Judy Zexter, LCSW

Judy is a fantastic therapist, she has helped me navigate my difficulties with the utmost respect and care. If you are looking for a therapist I would highly recommend Judy, she handles all issues with a high level of insight, empathy, compassion and professionalism.

Judy Zexter is an incredible social worker and psychotherapist. She has been practicing successfully for years and continues to be open and learn how to support, serve and empower her clients. Her psychotherapeutic approach includes Cbt as well as mindfulness based techniques. She clearly works with where the client is at and, both, works actively and supportively with her clients. I would never hesitate to recommend clients to her. I have worked personally with her, as well.

Red flag 1) Second session she immediately and out of the blue blamed my parents (i know what the real reason is, and my parents are wonderful) as culprits for an area of concern I had instead of listening to me and guiding me to real insight. If I didnt have such a good relationship with my parents and/​or if I didnt already know what the real culprit was, I imagine this would have put a huge, unnecessary strain on my relationship with my parents. Red flag 2) Said «the dishes are just the dishes» before going on to tell me that it’s not a big deal and she hears girlfriends complain about this all the time and I just need to relax. She never encouraged me to just have a simple conversation with the other person or figure out what the dishes actually represented. Red flag 3) Digs to the root of problems (totally fine and i know there are different schools of thought on this, however focusing only on digging and digging and digging to find every single root of every single problem associated with something often causes you to be blinded to the existence of anything but problems.) but then does not teach or provide tools for coping with issues resulting in dependency in her clients to where they’re crippled without her and can’t make decisions in their own lives without first consulting her. Ultimate red flag: Watched another client of hers become more and more depressed and hopeless after seeing her for a year– to the point of starting to talk about wanting to commit suicide and may now be joining a cult. You know how everyone says there are A LOT of bad therapists out there? Remember that.

Judy is such a great therapist. She is not only a really good listener, but gives useful feedback that’s makes you feel understood and helped.
She’s a definite find! I highly recommend her to anyone who needs some professional assistance dealing with life’s challenges.

Judy is one of the best in the field. She has tons of experience and her input is always clear, supportive and empowering. I would recommend her without hesitation.