Therapists in 15206
Congratulations on taking the first step towards improving your mental health. It is often not easy navigating the stages of finding a therapist, and I applaud you for finding the strength to make the leap. I am here to make that leap as comfortable as possible, in a way that is most suitable to your needs. I am a person-centered, strength-based, and humanistic therapist. I look to help solidify what is good in a person and identify what can be modified in order to make someone feel more whole. My approach is warm, non-judgmental and genuine.
Congratulations on taking the first step towards improving your mental health. It is often not easy navigating the stages of finding a therapist, and I applaud you for finding the strength to make the leap. I am here to make that leap as comfortable as possible, in a way that is most suitable to your needs. I am a person-centered, strength-based, and humanistic therapist. I look to help solidify what is good in a person and identify what can be modified in order to make someone feel more whole. My approach is warm, non-judgmental and genuine.
Recovering from an eating disorder and/or severe trauma can frequently be difficult. My broad training and extensive experience enables me to work with patients in a variety of ways including traditional therapeutic approaches, the incorporation of art therapy as a component of treatment, and the use of EMDR. I work with each individual patient to determine the type of approach that best matches her personality and therapeutic needs. I have been one of the first psychotherapists to make use of expressive arts and EMDR in the treatment of eating disorders.
Recovering from an eating disorder and/or severe trauma can frequently be difficult. My broad training and extensive experience enables me to work with patients in a variety of ways including traditional therapeutic approaches, the incorporation of art therapy as a component of treatment, and the use of EMDR. I work with each individual patient to determine the type of approach that best matches her personality and therapeutic needs. I have been one of the first psychotherapists to make use of expressive arts and EMDR in the treatment of eating disorders.
Carissa Atkinson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
My clinical experience began in general private practice, and I later moved on to develop a more specialized treatment approach through an internship with The Center for OCD and Anxiety in August 2020. From there, I transitioned into my roles as Associate Therapist, Intake Manager, and Caregiver Support Group Leader until February 2024. As I believe that effective therapy includes an appropriate balance of empathy, humor, active listening, and proper guidance rooted in evidence-based practices, I utilize an eclectic mix of therapeutic modalities (listed below) to tailor treatment according to the specific needs of each individual.
My clinical experience began in general private practice, and I later moved on to develop a more specialized treatment approach through an internship with The Center for OCD and Anxiety in August 2020. From there, I transitioned into my roles as Associate Therapist, Intake Manager, and Caregiver Support Group Leader until February 2024. As I believe that effective therapy includes an appropriate balance of empathy, humor, active listening, and proper guidance rooted in evidence-based practices, I utilize an eclectic mix of therapeutic modalities (listed below) to tailor treatment according to the specific needs of each individual.
The work I do is centered on helping folks understand themselves more deeply and feel understood in order to help foster change in unhelpful patterns that cause distress Working together can help you increase a positive sense of self , make decisions that are right for you, and nurture a meaningful life, as you define it.
The work I do is centered on helping folks understand themselves more deeply and feel understood in order to help foster change in unhelpful patterns that cause distress Working together can help you increase a positive sense of self , make decisions that are right for you, and nurture a meaningful life, as you define it.
Chris McCown: Adults, Life Transitions, LQBTQ+
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CAADC
Online Only
I support adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, and identity questions in a warm, nonjudgmental, and affirming space. Whether you’re navigating relationship challenges, identity concerns, or life transitions—or coping with anxiety, depression, grief, or stress—this is a supportive, affirming space to feel seen and heard. I work with individuals across sexual orientations, genders, and relationship experiences. Together, we’ll explore your emotions, uncover patterns, strengthen resilience, and foster clarity, authenticity, and emotional balance as you move toward personal growth.
I support adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, and identity questions in a warm, nonjudgmental, and affirming space. Whether you’re navigating relationship challenges, identity concerns, or life transitions—or coping with anxiety, depression, grief, or stress—this is a supportive, affirming space to feel seen and heard. I work with individuals across sexual orientations, genders, and relationship experiences. Together, we’ll explore your emotions, uncover patterns, strengthen resilience, and foster clarity, authenticity, and emotional balance as you move toward personal growth.
