“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.”

- Maya Angelou

Cultivating Harmony through Mental Fitness and Nourishment of Every Mind 

Welcome to Aurora Sun Counseling.

My name is Theresa Sun Santucci, LCSW, founder of Aurora.

Starting my own practice was never a goal of mine; well, never a conscious goal anyway.

Maybe it wasn’t a conscious goal because I was scared. Could I do it? Would I be an imposter? I don’t think I ever let myself believe I could do it.

Then one day I just knew I could. It was quick- a switch turned on, and I couldn’t stop.

I knew I wanted ‘Sun’ to be in the name, as it is my maiden name. My family immigrated here and worked hard learning English to give the next generation a better life and freedom. It was important to me to honor that. ‘Aurora’ is after the aurora borealis. My husband thought of it because I was trying to think of something that ties us together as humans. We all can see the stars no matter what our socioeconomic status is, regardless of where we are in the world. 

I always knew I wanted to be a therapist, to have conversations with people, to empower, to teach, to heal... just like those who have helped me in the past.  

I also wanted to give space to other clinicians to have the flexibility of working in private practice and get compensated fairly. I wanted other clinicians to have their own space to provide their niche and for clients to have quality healthcare.

In my journey to becoming a therapist, I have learned that the majority of us have a story. Most of us do not get to where we are today unscathed. Sometimes it’s easier for a person to realize there needs to be healing to break the cycle of unhealed trauma; sometimes it takes a little longer to realize we need to start healing.

I wanted to provide accessible mental health services to the community. This is why I choose to accept insurance. Most of us have insurance, pay for insurance, and want to use it!  

We are still so raw and trying to recover from the aftermath of the pandemic. Even without the pandemic, life is hard enough- adjusting to school, peer relationships, getting along with our partners. How do we communicate? What is normal? Do other people feel this too? Am I crazy? Why do I not like who my partner has become?

I truly believe that 1: we need to take care of ourselves and believe in ourselves and 2: healthier relationships lead to healthier and happier and longer lives.

This is why I love our mission statement:

We believe that each person deserves to have:

Harmony= peace, balance, the ability to be present
through

Mental Fitness= which takes work, practice, education, skills that are teachable
and

Nourishment= with food, movement, spirituality, self care, self love, having boundaries and healthy relationship of
Every Mind= rational mind, emotional mind, wise mind, inclusive of neurodiversity.

We believe in evidenced based treatment that fits each individual needs. 

I hope that when you are ready to make the choice to break the cycle and heal, whenever that is, you choose to get help and support, with whomever that is with.  

If it is Aurora, we thank you for entrusting us with your care.

Contact us

We accept the following insurances: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Oxford, BCBSNJ, Oscar Health

We can provide superbills for OON plans.

Please note we conduct all sessions via telehealth and do not offer in person sessions.

Get started with Aurora Sun Counseling, today.