Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Aspinwall, PA
I welcome working with anyone interested in the therapy process regardless of their issues or goals. There are many options for coping skills such as from EMDR/IFS (emdria certified); Gestalt, Existential, DBT, CBT and Mindfulness. Past/ current clients have worked through generational trauma, disordered eating, sexual assault, family and/ or marital concerns, trauma, depression and anxiety, attention deficit, career and direction of life concerns. It is common to struggle with the first step of reaching out to a provider.. typically people feel relief once they start talking to and then selecting a provider.
I welcome working with anyone interested in the therapy process regardless of their issues or goals. There are many options for coping skills such as from EMDR/IFS (emdria certified); Gestalt, Existential, DBT, CBT and Mindfulness. Past/ current clients have worked through generational trauma, disordered eating, sexual assault, family and/ or marital concerns, trauma, depression and anxiety, attention deficit, career and direction of life concerns. It is common to struggle with the first step of reaching out to a provider.. typically people feel relief once they start talking to and then selecting a provider.
With children, adolescents, and adults, I draw from evidence-based treatments that have been proven to work; including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy ( ACT), and Existential Therapy in addition to traditional talk and play therapies.
My work with clients and families will improve sense of purpose and direction in life, understanding of ones challenges and how your history contributes to them. I will help you develop the skills you need to address your concerns and help you master them to achieve better outcome and sense of well being in life.
With children, adolescents, and adults, I draw from evidence-based treatments that have been proven to work; including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy ( ACT), and Existential Therapy in addition to traditional talk and play therapies.
My work with clients and families will improve sense of purpose and direction in life, understanding of ones challenges and how your history contributes to them. I will help you develop the skills you need to address your concerns and help you master them to achieve better outcome and sense of well being in life.
Ready to make venting productive? Don’t get me wrong, venting can feel amazing, and I fully support a good, unfiltered brain-dump filled with expletives! However, therapy isn’t just about putting your dumpster fire on a weekly subscription plan. Rather, it’s a place to feel heard, get honest, and figure out where that damn extinguisher is so you can start getting unstuck.
Ready to make venting productive? Don’t get me wrong, venting can feel amazing, and I fully support a good, unfiltered brain-dump filled with expletives! However, therapy isn’t just about putting your dumpster fire on a weekly subscription plan. Rather, it’s a place to feel heard, get honest, and figure out where that damn extinguisher is so you can start getting unstuck.
I believe therapy is most effective when it reflects who you are, what you need, and what you hope to achieve. My style is collaborative and authentic. It's most important that you feel comfortable with me as a provider and that we move at a pace that feels right for you. It is a privilege to share this space with you.
In our work together, we focus on areas such as growing insight, increasing emotional awareness, strengthening coping skills, building resilience, improving communication and relationships, and helping you navigate life’s challenges.
I believe therapy is most effective when it reflects who you are, what you need, and what you hope to achieve. My style is collaborative and authentic. It's most important that you feel comfortable with me as a provider and that we move at a pace that feels right for you. It is a privilege to share this space with you.
In our work together, we focus on areas such as growing insight, increasing emotional awareness, strengthening coping skills, building resilience, improving communication and relationships, and helping you navigate life’s challenges.
I am pleased to offer both individual and couple’s counseling services in a private practice setting. My training as a therapist involves psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory and my approach with clients is process oriented, integrative and individual. Areas of specialty are grief and loss as well as women’s health including fertility issues among others. I have extensive experience in helping transition age (14-18) and adult clients through partnering with them and encouraging an understanding of unique feelings, personality traits and life situations to achieve greater insight toward overall health, wellness, and stability.
I am pleased to offer both individual and couple’s counseling services in a private practice setting. My training as a therapist involves psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory and my approach with clients is process oriented, integrative and individual. Areas of specialty are grief and loss as well as women’s health including fertility issues among others. I have extensive experience in helping transition age (14-18) and adult clients through partnering with them and encouraging an understanding of unique feelings, personality traits and life situations to achieve greater insight toward overall health, wellness, and stability.
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I also offer DBT skills, MI, ACT, and a wide range of other interventions.
Let’s be honest, life doesn’t come with a manual. But that doesn’t mean you have to figure it all out alone. Hi, I’m Tammy, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who believes that therapy doesn’t have to feel like a chore or a courtroom. It’s more like a conversation with someone who really gets it (and happens to be trained in evidence-based strategies that actually work).
I also offer DBT skills, MI, ACT, and a wide range of other interventions.
Let’s be honest, life doesn’t come with a manual. But that doesn’t mean you have to figure it all out alone. Hi, I’m Tammy, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who believes that therapy doesn’t have to feel like a chore or a courtroom. It’s more like a conversation with someone who really gets it (and happens to be trained in evidence-based strategies that actually work).
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and DONA-trained Birth Doula, who has worked in maternal mental health, veteran health, and healthcare for unhoused individuals. I have experience working with those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, and the effects of sexual and race-based traumas.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and DONA-trained Birth Doula, who has worked in maternal mental health, veteran health, and healthcare for unhoused individuals. I have experience working with those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, and the effects of sexual and race-based traumas.
