Meet Our Professionals

Shanique M. Curry

Shanique M. Curry, LPC, ACS is licensed by the State of New Jersey as a Licensed Professional Counselor (License #37PC00698800). Shanique has over 10 years of experience treating children, adolescents, adults, and athletes. She utilizes evidence-based therapeutic approaches to manage anxiety, depression, performance-related stress, and trauma-related disorders. Shanique’s strengths include working with individuals affected by OCD, ADHD, and complex trauma, particularly in the context of PTSD.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Shanique holds a Sports Psychology Certification, equipping her to support athletes and high-performing individuals in strengthening mental resilience, enhancing focus, improving confidence, and optimizing performance under pressure. She integrates performance psychology techniques with traditional therapeutic modalities to address issues such as performance anxiety, burnout, motivational challenges, and recovery from injury.

Shanique is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). She employs a trauma-sensitive approach to ensure a safe and supportive environment for her clients.

Additionally, Shanique provides Ketamine-Assisted Therapy in collaboration with Journey Clinical, utilizing this innovative treatment to help clients navigate severe trauma and stress-related challenges. With a deep commitment to fostering healing, resilience, and peak performance, Shanique works alongside clients to develop personalized coping strategies, enhance emotional regulation, build mental toughness, and promote lasting therapeutic and performance outcomes.

Suzy K. Takvorian

Suzy K. Takvorian, MA, NCC, LPC is licensed by the State of New Jersey, as a Licensed Professional Counselor (License #37PC00761000). In December of 1999, Suzy received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from New Jersey City University. She also majored with a BA in Psychology, with a Specialization in Mental Health, from Jersey City State College, in Jersey City, NJ.

Suzy has over 24 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. The settings include in-home settings, therapeutic nursery, intensive outpatient, multiple outpatient settings, hospitals, schools, and most recently, private practice setting. Suzy has provided individual, family, couples, and group therapy to children adolescents and adults.

In addition to her counseling qualifications, Suzy is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS-4414), further demonstrating her commitment to excellence in the field of clinical supervision.

Suzy has sub-specialties in:

• IPVA- Intimate Partner Violence and Aggression- Domestic Violence Certification
• Pre/post Adoption Certificate Program
• TF-CBT “Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” Trained
• Nurturing Parenting
• MBSR- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
• ACS

She utilizes various therapeutic interventions such as:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Nurturing Parenting Skills
• MBSR- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques
• Multiculturally aware and diverse
• And more… Suzy’s effort is to assist clients and families in accessing their greatest potential and emotional well-being.

Suzy specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with:

• Trauma related matters. She has worked with various populations who are survivors of sexual abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and community violence.
• She has also worked with children and families with pre/post adoption issues.
• She has worked with parents who have been impacted and challenged by their emotionally disturbed children.
• She has also worked with adults with life transitioning challenges
• others with mild to severe mental health issues.

Suzy is currently also an adjunct professor at New Jersey City University, in the department of Psychology since September 2017. She has taught courses in Social Psychology, Introduction to Counseling and Advanced Counseling courses.

Suzy is passionate about working with children and families and changing challenging or adverse behavioral issues/ patterns. In addition, Suzy is an advocate, cognizant, aware, and considerate for client/ families with multicultural backgrounds. Navigating through life’s everyday stressors is a task and it can be challenging if there is a cultural and a sub-cultural clash, within the family system. Suzy is committed in helping clients and families find ways to reach their optimum potential.

At times, life can be difficult to manage, and one may feel overwhelmed by societal, cultural, religious, personal, and familial expectations. Suzy is dedicated to supporting clients in gathering the necessary tools and techniques required to lead a healthy and successful life.

Brandon Sheard

Brandon Sheard, MS, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor (License #37PC01254100) for the state of New Jersey. Brandon completed his undergraduate degree from Monmouth University as a double major in Psychology and Music Performance in 2012. Brandon received his master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track from Rutgers University in 2023. Brandon began his career as a Mental Health Counselor working in Higher Education Counseling Centers and since has expanded into working with individuals across the lifespan in outpatient settings.

