Clea Weiss

Clea Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She works with individuals and couples to sort out life transitions and parenting challenges in a practical, down-to-earth way. People often come to her when grief, career shifts, or bipolar and mood concerns make daily life harder.

Clea uses straightforward conversation and concrete steps rather than jargon. She often helps clients set clear, manageable goals and try small changes between sessions. Creative tasks and expressive activities may be offered when they fit a client's style, drawing on her background in expressive therapy.

Her approach adapts to each person. Some sessions focus on what’s happening now and on problem solving. Other times she invites reflection on past patterns that keep turning up in relationships. She combines this work with techniques that address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

Clea pays attention to how family and blended-family dynamics affect day-to-day life. She also supports people working through separation, infidelity, and communication problems. Women who want to strengthen their sense of self and direction may find her approach helpful.

Located in New Jersey, she brings long experience and a calm, practical style to sessions. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s own goals and pace, with the therapist reflecting back concerns and priorities so people feel heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort out personal values, parenting choices, or emotional overwhelm.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, social anxiety, and problem-solving around work or relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is a team effort where goals are reviewed and changed when needed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that focused, practical exercises and reflective conversation translate well to remote sessions when scheduling and environment allow.