Marriage Counseling and Couples Therapy

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It can happen in any relationship. The day-to-day grind of work, school, family and other responsibilities can cause a shift or loss of focus. Small failures to communicate can build and trust can start to crumble. What were once minor disagreements can become a source of ever-escalating conflict. And once your relationship starts moving in that direction, you can find it difficult to stop the momentum. We can help you.
Our Marriage Counseling & Couples TherapyWe provide comprehensive counseling services to couples experiencing difficulty because of:
  • Infidelity of one or both parties
  • Loss of physical and/or emotional intimacy, including challenges stemming from an earlier history of childhood sexual abuse, physical or emotional trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or substance abuse
  • Lack or loss of attachment
  • Depression, anxiety or panic attacks
  • Loss of a job or chronic joblessness
Dr. Sue Johnson on the latest groundbreaking study on the "science of love" and the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy on Health and Wellness. 
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Angela DeCandia Vitoria LCSW,  is an ICEEFT certified EFT Couple Therapist and Supervisor. She has presented and taught this model to therapists from all over the country and has treated hundreds of couples successfully. At Essex Counseling Associates, she has brought together a group of highly trained and talented therapists who are here to help you. Emotionally Focused Therapy is backed by 30 years of research done in universities throughout the world, with an precedented success rate.  90% of couples completing EFT report significant relationship improvement. Call for a free phone consultation and speak directly to a Marriage / Relationship Specialist.  You do not have to go through this alone.  
Testimonial: 
I have been a Divorce Attorney and Mediator for over 25 years. When a couple comes to me and there is a chance their marriage might be saved...I send them directly to Angela DeCandia. She is a compassionate, engaging, talented couple therapist with unprecedented success. She has helped couples with the most challenging situations. I highly recommend Angela. 
Nicholas DeMetro, ESQ. Montclair, NJ
Testimonial:
"Before coming to Angela – My wife and I spent over 6 years on and off in couples therapy. We had pretty much given up hope and even saw a divorce mediator. Luckily for us – our mediator saw something in our first mediation appointment and suggested we see Angela before continuing. Angela spent two hours with us – what was amazing is that she cut right through all the built up layers of resentment and old anger and helped us to not only let down our defenses — but for the first time in a longtime — really talk from a genuine place. We left that first therapy session wiped out — but.– we covered more ground there than with any other therapist. We are still seeing Angela – not because we need to – but because we WANT to. We did therapy for about 8 months and ended up with (what Angela calls) a New Foundation – we got a second chance we never thought possible".
Couple - Short Hills, NJ

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“When we started therapy with Angela, we thought it was to separate peacefully. During the first session, she helped us see that we were both hurting so deeply, that all we could do was protect ourselves with anger. It was strange – we both felt a softening that lead to six months of intensive therapy as a couple. We are now having our first child! Thank you!”  
Couple - Montclair, NJ