Andrew Walsh, MSW, LCSW

(973)-978-5502

Hawthorne Place Montclair NJ

Lincense # 44SL06432800

Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work

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You’ve tried changing. You’ve read books, talked to friends, and listened to podcasts. But every day you still wake up to the familiar feeling of emptiness. No matter what you do, the things you have in your life just don’t mean as much to you as they should. You put your head down and move forward with your day. You think “Maybe if I just accomplish “x” then I can finally feel good.” But in those moments in-between your franticness of trying to move forward you realize that you feel hopeless. You may find yourself wondering if you are struggling with depression or anxiety. 

Hi I’m Andrew and I understand exactly what you are feeling because I felt it too. Several years ago I felt the void. My life was great on paper but I had that emptiness. I read books. I listened to speakers. I pushed myself harder to become more successful. It worked; for a while. My professional life accelerated and I progressed faster and faster. But something was missing. It became harder and harder to push myself because it didn’t change how I felt. The more accomplished I became, the more the pressure increased to keep moving. I started to experience anxiety. I was scared of making mistakes. I started to feel more and more empty. I was like an impressive house of cards about to be blown down by the smallest of gusts of wind. 

One day I had enough. For a couple of weeks I had been thinking about reaching out to a professional. What held me back was my fear that I wouldn’t be understood. Maybe you have that fear as well. Eventually the dull ache of feeling empty became greater than my fear of asking for help. I made a call and began my journey.

My life today is very different than it was before. My mood is better and my mind clearer. My relationships have evolved. Color has come into my life. I have these really strange extended periods of time where I am at peace. I can finally take a deep breath.

All of those changes laid the foundation for one more big change; I became a therapist. For the past several years I have worked with people who were experiencing exactly what you are experiencing. As a therapist I have clients from all over New Jersey. In my Chatham office I have clients coming from near and far including Morristown, Montclair, New Brunswick, and everywhere in between. Some of my clients come because they want a therapist who understands anxiety. Some want a therapist who understands depression. Others aren't sure if they have depression or anxiety. But they all come because they want to change their lives and believe I will understand them and can help. 

My work with clients is very serious but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Some clients talk about the days they struggle to get out of bed. We laugh as I tell them about one period in graduate school where I spent weeks trying to figure out how I could lay on the floor during class because sitting at a desk seemed to be too much. There is no reason for you to continue feeling how you feel moving forward. Change really is possible. It isn’t hopeless. Click here to schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation. Begin your life again today.