About Augustine
Dr. Augustine Bessong is a New Jersey licensed professional counselor with more than two decades of clinical practice. He brings a calm, direct presence to sessions and focuses on practical changes people can use day to day.
He describes his style as warm, interactive, and empathic, and centers listening and respect in his work. Dr. Bessong helps people with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
He also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment challenges, and caregiver stress. His background includes work with developmental disabilities, forensic settings, and members of the LGBT community. His approach draws from several methods so sessions can be tailored to each person.
He uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and actions. He also works from attachment-based and emotionally-focused perspectives to look at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect feelings and behavior. Dr.
Bessong emphasizes collaboration. He helps people set clear goals, try small experiments between sessions, and track what helps. He respects each person’s pace and priorities while offering structure when someone wants it.
People who want straightforward guidance and a therapist who listens closely may find his style a good fit. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. He practices from New Jersey and brings 22 years of professional experience as an LPC.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape reactions today; it helps people notice how they connect, repair ruptures, and build more supported ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience, using empathic listening and reflection so the client’s own goals and values guide the work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try an approach for a few sessions, and adjust based on what helps. The focus is on finding methods that fit the person's needs, pace, and preferences rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match practical needs. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or mobility is an issue. Live chat and messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework discussion, or when someone prefers shorter written exchanges. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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