Clea Weiss, LCSW
New Jersey · 25 years in practice
Clea Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping adults make changes in their lives.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC00477200 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1831228584 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Clea
Clea Weiss is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping adults make changes in their lives. She practices in New Jersey and focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Clea works with individuals and couples, and she brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at patterns in relationships and the feelings that drive them. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s pace and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to name and shift unhelpful thoughts and actions.
Background and approach
These approaches combine to address problems like communication breakdowns, parenting strain, and social anxiety. Clea often uses creative tasks and expressive methods alongside talk therapy to help people try new ways of coping. She aims for practical steps that fit everyday life, such as short behavioral experiments or communication practices to use at home.
Sessions tend to focus on what’s happening now and what can change next. Clients who come for help usually want clear tools and a supportive space to figure things out. Clea helps people set goals, try small changes, and track progress.
Her style is empathetic and goal-oriented, with room for emotion and real-world problem solving. She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging sessions. Clea works in English and practices across issues including bipolar, parenting, blended family concerns, infidelity, career strain, and young adult issues.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Clea lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Clea names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying the emotions beneath relationship patterns and creating new ways of connecting. Online sessions can help partners or individuals notice emotional reactions and practice new responses in real time. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client’s pace, which can feel steady and supportive in a video or phone session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and often uses short exercises or homework that translate well to messaging or video check-ins.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what feels helpful. That means treatment can shift over time as needs and preferences become clearer.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial cues and try interactive exercises. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking small experiments, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or school schedules while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Clea commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns. Other focuses include parenting, self-esteem, career strain, bipolar, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends emotionally-focused work with client-centered listening and practical CBT tools. Sessions mix emotional exploration with concrete steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Clea has 25 years of clinical experience working in psychotherapy. That experience includes supporting adults through relationship and mood-related issues.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and the subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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