Gordon Presley
Experienced New Jersey psychologist focused on skills-based care
NJ Psychologist 35SI00351800 New Jersey
- Experience
- 40 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Gordon
Gordon Presley is a New Jersey licensed psychologist with four decades of clinical experience.
Background and approach
He draws on long-term practice to support people managing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, and depressive symptoms, while also addressing related struggles such as impulsivity, loneliness, panic, post-traumatic stress, and social phobia.
He uses evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients build practical skills, examine unhelpful thinking patterns, and develop healthier ways of coping. Sessions emphasize a nonjudgmental atmosphere where emotions and thoughts can be explored openly, and treatment is paced to the individual’s needs.
Gordon encourages taking the initial step toward therapy and aims to make that start as approachable as possible. He frames progress as collaborative work between therapist and client, focusing on concrete strategies and steady skill development over time.
How CBT and DBT Translate to Online Care
CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic, and social phobia. Sessions often involve skill-building exercises and practical tools that can be practiced between contacts.DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and can be useful for managing intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship stress. It blends acceptance strategies with active skills training to help stabilize reactions and improve day-to-day coping.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process; the therapist works with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. That selection can evolve over time as needs and responses to treatment become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and make regular work on skills more accessible. These formats allow ongoing contact and homework review without requiring travel, and they support steady practice of the CBT and DBT techniques covered in sessions.
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Experience
40+ years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English