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Antonietta Delli Carpini
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RDT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Wayne, PA 19087
I take a warm, client-centered, approach and use a combination of Trauma-Centered Psychotherapy techniques, imaginal exposure, Cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and Embodied Drama Therapy techniques to facilitate healing and growth in my clients.
I specialize in Trauma treatment for adults, children, adolescents, couples and families. Trauma affects all areas of one's life in pervasive and sometimes unexpected ways. I enjoy helping people identify how past events continue to play a part in current patterns, and to work on new and healthy ways of responding to stressors. Other specializations include treating victims of childhood sexual abuse, Dissociative Identity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. I enjoy working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, children, adolescents, and couples, and working with families to better understand and support their LGBTQIA+ loved ones.
I take a warm, client-centered, approach and use a combination of Trauma-Centered Psychotherapy techniques, imaginal exposure, Cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and Embodied Drama Therapy techniques to facilitate healing and growth in my clients.
I specialize in Trauma treatment for adults, children, adolescents, couples and families. Trauma affects all areas of one's life in pervasive and sometimes unexpected ways. I enjoy helping people identify how past events continue to play a part in current patterns, and to work on new and healthy ways of responding to stressors. Other specializations include treating victims of childhood sexual abuse, Dissociative Identity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. I enjoy working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, children, adolescents, and couples, and working with families to better understand and support their LGBTQIA+ loved ones.
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Gabrielle Woodward
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BSL
Verified Verified
Wayne, PA 19087  (Online Only)
Anxious? Depressed? Autism? ADHD? "I am not even sure what is happening or where to start!" If this is you or your loved one, I can help! If you're looking for a down-to-earth therapist who knows how to bring a touch of humor, extensive expertise and a lot of understanding to the table, I am here for you! With compassionate listening and evidence-based practices, we'll create a unique therapeutic experience. You're not just a client – you're an individual with boundless potential. I am excited to work along side you in working towards understanding, acceptance, and positive change. Let's begin this transformative journey together!
Anxious? Depressed? Autism? ADHD? "I am not even sure what is happening or where to start!" If this is you or your loved one, I can help! If you're looking for a down-to-earth therapist who knows how to bring a touch of humor, extensive expertise and a lot of understanding to the table, I am here for you! With compassionate listening and evidence-based practices, we'll create a unique therapeutic experience. You're not just a client – you're an individual with boundless potential. I am excited to work along side you in working towards understanding, acceptance, and positive change. Let's begin this transformative journey together!
(610) 510-7445 View (610) 510-7445
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Growth Minded Counseling and Consulting
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Wayne, PA 19087
When life's challenges feel overwhelming, burdensome, confusing, uncertain, hopeless, or difficult to imagine changed, it can make all the difference to find the right support to guide you or your loved one to a renewed sense of strength.
When life's challenges feel overwhelming, burdensome, confusing, uncertain, hopeless, or difficult to imagine changed, it can make all the difference to find the right support to guide you or your loved one to a renewed sense of strength.
(484) 285-4874 View (484) 285-4874

Behavioral Issues Therapists

What happens in therapy for behavioral issues?

No matter the type of therapy, individuals form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is often therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Individuals learn to identify situations that are especially troublesome for them and acquire new patterns of thinking and behaving. In therapy for ADHD, one of the most common behavior issues for children, individuals learn how to improve frustration tolerance, control impulsivity, manage attentional focus, and gain skills of self-organisation.

What therapy types help with behavioral issues?

Many types of therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Perhaps best-known and most widely tested is cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT), in which individuals learn new behavioral strategies and curb reactivity to frustrating or distressing situations that trigger disruptive behaviour. Anger, anxiety, mood disorders, impulse control problems are commonly addressed in CBT. Family therapy or parent management training is often helpful to reduce parent-child conflict and behavioral difficulties at home.

How long does therapy last for behavioral issues?

Among popular approaches to treating behavioral concerns, CBT is considered a short-term therapy intended to be administered in 15 to 20 weekly sessions. Parent training in behavior management, often used when the underlying cause of behavior issues is ADHD in children under 12, usually occurs in weekly sessions for 8 to 16 weeks. When behavioral issues stem from persistent aggression or defiance, therapy may last for months, and usually targets both children and their parents.

How effective is therapy for behavior issues?

Studies show that therapy for behavior issues in children is highly effective and may prevent the development of antisocial behavior later in life. Family intervention—parent management training or family therapy, both of which involve parents and children together—is considered most effective, notably for children under age 12 who persistently engage in aggressive, defiant, rule-breaking or other disruptive behavior. Whether provided alone or in combination with medication, CBT is highly effective in helping people regulate their emotions, and for people with ADHD, it addresses impulsiveness, hyperactivity and attentional focus.