Danielle LaBarre, LMHC

Jennifer Maguire is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with over 25 years of experience supporting individuals through life’s most complex challenges. She holds degrees from Rutgers University, Rowan University, and the University of Phoenix.

Jennifer Maguire approach is warm, interactive, and client-centered, guided by empathy, respect, and collaboration. Jennifer draws from evidence-based practices such as CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and trauma-informed care. She works closely with each client to identify strengths, clarify goals, and create a personalized treatment plan that fosters healing and growth.

Jennifer Maguire supports clients in understanding how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors connect, and teaches skills like mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation. Jennifer believes therapy is a partnership where clients feel heard, empowered, and respected. Her goal is to help individuals move toward a life of greater peace, connection, and fulfillment.

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Tara Merchant is a person-centered, nonjudgmental, relationship-based LMHC (licensed mental health counselor) who recognizes the intrinsic value of all people and holds positive regard for all her clients. Tara views counseling as a collaborative effort that provides psychoeducation and coping skills for the obstacles with which clients may be struggling, and clients provide insights as experts on themselves. She believes that all thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected and have valid underlying factors. Tara seeks to help clients connect the dots, from both past and present, to have a greater understanding of themselves and their environments. She also fosters a safe space for clients to identify and embrace their feelings toward emotional catharsis. Tara received her Bachelor's Degree from Purchase College, State University of NY, and her Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Long Island University. She has an eclectic style that utilizes Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and psychodynamic modality. Tara aims to uphold cultural humility for ongoing learning and awareness that supports racial and social equity. She is experienced in working with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and child development. Tara is a big proponent of self-care and encourages you to find whatever it is that fills your cup. She, for example, loves to watch TV and sing in her spare time.

Zaccaheaus (Zacc) Adams is a licensed clinical counselor in both Maryland and North Carolina. Zacc graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with his master's in clinical mental health counseling. He has been effective in providing therapy for many presenting concerns such as depression, anxiety, self-esteem/confidence, trauma, career conflicts, and relationship issues. Zacc has extensive experience working with adolescents, adults, couples, friends, and families. He aims to create a warm and inviting environment that will allow clients to further develop growth and empowerment within themselves. Zacc uses an integrative therapeutic approach to meet each client where they are in each session.

Hunada Zein-Eddin is a bilingual (English/Arabic) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and Virginia. She earned her degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lancaster Bible College in 2022 and completed her residency at Northern Virginia Family Service and Youth For Tomorrow. She specializes in supporting adolescents, young adults, and adults with challenges related to anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, adjustment issues, and mood disorders. Hunada also helps clients navigate stress, grief, workplace relationships, anger, and life transitions. She has experience working with individuals, families, and couples and is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) as well as ADHD Clinical Services. Her trauma-informed, culturally sensitive approach draws on Attachment Theory, TF-CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Polyvagal Theory.

Hunada understands that life often brings challenges that can feel overwhelming. She partners with clients on their journey toward healing, peace, and resilience by creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space. Clients can expect empathy, compassion, and professionalism throughout their care. Her therapeutic style emphasizes collaboration, open communication, and a strong belief that everyone deserves access to high-quality mental health services that foster healing and growth.

Hunada begins therapy by building trust and gaining a thorough understanding of each client’s unique history, concerns, and goals. Initial sessions focus on creating a comprehensive biopsychosocial picture that informs the development of individualized treatment plans aligned with the client’s desired outcomes. Throughout treatment, Hunada ensures clients feel heard, valued, and supported as they work toward achieving their therapeutic goals and long-term emotional well-being.

Aramis Sinclair, LCSW, has a background in crisis management, anxiety, depression, life stressors, trauma-informed care, outpatient care, and both short- and long-term treatment. They earned a BSW from Brandman University (now UMass Global) and an MSW from the University of Kentucky. Their experience across settings allows them to offer compassionate, informed, and adaptable care.

Clients can expect a warm and inviting environment. Aramis provides structured yet flexible treatment, supporting clients in achieving their goals while addressing additional concerns as they arise. They value honesty, openness, and willingness, fostering a space where clients feel comfortable exploring sensitive topics.

Aramis begins by building rapport and understanding each client’s reasons for seeking treatment and their goals. They create individualized treatment plans tailored to each client’s needs, which can be adjusted over time to best support progress and well-being.

Iesha Whitaker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that graduated in 2012 from Hunter College School of Social Work. She has been practicing since that time. Ms. Whitaker has worked with many populations including, Women, Men, adults aged 18 and up, homeless population, parents with children in foster care and parents in need support and learning communication skills with teens. Ms. Whitaker has knowledge of working with clients recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital setting as well as the.  hospital discharge planning process, and emergency room care. Her primary areas of focus are helping clients that suffer with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Stress, Trauma, Relationship issues, PTSD, Life transitions as well as Emotional Dysregulation. Ms. Whitaker enjoys working closely with clients that struggle with healthy lifestyles, poor decision making, suffering with substance use disorder and people dealing with chronic homelessness, Domestic violence and challenges of daily living. Ms. Whitaker uses treatment modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Trauma focused Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and many other modalities. Ms. Whitaker has a passion for helping the are less fortunate and have challenges with routine daily activities, basic life needs such as food, housing, education, work stress and chronic medical conditions. Ms. Whitaker is very warm and open, very personable and allows her clients to work at their own pace. Ms. Whitaker enjoys helping clients to gain healthy insight to their conditions and allows clients to create the future they want for themselves.

Working with Ms. Whitaker will be an open, collaborative experience. Ms. Whitaker will help the client create the best version of themselves, while teaching the client to identify concrete obtainable goals.

Ms. Whitaker typical therapeutic process is a somewhat structured and flexible framework that provides empathy, rapport building and using evidence-based practices to provide mental health treatment. She uses a collaborative therapeutic relationship that warmly welcomes the client into therapy, discuss limits of confidentiality as it pertains to self harm or harm to others. She discuss the length of sessions and the frequency of meetings, invite questions from client and describe their role in the treatment process. Provides a safe space where a client can express themselves in an environment open to all cultures, gender identities while helping clients explore their strengths. Clinical assessments by use of standardized tools PHQ-9, GAD-7, and client interview and report. Clinician continues to monitor and track safety and implement Evidence based Interventions such as CBT, DBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic and Supportive Therapy to provide care. Over time Clinician continues to revisit progress, highlight growth and obtained goals, moving toward termination when appropriate, also providing aftercare and referrals.