I believe that clients can achieve personal growth and long-term wellness through practicing self-awareness, exploring past experiences, and processing difficult emotions. During each session I aim to provide an environment where clients feel empowered to confront their challenges and build themselves a meaningful, fulfilling life. I practice psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
I believe that clients can achieve personal growth and long-term wellness through practicing self-awareness, exploring past experiences, and processing difficult emotions. During each session I aim to provide an environment where clients feel empowered to confront their challenges and build themselves a meaningful, fulfilling life. I practice psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
I am currently accepting new clients! Click “my website” to book a free 15-minute consultation. -
Are you ready for change, but feeling stuck? I can help you become motivated, get unstuck, and discover and believe in your worth. I have experience working with individuals dealing with social anxiety, generalized anxiety, depression, trauma, family issues, substance use recovery, and issues related to gender and sexuality. I am an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist.
I am currently accepting new clients! Click “my website” to book a free 15-minute consultation. -
Are you ready for change, but feeling stuck? I can help you become motivated, get unstuck, and discover and believe in your worth. I have experience working with individuals dealing with social anxiety, generalized anxiety, depression, trauma, family issues, substance use recovery, and issues related to gender and sexuality. I am an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist.
You may be suffering from anxiety, depression, or compulsive behavior, having trouble making a relationship work, or perhaps have had therapy or medication that has not helped enough. I listen with empathy and compassion and bring to bear my clinical training and experience so that you heal and grow in ways that are transformative and lasting. I have been a therapist for 32 years and in private practice for 23 of them. I love helping people understand themselves better and resolve the obstacles to living a more meaningful and satisfying life.
You may be suffering from anxiety, depression, or compulsive behavior, having trouble making a relationship work, or perhaps have had therapy or medication that has not helped enough. I listen with empathy and compassion and bring to bear my clinical training and experience so that you heal and grow in ways that are transformative and lasting. I have been a therapist for 32 years and in private practice for 23 of them. I love helping people understand themselves better and resolve the obstacles to living a more meaningful and satisfying life.
I enjoy helping people from all walks of life navigate relationships, sex, and intimacy, and their mental health. However, as a queer, neurodivergent, and non-binary therapist, I aim to be a resource for my community. My communication style is centered on self-acceptance, warmth, and humor. I am an active listener and am non-judgmental in my approach. I welcome and hold space for all emotional states. I am also an active participant in the dialogue of the sessions. I am also a working artist and an optimist.
I enjoy helping people from all walks of life navigate relationships, sex, and intimacy, and their mental health. However, as a queer, neurodivergent, and non-binary therapist, I aim to be a resource for my community. My communication style is centered on self-acceptance, warmth, and humor. I am an active listener and am non-judgmental in my approach. I welcome and hold space for all emotional states. I am also an active participant in the dialogue of the sessions. I am also a working artist and an optimist.
Marisa Costa
Licensed Professional Counselor, MET, LPC
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Not accepting new clients
**I am not currently accepting new clients** Each of us has intrinsic worth and our hearts and psyches have the ability to heal. My work with adults of all ages draws on the expressive arts, motivational and strengths-based therapies and cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed therapies. One of my passions has been exploring the ways in which the expressive arts - visual art, drama, music, movement, writing - touch us deeply and express emotions for which there may simply be no words. Where the response to suffering is compassion and hope, the goals of the individual - not the therapist - inspire the therapeutic process.
**I am not currently accepting new clients** Each of us has intrinsic worth and our hearts and psyches have the ability to heal. My work with adults of all ages draws on the expressive arts, motivational and strengths-based therapies and cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed therapies. One of my passions has been exploring the ways in which the expressive arts - visual art, drama, music, movement, writing - touch us deeply and express emotions for which there may simply be no words. Where the response to suffering is compassion and hope, the goals of the individual - not the therapist - inspire the therapeutic process.
