Esther Gross

With more than 25 years of experience in the mental health field, Esther Gross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving clients in New Jersey, New York, and Georgia. She works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families, providing a warm, collaborative, and practical approach to therapy. Esther helps clients navigate anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, self-esteem challenges, emotional stress, and family or interpersonal difficulties.

Esther earned her Master of Social Work from Rutgers University, a Master of Science in Education in Rehabilitation Counseling from Hunter College, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brooklyn College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She has done advanced course work in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) through the Albert Ellis Institute, CBT and DBT coursework, and additional graduate-level training through the City University of New York system. Esther has also completed certification through the Executive Functioning Academy, further strengthening her work with adolescents and adults facing challenges related to organization, focus, motivation, and daily functioning.

In addition, Esther has completed Levels 1 and 2 training in the Gottman Method for Couples Therapy and is currently pursuing full certification. Her work with couples focuses on improving communication, rebuilding connection, strengthening emotional intimacy, and helping partners navigate conflict in healthier and more productive ways.

Throughout her career, Esther has worked in private practice, outpatient mental health clinics, schools, and community-based programs. She currently provides psychotherapy and clinical supervision through Teaneck Therapy LLC, where she works closely with adolescents, adults, couples, and families using individualized, evidence-based treatment approaches. Esther’s professional background includes specialized work in relationship dynamics, executive functioning, behavioral intervention, family systems, crisis intervention, and integrated care coordination. In addition to traditional psychotherapy, she incorporates mindfulness-informed and wellness-based approaches, including breathwork and movement-based interventions collaboratively, when appropriate.

Esther is committed to creating a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel understood, empowered, and equipped to make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives.