Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
Difficult emotions may bring you to therapy, but they can also serve as pathways to hope, curiosity, insight, and self-compassion. Turning towards these emotions can offer opportunities to heal and move forward with greater ease. As a therapist, I have the privilege of working with school-age children, adults, couples, and families facing challenges in relationships, struggles at work or school, feelings of overwhelm or stagnation, low self-worth, or difficulty finding joy in life. I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Treatment, and Anxiety Treatment, and I am trained in CBT, ACT, IFS, and ADHD Treatment.
Difficult emotions may bring you to therapy, but they can also serve as pathways to hope, curiosity, insight, and self-compassion. Turning towards these emotions can offer opportunities to heal and move forward with greater ease. As a therapist, I have the privilege of working with school-age children, adults, couples, and families facing challenges in relationships, struggles at work or school, feelings of overwhelm or stagnation, low self-worth, or difficulty finding joy in life. I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Treatment, and Anxiety Treatment, and I am trained in CBT, ACT, IFS, and ADHD Treatment.
Why am I here? Why does everything seem so hard and complex? If you find yourself asking questions like these than Purpose Builders can help you find the answers. So often there is a disconnect between a person's aspirations and their realities of life. Purpose Builders LLC provides behavioral health services to individuals, couples, and groups (children, teenagers, and adults) who desire change and progress in their lives. Purpose Builders invest in people, not programs through counseling, coaching and mentoring. Purpose Builders believe a person's wellbeing should include physical, mental and spiritual wellness.
Why am I here? Why does everything seem so hard and complex? If you find yourself asking questions like these than Purpose Builders can help you find the answers. So often there is a disconnect between a person's aspirations and their realities of life. Purpose Builders LLC provides behavioral health services to individuals, couples, and groups (children, teenagers, and adults) who desire change and progress in their lives. Purpose Builders invest in people, not programs through counseling, coaching and mentoring. Purpose Builders believe a person's wellbeing should include physical, mental and spiritual wellness.
Dr. Pavel Somov | Existential-Dynamic Associates
Psychologist, PhD, Author, Speaker
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
I offer individual, couples, & group therapy, and work primarily with adults.
Online & In-person. 25+ yrs of clinical experience. I see counseling as a collaborative process designed to help you become aware of how you think, feel & behave, to help you overcome problems & live more fully. I believe that learning to see yourself & others with compassion and acceptance is a path to well-being & meaning. I have an engaging, experiential counseling style. I also lecture domestically & internationally on anger management, mindful eating, perfectionism & resilience. My approach to self-criticalness was validated by an independent research team. I'm on the Advisory Board of The Mindfulness Project (London, UK).
I offer individual, couples, & group therapy, and work primarily with adults.
Online & In-person. 25+ yrs of clinical experience. I see counseling as a collaborative process designed to help you become aware of how you think, feel & behave, to help you overcome problems & live more fully. I believe that learning to see yourself & others with compassion and acceptance is a path to well-being & meaning. I have an engaging, experiential counseling style. I also lecture domestically & internationally on anger management, mindful eating, perfectionism & resilience. My approach to self-criticalness was validated by an independent research team. I'm on the Advisory Board of The Mindfulness Project (London, UK).
Partners In Growth Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, LLC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Individual therapy for Adults and Children, Couples therapy, and also Family therapy.
Partners in Growth Counseling is a partnership of skilled mental health clinicians practicing under the same roof. We strive to provide a safe, comforting, and confidential environment for the individuals, couples, and families we serve. Our intention is to facilitate healing, growth, and change through the work we do collaboratively with our clients. We commit ourselves to providing help so that the people we serve can become the best version of themselves, developing healthy relationships and effective means of coping.
Individual therapy for Adults and Children, Couples therapy, and also Family therapy.
Partners in Growth Counseling is a partnership of skilled mental health clinicians practicing under the same roof. We strive to provide a safe, comforting, and confidential environment for the individuals, couples, and families we serve. Our intention is to facilitate healing, growth, and change through the work we do collaboratively with our clients. We commit ourselves to providing help so that the people we serve can become the best version of themselves, developing healthy relationships and effective means of coping.
I hope to work together with new and prospective clients to build a relationship built on trust and connection, or work to find them someone who will be a better fit.
I have worked with a variety of populations and settings including individuals, couples, and groups. I have experience with many areas including substance use, ADHD and neurodivergence, couples therapy, trauma and recovery, anxiety, depression, and BPD. I enjoy working with couples, groups, and individuals ages 15-70. I work to customize the style and path of treatment to your individualized needs. This means I use multiple different approaches and take elements from existing styles to help you reach your goals. I employ a collaborative approach to reach your goals and create a relationship based on safety and free of judgment.
