About Alfred
Alfred Borrelli is a licensed counselor who uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. He also draws on EMDR and motivational interviewing when a situation calls for those methods. He brings 40 years of clinical experience and a calm, steady presence to sessions in New Jersey and online.
He treats the person in front of him as the expert in their own story.
Background and approach
That means listening first, then helping clients notice patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations are straightforward and focused on practical steps people can try between sessions. Alfred often helps people cope with the lasting effects of trauma and abuse.
He also supports work on mood and behavior concerns such as bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive patterns, panic, and seasonal mood shifts. Addiction-related struggles and issues like codependency or sex addiction are other areas he addresses. Sessions can include talk-based exploration of past experiences alongside techniques aimed at reducing distress in the present.
EMDR may be used to process painful memories and trauma-focused methods are applied when trauma is central to the difficulty. Motivational interviewing helps when making changes feels overwhelming. He frames therapy as a collaborative effort that blends insight with action.
New clients are guided through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling steps to begin work. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients as well.
How trauma-informed and motivational methods work online
EMDR helps process painful memories by guiding attention while recalling distressing events; online sessions can use similar steps to reduce the intensity of upsetting images and sensations. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on making sense of traumatic experiences and building skills to manage triggers and flashbacks, which can be addressed through paced conversations and grounding techniques in session.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to goals and symptoms, explain possible methods, and collaborate on which options to try first. Plans can be adjusted over time if a different technique seems a better fit.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client use facial cues and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions, send short updates, or keep therapy going when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while using the chosen therapeutic methods.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English