About Sugandika
Dr. Sugandika Subawickrama is a licensed counselor with over 20 years of experience. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in New Jersey.
She focuses on making therapy a straightforward, compassionate process for people who are stressed, anxious, or facing big life changes. She helps with depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping after loss. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career concerns, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder.
How Sugandika works
Sessions welcome discussion of eating, sleeping, anger, self-esteem, and caregiver stress. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She creates a calm space where clients can say what they really think and feel without judgment.
Conversations are practical and aimed at building skills that fit day-to-day life. Clinically she draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches. That mix allows sessions to focus on both present problems and the personal stories behind them.
Dr. Subawickrama offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala for people located in New Jersey. Getting started involves selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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What Sugandika works with
The areas below are the ones Sugandika selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Sinhala |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the client's priorities and values, encouraging openness and collaboration so sessions follow what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices that help people notice stress and respond more calmly, which can be useful for sleep, anger, and ongoing worry.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which methods to try. That decision is reviewed and adjusted over time based on what helps most for the client's goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let clients send updates between sessions or use written communication instead of speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while preserving continuity of care.
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