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Lelan Lockwood-Maldonado

Guiding Individuals and Families to Connection and Resilience

Lelan Lockwood-Maldonado, a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), is deeply passionate about supporting the emotional well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults, as well as the parents who support them.

Lelan offers a supportive, client-centered, and strength-based space where you or your child can feel truly seen and heard. She offers therapy both in-person at our practice and via secure telehealth sessions.

Support for Teens and Young Adults

Lelan excels at creating a genuine, non-judgmental connection with adolescents and young adults. She understands the unique pressures of navigating school, career, relationships, and identity formation.

Common issues Lelan addresses include:

  • Anxiety and Stress: Developing practical strategies to manage worries, academic pressure, and social stress.
  • Life Transitions: Guiding you through big changes like high school graduation, college adjustments, career shifts, or major relationship changes.
  • Identity Exploration: Providing a supportive space for understanding and affirming your authentic self.
  • ADHD: Developing tools and understanding to thrive with ADHD in academic and professional settings.
  • Grief and Loss: Providing a compassionate space to process difficult emotions related to loss or separation.

Child and Family Therapy (Ages 3+)

For young children (ages 3+) and their parents, Lelan utilizes specialized approaches like Play Therapy and Parent Guidance to create lasting change and strengthen the family unit.

Lelan helps families navigate challenges such as:

  • Emotional Dysregulation: Addressing frequent meltdowns, aggressive tantrums, and difficulty managing big feelings.
  • Family Transitions: Providing compassionate support through divorce, grief, or sibling adjustments.
  • Attachment and Relationship Concerns: Strengthening the parent-child bond to foster security and emotional health.
  • Adoption-Related Challenges: Offering specialized, informed support for the unique aspects of the adoption journey.

 My Integrated Approach

Lelan believes therapy is a collaborative process, tailored to the unique needs of each individual and family. Her practice is grounded in the power of attachment, recognizing that strong connections are vital for healing and growth.

Her integrated clinical approaches include:

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns, particularly effective for adolescents and adults.
  • Child-Centered Play Therapy: Utilizing play as the natural language of expression and healing for young clients.
  • Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT): Strengthening communication, deepening emotional connection, and resolving conflict within the family unit.
  • TraumaPlay & Attachment-Based Interventions: Offering safe, effective methods for processing trauma and building resilience across all ages.

My Background & Commitment

Lelan holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The College of New Jersey. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Counseling at Montclair State University, with a research focus on adoption-related mental health and psychological resilience.

Lelan is the first author of the published article, “The Influence and Implications of Sibling Relationships on Adoptees’ Resilience,” which appeared in The Family Journal, reflecting her deep commitment to clinical excellence and research.

Expertise:

NJ License: 37AC00881800

Fee: $140 for a 45 – 50 minute session, $175 for initial session

Locations: Marlton office (19 E. Main Street) — and Virtual

 

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