Toni Marie Marzullo , LCSW

Toni Marie Marzullo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified School Social Worker in New Jersey with two decades of experience supporting children and their families. She has spent 20 years working in school settings, helping students and caregivers navigate academic challenges, behavioral concerns, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and depression. Her background in school social work brings practical insight into how home, school, and community factors influence a child’s well-being.

Toni approaches her work with warmth and empathy, prioritizing a respectful, supportive relationship while helping people identify strengths and practical strategies for growth. She focuses on issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, and grief, drawing on evidence-based techniques suited to each person’s needs. Her style emphasizes collaboration with parents and other adults to foster meaningful change for children and families.

Toni’s combined clinical and school-based experience informs a balanced approach that attends to both emotional and functional goals. She aims to help individuals and families build coping skills, improve communication, and pursue realistic goals that support long-term resilience.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Toni uses proven, evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to children and families, including skills-based cognitive and behavioral strategies that help people identify unhelpful patterns and build practical coping tools for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. She also applies trauma-informed approaches that focus on safely processing difficult experiences while strengthening emotional regulation and resilience, which can be particularly helpful for clients dealing with abuse, loss, or significant life changes. In addition, Toni draws on family-focused interventions that engage parents and caregivers to improve communication, behavior support, and school-related functioning for children.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Toni works with clients to understand their goals, preferences, and everyday challenges, and together they decide which techniques fit best and how to adapt them over time. This partnership helps ensure that therapy stays relevant and effective for each person and family.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to connect from home, work, or school. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to maintain progress even when life is unpredictable.