How do I check that a New Jersey therapist is licensed?

Open the state's license lookup , choose the profession and search by name or license number. The result should show an active license of the type you expect. Every profile in this list links to the same lookup.

What is the difference between a counselor, a social worker and a psychologist?

Each holds a different New Jersey license. Licensed professional counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists are trained in counseling, licensed clinical social workers in clinical social work, and psychologists hold a doctorate in psychology. All four can assess and treat mental health conditions.

Where do I get an evaluation if I do not have a therapist?

You can book a video evaluation with a therapist licensed in New Jersey . The call takes 15 to 30 minutes, and a signed letter follows if the therapist finds you eligible.

Licensed therapists in Jersey City, NJ

Here are 8 licensed therapists in Jersey City, New Jersey, checked against the state's own records.

Jersey City has 8 licensed therapists on this list: 1 clinical social worker, 4 professional counselors, 2 family therapists and 1 psychologist. Each holds an active New Jersey license, and each name opens a page that links to the state's record and to the federal NPI registry, so you can check both yourself.

8
therapists listed
4
license types
14
New Jersey towns

Read from the New Jersey license list of October 1, 2026 and the federal registry on October 23, 2026.

See every listed town in New Jersey.

Jersey City on the map of New Jersey

These are the 8 licensed therapists listed in Jersey City.

Open any name to see the license number, the federal NPI and the links to check both.

Laura Beach, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 37FI00191100
Public license record Active
Mi Cao, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 37PC00579300
Public license record Active
Penny Clark, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 37PC00319000
Public license record Active
Caroline Hartman, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 44SC05875500
Public license record Active
Jill Lavender, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 37FI00185700
Public license record Active
Christine Leiva, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 37PC00577200
Public license record Active
Kimberley Stires, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 37PC00589300
Public license record Active
Deborah Teng
Licensed Psychologist
Jersey City, New Jersey
License 35SI00548100
Public license record Active

These listed towns are the closest to Jersey City.

You can check any New Jersey license in three steps.

1
Find the license number
It is on the therapist's page, card or letter, and on every profile here.
2
Open the state's lookup
Choose the profession, then search by the license number.
3
Match the name and status
The name, the license type and the word Active should all agree.

Open New Jersey's license lookup

An ESA letter in New Jersey comes from a licensed professional who is treating you.

New Jersey runs no ESA registry and has no state form. Its Division on Civil Rights asks landlords to accept documentation from a treating health care professional, and that is what a licensed therapist is.

Book an ESA evaluation

A therapist in a cream sweater at her desk, smiling at a laptop during a video call

Every listing is built from two government records.

Federal

NPI registry

Name and credential
NPI number
Taxonomy
Practice city and state

State

NJ license record

License number
License type
Active status
Expiry date

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Same facts, same places

Links back to both records
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Dated by when each record was read

People often ask these questions about therapists in New Jersey.

New Jersey has no state form and no list of who may sign. Its Division on Civil Rights expects documentation from your treating health care professional, such as a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist or physician. The New Jersey guide has the details.