About Me
- Experience addressing social issues, anxiety, trauma, and learning disabilities (including Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, and Social Adjustment disorders)
- Specializes in fostering tools for coping with stress, managing interpersonal relationships and conflict, tangible problem-solving skills
- Treats Adolescents through Young Adults
- Works with parents on supporting and communicating with their adolescent(s), as well as managing stress brought on from parenting
- Trained in Interpersonal Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy
- Certified School Social Worker with experience managing student IEPs
- Facilitates School Readiness Group
Biography
Ethan Moutner is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified School Social Worker with experience counseling students and working in the greater Princeton area school systems for several years. He began his career as a School Social Worker and quickly learned that his heart and passion lie in the direct clinical work with students and families. Ethan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and pursued his Master’s degree in Social Work, graduating from Rutgers University in 2018. He is licensed to practice Social Work and is currently engaging in supervision services with Debra Ruisard, DSW, LCSW to earn his license in Clinical Social Work.
For over five years, Ethan has been a part of the school communities surrounding Ivy Counseling Group and has taken a psychodynamic and interpersonal therapeutic approach to working with students and families. Ethan has worked with students experiencing social issues, anxiety, and trauma. He has worked with middle school and high school students to cope with these issues, manage their familial and friend relationships, and develop plans for their future. Additionally, he has been honored to work with students with a wide variety of learning disabilities including Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, and Social Adjustment disorders and has experience managing student IEPs. Ethan values a person-centered approach and autonomous decision making, believing that we cannot make decisions for our youth, only guide, lead, and add perspective to foster smart and healthy decision making and life choices. He is experienced in supporting parents in promoting healthy choices and emotional growth in their adolescents, as well as providing counsel to parents managing their own stress and concerns with the parenting process.
Personal Statement
“I truly enjoy the way adolescent and young adult minds work – the questions they ask, the perspectives they take, and the ambition they can possess. As adults, we know that childhood and adolescence shape our future, but healthy, positive, and goal-oriented decisions need to be made. While the importance of this can not be overstated, we also know that life events, social interaction, and trauma can complicate this. I believe in building a strong therapeutic relationship and working together in an empathetic and non-judgemental setting to achieve goals, manage conflict and relationships, and build confidence.
My style incorporates a variety of therapeutic techniques and philosophies with a primary focus on Interpersonal Therapy with psychodynamic exploration to uncover our belief systems, motivations, and thought processes. Together, we will develop obtainable goals for therapy and work to maintain self-esteem, practice coping strategies, and bring awareness to our own challenges and obstacles that need to be tackled.”
