3 Best Marriage Counselors in Lakewood, NJ

“2026 Update: Avrohom Leffler is the Clinical Director of The Better Center’s Lakewood office. He received his Master’s in Social Work from Long Island University. He has 15 years of experience. Prior to joining The Better Center, he worked in various outpatient settings, including Chemed Health Center and the Center for CBT of NJ. He specializes in anxiety, emotion regulation, parenting, relationships, and trauma, utilizing modalities such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and EFT. He is dedicated to providing safe, compassionate, evidence-based care and is frequently published in various local media outlets.”

“2026 Update: Raizy Nagel is a Senior Staff Clinician at the Better Center’s Lakewood office. She completed her Master’s degree in Social Work at Touro College. She has extensive clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Raizy specializes in trauma, attachment, and nurturing healthy relationships. She is focused on providing techniques that are best suited to the needs of each individual client. She is formally trained in several modalities, most notably in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 and Level 2, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Marriage Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, Somatic Intervention, and Progressive Counting.”

“2026 Update: Rivki (Rikki) Israel completed her Master’s degree at Long Island University. She specializes in trauma, substance abuse, self-identity, and relationships. She utilizes a range of therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, CBT, Imaginal Nurturing (inner child/attachment), and Motivational Interviewing (MI), to best support her clients' healing and growth. Rikki is dedicated to working alongside individuals on their journey toward personal development and self-empowerment. She speaks English and Yiddish.”