW lecturer at Rutgers School of Social Work, runs Therapy Aligned's clinical fellowships and supervision, and built the free Clinical Wiki for clinicians.

Separately from Therapy Aligned, Andrew serves as Academic & Professional Development Director at the Integrative Therapy Institute of NJ, an established practice with more than 75 clinicians. That role is independent of Therapy Aligned and does not imply a partnership or referral relationship. Andrew does not see people he trains, evaluates or certifies in that role as therapy clients.

Clinicians who work in this area

Chandni Patel

LCSW, LCADC

Accepting new clients

Andrew H. Kim

LCSW, LCADC

Waitlist for new clients

Insurance and self-pay

We are in-network with Horizon BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare/Optum, Oscar, and Medicare. Our team can help you verify coverage before your first session. Self-pay is also an option. See our FAQ, self-pay information and Good Faith Estimate page for practical details.

In Metuchen and across New Jersey

Both clinicians offer sessions in person in Metuchen, NJ and virtually across New Jersey through secure video. For virtual sessions, choose somewhere you have privacy and are located in New Jersey. Your inquiry can include your preferred clinician and questions about professional overlap, scheduling or payment.