Leading with heart, backed by science, building lives that feel like home
Collaborative, personalized and affirming counseling and psychotherapy services
Welcome to Cascades Counseling Center!
Just as a raging waterfall starts as a quiet trickle, meaningful change begins by taking the first step towards the life you want.
That’s why we’re here.
At Cascades Counseling Center, we know how challenging it can be taking those first steps. We also whole-heartedly believe that with the right support, you can begin to move towards building a life focused on the things that truly matter most to you, rather than one stuck running from your circumstances and fears.
Congratulations on taking the first step. We’re honored to take it with you.
Providing in person therapy for teens, emerging adults, and adults in our Essex County, NJ office, as well as virtual sessions delivered securely throughout NJ.
What makes us unique?
We lead with heart and humanity, and back it up with science and skill.
Because life is nuanced, and so is therapy.
We are humans first and foremost. We’ve lived our fair share of life (we didn’t land here by accident!), we’ve done our own “work” in therapy, and we aren’t afraid to use our humanity in the therapy room.
Therapy is a vulnerable, often intimidating process. All of the science and research in the world will only take us so far if we don’t have a safe place to create meaningful, authentic connections as a foundation to dig in and do the work (research supports this, btw!). Those moments when our clients feel truly heard (perhaps for the first time), feel like we “get it,” and trust that we are “in it” with them are the best, because those are the moments that lead to some of the most profound growth and change.
You won’t get sterile, canned or impersonal treatment here. Rather, our hope is that you feel deeply understood, supported, and come to trust us enough to bring your humanity to the table, too!
Esha and Terry have over 30 years of combined experience in the mental health field, and know the science behind good therapy. We are both self proclaimed “nerds,” we love to learn, read, train and collaborate with other leaders in our field. We are endlessly passionate about the science of “what makes people tick.”
As the field continues to develop rapidly, we are continually engaging in formal and informal training and keeping up with the latest research, science and evidence-based treatments. We are also critical thinkers who know when to question and reject biased, antiquated protocols in favor of emerging research based on what actually works for people.
While it is crucial that you feel understood, therapy with us isn’t all about “venting;” rather we use evidence-based skills, strategies and techniques that together we will cater to your specific needs to support you in making actual changes and moving towards your goals.
At Cascades, we help teens and adults who are tired of feeling overwhelmed , untethered, and stuck to gain confidence in themselves so they can build a life that feels like home, regardless of what life throws as them.
Meet Terry and Esha
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Terry Griner, LPC, ACS
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Esha Chabra, LPC, ACS
Services that are personalized for
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Teens
Being a teen has never been easy, but when already mounting interpersonal and academic pressures meet modern technology, social media and long term implications following the SARS-CoV-2 (covid-19) outbreak, it can be incredibly difficult. Therapy can help teens to understand and cope more effectively with their ever-changing worlds.
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Young Adults
Emerging adulthood, or the period of time from 18 through around 29, can present unique challenges for those who are “coming of age” in today’s society. Therapy can support these young adults in navigating their independence and managing the responsibilities (and freedoms) that come with the territory.
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Adults
Sometimes it can feel like the weight of the world is resting on our shoulders. Others it may feel like life is passing us by without our conscious involvement, or things just don’t look or feel the way we expected them to. Therapy can help to explore the areas of life that may not be working, and support you in taking action towards the things that are most important to you.
What we help with
Esha and Terry specialize in supporting folks experiencing:
Trauma/EMDR
ADHD, Autism and Neurodivergence
Eating Disorders and Body Image
Anxiety, Worries and OCD
Perfectionism
Depression and Self-Esteem
First-generation immigrant challenges & related cultural concerns
Life Transitions
Create a values-driven life.
We built our practice based on these values. We’d love to hear about yours!
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Clarity
Get clear on what really, truly matters most to you, and start living a life in alignment with that!
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Connection
Learn to accept (and dare we say embrace) yourself as you are, and feel more tethered to your life, to others, and to the present moment.
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Confidence
Confidence isn’t about ego or pride, rather true confidence is about learning to trust yourself!
In-person and virtual options
Our office is conveniently located on Bloomfield Ave. in West Caldwell, NJ. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – we offer a hybrid therapy model and we’ve got you covered with virtual sessions througout NJ.
“No one needs to rescue us or make us whole, for we are already whole. No one needs to fix us, for we are not broken. We simply forget our innate goodness at times. The key is to walk ourselves back home, into the light, sometimes with help from others who can walk beside us and remind us of our true selves.”
— Sheree Bliss Tilsley
