Frank Tavarez, LAC

Aloha! My name is Frank Tavarez and I am a New Jersey Certified School Counselor and have worked in the New Jersey public school system for nearly a decade. Supporting children and adolescents both academically and emotionally has always been a passion of mine and inspired me to pursue a more clinical and therapeutic role. I believe in a holistic mindful collaborative approach to treatment that values parental and family involvement in the therapeutic process to best support children, adolescents, and young adults.

My practice focuses on working with adolescents, teens, adults, couples, and families experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, academic challenges, and school-related concerns.

I utilize evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to each client’s unique needs. My approach combines meaningful conversation, creative therapeutic activities, and practical coping strategies to help clients better understand their emotions, manage stress, strengthen relationships, and build resilience. I also incorporate mindfulness and holistic wellness encouraging movement and fitness when appropriate to support emotional well-being and overall health.

My work is grounded in a psychodynamic and relational framework, helping clients gain insight into how past unconscious experiences, attachment patterns, and relationships influence our present thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I strive to provide a supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental environment where clients can develop greater self-awareness, foster personal growth, and create meaningful, lasting change. I am bilingual and fluent in Spanish, but am a native English speaker.