Derik B Moore

Hi, I’m Derik Moore, LCSW. I worked as an outpatient psychotherapist and clinical supervisor for 10 years in the community mental health realm prior to establishing my own practice. I began my career working with those living with HIV as an activist in the mid-1990s in Newark and New Brunswick, NJ, where I engaged in street outreach and advocated for a harm reduction approach. This work informed my commitment to public health and to exploring how economic and sociological factors can play significant roles in the ways we move through the world. Currently, my clients cut across class, sexuality, gender, and ethnicity lines. For the first decade of my work as a psychotherapist, I worked in HIV service centers, and for group practices. In my current practice, I take a relational, client-centered approach to individual therapy, while remaining eclectic and drawing from CBT, DBT, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment Theory. I also love working with couples and families! I have 20+ years of SW, activism, & psych experience working with diverse populations. Throughout my career, I’ve seen the process of earning clients’ trust as an honor, & I work to sustain clinical relationships that reflect this. I value the roles art, music, and humor play- both in the healing process, & as avenues toward reaching one’s full potential.