I have specialized skills in the treatment of trauma and PTSD, anxiety disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. In addition, I have significant experience in working with relationship concerns, grief and loss, women's issues, LGBTQIA+ identities, and life transitions.
I have specialized skills in the treatment of trauma and PTSD, anxiety disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. In addition, I have significant experience in working with relationship concerns, grief and loss, women's issues, LGBTQIA+ identities, and life transitions.
I use evidence-based modalities including CBT, ACT, SFBT, and Person-Centered therapy, while being trauma-informed.
I work with young adults, adults, couples navigating anxiety, depression, stress, work-related pressure, life transitions, grief, or the aftermath of divorce or other major life changes. My ideal clients want a safe, compassionate space to process emotions, reconnect with their strengths, and regain balance and direction in their lives. They’re seeking support to understand challenges, build coping skills, and take meaningful steps toward clarity, confidence, and personal growth.
I use evidence-based modalities including CBT, ACT, SFBT, and Person-Centered therapy, while being trauma-informed.
I work with young adults, adults, couples navigating anxiety, depression, stress, work-related pressure, life transitions, grief, or the aftermath of divorce or other major life changes. My ideal clients want a safe, compassionate space to process emotions, reconnect with their strengths, and regain balance and direction in their lives. They’re seeking support to understand challenges, build coping skills, and take meaningful steps toward clarity, confidence, and personal growth.
Sara Makin | Makin Wellness Online Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, LPC, NCC
4 Endorsed
Online Only
We’re now accepting new clients and can schedule your first session within 24 hours or less. If constant worry, negative thoughts, trauma, or depression are affecting your work, relationships, and health, we’re here to help you find peace and healing.
We’re now accepting new clients and can schedule your first session within 24 hours or less. If constant worry, negative thoughts, trauma, or depression are affecting your work, relationships, and health, we’re here to help you find peace and healing.
I draw on evidence-based modalities such as cognitive-behavioral
therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy ( ACT), internal family systems (IFS), psychodynamic therapy, as well as research in neuroscience,attachment theory, and lifespan development.
As an LCSW with over 10 years of experience, I specialize in helping individuals navigate the challenges of depression, anxiety, complex trauma, chronic illness, and peripartum issues (including postpartum depression and anxiety). I am dedicated to providing a safe,compassionate space for clients to explore their emotions, gain insight, and develop strategies for healing.
I draw on evidence-based modalities such as cognitive-behavioral
therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy ( ACT), internal family systems (IFS), psychodynamic therapy, as well as research in neuroscience,attachment theory, and lifespan development.
As an LCSW with over 10 years of experience, I specialize in helping individuals navigate the challenges of depression, anxiety, complex trauma, chronic illness, and peripartum issues (including postpartum depression and anxiety). I am dedicated to providing a safe,compassionate space for clients to explore their emotions, gain insight, and develop strategies for healing.
I have training in EMDR, CBT, ACT, DBT, IFS, trauma, shame, and grief, using evidence-based approaches to foster healing, growth, and resilience.
Life can come with challenges that can leave you feeling overwhelmed, or uncertain about the path ahead. Do you experience anxiety, depression, trauma, loss of a sense of self, difficulty setting boundaries, shame, challenges with effective ways to communicate or grief? Are you navigating a life transition or facing relationship or family challenges that are impacting your well-being, motivation, sense of direction, or ability to experience emotions like happiness, contentment, or peace? You are not alone. Would you like some support in sorting through things, learning new skills, having insights and creating positive change?
I have training in EMDR, CBT, ACT, DBT, IFS, trauma, shame, and grief, using evidence-based approaches to foster healing, growth, and resilience.
Life can come with challenges that can leave you feeling overwhelmed, or uncertain about the path ahead. Do you experience anxiety, depression, trauma, loss of a sense of self, difficulty setting boundaries, shame, challenges with effective ways to communicate or grief? Are you navigating a life transition or facing relationship or family challenges that are impacting your well-being, motivation, sense of direction, or ability to experience emotions like happiness, contentment, or peace? You are not alone. Would you like some support in sorting through things, learning new skills, having insights and creating positive change?
Together, we can start the journey of cultivating self-love and acceptance.
I am a neurodiverse-affirming therapist who enjoys collaborating with clients to promote positive introspection, identify harmful patterns of thought and behavior and establish healthy coping strategies. I offer many modalities to serve diverse needs, including CBT, ACT, ERP and psychodynamic.
Together, we can start the journey of cultivating self-love and acceptance.
I am a neurodiverse-affirming therapist who enjoys collaborating with clients to promote positive introspection, identify harmful patterns of thought and behavior and establish healthy coping strategies. I offer many modalities to serve diverse needs, including CBT, ACT, ERP and psychodynamic.
