Serenity Wellness and Therapy is a 100% virtual therapy practice that provides an infusion of therapy and life coaching.
We provide a safe space to heal trauma, as well as provide a proactive path for progress.
We can help you if you are:
An overachiever struggling with burnout, perfectionism, or anxiety.
A couple needing to reconnect or resolve ongoing issues.
Struggling with confidence or assertive communication.
Recovering from a breakup or desiring healthier relationships.
ABOUT
Serenity Wellness and Therapy was founded by Kaity Rodriguez in 2017 with a mission to strengthen the wellness and relationships of the black community. After navigating the stresses and challenges of being a high-achieving working professional, she made it her goal to help others do the same.
Healing is difficult, but even more so when you are unsure of how to address the origin of the pain. So often, we know what we “should” do, but are unable to bring ourselves to do so. At Serenity Wellness and Therapy, we integrate therapy, coaching, and cultural sensitivity, to help our clients get to the roots of their trauma, which is the basis for real change, while also providing practical tools to move forward.
Addressing trauma and brain patterns is key to true change. Our mission is to provide a safe space for the black community and people of color to do this work, heal, and thrive.
MEET OUR TEAM
Kaity Rodriguez, MSW, LCSW
Kaity is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for helping people live well! She works with adults to help them reduce their symptoms of stress and learn how to “lighten the load, ” including ways to cope, setting boundaries, and learning when to say no.
Kaity also works with those who experience paralyzing anxiety, panic attacks, and social phobia. Self-esteem and self-confidence are often at the root of these issues, and her goal is to help her clients fully accept and trust themselves.
As a former Miss New Jersey USA and pageant competitor, Kaity knows what it takes to build confidence and overcome criticism. And as a mental health professional, is equipped to deal with the complex issues that minorities face, and can prevent them from thriving.
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Priya Basak, LCSW
Priya Basak is our highly experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in providing assistance to individuals with anxiety and depression. Having been employed within the education field for over 10 years, she is well-versed in counseling highly stressed parents who are in need of support, as well as supporting students and young adults in enhancing their executive functioning skills. Throughout her impressive 15-year career, Priya has developed a deep understanding of the importance of building a safe and trusting environment. She believes that the client-therapist relationship serves as the fundamental catalyst for positive transformation.
Kaity is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for helping people live well! She works with adults to help them reduce their symptoms of stress and learn how to “lighten the load, ” including ways to cope, setting boundaries, and learning when to say no.
Kaity also works with those who experience paralyzing anxiety, panic attacks, and social phobia. Self-esteem and self-confidence are often at the root of these issues, and her goal is to help her clients fully accept and trust themselves.
As a former Miss New Jersey USA and pageant competitor, Kaity knows what it takes to build confidence and overcome criticism. And as a mental health professional, is equipped to deal with the complex issues that minorities face, and can prevent them from thriving.
Whether you’re an overworked professional looking to relax a bit, an intelligent young person wanting to manage anxiety, or a quiet “shy type” hoping to increase your self-esteem and confidence – Kaity can help.
Below is more about Kaity’s qualifications.
❖ Bachelor of Arts : University of South Carolina. Major in psychology, Magna Cum Laude
❖ Masters of Arts : New York University
❖ NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #44SC05679800), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), and certified school social worker
❖ 10 years of experience with youth, families, and adults
❖ National Association of Social Workers member
Learn more about Kaity at https://www.kaitybrodriguez.com/
Our Services
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Individual Therapy
Relationship & Couple’s Therapy
Success Coaching
Individual Therapy
We help anxious perfectionists, stressed-out over-achievers, and women struggling with confidence, self-esteem, and relationship issues. Feeling constantly on edge, tense, and keyed up? Maybe you’ve experienced panic attacks and they’re stopping you from enjoying life. You’re stressed out and worried that you might “snap” at any moment. It’s taking a toll on your family, relationships, and quality of life. Whether you need help navigating a challenging relationship in your life or are dealing with the stress and expectations of being a high-achieving perfectionist, let’s talk about it!
Our individual therapy services include helping our clients with:
- Developing coping skills for anxiety and depression
- Resolving Trauma
- Stress management and resolving burnout
- Resolving Perfectionism
- Developing communication skills
- Setting Boundaries
Relationship & Couple’s Therapy
Managing our relationships is key for our community to thrive. Do you and your partner experience difficulties with connecting and communicating? Do love languages clash with no resolution in sight? Maybe you are “happy enough” but don’t feel confident about your future with your partner. and need guidance on how to move forward. We can help!
We do more than just couple’s therapy. We also help women to develop and maintain healthy relationships with themselves. Are you grieving the end of a relationship and struggling to move forward? Do you quickly enter new relationships as a coping mechanism? Or perhaps you have been drained and exhausted by negative relationship experiences and just want to give up on love. No judgment! Only healing. Let’s talk about it!
