Kamalwattie Phagoo

I am a recent graduate from Rutgers University with a Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in Social Work. I am currently licensed in the state of NJ, while actively obtaining my clinical hours through seeing individuals in private practice.

I have completed several internships and worked many jobs throughout my years to gain the most out of each experience. I have worked in a Group Home setting with individuals with multiple diagnoses such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety and Developmental Disability. Within a year, I would transition to work in a more challenging setting at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in the Emergency Department in Acute Psychiatric Services.

Through all my years of learning and observing, my drive and passion to help people has only increased significantly. In my current work for private practice, I take into account all perspectives when proposing treatment plans. The behavioral and cognitive approach needs to be used conjointly to help the individual understand their expectations and emotions leading to specific acts before focusing on empowerment. I intend to use multiple approaches to help individuals understand their emotions to make the most impactful decisions in their lives.

To be vulnerable is to be in the greatest state of growth. Vulnerability is a temporary state of weakness that provides the opportunity for learning and progression. I truly believe that everyone is born good and wants to be good, but not everyone is capable of being good without the proper coping mechanisms and tools.