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and OCD. This might look like constantly needing reassurance from loved ones, struggling in social situations and often cancelling plans, feeling fixated on your body/health, experiencing taboo or scary intrusive thoughts, or feeling the need to constantly distract yourself to stay comfortable. Anxiety can take many forms, often leading us into cycles of avoidance or compulsive behaviors. My goal is to support you in learning where your anxiety is helping you, and where it is holding you back from what is important to you.
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and OCD. This might look like constantly needing reassurance from loved ones, struggling in social situations and often cancelling plans, feeling fixated on your body/health, experiencing taboo or scary intrusive thoughts, or feeling the need to constantly distract yourself to stay comfortable. Anxiety can take many forms, often leading us into cycles of avoidance or compulsive behaviors. My goal is to support you in learning where your anxiety is helping you, and where it is holding you back from what is important to you.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy using EMDR and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT).
Do you feel stuck in patterns shaped by trauma, anxiety, or painful past experiences? My ideal clients are adults who appear “high-functioning” on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or on edge internally. They want relief from intrusive memories, emotional reactivity, and self-doubt, and are seeking meaningful healing, not just coping. They’re ready to understand themselves more deeply, feel grounded in the present, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and emotional stability.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy using EMDR and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT).
Do you feel stuck in patterns shaped by trauma, anxiety, or painful past experiences? My ideal clients are adults who appear “high-functioning” on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or on edge internally. They want relief from intrusive memories, emotional reactivity, and self-doubt, and are seeking meaningful healing, not just coping. They’re ready to understand themselves more deeply, feel grounded in the present, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and emotional stability.
My mission is to help people reach their greatest potential through support, education and guidance. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, and an Educational Psychologist with a background in teaching and child development. I have been in the mental health field for 18 years and in the human service field /teaching for 25 years. I work with all age groups. My services include counseling, educational consultation and lifestyle coaching.
My mission is to help people reach their greatest potential through support, education and guidance. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, and an Educational Psychologist with a background in teaching and child development. I have been in the mental health field for 18 years and in the human service field /teaching for 25 years. I work with all age groups. My services include counseling, educational consultation and lifestyle coaching.
My primary therapeutic modality is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), and I also integrate skills and strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) when appropriate.
Many people come to counseling when life gets overwhelming, unhealthy patterns feel hard to change, or emotions become too heavy to carry alone. It’s no wonder then, that therapy can sometimes feel like a lot of work! But having a strong therapeutic relationship and safe environment to process feelings can make all the difference. I approach therapy with a supportive, down-to-earth style in order to give clients the space necessary to pause, reflect, and start taking concrete steps towards building a life that feels more meaningful.
My primary therapeutic modality is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), and I also integrate skills and strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) when appropriate.
Many people come to counseling when life gets overwhelming, unhealthy patterns feel hard to change, or emotions become too heavy to carry alone. It’s no wonder then, that therapy can sometimes feel like a lot of work! But having a strong therapeutic relationship and safe environment to process feelings can make all the difference. I approach therapy with a supportive, down-to-earth style in order to give clients the space necessary to pause, reflect, and start taking concrete steps towards building a life that feels more meaningful.
Accepting new clients!
We are a warm and close knit family-owned private mental health practice deeply rooted in our local community. Our office is located in a beautifully renovated and decorated office in Upper St Clair, PA, near the Washington County border.
Our practice was founded on the premise that all of us are capable of personal growth and development, which includes the capacity to uncover the inherent skills that we all possess to remain resilient when facing life's challenges.
Accepting new clients!
We are a warm and close knit family-owned private mental health practice deeply rooted in our local community. Our office is located in a beautifully renovated and decorated office in Upper St Clair, PA, near the Washington County border.
Our practice was founded on the premise that all of us are capable of personal growth and development, which includes the capacity to uncover the inherent skills that we all possess to remain resilient when facing life's challenges.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. Dr. Nicholson provides counseling services to those in need of hope, encouragement and support. Christian counseling, rooted in Biblical truth, is available upon request and offered when desired. My goal is to enable families, adults and adolescents to know true peace and freedom from psychological pain through the utilization of professional psychotherapy.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. Dr. Nicholson provides counseling services to those in need of hope, encouragement and support. Christian counseling, rooted in Biblical truth, is available upon request and offered when desired. My goal is to enable families, adults and adolescents to know true peace and freedom from psychological pain through the utilization of professional psychotherapy.
Are you feeling drained? Have you tried making changes and nothing seems to help? Are you finding it harder to get out of bed in the morning and accomplish daily tasks? Maybe your symptoms are interfering with your roles, whether that be as a partner, a friend, a professional, a parent, a student. Life experiences can lead us to difficult emotional states and physical distress or pain. These experiences can leave us feeling alone, together we can reach relief and managability
Are you feeling drained? Have you tried making changes and nothing seems to help? Are you finding it harder to get out of bed in the morning and accomplish daily tasks? Maybe your symptoms are interfering with your roles, whether that be as a partner, a friend, a professional, a parent, a student. Life experiences can lead us to difficult emotional states and physical distress or pain. These experiences can leave us feeling alone, together we can reach relief and managability
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.