Our relationship therapy services include helping our clients with:
- Couples therapy
- Breakup recovery (relationship loss and grief)
- Dating coaching
- Breaking the cycle of co-dependency
- Addressing unhealthy serial monogamy patterns
- Relationship coaching (self and couples)
Success Coaching
Feeling stuck and need an action plan to move forward in life? We can help! Depending on your goals and where you are in your healing journey, you may be a better fit for a life coach. What is the difference? Using the analogy of a therapist vs. a coach in sports, a physical therapist helps heal an injury, whereas a coach can help improve a jump shot.
Therapy empowers you to heal past traumas and harmful patterns so that you can move forward in the future. In coaching, we focus on self-improvement from the perspective of working towards a specific goal, skill, or measurable result in the future, versus healing the past.
You may be a better fit for coaching if you have specific behaviors that you want to overcome. This can include:
- Exuding more confidence in the workplace
- Developing healthy habits for self-care will improve overall mental health
- Overcoming procrastination
- Replacing positive thinking patterns with negative ones
- Developing healthy and successful dating practices
- Developing confidence and assertive communication
- Life and success coaching; If you are feeling stuck while working towards a goal
We offer coaching in the following areas:
Communication and Confidence Coaching:
- Assertively address workplace and relationship concerns in order to be heard and respected
- Identify and express your needs to get more of what you want from the boardroom to the bedroom
- Develop an ability to identify the needs of others and build stronger relationships
- Become comfortable with being the center of attention to make a lasting impression
- Learn healthy mindset principals to develop the resilience to achieve your life goals
Career and Business Coaching:
- Get clear on your goals, even if there are many
- Become unstuck with a clear plan of action
- Learn healthy mindset principals to develop resilience and attain success
Dating/Relationship Coaching:
- Get clear on who you are and what you need in a partner
- Develop a plan of action based on your specific dating/relationship challenges
- Learn healthy mindset principals to develop resilience and overcome dating setbacks
FAQ
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
- Click here or call 862-200-9051 for your free consultation.
- During your call, we will determine together whether or not this is a good fit for you.
- Attend your first session, which will cover paperwork, your background, and any additional questions you may have.
4. Get started on your way to wellness! ~ Yes, it’s that simple!
IS THIS CONFIDENTIAL?
We take your privacy very seriously! Therapy is protected by federal law, and we work to ensure that your information is kept private. Confidential information is only shared after receiving your written consent. However, there are some exceptions, which include the following:
- Child abuse or elder abuse
- If a client is threatening serious bodily harm to another person/s
- If a client intends to harm himself or herself
- Certain legal subpoenas
WHAT ARE SESSIONS LIKE?
During your first and second sessions, we generally complete the paperwork, discuss confidentiality, and begin to hear your story. We also listen for potential areas of strength and improvement.
The third and fourth sessions are typically a time to discuss goals. This is called a “Treatment Plan.” The treatment plan will outline what things you’d like to change. Below are examples of treatment plan goals.
- To attend a social event without avoiding interactions with others
- To learn 3 new assertive communication tools
During the following sessions, we will focus on meeting your goals. We will discuss the progress and decide if we need to add goals, change them, or if you feel you are in a good mental space to be done with counseling.
HOW CAN THERAPY HELP ME?
Most people are unsure of what to expect when beginning therapy. Here are just some of the ways you can grow through therapy.
- Develop coping skills
- Develop anger management skills
- Learn to regulate intense emotions
- Self-care/stress reduction
- Develop communication skills
- Gain insight on how your past impacts your present/ relationships
- Practice positive self-talk
- Learn parenting skills
- Build self-esteem
- Understand how people relate to one another
- Develop social skills
- Cultivate healthy relationships
IS IT NORMAL TO FEEL NERVOUS ABOUT THIS?
Absolutely! We all have a fear of the unknown, and change is difficult. We hope our site can answer many of the “unknowns” for you; however, if you still have concerns or fears, just use the contact page, and we can keep exploring it together.
HOW MUCH ARE THE SESSIONS?
Individual sessions are currently $165/per 45-minute session. Family and couples sessions start at $250 session.
GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE
Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises
DO YOU TAKE INSURANCE?
No. Serenity Wellness and Therapy is out of network with all NJ insurance companies. We may still be able to help by providing lower-cost options to make therapy accessible to you.
WHERE IS YOUR THERAPY PRACTICE LOCATED?
Our therapy practice is 100% virtual. We are licensed and can only accept clients for therapy in New Jersey. Any services we provide outside of that, which includes consulting and life coaching services, can be anywhere in the United States. Contact us to discuss your specific scenario.
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