About me
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of New Jersey and I have a Ph.D. in counseling psychology, since 2000 from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. I have been working in the mental heath field for over 25 years. I have also worked extensively with families and couples going through divorce and other relationship difficulties. Common issues include: PTSD, anxiety, depression, trust issues, family conflicts and relationship issues etc. We shall work together to support you in making the best decisions in your relationship. We will explore the problems you are currently experiencing, explore possible solutions and barriers to utilizing some of the possible suggestions we come up with. We shall work on your treatment plan and explore what a successful completion of treatment will look like. I am available should your family decide to go on this journey with me to explore and process some of the difficulties you are now going through.
SPECIALTIES
Trauma and abuse issues
Grief
Anger management
PTSD
Relationship issues
Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , Addictions , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Depression , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , Antisocial Personality , Attachment Issues , Blended Family Issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma, Abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
Addictions , LGBT , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 22
Services offered
Messaging
Phone
Video
Licensing
NJ LPC 37PC00462400
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Augustine Bessong. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.
Dr B was an excellent counselor and coach for me and my wife. He has a very kind and approachable style that made it easy for us to talk to him. He gave us good ‘assignments’ that helped us think and act between sessions. He also had us do individual sessions as part of our process that really helped. Overall a great experience that really helped me and my wife. Can’t thank him enough
Dr. B listens to each person’s concerns and gives great insights and advice (:
Great therapist
I had a very positive experience working with Dr. B. I felt he was able to tune in very effectively to the troubles my husband and I were having and his suggestions for addressing them were timely and appropriate. He focused our attention on my husband's depression, a feature of our relationship we'd previously avoided dealing with. As a consequence, I feel greatly relieved of the pressure I'd been putting on myself to assure his happiness. (Dr. B was also helpful in helping me identify some PTSD issues that were affecting me--very useful!) As a result of our work with Dr. B, my husband now understands the need to get further therapy (which he prefers to do in-person rather than online) and has made an appointment do so. I very impressed with Dr. B's ability to get to the heart of the matter quickly and his kind, sensitive, knowledgeable approach. I would not hesitate to call on him again and would heartily recommend him to others.
Dr. Bessong gave me practical and actionable strategies to try. It was helpful that he set specific goals and revisited them with me over the weeks that we met. Having those goals that focused our time helped me feel like I had manageable steps to take. During each session, he was responsive and empathetic and worked to understand exactly how I was feeling and what could help me so that he would make appropriate recommendations. After every session with Dr. Bessong, I felt heard, hopeful, and like I had something that I could apply in my life to help me through what I was struggling with.
Dr. Bessong is a great counselor! The time that my partner and I have spent with him has been well worth it. He gives both of us plenty of time to talk during each session and asks us both to share our feelings about events in our relationship. He asks great questions, and even though he isn’t afraid to put us on the spot, he always makes sure to really listen to both of us and tries to encourage us to understand each other’s point of view and compromise whenever possible. He is forward and firm, but simultaneously kind and understanding, which is an approach that has really worked for us. We would recommend Dr. B to anyone struggling in a relationship or who just needs a mediator to help facilitate communication. He really has been great!