Dr. Sugandika Subawickrama, LCPC, LPC

Dr. Sugandika Subawickrama has spent two decades in clinical work. She brings 20 years of experience to sessions and practices in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions.

She aims to make the first step easier. She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult feelings. She encourages honest conversation about work, relationships, grief, caregiving strain, and challenges linked to aging and geriatric issues.

Her approach blends practical skills with personal reflection. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas help identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Mindfulness tools are offered to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day coping.

She also draws on narrative work to help people reframe life stories and Motivational Interviewing to strengthen readiness for change. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with room for slower, deeper reflection when needed.

Dr. Subawickrama speaks English and Sinhala. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting stresses, career concerns, trauma, identity questions, and caregiving burdens. If you want to explore next steps, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process.

How therapy approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers empathy, reflection, and support so clients can decide what matters and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily reactions, which can reduce reactivity and improve daily coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to try methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Over several sessions she will check in and adjust the approach so it fits the client’s pace and priorities.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people try conversational and skills-based work from wherever they are, while the therapist and client agree on what practical arrangements make sense.