Psychotherapist in Bloomfield, New Jersey
Depression, anxiety, a loved one's drinking, a marriage under strain, or the quiet loneliness of many years far from home. These are hard things to bring to anyone, which is exactly why it matters who you bring them to.
Sessions in Polish, English or Russian.
Psychotherapy
Irena Bartman-Fila, LCSW, MSW, PSW is a licensed clinical social worker offering individual and group psychotherapy at her office in Bloomfield, NJ, with sessions in Polish, English or Russian.
See treatment optionsAssessment first
Treatment starts with a careful assessment, and from the first sessions you know what you are working on, why, and what the plan is. Everything you share stays strictly confidential.
What to expect at the first visitBook a visit
Visits are by appointment. Please call 973-748-5302 (office) or 862-668-5571 (cell).
Contact and appointments
About the therapist
A graduate of the Jagiellonian University in Poland, she directed addiction treatment clinics there, trained medical staff, teachers and lawyers, and was voted best psychotherapist by readers of Sztandar Młodych, a Polish daily newspaper.
She has worked with patients since 1982, first in Poland and, since 1997, in her own private practice in New Jersey.
Clinical licensing exam
In the United States she passed the clinical licensing exam.
Group psychotherapy
She completed formal training in group psychotherapy at a psychoanalytic institute in Teaneck, NJ.
Treatment
How she can help
Individual psychotherapy
Depression, anxiety, neuroses, stress, loneliness, ADHD, OCD and eating disorders.
Read moreAddiction treatment
Alcohol and drug addiction, including support for the families of people who struggle with it.
Read moreMarriage and family problems
Conflict, crises, difficult decisions and tension between generations.
Read moreGroup psychotherapy
Group work led by a therapist with formal training in group psychotherapy.
Read moreTrauma, PTSD and immigration stress
Post-traumatic stress, painful experiences from the past, loneliness and the strain of building a life in a new country.
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Bloomfield, New Jersey
Why patients choose this practice
A New Jersey clinical license (LCSW)
A regulated profession: graduate education, supervised clinical practice and a licensing exam, all verifiable in the state registry.
Clinical work since 1982
Including opening Poland's first clinic for teenagers addicted to heroin, in close cooperation with Marek Kotański within MONAR.
Care coordinated with physicians
When a psychiatric, internal medicine or endocrine consultation is needed, she refers you, so therapy and medical care move in the same direction.
Your own language and a real understanding of immigration
She came to America as an adult, without English, and knows what it takes to live between two cultures.
Choosing a therapist
Qualifications you can verify
When choosing a therapist, it helps to know what training stands behind the title.
A simple principle
This practice follows a simple principle: assessment first, then treatment.
The LCSW license in New Jersey
In New Jersey, the LCSW license is issued by a state board after a master's degree, documented supervised clinical experience and a licensing exam, and anyone can look it up in the state's public registry.
How the first sessions work
In practice, it works like this: during the first sessions she assesses what brought you in, names the problem and discusses a treatment plan with you.
Checking a therapist's qualifications
Read more about your first visit and how to check a therapist's qualifications.
Visits are by appointment
Contact and appointments
If no one answers, leave your name, phone number and the date and time of your call, and she will call you back.
- Office973-748-5302
- Cell862-668-5571
Office address207 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
