SEED Services: Partners for Counseling & Wellness

Hi there! I'm Beth Fier, Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Director for SEED Services: Partners for Counseling & Wellness. Our practice offers services that are rooted in evidence based treatment approaches, including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for perfectionism, shame and self-critical difficulties, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for regulating emotions and impulsivity, and the Gottman Method for relationship counseling to name a few.

Currently, most of my own work is with individuals who struggle to manage high levels of self-criticism, shame, and/or the patterns of avoidance or over-striving that are often associated with anxiety, depression, problem perfectionism, and trauma. However, we also employ therapists specializing in couples counseling and in working with grief and loss, whether this may be related to our changing post-Covid environment, relational losses or to other difficult life transitions.

I have grown to value and believe that we cannot separate mental health from physical, social, or spiritual health. Consequently, within our practice, we typically work from an integrated perspective. We incorporates attention to our social learning history, body-based health, emotional experiencing as we explore patterns of thought and behavior.

Most recently, I have completed certification training as a Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP) and as a provider for Stephen Porges' Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP). This protocol involves the use of specially filtered music to strengthen the inner ear muscle. This helps us to improve autonomic regulation. This can be particularly useful when there have been experiences of threat or trauma within the context of important relationships.

Some of my other experience has included teaching as an adjunct faculty member, supervising clinical interns and new professionals, serving on the executive board of the New Jersey Counseling Association (NJCA), and volunteering as past president for the New Jersey Association for Multicultural Counseling (NJAMC).