About Me
Mrs. Kim Puleo is a NJ licensed professional counselor (LPC) and NJ school counselor who has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with a wide range of social and emotional difficulties. Mrs. Puleo completed her BA at William Paterson University in psychology with a minor in sociology. She went to graduate school at Montclair State University where she obtained her MA in school counseling. She graduated as a Chi Sigma Iota National Counseling Honor Society member. Subsequently, she became a certified NJ school counselor, National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Mrs. Puleo has worked in several school districts in NJ as a district wide school counselor, anti-bullying specialist, and social worker on a Child Study team creating Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s). She has served on 504 committees, Intervention and Referral Services committee (I&RS), created behavior improvement plans (BIPs), social evaluations, and is familiar with standardized testing. She also has attended trainings on the NJ anti-bullying law, suicide prevention and risk assessment, cyber-bullying, crisis prevention and Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), relational aggression particularly among girls, mindfulness, among many other character building educational topics. She has supervised a school psychologist and a school social work intern. She has worked collaboratively as a team with Early Intervention, Perform Care-crisis assessment, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, food therapists, nutritionists, ABA trained behaviorists, among other related specialists and referring community resources. She can help with transition issues including college preparation and job coaching. In addition, she has multiple years of experience working for a psychiatrist specializing in addictions as well.
Her specialties include social skills groups, children with developmental disabilities, changing families/divorce, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, anger management, ADHD, adjustment disorders, grief and loss, academic difficulties, adoption issues, relationship issues, sibling issues, parenting issues, low self esteem, improving your confidence and self worth, addictions, increasing coping skills, behavioral disorders, among many other life stressors and difficulties.
Mrs. Puleo is a married, mother of two young school aged children. She approaches things as a solution focused therapist and uses a variety of cognitive behavioral strategies, play therapy, and art therapy.
Why schedule an appointment? Because…“Today I choose to be the best version of myself.”
Specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Stress, Anxiety , Grief , Self esteem , Depression , Coaching , ADHD , Adoption and Foster Care , Attachment Issues , Blended Family Issues , Caregiver Issues and Stress , Commitment Issues , Communication Problems , Control Issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
Services Offered
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Licensing
LPC #37pc00432800 (Expires: 2022-11-30)
Reviews
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Kim has been exactly what I need to try and work through my anxiety and personal issues. She truly listens and is incredibly insightful. I wish I had started therapy a long time ago.
Kim has been very thoughtful in my sessions. She reassures me of some of my concerns and checks in regularly.
Kim was great, if this service was more affordable for me I would’ve loved to stay and to continue with her.
Kim is a very understanding expert in her field, she has great suggestions and offers sound advice
Kim has been great to work with. She is easy to talk to and has offered great advice and support. She always takes the time to read my journals and sends me helpful tips and worksheets.
Kim is wonderful and keep me feeling positive when I’m already leaning that way. We haven’t had enough sessions to say for sure if we are a right fit but I think she can be very useful.