Mini Sharma, LPC

Mini Sharma is a Licensed Professional Counselor (37PC00592100) with a wealth of experience in the counseling field. Mini is a graduate of Monmouth University, where she received her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. She is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology at Saint Elizabeth University. Mini has worked with diverse populations with varying needs, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and family conflict. She has experience working with adolescents and adults in partial hospitalization, IOP, and outpatient settings. Mini has experience as a Program Director of a child and adolescent partial hospitalization program. She was previously the Program Director of an Outpatient program in East Orange providing counseling to children, adults, and families. She also has developed expertise in several modalities, including CBT, DBT, and a certification in the Nurtured Heart Approach.

Mini has great success engaging her clients in therapy and tailoring therapy to her client’s needs. In outpatient treatment, Mini utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and a person-centered, Humanistic approach with her clients. She has extensive experience working with women and teen girls, which she finds very rewarding. Mini empowers her clients to work through their problems and live a more fulfilling and balanced life. Clients that have worked with her find that they feel better and more motivated to work on themselves after sessions.