Therapists in Hollidaysburg, PA

Welcome! I am glad that you have taken the first step toward improving your well being! I look forward to helping you identify your issues and developing realistic therapy goals. We all struggle with problems life presents us, and I believe that I have the experience and training to offer effective help within my role. I am especially interested in helping you to define your goals in terms of changing your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so that you are more effective and happier in life. I describe myself as client-centered and nonjudgmental.

Welcome! My name is Joel Gides. I am a licensed professional counselor in PA, trauma certified, and mindfulness instructor. I have 15+ years experience incorporating meditation and psychotherapy to adults with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, unstable moods, and trauma ( and clinicial supervision for professionals). I maintain a growth-oriented view - honoring that each person travels their own unique journey through the spiral of their development. I love to see the moments of personal growth and transformation realized in each person through our work together, and aiding them toward their highest potentials.

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. I earned my doctorate at Nova University School of Professional Psychology, my Master's Degree at Duquesne University, and my Bachelor's Degree from Washington and Jefferson College. I completed an APA approved internship at the VA Medical Center in Salem Virginia. My almost thirty years experience is in both inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy, and have worked in private practice since 1985. I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. I treat a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, anger management, ADD/ADHD/ODD, loss, behavioral management, and thought disorders.

Are you experiencing life stressors? Are you feeling down and blue or having a hard time with work stress? If you are, then maybe I can help you get back on the right path to happiness. Is your marriage in trouble? Is your relationship facing problems and conflict? If so, my passion is to help couples reconnect to rediscover each other in a loving, caring manner. I can help you establish stronger communication patterns by providing couples with the tools to help them to have a healthy marriage/relationship.

My ideal client is an individual who recognizes need and is open to assistance with help in areas of self-awareness and processing skills. This client would struggle in areas of acceptance and cognitive processing and ask the question " Why am I feeling or acting this way". Their issues could range from anger management, anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, grief, substance use disorder, or simply understanding themselves is a healthy manner. They would be in search of ways at which they could implement small changes in their daily routine to produce sustained positive change.

I am here to help you think and feel better! I provide counseling for depression and anxiety; anger and stress management; grief and mourning; interpersonal, family, marriage and relationship difficulties and work-related stressors.

I am a License Mental Health and a National Certified Master's Level Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Presently, I am the only National Certified Anger Management Specialist in Harrisburg and Carlisle. Thank you for visiting my profile. If you are reading this, your suffering has likely reached a point where you are considering professional help. I am so pleased you have taken the first step towards wellness. I believe that you are the most important part of your healing. It is very important to me that you get the results you are looking for in therapy and that your experience is a very positive one. My practice is founded on evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT).

I am a therapist at Eagles Counseling. I have experience working with children, adolescents, couples, and/or families in individual, family, and group settings. I have previously worked as a regional supervisor of an intensive therapy program troubled youth and truancy program. My goal is to improve behavioral problems, mental/emotional difficulties, and overall functionality. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as in Motivational Interviewing. I chose to become a mental health professional, because I felt called to help others improve to become the best person possible. I

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in treating emotional difficulties (e.g., depression, anxiety, anger), complicated grief, relationship issues, and problems with motivation. I provide high quality, meaningful psychotherapy informed by many years of education, training and experience. Your first impression is likely to be that I am patient, warm, and knowledgeable with a lighthearted sense of humor. As we get to know each other, you will find that I am devoted to helping you feel better and I am committed to being straightforward with you so you can be challenged and grow.

You do not need a diagnosis of ADHD, anxiety or depression to benefit from therapy. Life can be hard enough without barriers at every turn. Constant challenges within a child’s education system, adolescents unhealthy social media habits, difficult relationships, and even from time to time conflict within the family can cause stress. Stress can explode in detrimental ways and times when not fully treated. Together, we can help break down life’s barriers so you and your child can achieve their full potential.

We are a local nonprofit organization that supports children, teens, adults, parents, couples, and families on their journeys toward hope, healing, and learning. We are a reliable place to turn in your community for professional support addressing various issues like anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, abuse, anger, peer pressure, marriage/family problems, parenting difficulties, and academic struggles.

Finding a counselor to help you with life stressors, emotional disturbances, substance abuse issues, relationship issues, or the many other challenges you may be facing can be a daunting task. I thank you for looking at my profile and would be honored to support you as you work towards making changes in your life to address the areas which bring you to counseling. Together we will work to identify your goals and a path to continue moving your life in a direction more consistent with your goals.

I work with families and individuals to improve connection and communication. I work with you to cope with depression, anxiety and overwhelm. I help people to develop skills to hear and connect to one another in enriching ways. I also work with couples and individuals adjusting to major life changes. I work with individuals to develop skills for coping with anger, anxiety, boundaries, trauma, and stress. As your therapist I will work with you in creating and sustaining your relational and emotional health. I am now forming a Men's Support group to work in community to promote men's overall wellness contact for more info.

I am a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of experience. I use both a skill building and a developmental approach in therapy. Skill development includes affect management, stress/anger management, and resolving marital conflict and communication problems. A developmental approach considers your unique story of childhood and how you became the person you are today. Approaches include Attachment Theory, Schema Therapy, and brain development.

I engage with individuals, couples, & families in their efforts to gain improved "mental health" awareness, education, & wellness, through a process of exploring fresh perspectives in relationship challenges at home, work; personal issues of anger, anxiety, depression, & other issues that negatively impact the quality of life. Counseling is an empowering process that can restore hope and lead to effective resolutions to many troubling issues. By tapping into resources within, you can live your life as you like, be socially responsible for your behavior, and discover satisfaction in striving to be the best self that you can be.

I deeply respect the strength and courage it takes to reach out to someone you’ve never met before and ask for help. To honor this, I begin by listening to understand not only the things you’re struggling with, but also your strengths, goals, the things you value most. You’re the expert of your own life, and I strongly believe treatment should be a collaboration in which we work together as a team to achieve your goals. With this as the starting point, together we’ll develop a treatment plan personalized to you, as well as a tracker specific to your goals to make sure we’re always laser-focused on the changes you want to make.

As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I am a capable, compassionate, experienced clinician that provides individual, couple/marital, and family therapy for a wide range of issues, including but not limited to, relational conflict, trauma and abuse recovery, parent-child conflict, anger management, and more. My specialties include: couple/marital therapy; sexual abuse and trauma recovery; as well as working with issues of religion/spirituality, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.

I feel therapy is beneficial to most individuals and being a therapist as a guide to a improved level of functioning is very important. I feel building strong relationships with clients is vital to helping individuals move forward and concentrate on this within my practice. I I like working with clients that want to adapt and adjust to better handle their overall functioning. Reaching out for support can be very difficult, but working together to move forward can be very beneficial for you, your family, work/other relationships, and your overall level of mental/emotional wellbeing.