Karen Lewis, LCSW, PsyA

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Karen Lewis, LCSW, PsyA Is your anxiety stopping you from what you really want to do? Want to make a change? Allow us to work together!

Visit my website to learn more: www.karenlewistherapist.com. I strive to establish a safe and comfortable environment that is tailored to your individual needs. Whether you are facing struggles in your career, in a relationship, with loss, depression or anxiety, and the difficulties that come with such transitions and change, I will help you find the solutions and confidence needed to get you back on track. While I am skilled in treating the general clinical population, I also specialize in the treatment of parent's of children with special needs, including, but not limited to, parents of children with juvenile diabetes and those with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum. My goal is to empower you by identifying the issues at hand, focusing on your strengths and the goals you want to achieve. This collaborative process will help facilitate your own unique pathways toward growth and change. In addition to my LCSW, I have completed seven years of psychoanalytic training at the New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis. Qualifications

Years in Practice: 9 Years
School: New York University
Year Graduated: 2008

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlewis.lcsw

11/03/2026

𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘀

Anxiety doesn't always start as a thought. Often it starts as a tight chest, a racing heart, a stomach that drops, or breath that goes shallow before you've even named what's wrong.

When that happens, try this:
1️⃣ Name three things you can see.
2️⃣ Name two things you can hear.
3️⃣ Name one thing you can feel under your hand or feet.

This isn't about making the anxiety disappear. It's about giving your nervous system proof that you're safe right now, in this room, in this moment.

Script to try: "My body is reacting, and I am still safe."

If anxiety shows up in your body more often than you'd like, therapy can help you build a toolkit that works for you specifically.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in profile).

10/23/2026

𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆: 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺

Overthinking can feel productive, like you're preparing. If the thoughts are looping with no new information, it is worry, not planning.

A question that helps: "Is there a next step I can take, or am I just going around again?"

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in bio).

10/23/2026

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀: 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲

The holiday invitations are coming, and so are the questions about your job, your relationship, your weight, and your choices. Boundaries are easier to set in October than in the middle of the dinner table.

Four scripts you can borrow:
• "I'm not going to discuss that, but I'd love to hear about your trip."
• "We can come for two hours."
• "I know you mean well. That's not something I'm open to commenting on."
• "I'm heading out now. I'll see you Saturday."

Plan ahead: decide who will be there, how long you'll stay, and who your one ally in the room is.

Saying no to a topic does not mean you love them less. If family conflict involves fear or control, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-7233.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in bio).

10/23/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗼𝗳-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 (𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵)

Your laptop is closed, but your nervous system is still in the meeting. If work follows you home every evening, a short shutdown routine can give your body a clear signal that the day is over.

1️⃣ Write tomorrow's top three tasks. Getting them out of your head means they stop circling.
2️⃣ Close the tabs and say it out loud: "Done for today."
3️⃣ Change something physical: walk around the block, change clothes, or take 10 slow breaths with a longer exhale than inhale.

Script to try: "Unfinished is not the same as failing."

If stress is spilling into your sleep, mood, or relationships, therapy can help you build boundaries that actually hold.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in bio).

10/16/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵

Rejection stings, and it stings more when you already tend to read it as proof that something is wrong with you.

Try this sentence next time: "That hurt, and it doesn't define me." It leaves room for the pain without handing it a bigger job than it has.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in profile).

10/16/2026

𝗦𝗔𝗗: 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭

Sunset is already creeping earlier, and the clocks go back on Sunday, November 1. If your mood tends to dip every fall, October is the best time to set up support, not December.

Four things I suggest:
1️⃣ Get outside within an hour of waking, even on a cloudy day. Outdoor light is far stronger than indoor light.
2️⃣ Keep your wake-up time steady, including weekends.
3️⃣ Put one weekly plan with another person on your calendar now.
4️⃣ Notice early signs: low energy, sleeping more, carb cravings, losing interest. If they return each autumn, that pattern matters.

Thinking about a light therapy box? Check with a clinician or your doctor first, as it isn't right for everyone.

Seasonal affective disorder is something I work with regularly, and it responds well to support.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in my profile).

10/16/2026

𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

Depression doesn't always look like crying. Sometimes it looks like a person who is still getting everything done and feeling nothing while doing it.

Six quieter signs worth noticing:
• Irritability or a shorter fuse than usual
• Sleeping much more, or much less, than normal
• Everyday decisions feeling heavy
• Pulling back from plans you used to enjoy
• Tiredness that rest doesn't fix
• Going through the motions while functioning on the outside

Having a few of these for two weeks or more is a reason to talk with someone. It isn't a diagnosis, and it isn't a character flaw. Free, anonymous online screening tools, such as the ones from Mental Health America, can be a first step.

If you are in crisis or thinking about su***de, call or text 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, US) at any hour.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (details in profile).

09/25/2026

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆

Not knowing how something will turn out is not the same thing as it turning out badly. Your anxiety just cannot always tell the difference.

You are allowed to walk into an uncertain season without deciding in advance that it is a disaster.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in bio).

09/25/2026

𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆: 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗽

A new season, a new routine, new demands landing all at once: for people who struggle with uncertainty, late September can feel unexpectedly heavy, even without one single obvious cause.

Uncertainty-driven anxiety is not about any one problem. It is a nervous system trying to plan for too many unknowns at once, and autumn tends to bring a cluster of them together.

It can show up as:
• Overthinking decisions that would normally feel small
• A restless need to control the details you can, because you cannot control the ones you cannot
• Difficulty settling into anything new until you know exactly how it will go
• Physical tension that has no single clear trigger

What tends to help:
1) Separate what is actually unknown from what you are simply assuming will go badly. They are not the same thing.
2) Build in small, low-stakes decisions where you deliberately tolerate not knowing the outcome. It trains the same muscle as bigger uncertainty.
3) Ask what you would tell a friend feeling this exact way, then extend yourself the same patience.
4) If the uncertainty spirals into constant worst-case scenarios, that pattern is worth addressing directly rather than managing around.

A season of change does not have to mean a season of dread. It can just mean a season of change.

Save this for the next "what if" that will not let go.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in bio).

09/19/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴

Routine is not the boring cousin of a good life. It is the steady floor that makes everything else on top of it possible.

If your September feels unsteady, rebuilding a few small, fixed anchors is not settling for less. It is how your nervous system finds its feet again.

📍 Licensed in NJ, NY & FL – teletherapy available.
💌 To make an appointment today, email [email protected], call (201) 290-5550 or visit my website (link in "About Us" section).

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