About Judeann
Judeann Colasante-Spaide is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma, and related concerns. Her manner is straightforward and calm, aimed at making hard conversations easier to begin.
She creates a space where clients can talk about their thoughts and feelings without worry. Judeann emphasizes practical steps clients can try between sessions. She views how people think as a guide to how they feel and act, and she uses that idea to shape each plan.
Background and approach
Judeann’s main approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternatives that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Her style is collaborative and goal-focused.
She works with each person to set clear, manageable goals and tracks progress over time. Small changes are treated as meaningful steps toward a more stable and satisfying life. Judeann holds LCSW credentials and has practiced in New Jersey and New York.
She aims to meet people where they are and to offer steady support while they make changes that matter to them.
Using CBT and online care to change unhelpful thinking
Judeann commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that helps people spot thought patterns that increase anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behavior. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavioral experiments that can reduce distress and improve daily routines.Her work is collaborative: she helps clients identify goals, tries different strategies, and adjusts the plan together based on what is working. Finding the right approach is part of the process, and she discusses options and preferences so the therapeutic path fits the person’s needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a less visual check-in is preferred. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skills practice, or when someone wants to write through a problem. These options aim to make regular care easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English
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