Eileen Madden, LPC
Compassionate counselor helping you rediscover joy
Details
| Name | Eileen Madden |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | New Jersey |
| Licensed in | New Jersey |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Eileen
Eileen Madden is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people find more ease in their daily lives. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 13 years of experience to sessions. Her style centers on helping clients reconnect with their sense of worth and rediscover moments of joy.
She uses plain talk and steady listening to help people name painful emotions. Eileen encourages compassion for difficult feelings and views those emotions as protective responses rather than definitions of who someone is.
Background and approach
She also includes simple body-based practices to help people feel steadier in their day-to-day lives. Her background includes undergraduate and master’s degrees from Boston College and many years working in outpatient settings. She has worked with a wide age range of clients and in settings that included partial hospitalization and in-home care.
That experience shaped her focus on anxiety, sadness, anger, and the link between physical health and mental health. Eileen blends narrative ideas with acceptance-focused and attachment-informed ways of working. She often uses client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new choices.
Her approach aims to make change practical and relevant to each person’s life. Outside of clinical work she values movement and healthy eating, teaches boxing, and enjoys running and travel. She frames her work around a spiritual sense of connection and tries to help clients find what already feels alive inside them.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Eileen works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Eileen among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Eileen directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Eileen directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approach and how online therapy fits your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions toward what matters. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and supports rewriting those stories to reflect strengths and values. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early connections shape current relationships and help people practice new ways of relating and feeling safe with others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they will try methods that match those needs and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and practical.
Online sessions can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when someone needs flexible timing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and travel.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
The approach emphasizes storytelling and acceptance, helping people separate painful feelings from identity and try new responses. Sessions often mix listening, practical skills, and simple body-based practices.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in outpatient settings, partial hospitalization, and in-home care with a broad age range of clients.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential as a licensed professional counselor in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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