Seeking out help can be an overwhelming, difficult process. Having the strength to do so is an admirable step. I believe that the therapeutic journey should be one of a collaborative effort. I’m devoted to creating a safe, nonjudgmental environment where we work together towards your goals and finding some peace in your everyday life.
Seeking out help can be an overwhelming, difficult process. Having the strength to do so is an admirable step. I believe that the therapeutic journey should be one of a collaborative effort. I’m devoted to creating a safe, nonjudgmental environment where we work together towards your goals and finding some peace in your everyday life.
You’ve likely spent years trying to understand yourself. Staying up late analyzing your emotions, researching trauma, replaying conversations, and trying to figure out why you feel anxious, fearful, and overstimulated. Perhaps you’ve even read the popular books, listened to the podcasts, and you still feel lost. Despite all of that awareness, something still feels unresolved. Insight alone often doesn’t lead to peace and ease. Rewiring beliefs and experiences using a mind-body approach can help. Often, when we teach the body how to have a different physical response to our experiences and our stressors, we reconnect with ease.
You’ve likely spent years trying to understand yourself. Staying up late analyzing your emotions, researching trauma, replaying conversations, and trying to figure out why you feel anxious, fearful, and overstimulated. Perhaps you’ve even read the popular books, listened to the podcasts, and you still feel lost. Despite all of that awareness, something still feels unresolved. Insight alone often doesn’t lead to peace and ease. Rewiring beliefs and experiences using a mind-body approach can help. Often, when we teach the body how to have a different physical response to our experiences and our stressors, we reconnect with ease.
Part of being human is we all experience bumps in the road. Being in therapy with me will provide you with a soft landing and safe space to process these challenges as you develop insight into yourself and new ways of coping and interacting with the world. Gaining a better understanding of yourself you will find the freedom to make new choices. I am committed to walking this path with you. I bring tremendous respect for the road you have traveled and look forward to helping you set a course that is driven by a new sense of clarity and your own innate wisdom.
Part of being human is we all experience bumps in the road. Being in therapy with me will provide you with a soft landing and safe space to process these challenges as you develop insight into yourself and new ways of coping and interacting with the world. Gaining a better understanding of yourself you will find the freedom to make new choices. I am committed to walking this path with you. I bring tremendous respect for the road you have traveled and look forward to helping you set a course that is driven by a new sense of clarity and your own innate wisdom.
I have provided counseling and therapy services in various capacities for over 25 years. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, attachment issues, parenting, and grief. I have experience working with individuals, couples, families and children. I have worked in both agency and private practice settings with a diverse range of individuals. Specific areas of specialization: Trauma, Anxiety, Obsessive compulsive thoughts (OCD), and Grief .
I have provided counseling and therapy services in various capacities for over 25 years. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, attachment issues, parenting, and grief. I have experience working with individuals, couples, families and children. I have worked in both agency and private practice settings with a diverse range of individuals. Specific areas of specialization: Trauma, Anxiety, Obsessive compulsive thoughts (OCD), and Grief .
Christina M. Riga, PhD
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, ACS, NCC
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Not accepting new clients
Disappointment, stress, and trauma can make us forget who we really are: inherently good beings, capable of giving and receiving love in a balanced, healthy way. I can help you to remember, by providing a safe, warm, and welcoming space where you can share your experiences. We'll explore your story together and, along the way, take a look at your strengths, your potential, and what stands between you and strong, healthy connections with yourself and others. I have a deep understanding of how essential - and fragile - trust can be.
Disappointment, stress, and trauma can make us forget who we really are: inherently good beings, capable of giving and receiving love in a balanced, healthy way. I can help you to remember, by providing a safe, warm, and welcoming space where you can share your experiences. We'll explore your story together and, along the way, take a look at your strengths, your potential, and what stands between you and strong, healthy connections with yourself and others. I have a deep understanding of how essential - and fragile - trust can be.
