Safiya Telesford

Safiya Telesford is a licensed mental health counselor and professional counselor with eight years of experience. She focuses on easing symptoms of stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Safiya frames her work around compassion and respect, and she offers a calm, strength-based presence in sessions.

She pays close attention to how relationships and attachment patterns shape feelings and behavior. That helps when someone struggles with communication problems, isolation, or relationship challenges. Safiya also addresses seasonal affective disorder and supports people working on self-love.

Her approach draws on several established methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more balanced thoughts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports connecting with values and taking committed action despite difficult feelings.

Safiya aims to work collaboratively to build practical strategies that fit everyday life. Sessions tend to focus on small, doable steps and skill practice between meetings. Her style is empathetic and direct, centering the client’s strengths.

She holds licenses in New York (LMHC) and New Jersey (LPC). Sessions are conducted in English and take place from her New Jersey practice. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to begin the match and scheduling steps.

Approaches that guide online work and progress

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life despite discomfort. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change those patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers emotion regulation and interpersonal skills for handling intense feelings and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best. Together they review goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when needed. It can also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when that helps them engage. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions while focusing on skills practice, goal-setting, and building better day-to-day routines.