Evelyn Paz is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) who provides psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigating emotional, relational, and life challenges. Her professional experience includes psychotherapy, child and family services, crisis intervention, advocacy, and supporting individuals and families experiencing complex life circumstances. Evelyn brings a warm, collaborative, culturally responsive, and family-centered approach to her clinical work. Evelyn earned her Master of Social Work from Rutgers University and her Master of Child Advocacy and Policy from Montclair State University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Her additional training includes Rutgers University's Violence Against Women and Children Certificate Program and Montclair State University's Adolescent Advocacy Certificate Program. Her education and professional training have provided her with a strong foundation in mental health, family systems, interpersonal relationships, child development, trauma, and advocacy. Throughout her career, Evelyn has worked extensively with children and families experiencing a wide range of emotional, behavioral, relational, and environmental stressors. Her background has provided her with a strong understanding of family dynamics, parenting challenges, childhood experiences, trauma, crisis situations, and the ways relationships and life circumstances can affect emotional well-being.

In therapy, Evelyn believes meaningful change begins with creating a space where clients feel heard, respected, and comfortable being themselves. She takes a collaborative and client-centered approach, recognizing that each person brings their own experiences, strengths, culture, relationships, and goals into the therapeutic process. She works alongside clients to better understand patterns that may be contributing to distress while identifying practical strategies for creating positive and sustainable change.

Evelyn's clinical approach incorporates principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), strengths-based practice, family systems, and solution-focused interventions. She supports clients in managing anxiety and stress, navigating relationship and family concerns, strengthening communication, developing healthy boundaries, improving coping skills, and working through challenging life transitions. When working with children and adolescents, Evelyn recognizes the importance of understanding the young person within the context of their family, school, relationships, and broader environment. As both an LSW and LAMFT, Evelyn brings a unique perspective that integrates individual mental health with an understanding of relationships and family systems. She recognizes that emotional well-being is often influenced by family experiences, interpersonal relationships, communication patterns, and the environments in which individuals live. She is passionate about helping clients gain greater insight into themselves and their relationships, strengthen connections, and develop healthier patterns of communication and coping. Evelyn also brings extensive leadership, supervision, and mentoring experience to her work. Her history of collaborating with families, community providers, social service professionals, and multidisciplinary teams has strengthened her ability to understand clients' needs from a comprehensive perspective while maintaining an individualized approach to treatment. As a bilingual therapist fluent in English and Spanish, Evelyn is committed to providing culturally responsive care to clients from diverse backgrounds. She recognizes the important role that culture, family values, identity, and lived experiences can play in mental health and relationships. Evelyn strives to provide an inclusive and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment where clients feel supported as they work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, and meaningful personal growth.

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