Our objective is to help you get what you wish as professionally and effortlessly as feasible.  We respect each of our clients’ personal needs and keep their goals as our priority.

Our Therapists

Hypnosis Center of New Jersey, and its affiliates, Arista Counseling, Affiliated Psychotherapists, and a Center for Change, includes a group of warm, experienced, licensed, highly trained mental health professionals dedicated to the delivery of high quality service, providing the compassionate, quality mental health care in a confidential professional atmosphere.  Each one of our hypnotherapists is licensed by the State of New Jersey to provide mental health services. You are, therefore, assured the same professionalism and confidentiality as you would get with any licensed psychotherapist or psychologist.

Our mental health professionals include experienced licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage counselors, family therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, clinical social workers and professional counselors.  These therapists have post-degree training which equips them with the skills necessary to provide help to each of their patients.  They strive to help each patient achieve their goals.  To assure the most individualized service, they match the treatment to the patient, not the patient to the treatment.  As such, each patient receives personalized individual care from a professional who is concerned about their welfare.  Therapy is provided in a respectful, confidential atmosphere by a warm, caring therapist or marriage counselor who is active, goal-oriented and non-judgmental.

Our practice includes therapists trained and experienced in a variety of therapies and specialties.  For example, some therapists provide brief, problem-solving therapy, others provide longer-term depth therapy, and some integrate both approaches.  Some are trained in hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and other specific approaches.  Some therapists have extensive experience treating children and adolescents; others specialize in treating adults, families, or in relationship counseling.  Our psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management, when medically necessary, for anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other problems.  When you call our offices, we can discuss your preferences and needs and recommend the therapist and therapy that best matches your needs and preferences.

Our Director

Judith H. Gurfein, Ph.D., ABPP, APRN-BC

Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology

Assistant Clinical Professor

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Certification in Individual Psychotherapy

Marriage and Family Psychotherapy

Adults & Children

Privacy and Ethics

We are committed to the client first. We want to help you. Your health and well-being is our highest priority.

We value your privacy. Client-therapist confidentiality is not only required by law, it is extremely important to our practitioners. We do everything in our power to protect our clients. We do not share client information unless somebody is in immediate danger of harm or disclosure is required by law.

As our client, you have the right to access your health information, to know if we have disclosed your health information, to request additional restrictions on the disclosure of your health information, and to request information about alternative treatments.

There are a few rare instances in which we will disclose client information:

1.)  If the client authorizes us to provide information to a specific individual

2.)  If the client is in immediate danger of harm and disclosing information can help the client

3.)  If another individual is in immediate danger of harm and disclosing information can help that person

4.)  If a court order requires the disclosure of client information

For more information, don't hesitate to contact us at 201-368-3700.

Appointments

Before your session

Please consider the way we work:

- We act as guides, helping you tap into your own abilities in order to accomplish your personal goals.

- Because everyone is different, we cannot guarantee a time frame for your work, or guarantee your success. However, we are committed to helping you succeed and we will do our best to make it so.

- Our clients are often emotional about the issues we might encounter. The work itself is often emotional.

- It is rare that we would do hypnosis with clients during the first session (single session smoking being the most common exception). We spend most of the 1.5 to two hour session talking about you and your issues. The remaining time may be spent talking about hypnosis, how it works, and specifically what your role will be in the process.

- If during the first half-hour of your session, you decide that you’d rather not continue, we will give you a full refund.

- Most importantly, keep in mind that our work with you is a partnership. In order for hypnosis to work, you have to be dedicated to do your part.

Reservations & cancellations

Call 1-201-368-3344 to book an appointment. If you need to cancel, please let us know 24 hours in advance. If you do not cancel with at least 24 hours notice, or do not come to your session, please understand that when you book an appointment, you agree to pay for any session (medical emergencies are exceptions). 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call.

Appointment length

Most sessions last between 45 minutes to an hour. A single smoking session runs one to two hours.

Payment

Please understand that fees are payable in full at the time of each session. We take cash, checks, MasterCard and VISA.