I hope to work together with new and prospective clients to build a relationship built on trust and connection, or work to find them someone who will be a better fit.
I have worked with a variety of populations and settings including individuals, couples, and groups. I have experience with many areas including substance use, ADHD and neurodivergence, couples therapy, trauma and recovery, anxiety, depression, and BPD. I enjoy working with couples, groups, and individuals ages 15-70. I work to customize the style and path of treatment to your individualized needs. This means I use multiple different approaches and take elements from existing styles to help you reach your goals. I employ a collaborative approach to reach your goals and create a relationship based on safety and free of judgment.
I have also worked with couples seeking to strengthen their relationship, and parents who simply want the best for their kids.
Is something keeping you from being your best? We all have great value and the ability to achieve great things. Sometimes, the burdens of this life, including past trouble, negative thinking/emotions, difficult circumstances, poor choices and lack of support can hold us back from reaching our potential. I believe my role as a counselor is to help others be more aware of their own strengths and abilities, so they can set and achieve positive goals. I believe in welcoming people with unconditional acceptance and support, and helping them work through difficulty to build and execute a plan to become the best version of themselves.
I have also worked with couples seeking to strengthen their relationship, and parents who simply want the best for their kids.
Is something keeping you from being your best? We all have great value and the ability to achieve great things. Sometimes, the burdens of this life, including past trouble, negative thinking/emotions, difficult circumstances, poor choices and lack of support can hold us back from reaching our potential. I believe my role as a counselor is to help others be more aware of their own strengths and abilities, so they can set and achieve positive goals. I believe in welcoming people with unconditional acceptance and support, and helping them work through difficulty to build and execute a plan to become the best version of themselves.
The clinicians at the Center are capable, compassionate, experienced clinicians that provide 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, co-parenting, family therapy, couples therapy, working with issues related to anxiety, depression, sexual orientation, gender, and race/ethnicity.
The Center for Relational Change is Pittsburgh's premier family therapy practice. Our clinicians are skilled, caring, insightful licensed therapists helping individuals, couple and families work through issues of self-worth, depression, anxiety, childhood trauma and abuse, and more. We work with everyone, regardless of race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. If you, your partner and/or family are having a difficult time healing from past issues, working through present concerns or want to maintain a healthy future, the Center is a great place to begin investing in yourself and your relationships.
The clinicians at the Center are capable, compassionate, experienced clinicians that provide 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, co-parenting, family therapy, couples therapy, working with issues related to anxiety, depression, sexual orientation, gender, and race/ethnicity.
The Center for Relational Change is Pittsburgh's premier family therapy practice. Our clinicians are skilled, caring, insightful licensed therapists helping individuals, couple and families work through issues of self-worth, depression, anxiety, childhood trauma and abuse, and more. We work with everyone, regardless of race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. If you, your partner and/or family are having a difficult time healing from past issues, working through present concerns or want to maintain a healthy future, the Center is a great place to begin investing in yourself and your relationships.
Autumn Walsh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW, CCTS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Trauma, Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Sex Therapy, Depression, Women's Issues, Couples, Individuals, Neurodivergent Affirming, Queer Affirming, Abuse Survivors, First Responders, Veterans, and much much more
Trauma, Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Sex Therapy, Depression, Women's Issues, Couples, Individuals, Neurodivergent Affirming, Queer Affirming, Abuse Survivors, First Responders, Veterans, and much much more
Hello! I am a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) working towards full licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). I am currently a second-year doctoral student seeking a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision. My master’s degree included specialization in marriage, couples, and family counseling. My counseling experience has been primarily concentrated on underserved populations in individual, couples, and family settings.
Hello! I am a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) working towards full licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). I am currently a second-year doctoral student seeking a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision. My master’s degree included specialization in marriage, couples, and family counseling. My counseling experience has been primarily concentrated on underserved populations in individual, couples, and family settings.
I want to help you become the version of yourself you want to see. Sometimes we all need assistance or guidance to reach the next chapter in life. I would like to help you achieve and thrive in that next chapter. I have experiencing supporting individuals and couples navigating through life transitions. Teens and young adults who are facing anxiety and depression. I also support athletes and non-sport performers with overcoming mental health challenges and mental blocks they are facing. I offer a personalized approach to help you overcome barriers you are facing and regain control of your life.
