Caileen Makovec
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW Practice: Resilience Lab Specialties • Insurance & Fees • Locations
New Jersey
Accepting Online
Updated August 9, 2023
Caileen Makovec
Specialties & Expertise
- Academic challenges
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Communication issues
- Life transitions
- Self-esteem
Professional statement
As a therapist, Caileen brings a compassionate and client-centered approach to healing. With her education and experience, she is equipped to guide individuals through their journey of personal growth and transformation. In her therapeutic approach, she prioritizes creating a safe and nonjudgmental space where clients can freely express themselves. Caileen believes in the power of establishing a strong therapeutic alliance built on trust, empathy, and collaboration and tailors her approach to meet the individual needs and goals of each client.
Caileen believes in utilizing a strength based approach that helps clients gain insight into their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors so they can develop effective coping strategies, channel their inner resilience, and make positive changes in their lives.
By fostering self-awareness and promoting self-compassion, she supports clients in their healing journey and encourages each client to work towards what is best for them.
Specialties
Academic challenges - Addressing underperformance in coursework, school avoidance, and procrastination
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Communication issues - Developing effective interpersonal skills in relationships withpartners, families, and co-workers; using healthy methods of communication to convey needs and respond to others
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Teenagers (13-18)
- Young adults (18-24)
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna International
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- All Savers Insurance Company
- AllWays Health Partners (formerly Neighborhood Health)
- Cigna
- Golden Rule Insurance Company
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Humana
- Meritain Health
- Optum
- Oxford Health Plans
- Trustmark
- UMR
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Shared Services
- United Healthcare Student Health Plan
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions: $150 (60min)
- Sliding scale: $100 - $150
Location(s)
Online Sessions (New Jersey)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
- Morning (Before 10am)
- Daytime (10am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
- Evening (After 5pm)
- Weekends
Regular Hours
- Mon 9am - 7pm
- Tue 9am - 7pm
- Wed 9am - 7pm
- Thu 9am - 7pm
- Fri 8am - 5pm
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Work and Education
Years of Experience: 4 years
Resilience Lab, Therapist, 2023 - Present
Monmouth University, Masters, 2020
Licensure
New Jersey: 44SL06618800
Languages
English