About Gena
Gena Figliuzzi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and life changes. She supports those coping with parenting challenges, anger, career worries, and depression. Gena focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable and connected.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken honestly. Sessions are aimed at building clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and better problem-solving.
How Gena works
Gena encourages small, realistic changes clients can try between meetings. Her approach is straightforward and warm. She listens first, then collaborates on goals and next steps.
Therapy often includes talking through situations, learning new coping skills, and practicing better communication. Gena has seven years of professional experience in counseling work in New Jersey. She brings steady support for people navigating separation, commitment questions, family of origin issues, and the stress around pregnancy and childbirth.
She also addresses concerns like guilt, shame, loneliness, and seasonal mood shifts. Clients can expect focused sessions that balance understanding with action. Gena aims to help people find more self-love, clearer purpose, and healthier ways to relate to others.
The work is paced to fit each person’s needs and life rhythm.
What Gena works with
The areas below are the ones Gena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Gena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical tools. One common approach is problem-focused work that breaks issues into manageable steps and teaches coping skills for anxiety, stress, and mood shifts. This helps people try small changes and measure what works.Another key element is emotion-focused conversation to help identify feelings, understand what drives them, and build healthier ways to respond. This kind of work is useful for relationship tensions, family conflicts, guilt, shame, and anger. Both approaches emphasize action between sessions so progress continues outside meetings.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Gena will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, then recommend techniques to try. She adjusts methods as needed so the plan fits the person's needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets people read visual cues and practice communication in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help fit therapy into work, parenting, and busy schedules.
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