Therapists in Newtown, PA

I am passionate about empowering clients to foster the resilience they need to overcome emotional and existential distress. My approach is holistic, solution-based, and future-focused on ways to improve overall life satisfaction and direction. Professionally, I have specific experience in women's issues, life transitions and existentialism, criminal justice and forensics, and treating other mental health professionals.

With over 10 years of experience in providing therapy, I understand the value of providing a safe, supportive and comfortable environment to help individuals, families and couples' get through life's biggest challenges - such as grief & loss, teen issues, family conflict, stress management, perinatal issues, infertility, communication issues, anxiety and depression and much more. I utilize an evidence based and multidimensional therapeutic approach that incorporates different therapy styles such CBT, DBT, MI, Gottman's, Strength-Based, Solution-Focused Therapy.

Finally science and spirit integrated services... I combine the mind, the body and the soul into my therapy and offer multiple services to treat each aspect of them. I specialize in helping those who are still spiritually connected and still treat all. I am pending insurance contracts where I will treat the body with Myofascial Release and the ming with Mental Health Therapy.

Deciding to call a therapist and reach out for support with life's challenges requires courage and a leap of faith in your self. Your desire to end your suffering is where this healing journey begins. Your call or email is the first step. If you are reading this, the time is now. I understand the human condition, the trepidation about going to therapy and the place you are in life right now. I am here for you. Know that aside from decades of professional training as a therapist, I have also been a client for my own personal growth and healing.

Congrats on taking the big step to do something different! Are you someone who struggles with feeling anxious? Does most of your day consist of completing compulsions due to obsessions? Do you often find that you are barely making it through the day? Are you wanting to take your life back from intrusive thoughts, feeling down, and putting on a face for others? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I would love to work with you! I find great joy in helping others achieve their highest fulfillment and look forward to helping you live a happier life. I enjoy motivating and supporting my clients through their journey.

As a licensed psychologist, board certified clinical hypnotherapist and medical psychotherapist, I have been in private practice for 30 years in center city Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill,Pa. I am primarily Jungian, feminist, and cognitive/behavioral in orientation and use a blend of whatever suits the person and situation. My specialties include relationships, depression and anxiety/panic, self-esteem. trauma, and life transitions. I am widely published, formerly on staff at the Belmont Center and at Hahnemann and Temple Universities.The goal is to diminish negative symptoms and patterns, facilitate individuation, find your path and personal meaning in life, at work and in relationships.

My ideal client struggles with self-esteem, anxiety, and/or neurodivergence. They need reassurance, reframing of insecurities, support, and perhaps encouragement to advocate for themselves. Through therapy, they plan to achieve greater self-confidence, independence, and satisfaction with life. They may want a second opinion on their questions and troubles, perhaps due to societal invalidation, sexism, homophobia, and racism.

***All clients are remote.*** Anxiety and depression affect so many of us every day. Spiraling thoughts, racing heartbeat, inability to sleep, feeling withdrawn at social events--these are just a few examples of how our anxiety gets in the way of our enjoyment and ability to live our lives. Anxiety and depression also increase our stress level and may prevent us from having healthy interactions with coworkers, friends, family members. Think of it this way: if our mind has us focused on the past or the future, how can we enjoy our present relationships??

Kelly obtained her Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Correctional Counseling from Holy Family University, BS in Criminal Justice from West Chester University, and also holds a certification in Drug and Alcohol Counseling from Villanova University. Her previous experience includes many years working within the Bucks County criminal justice system (both adults and juveniles). Kelly also worked in the addictions field for five years working with the opiate addicted population and those on medicated assisted treatment.

I have worked in a variety of settings, including private counseling, inpatient treatment, schools, and family centers. I have successfully partnered with many clients to better their lives by advancing their emotional well-being and by giving them the tools to develop healthier, more fulfilling relationships. The goal is to promote self-awareness and self-regard, which lead to the emergence of one's best self.