NJI Advance candidate seeing adult individuals, couples and adolescents, using a psychoanalytically informed approach for most presenting issues. Can be found on Psychology Today.
Trained also at Minuchin Center for the Family in structural family therapy treatment approaches.
In person and virtual sessions are provided as well as reduced fee agreements for patients in need.
Paneled with Horizon and the BCBS plans, Cigna and Carelon.
Most Aetna coverage can also be utilized.
Felicia Gardner is a candidate at NJI and is in private practice in Cedar Grove, NJ.
Felicia received her LCSW in 2000 and has worked as a psychotherapist and clinical coordinator/supervisor at SERV Behavioral Healthcare. 2001 through 2011. She then became the Executive Director at Nutley Family Service. Bureau in Nutley, 2011 through 2016, as the program built and became robust enough to add a second leadership role, Director of Clinical Services and Programming. Felicia held this position from 2016 until 2019 when she started her private practice. Felicia graduated in 1995 from New York University’s School of Social Work and attended the Minuchin Center for the Family as an extern in 1998 and 1999. Felicia is certified to supervise masters level students as well as LSW and LAC professionals as they progress toward full licensure. She has supervised over 50 students and new professionals and received the “Women’s Advocate of the Year” award from Nutley Township in 2016.
Felicia has two adult children, Wesley, age 20, who is studying theatre in Manhattan and Toni, age 25, also in NYC, attending Columbia’s school of Social Work as an advanced standing masters student.
Felicia is married to James Gardner, Broadway electrician, since April 1993 and they live in Nutley, NJ.
