Judeann Colasante-Spaide, LCSW

Licensed in New Jersey · 20 years in practice

Judeann Colasante-Spaide helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood swings, or major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06102000 · expires August 2026
LCSW, New York: 073006-01 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1255080586 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Judeann

Judeann Colasante-Spaide helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood swings, or major life changes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience and works with clients who are coping with depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, grief, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, family conflict, and ADHD. She writes plainly and listens closely so people feel heard from the start.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on understanding thoughts and how they shape feelings and actions. That makes day-to-day problems more manageable. Judeann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which connects thinking patterns to moods and behavior.

She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives that lead to different outcomes. Work often includes small, doable steps between sessions. Her style is collaborative and direct.

She will help set clear goals and check progress along the way. The emphasis is on skills you can use in real situations, like handling triggers, coping with loss, and reducing anxious thinking. Judeann practices in New Jersey and brings 20 years of social work experience to her session work.

She aims to make the process understandable and steady, so taking the first step feels less daunting.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Judeann names

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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Online support

How Judeann Applies CBT Online and What to Expect

Judeann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thinking patterns that lead to distress. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing those ideas, and practicing new ways of thinking that reduce anxiety, depression, and impulsive behavior. This method is often useful for stress, mood concerns, ADHD challenges, and coping with loss or trauma.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. She will work with clients to choose techniques that match their goals and daily life. Sessions include setting clear goals, trying small experiments between visits, and adjusting the plan based on what helps most. The client and therapist check progress together and pick methods that feel useful and doable.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when a quieter space is needed or bandwidth is low, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or family commitments while keeping the same structured CBT tools and collaborative planning used in office sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, family conflict, coping with life changes, and ADHD.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

The approach is practical and collaborative, with a focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Sessions emphasize changing unhelpful thoughts to improve feelings and behavior.

What is Judeann's professional background?

She has 20 years of professional experience in social work and brings that experience into session work to guide treatment planning and practical skill building.

Where is Judeann based and what credentials does she hold?

She practices in New Jersey and holds the LCSW credential, with licenses in both New York and New Jersey.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with Judeann?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does scheduling and cost work?

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