Portrait of Hillary Geffner for therapy website

About Me

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I’m dedicated to guiding individuals, couples, and families through life’s challenges, fostering deeper, more meaningful connections. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, creating a compassionate, safe, and engaging environment where growth and self-discovery thrive. My goal is to empower clients to navigate obstacles, deepen self-awareness, and create lives that are more fulfilling and enriched.

As a relational and systemic therapist, I take a holistic approach, recognizing how our connections with partners, family, friends, culture, and ourselves shape our experiences. I believe understanding these relationships is crucial for healing, growth, and lasting transformation. By exploring these dynamics, we can uncover the deeper layers that influence our behaviors and well-being, leading to lasting change.

With years of experience in private practice, I provide therapy for individuals, couples, and families dealing with a range of issues, from relationship dynamics and family conflict to anxiety, trauma, stress, depression, grief, and chronic illness. My commitment is to offer compassionate, high-quality care that acknowledges your individual complexities. My aim is to enhance your emotional resilience and help you build and maintain meaningful relationships for a more fulfilled life.

My Approach

I use an integrative therapy model, combining behavioral, relational, and mindfulness strategies tailored to your specific needs. My approach is grounded in a strengths-based perspective, believing that everyone has the potential for positive change. By combining methods like Narrative Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Therapy, Attachment Theory, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Family Systems Theory, I offer a personalized and comprehensive therapy experience that fosters healing and growth.

Each therapeutic experience is unique, so I focus on understanding you, your partner, or your family system to create a personalized journey.

Education and Certifications

Long Island University, 2016, Masters of Science, Marriage and Family Therapy 

Syracuse University, 2014, Bachelor in Psychology

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, New York: 001478

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, New Jersey: 37FI00238200

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, 2020

Prepare/Enrich Certified Facilitator

Gottman Level 1 Certified

Specialties and Areas of Focus

  • Individual Therapy

  • Couples Therapy

  • Family Therapy

  • Relationship Issues

  • Family Conflict

  • Divorce/Separation

  • Stress

  • Life Stage Transitions

  • Trauma/PTSD

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Dating 

  • Parenting 

  • Infertility

  • Grief and Loss

  • Chronic Illness/Chronic Pain

  • Intimacy and Sex

  • Peer Relationships