I want to help you become the version of yourself you want to see. Sometimes we all need assistance or guidance to reach the next chapter in life. I would like to help you achieve and thrive in that next chapter. I have experiencing supporting individuals and couples navigating through life transitions. Teens and young adults who are facing anxiety and depression. I also support athletes and non-sport performers with overcoming mental health challenges and mental blocks they are facing. I offer a personalized approach to help you overcome barriers you are facing and regain control of your life.
Kirsten Burks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC , NCC , MSEd
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
I support those who are experiencing anxiety & depression and are looking for coping skills to help them. I can assist someone to uncover and understand the relationship that factors in their lives can have on their mental health symptoms. Additionally, I can help uncover negative patterns that maintain a lack of progress. An ideal client would be someone who comes to treatment open-minded, asks questions, and is open to sharing their thoughts, concerns, and questions. This way, the ideal collaboration between therapist and client can occur to achieve the most genuine success through treatment.
I support those who are experiencing anxiety & depression and are looking for coping skills to help them. I can assist someone to uncover and understand the relationship that factors in their lives can have on their mental health symptoms. Additionally, I can help uncover negative patterns that maintain a lack of progress. An ideal client would be someone who comes to treatment open-minded, asks questions, and is open to sharing their thoughts, concerns, and questions. This way, the ideal collaboration between therapist and client can occur to achieve the most genuine success through treatment.
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Verified Verified
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I work with clients who are experiencing any one of a variety of issues, including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, sexual issues, and grief following the loss of a loved one, including to suicide. I also specialize in helping college students learn positive coping strategies to deal with stress, anxiety, social issues, cultural concerns, and life transitions.
I work with clients who are experiencing any one of a variety of issues, including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, sexual issues, and grief following the loss of a loved one, including to suicide. I also specialize in helping college students learn positive coping strategies to deal with stress, anxiety, social issues, cultural concerns, and life transitions.
Nathan R. Ramirez
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (Online Only)
I have worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, prisons, outpatient practices, jails, hospitals, academic medical centers, inpatient mental health units, and sports settings. Notably, I have experience and confidence working with clients affected by grief, depression, anxiety, TBIs, OCD, sports performance dysfunction, adjustment disorders, marital/ relationship concerns, bipolar disorder, and general distress.
I have worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, prisons, outpatient practices, jails, hospitals, academic medical centers, inpatient mental health units, and sports settings. Notably, I have experience and confidence working with clients affected by grief, depression, anxiety, TBIs, OCD, sports performance dysfunction, adjustment disorders, marital/ relationship concerns, bipolar disorder, and general distress.
Your relationship with yourself and your partner deserves attention, care, and the right tools to thrive.
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from your partner or spouse?Does your relationship affect your mood and ability to function?Do you feel exhausted from living up to someone else’s standards?Relationships can bring great joy, but when things aren't right, they can also bring deep frustration. Feeling disconnected from your partner isn’t just in your head—it’s real and impacts everything from your mood to your daily life.You deserve to be seen, heard, and loved for who you truly are, not who someone else thinks you should be. It’s time to break free from the pressure of meeting others' expectations and start living!
Your relationship with yourself and your partner deserves attention, care, and the right tools to thrive.
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from your partner or spouse?Does your relationship affect your mood and ability to function?Do you feel exhausted from living up to someone else’s standards?Relationships can bring great joy, but when things aren't right, they can also bring deep frustration. Feeling disconnected from your partner isn’t just in your head—it’s real and impacts everything from your mood to your daily life.You deserve to be seen, heard, and loved for who you truly are, not who someone else thinks you should be. It’s time to break free from the pressure of meeting others' expectations and start living!
Healing is a Journey. Whether you feel anxious, depressed, lost, shattered by a life event or relationship, I commend you for the courage that led you here. I believe the battlefield for becoming who we were made to be is found in the mind. When we learn how to use our minds, we can awaken change, freedom, and growth in us and those we encounter.
Healing is a Journey. Whether you feel anxious, depressed, lost, shattered by a life event or relationship, I commend you for the courage that led you here. I believe the battlefield for becoming who we were made to be is found in the mind. When we learn how to use our minds, we can awaken change, freedom, and growth in us and those we encounter.
James Wadley
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, NCC, CSTS, IMHF
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
I am a former relationship/intimacy columnist for Blackdoctor.
Do you have trust issues in your relationship? Are you afraid to be honest with your partner or tired of trying to be someone you're not? Neither you or your partner are really talking about your hurt or resentments over pornography and infidelity. You've tried over and over again and the current situation isn't working for you and/or your relationship. Contact me and we will talk about how you feel about your challenges and together come up with a behavioral and emotional strategy for you to move forward! By the end of our FIRST session, you will be given therapeutic goals that you and I will work on.
