Therapists in Media, PA

Are you feeling anxious and overwhelmed? Are relationships feeling strained? Perhaps you are a parent tired of trying the same thing and seek a deeper connection with your child. I am skilled in helping individuals, families, children and couples work through feelings of depression/anxiety, anger and of being overwhelmed. I specialize in families working toward harmony, especially with children on the spectrum.

Do you struggle with anger, anxiety, and depression and are ready to get help and make life changes? I am prepared to help adolescents, adults, and famlies become healthy as they navigate daily life.

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania is a private behavioral health clinic for Veterans and military family members. We provide confidential, personalized, and evidence-based care, at NO COST and with no long waits. We serve Veterans and the entire military family, including National Guard and Reserves, regardless of role or discharge status, with a focus the post-9/11 era. We take time to learn your unique situation and tailor our care to best serve your individual needs, using the best available practices supported by research. Due to COVID-19, we are offering all services via telehealth.

We specialize in maladaptive behaviors that have impeded and harmed a client's self and others. We specialize in adolescent sexual and interpersonal behaviors, focusing on increasing healthy prosocial behaviors in order to reduce high risk or abusive behavior patterns. We practice EMDR and trauma focused therapies to assist in healing unhealthy behavior patterns that may have emerged from unprocessed trauma. We work with court adjudicated/convicted cases.

I am a seasoned therapist who delights in working with clients who are living with a variety of issues and challenges. My life experience plus my varied professional skills put me in a unique position to understand from a broad perspective what needs to be healed and how we can get down to the business of helping you get well. My goal is to help you heal your past so that you can be free to live in the present-- where happiness is waiting.

Therapy can be an exciting and rewarding journey, although challenging at times. I am available to help as you explore therapy and changes in your life. I am a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist with 30 years of experience. I have received extensive training in sandtray and play therapy. Additionally, I trained in advanced contextual family therapy for over 25 years. I provide individual, family, couples, and play therapy. As a registered play therapist, I am trained to work with children as young as age 4. However, I work with all age groups.

I work with adults with various backgrounds, needs, and concerns. I can meet with an individual, couples, partners, families (biological and chosen). I will work in collaboration with you to find ways to manage challenges that may arise and cause distress by helping you to set realistic goals and to create steps to achieve those goals, all while allowing you to find empowerment in those actions, bringing hope to tough situations, and enhancing your strengths and resiliency.

I’ve been involved in the clinical counseling field for 10 years. My passion for this line of work goes back much further than this. I LOVE working with people , identifying goals, and developing action steps to achieve them. Whether you struggle with anxiety, relational issues, life stress, or prenatal or postpartum issues, know that you have a place to work through it.

My entire career, I have worked mainly with teens, young adults and families. I believe strongly in the power of the relationship and work hard to help families connect in an honest and genuine way with their kids. I have a fundamental belief that most people do their best, have good intentions and want to be loved and appreciated. With this in mind, I believe strongly in the work I do and services I offer. I provide individual, family and group therapy and focus on helping people better listen, trust and connect with one another despite the diagnosis or symptoms.

Many seek therapy because of the challenges they face in their everyday life. Individuals know that something is interfering significantly with their ability to find satisfaction in their life to avoid distress. As a seasoned and highly trained therapist, I provide an empathic environment that enables a shared journey into an individual's personal functioning. A respectful curiosity about problems and challenges develops, generating ways of resolving difficulties in life.

I believe that therapy can be beneficial for anyone who feels that they are not living up to their full potential. I treat adults of all ages and have a background working in college counseling, LGBTQ issues and treating addictions. I work with a variety of obstacles to mental health, including mental illness, stress, feeling down or anxious, and relationship problems. I help clients to define problems, cope and respond in healthier ways, and achieve a deeper understanding and appreciation for themselves. I provide therapy to individuals and couples as well as drug and alcohol evaluations.

I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and counter-productive behaviors/thoughts in older adolescents, and adults in their 20s and 30s. As a licensed professional counselor and long-time yoga instructor, I offer a holistic and eclectic approach to counseling, viewing each client as an individual with unique life stories, areas of strength and areas of needed growth. My goal is to help my clients feel empowered in their lives so they can build - or get back to - a happy, conflict-free and fulfilling life, day-to-day.

Everyone can benefit from support at various times throughout their lives. I specialize in working with individuals experiencing anxiety and adjustment challenges such as becoming a parent, starting a new career, coping with a health concern, or experiencing relationship stress. I work collaboratively with individuals to gain awareness into their experiences and develop tools to lead a more content, fulfilling life.

I am a licensed Professional Counselor in PA, DE, and NJ. With over 18 years of experience, I have worked with all different ages, populations, and concerns. I am a seasoned therapist with training in CBT, DBT, and Trauma. I will help bring back balance in the client's life by addressing their emotional and behavioral needs. I have extensive knowledge and experience addressing blended families, parenting challenges, and conflict resolution. We will work together to understand the "whys" and build better strategies to improve the areas in your life you want to change. We will look at ways to improve communication with others.

I work with all ages and make it a point to meet my clients where they are at presently and work on making goals to help improve their overall quality of life. I have worked as a therapist for over fourteen years with children and adolescents specifically with a focus on finding ways to combat symptoms of ADHD , depression and anxiety. I have also worked with the adult population for several years and have been successful in guiding them in taking significant steps towards overcoming depression, anxiety and mending issues in their relationships and helping them make changes in their family or work environments.

I approach therapy as if I am building a team. I will be a coach, guide or facilitator as the need dictates. My aim is to engage my clients in a collaborative growing and healing venture. Meeting people where they are in their life is key to how I work and enable my clients to succeed. Because of my diverse work and life experiences, I am well-suited to work with people from different social and cultural backgrounds, ages 14 to 85.

I am a multicultural PA licensed psychologist with twenty years of experience working with individuals and couples. I specialize in helping people struggling with issues related to life transitions, burnout, pandemic fatigue, challenging family relationships and history of trauma. My goal is to aid people in unlocking their potential for growth during challenging times by bringing light and new perspectives on old relational patterns that made them stuck. Through a combination of insight, mindfullness practices and experiential processing, my focus is my patients building an authentic sense of self and their ability for self-care.

My therapeutic role at the Social Enrichment Center, a center specializing in social and behavioral therapy, offers me unique experience working with a spectrum of emotional, social, and behavioral manifestations related to autism, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I have six years of experience working with autism, anxiety, and depressive disorder, so I strive to help clients understand and manage dynamic emotions. I often facilitate awareness and identification of each clients’ thoughts and internal monologue during sessions because I have specialized training in cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Despite challenges one may face in their life or family; a happy, healthy, well-adjusted life can be possible with support. For many years I have valued being a psychotherapist. I provide clinical supervision to social workers and professional counselors seeking a LCSW and/or LPC certification. I have an ever increasing passion to help improve relationships at work, in families and marriages . I support those with stress and mood disorders like anxiety. If you are an essential worker, including mental health professional, or the family member anyone in the helping profession - I get it. We should talk.