Brandon has worked with a wide range of matters, including anxiety, depression, burnout, adjustment, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and trauma. He has a strong background in various therapeutic modalities including cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, trauma- informed interventions, and person-centered therapy, which he integrates into his practice to promote healing and personal growth.

Brandon is dedicated to empowering individuals to overcome life’s challenges and achieve their fullest potential. He believes in the power of therapy to bring about lasting positive change and is honored to be a trusted partner on each client’s journey toward emotional and psychological well-being.

Jade Remar

Jade Remar, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor (License #37PC01259000) in the state of New Jersey. Jade is a licensed mental health clinician with a background in Applied Behavioral Analysis. Jade utilizes an eclectic therapeutic approach that blends modalities from Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical, Behavioral, and more. Jade has a passion for working with all age groups and makes it a point to meet each client where they are. Jade is an advocate of fostering a safe and healthy therapeutic space, to ensure that each client is met with an experience tailored specifically to them. Jade provides her clients with the freedom to take control of their healing and their lives, trusting that they are the expert of their experience.

Jade’s clinical strengths include working with depression, anxiety, trauma, co-occurring disorders, veteran/law-enforcement related-stressors, and neurodivergence. Jade is passionate about joining her clients as they continue their healing journey back to themselves Increasing autonomy, emotion regulation, assertiveness, distress tolerance, and healthy thought patterns are an essential part of the therapeutic process.

Grace Weiner

Grace Weiner, MA, Ed.S, LAC (37AC00843300) is a Licensed Associate Counselor and Certified School Counselor specializing in adolescent mental health, school-based services, and family-centered care. She holds a Master of Arts and an Ed.S. in Professional Counseling from Seton Hall University.

Grace provides individual, group, and family therapy to youth with a range of emotional and behavioral needs. Her clinical work focuses on developing individualized treatment plans that support emotional regulation, improve coping skills, and promote overall well-being. She utilizes a strengths-based, solution-focused approach, integrating behavioral interventions, psychoeducation, and social-emotional skill building to help clients navigate challenges and build resilience.

Her therapeutic style is collaborative, adaptable, and client-centered. Grace believes that empathy, patience, and strong communication are essential in creating meaningful therapeutic relationships. She is committed to fostering a safe, supportive, and confidential environment where clients feel comfortable exploring their experiences and seeking help during times of stress.

Grace has extensive experience in crisis intervention and de-escalation, as well as working with individuals facing high-risk behaviors, grief, and emotional dysregulation. She works closely with families and support systems to ensure continuity of care and to reinforce progress across settings. Her ability to balance clinical care with collaboration allows her to effectively support both emotional and functional outcomes.

She strives to meet each client where they are, providing compassionate, individualized care while empowering them to develop insight, strengthen coping strategies, and achieve meaningful growth.

Sandra Henry

Sandra Henry, LAC (License #37AC00899100), is a Licensed Associate Counselor with a strong background in education and clinical mental health. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood and Primary Education from Ball State University in 1996 and completed a Special Education endorsement at Wright State University in 2001. In 2025, she obtained her Master of Arts in Counseling and Human Development with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health from Walsh University.

Sandra began her professional career as a special education preschool teacher, serving in that role for more than eleven years. Since 2021, she has worked in the mental health field, initially in an administrative capacity before transitioning into clinical practice.

Sandra’s clinical strengths include working with young children and their families, utilizing play-based therapy to address behavioral challenges, life transitions (such as divorce, remarriage, and blended family dynamics), anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She also offers virtual therapy sessions for youth through a virtual therapy room designed to promote engagement.

In addition to her work with children, Sandra supports individuals across the lifespan who are navigating stress, anxiety, depression, grief, divorce, ADHD, and other significant life changes. Her therapeutic approach is integrative, drawing from evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, person-centered techniques, and more. Sandra is committed to fostering a positive therapeutic alliance and provides a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel empowered in their path toward growth and healing.