I am a former relationship/intimacy columnist for Blackdoctor.
Do you have trust issues in your relationship? Are you afraid to be honest with your partner or tired of trying to be someone you're not? Neither you or your partner are really talking about your hurt or resentments over pornography and infidelity. You've tried over and over again and the current situation isn't working for you and/or your relationship. Contact me and we will talk about how you feel about your challenges and together come up with a behavioral and emotional strategy for you to move forward! By the end of our FIRST session, you will be given therapeutic goals that you and I will work on.
New Directions Mental Health - Wexford
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
We provide help for adults, children, teens, couples, and families struggling with challenges including: depression; bipolar disorder; anxiety; recovery from traumatic experiences; grief and loss; relationship difficulties; sexual dysfunctions; eating disorders; substance abuse; pain management; ADHD; parenting difficulties; and disruptive behavior problems.
Offering Teletherapy, Telepsychiatry and in-office visits. We are a heart-centered practice dedicated to providing highly personalized care that supports you in making lasting changes. At New Directions, we specialize in providing the help you need from start to finish including matching you with the right therapist or psychiatric provider. Whether you are looking for individual therapy for yourself, therapy for a child or teen, couple's therapy, family therapy or psychiatric services, we look forward to providing you with compassionate care.
We provide help for adults, children, teens, couples, and families struggling with challenges including: depression; bipolar disorder; anxiety; recovery from traumatic experiences; grief and loss; relationship difficulties; sexual dysfunctions; eating disorders; substance abuse; pain management; ADHD; parenting difficulties; and disruptive behavior problems.
Offering Teletherapy, Telepsychiatry and in-office visits. We are a heart-centered practice dedicated to providing highly personalized care that supports you in making lasting changes. At New Directions, we specialize in providing the help you need from start to finish including matching you with the right therapist or psychiatric provider. Whether you are looking for individual therapy for yourself, therapy for a child or teen, couple's therapy, family therapy or psychiatric services, we look forward to providing you with compassionate care.
Adam Thomas Oshnock
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
I have been practicing as a therapist for over twenty years and have worked with children, adults, and families in many different types of therapeutic settings. I have the clinical skills necessary to develop a therapeutic relationship, which I feel is key to advance the therapeutic process. I am able to teach the skills to clients so they can apply them when needed. I can help clients to learn from their past, live a healthy life in the present, and set goals for the future.
I have been practicing as a therapist for over twenty years and have worked with children, adults, and families in many different types of therapeutic settings. I have the clinical skills necessary to develop a therapeutic relationship, which I feel is key to advance the therapeutic process. I am able to teach the skills to clients so they can apply them when needed. I can help clients to learn from their past, live a healthy life in the present, and set goals for the future.
Dr. Kathryn Defilippi
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15122 (Online Only)
Do you feel like no one understands you? Feel alone and don't know where to turn? Therapy might be the first big step you take to having someone provide you that space to talk freely and not feel judged. I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy. Therapy can be hard work, but I create a stress-free environment that makes therapy something you want to attend. In my experience, I have seen how talking can help. I listen to what you have to say and not just hear it. You no longer have to carry your burdens alone. Contact me to see how I can provide a safe place to talk. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents.
Do you feel like no one understands you? Feel alone and don't know where to turn? Therapy might be the first big step you take to having someone provide you that space to talk freely and not feel judged. I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy. Therapy can be hard work, but I create a stress-free environment that makes therapy something you want to attend. In my experience, I have seen how talking can help. I listen to what you have to say and not just hear it. You no longer have to carry your burdens alone. Contact me to see how I can provide a safe place to talk. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents.
Dr. Sonia Schilling-Mansour
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, EdD
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15122 (Online Only)
My approach is personalized for individuals committed to personal growth and open to new experiences. Join me in a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and healing as I provide compassionate guidance through life's ups and downs. I specialize in assisting primary children (ages 8-12) adolescents (ages 13+), adults, and couples who are seeking guidance in navigating life's complexities. I focus on addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, co-dependency, anger management, self-esteem, trauma, peer issues, school issues, divorce, and relationship challenges.
My approach is personalized for individuals committed to personal growth and open to new experiences. Join me in a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and healing as I provide compassionate guidance through life's ups and downs. I specialize in assisting primary children (ages 8-12) adolescents (ages 13+), adults, and couples who are seeking guidance in navigating life's complexities. I focus on addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, co-dependency, anger management, self-esteem, trauma, peer issues, school issues, divorce, and relationship challenges.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.