Within our lives the one constant that prevails overtime is change. As humans, we often can be creatures of habit and life changes can be significantly difficult at times for us to manage. The fear attached to changes within our mental health, medical health, interpersonal relationships, identity, job status, etc. can feel very overwhelming. However, within our sessions I hope to provide you with a safe and supportive space to unpack these concerns and allow you to learn various skills to empower you to feel fully capable of addressing these life changes.
Within our lives the one constant that prevails overtime is change. As humans, we often can be creatures of habit and life changes can be significantly difficult at times for us to manage. The fear attached to changes within our mental health, medical health, interpersonal relationships, identity, job status, etc. can feel very overwhelming. However, within our sessions I hope to provide you with a safe and supportive space to unpack these concerns and allow you to learn various skills to empower you to feel fully capable of addressing these life changes.
Bridget Hogue
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
5 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Not accepting new clients
Humans are complicated and complex beings. You may be facing a new path in life that feels daunting or unmanageable. Maybe your routine has stayed the same, but other areas of your life are bringing you down. In any scenario, therapy can provide opportunities for reflection on your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. My approach to counseling is collaborative. As the client, you are the expert of your life and your experiences. As a counselor, I am here to help untangle the parts of your life which may feel cluttered or distressing. I aim to acknowledge past experiences, present stressors, and concern for the future.
Humans are complicated and complex beings. You may be facing a new path in life that feels daunting or unmanageable. Maybe your routine has stayed the same, but other areas of your life are bringing you down. In any scenario, therapy can provide opportunities for reflection on your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. My approach to counseling is collaborative. As the client, you are the expert of your life and your experiences. As a counselor, I am here to help untangle the parts of your life which may feel cluttered or distressing. I aim to acknowledge past experiences, present stressors, and concern for the future.
My ideal client is someone who is navigating a season of transition, feeling overwhelmed, or carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief. They may be a young adult figuring out who they are and how they want to move through the world; or an older adult grappling with life changes, relationship challenges, chronic illness, or the impact of past experiences.
They’re often seeking a space where they can show up without judgment, where they don’t have to “have it all together". They may feel isolated, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward; but they’re also curious, open to healing, and deeply wanting change.
My ideal client is someone who is navigating a season of transition, feeling overwhelmed, or carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief. They may be a young adult figuring out who they are and how they want to move through the world; or an older adult grappling with life changes, relationship challenges, chronic illness, or the impact of past experiences.
They’re often seeking a space where they can show up without judgment, where they don’t have to “have it all together". They may feel isolated, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward; but they’re also curious, open to healing, and deeply wanting change.
I work with adults with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues, as well as other difficulties or experiences of pain that are hard to categorize. My style is collaborative and interactive to meet each person’s unique needs and concerns, with a relational psychoanalytic, and psychodynamic approach.
I work with adults with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues, as well as other difficulties or experiences of pain that are hard to categorize. My style is collaborative and interactive to meet each person’s unique needs and concerns, with a relational psychoanalytic, and psychodynamic approach.
Im Sarah, the owner of Curious Cat.
I sincerely enjoy working with people who are doing their best to become who they want to be in this world.
I have extensive expertise working with and being part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, working with people experiencing life transitions, and exploring and implementing values with my clients. I provide gender affirming care.
Im Sarah, the owner of Curious Cat.
I sincerely enjoy working with people who are doing their best to become who they want to be in this world.
I have extensive expertise working with and being part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, working with people experiencing life transitions, and exploring and implementing values with my clients. I provide gender affirming care.
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Number of Therapists in 15206
200+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in 15206 who prioritize treating:
| 95% | Anxiety |
| 95% | Social Anxiety |
| 95% | Health Anxiety |
| 95% | Driving Anxiety |
| 91% | Depression |
| 79% | Relationship Issues |
| 79% | Self Esteem |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 90% | Highmark |
| 75% | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hea |
| 72% | Aetna |
How Therapists in 15206 see their clients
| 73% | In Person and Online | |
| 27% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 77% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 5% | Non-Binary |