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Mercer Psychology and Neuropsychology, located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is currently mostly operating via telehealth (i.e., secure internet connection with video and audio) for initial visits, counseling, and feedback for neuropsychological evaluations, as well as limited weekly office hours. As of July, 2024, thirty-three people are on the waiting list for counseling, and the next opening for a neuropsychological evaluation is in October, 2025 (with a standby list for earlier openings).
About Counseling
Counseling, also known as "psychotherapy,” helps us cope with emotions or other problems affecting relationships, work, etc. We typically feel better when we share our thoughts and emotions with a compassionate therapist who helps us understand our experience. Also, through cognitive-behavioral therapy, we can learn new skills or change our thoughts and actions to function better in our daily life. In addition to her knowledge of neuropsychology enabling her to treat people coping with neurological conditions (patients and/or families), Dr. Oglesby has experience in treating:
Like this dogwood blossom floating in Yosemite, sometimes life takes us in unexpected and unknown directions and we need to find a way to stay afloat. We sometimes have to adjust to events we never dreamed would happen to us. I have helped many people over the years adapt to life-altering changes and learn to find meaning and joy in their new life.
The caterpillar probably doesn't want to become a butterfly - change is scary - but it is the natural course of its life. The changes humans experience are less predictable, and it can help to have someone alongside us on our journey.
Even without an unexpected twist or turn in our life, sometimes we get into patterns that aren't working for us, but are so automatic we have trouble realizing they can be changed. Although we sense something is there, we cannot always see what is right in front of us, as in this photo:
We catch a glimpse of something behind the trees, but we can't see what it is. Over time, psychotherapy clarifies what we are seeing:
Eventually, it often becomes clear: what we are experiencing, why, and how to feel better. Sometimes we can also identify the source of our patterns, which usually made sense and was adaptive to our past circumstances. Sometimes clarity also requires a new perspective:
Then we can also see new paths available to us, and decide which to pursue. Beginning psychotherapy can be the first step in discovering our path forward.