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# Dr. Sarah Mandel

NJ Individual & Couples Psychotherapist

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## Posts

- [Finding Balance in Frustrating Moments](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/hello-world/) - When dealing with a frustrating moment the other day, I was amazed at how quickly my mood changed. It occurred to me that no matter how mindful I feel I may be, something had set me off and the outlook on my day completely shifted. I recognized that I had to spend some time in
- [The Value of Meditation](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/the-value-of-meditation/) - I remember the first time I met a person who practiced daily meditation that wasn’t a yoga instructor, or an energy healer. At the Oncology Center where I used to work, our manager announced that an Integrative Medicine coordinator would be hired to contribute to the services provided for our patients. Along with her skill
- [Boundaries are Guidelines Not Walls](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/boundaries-guidelines-not-walls/) - One morning, I received a text from a good friend. After reading her message, I experienced both disappointment and happiness at the same time. So, to share with you the backstory, earlier in the week we had made plans to get together as we had both been quite busy and it had been a while
- [The Value of Saying No](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/value-saying-no/) - Late one evening, while having a difficult time winding down and falling asleep from a long day, I realized just how overwhelmed I really was. I was determined to slow my thoughts down, try to achieve some focus and become aware again. This was not easy at first, but when I was able to give

## Pages

- [Sarah Mandel Therapy - NJ Couples & Family Psychotherapist](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||93px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”85%” max_width=”85%” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Saltery|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#D39065″ text_font_size=”120px” text_line_height=”88.8px” text_font_size_tablet=”102px” text_font_size_phone=”76px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]Welcome![/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” text_text_color=”#50887B” text_font_size=”32px” text_line_height=”40px” text_font_size_tablet=”32px” text_font_size_phone=”23px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]You have taken the first step in seeking help for yourself or for your relationship, as therapy is a
- [Contact Us](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/contact/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”#F6F6F6″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” padding_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_image=”https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ben-kolde-FaPxZ88yZrw-unsplash-2-scaled.jpg” custom_padding=”200px||200px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”200px||200px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”120px||80px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”#405B56″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_font=”Apercu-regulartext|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#F6F6F6″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_font=”Sanchez||||||||” header_2_font=”GT SuperHeadlines – THIN|100|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#D39065″ header_2_font_size=”61px”
- [About Sarah](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/about/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Apercu-regulartext||||||||” text_text_color=”#353535″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”GT-super-headlines||||||||” header_text_color=”#405B56″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Dr. Sarah Mandel is a New Jersey based psychotherapist and has a license in clinical social work. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Social Work at the University
- [Therapy Services](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/services/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||104px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”GT-super-headlines||||||||” text_text_color=”#50887B” text_font_size=”51px” header_font=”GT SuperHeadlines – THIN|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#50887B” header_font_size=”54px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” border_color_all=”#ffffff” border_style_all=”solid” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Services[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_font=”Apercu-regulartext|100|||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”24px||13px||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400;” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Dr. Mandel has
- [Articles](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/media/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ inner_shadow=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”#F6F6F6″ background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” max_width=”80%” custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”GT-super-headlines||||||||” text_text_color=”#405B56″ text_font_size=”2vw” background_color=”#F2D2C5″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”5vw” text_font_size_phone=”8vw” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]Relationships[/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”How to Carve Out Alone Time in a Relationship” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”$||divi||400″ icon_color=”#F6F6F6″ image_icon_background_color=”#405B56″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”18px”
- [FAQ](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/faq/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”#F6F6F6″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” padding_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ background_image=”https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-4.png” custom_padding=”200px||200px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”200px||200px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”120px||80px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ background_color=”#F6F6F6″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ text_font=”Apercu-regulartext|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#F6F6F6″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_font=”Sanchez||||||||” header_2_font=”GT-super-headlines|500|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#50887B” header_2_font_size=”2.7vw” header_2_letter_spacing=”-0.5px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left”
- [Clinical Supervision & Presentations](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/clinical-supervision-presentations/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ inner_shadow=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_color=”rgba(91,92,140,0.13)” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_padding_mobile=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.85)” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”40px||40px||false|false” border_radii=”off|30px||30px|” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”40px|40px|40px|40px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_id=”clinical” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”Sanchez|700|||||||” text_font_size=”31″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#ffffff” border_style_all=”solid” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Clinical Supervision[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″
- [Blog final](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/blog-final/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.70″ background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.70″ background_color=”#dde0bf” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#353535″ text_font=”Dancing Script|on|||” custom_padding=”20px||20px|” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9cc98″]Articles[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.70″ background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” background_repeat_2=”no-repeat”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”on” include_categories=”6,7,8,1,4,5″ show_more=”on” show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_pagination=”off” offset_number=”0″ use_dropshadow=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.70″ show_categories=”off” custom_css_read_more=”display: block;||text-align:right;||padding: 2px;||text-transform: capitalize;” show_content=”off” show_thumbnail=”off” show_comments=”off” use_overlay=”off” background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”3.0.70″ area=”sidebar-1″ orientation=”left” background_layout=”light”
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## Categories

- [Mental Health](https://www.sarahmandeltherapy.com/category/mental-health/)
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