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THE ROOM FOR THERAPY, LCSW, PLLC

About THE ROOM FOR THERAPY, LCSW, PLLC

Don’t Wait- Connect with Wanda: Your Guide to Compassionate, Bilingual Care For A Balanced Life.
Ready to Embark on Your Mental Health Journey? Meet Wanda, A Dynamic Bilingual Therapist At The Room for Therapy, Who’s Here to Help You Thrive! With a master’s degree from Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work and Years of Expertise, Wanda offers a Culturally Affirming, Compassionate Approach to Care for Teens, Adults, and Seniors Alike.

Specializing in Evidence-Based Therapies Such As, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Applied Behavioral Analysis, Motivational Interviewing Techniques (MIT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Grief Counseling, and Mindfulness Training. Her Expertise Empowers Individuals, Families, and Couples to Overcome Challenges Such as Anxiety, Addiction, Bereavement, LGBTQIA2s+ issues, Mood and Neurodivergent Disorders, Pre- and Postpartum Depression, and Intergenerational Trauma. Wanda’s Focus on Life Transitions Helps Patients Build Resilience, Enhance Self-Worth, and Embrace Spiritual Growth.

Wanda Doesn’t just Listen—She Empowers You to Take Charge of Your Healing. Imagine Feeling Truly Seen, Deeply Supported, and Equipped with the Tools to Overcome Challenges and Embrace Growth. As a Bilingual Therapist, who specializes in working with individuals in the BIPOC and LGBTQIA2s+ Community, Wanda Creates a Welcoming Space for Those Seeking Mental Health Support in Both English and Spanish. She Believes Your Story Matters, and Your Voice Deserves to Be Heard. With Wanda’s Guidance, You’ll Build a Healthier, Happier Future.

Don’t Wait—Book With Wanda Today! /¡No Espere—Haga Una Cita Con Wanda Hoy! 

Wanda Velez

Techniques/Modalities

  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Affirmative Therapy
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Client-Centered
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • DBT Informed Therapy (DBT)
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Maternal Mental Health
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT
  • Trauma-Informed

Specialties

  • Abandonment
  • Abuse
  • Acculturation
  • Addictions
  • Adoption
  • Aggression and Violence
  • Agoraphobia
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Alzheimers & Other Forms of Dementia
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Athletes
  • Attachment Challenges
  • Attention Deficit (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavioral Challenges
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Birth Traumas
  • Blended Families
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Career Uncertainty
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Colonialism and Capitalism
  • Communication Issues
  • Complex PTSD
  • Compulsive Behaviors
  • Control and Impulsivity
  • Couples
  • Creative Blocks
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cyclothymia
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Developmental Traumas
  • Dissociation
  • Dissociative Identity Disorders
  • Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Elders and Seniors
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Entitlement
  • Estrangement
  • Family Conflict
  • Fertility Issues
  • First Generation
  • First Responders
  • Foster Care Experiences
  • Gambling
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief & Loss
  • Guilt
  • Health and Medical Issues
  • Helplessness
  • Highly Sensitive Persons
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hoarding
  • Identity
  • Identity Issues
  • Immigrant Communities
  • Impulse Control
  • Infidelity and Affair Recovery
  • Inner Child Healing
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Interpersonal Issues
  • Isolation
  • Jealousy
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Affirmative
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Maternal Mental Health
  • Meditation
  • Menstrual Cycle Experiences
  • Mood Disorders
  • Neurodivergence
  • Non-Binary Identities and Experiences
  • Obsessions and Compulsions
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Panic Disorder
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Perinatal
  • Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
  • Pregnant Individuals
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Issues
  • Respectability Politics
  • Reunification
  • Schizophrenia
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sex & Intimacy
  • Sexual Abuse & Assault
  • Sleep or Insomnia Issues
  • Stress Management
  • Substance Abuse
  • Technology Addiction
  • Teen Violence
  • Transgender Identities and Experiences
  • Trauma and PTSD

Office Details

  • Online Services
  • Sliding Scale
  • Terapia en línea
  • Therapist Over 50y/o

Licenses

License

LMSW

License Number

120958

State Issued

NEW YORK

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States Licensed In

Connecticut, New Jersey, New York

Fees

Fees

0

Insurance

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross
CIGNA
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Healthfirst
Highmark BCBS
Horizon BCBS
Humana
Magnacare
Medicaid
Medicare
Optum
Oscar Health
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
TRICARE
UnitedHealthcare
  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • CIGNA
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Healthfirst
  • Highmark BCBS
  • Horizon BCBS
  • Humana
  • Magnacare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Optum
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford
  • Quest Behavioral Health
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare
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Practice Details

Therapist Languages

English Only, Hablo Español

Services For

Individuals

Client Age

Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
Young Adults (18-25)
Adults
Elders (65+)

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