Toddler Therapists in Carmichaels, PA

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Robert Michael Behanna
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCDP Di, MA
Verified Verified
Carmichaels, PA 15320
Does your present situation appear hopeless and without solution? Our hearts can become sick when we lose our sense of hope. Sometimes we need help in identifying and developing strategies for meaningful change. Hello, my name is Bob BeHanna and I currently work with adults and adolescents ages 5 and up suffering from many different issues. I primarily focus on issues such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, Trauma and relationship problems. I have experience in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings.
Does your present situation appear hopeless and without solution? Our hearts can become sick when we lose our sense of hope. Sometimes we need help in identifying and developing strategies for meaningful change. Hello, my name is Bob BeHanna and I currently work with adults and adolescents ages 5 and up suffering from many different issues. I primarily focus on issues such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, Trauma and relationship problems. I have experience in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings.
(724) 806-1055 View (724) 806-1055

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Dr. Selina Matis, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Republic, PA 15475
I want to help you live your best life. Whether through coaching or counseling, I strive to create a stable connection and safe space that lights sparks and promote your personal resilience.
I want to help you live your best life. Whether through coaching or counseling, I strive to create a stable connection and safe space that lights sparks and promote your personal resilience.
(724) 897-3930 View (724) 897-3930

Online Therapists

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Alexis Griffin
Counselor, LSW
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
I am an alumna of Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. I am a licensed social worker and is currently working toward receiving full clinical licensure in the state of Pennsylvania (LCSW). I use a strength-based approach and my skills rest primarily in the evidence-based practices of CBT. Previously an outpatient therapist at Pittsburgh Mercy, I have worked with individuals of all ages, providing an inviting and non-judgmental therapeutic environment. I have experience with individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, etc.
I am an alumna of Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. I am a licensed social worker and is currently working toward receiving full clinical licensure in the state of Pennsylvania (LCSW). I use a strength-based approach and my skills rest primarily in the evidence-based practices of CBT. Previously an outpatient therapist at Pittsburgh Mercy, I have worked with individuals of all ages, providing an inviting and non-judgmental therapeutic environment. I have experience with individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, etc.
(412) 618-1187 View (412) 618-1187
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Amy Schafer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
I strongly believe that all people have the ability to live their best life when given the opportunity and the right tools for them. Each journey is just as unique as the individual who embarks on it. The work I do with clients is person centered, motivationally driven, and tailored to meet the needs of each person no matter where they are on their therapeutic journey. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy, or have decided to try again, I would be honored to meet you where you are and guide you toward reaching your personal goals.
I strongly believe that all people have the ability to live their best life when given the opportunity and the right tools for them. Each journey is just as unique as the individual who embarks on it. The work I do with clients is person centered, motivationally driven, and tailored to meet the needs of each person no matter where they are on their therapeutic journey. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy, or have decided to try again, I would be honored to meet you where you are and guide you toward reaching your personal goals.
(412) 419-0927 View (412) 419-0927
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Kathryn Eberle Cotter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MMT, MT-BC, MFT
Verified Verified
Butler, PA 16002
My goal as a therapist is to engage authentically, share honestly, and think openly. I have been fortunate to work with people in end of life care, chronic illness, grief and loss, incarceration, addiction, autism, depression, anxiety, trauma, and have spent most of my career supporting youth and families through a variety of life stages and challenges. I provide opportunities for people to engage in experiences that will expand their understanding, explore their circumstances, and develop resources for their unique journey.
My goal as a therapist is to engage authentically, share honestly, and think openly. I have been fortunate to work with people in end of life care, chronic illness, grief and loss, incarceration, addiction, autism, depression, anxiety, trauma, and have spent most of my career supporting youth and families through a variety of life stages and challenges. I provide opportunities for people to engage in experiences that will expand their understanding, explore their circumstances, and develop resources for their unique journey.
(724) 200-8560 View (724) 200-8560
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Paige Malnofsky
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Currently accepting new clients and EMDR Trained. Lets face it life is challenging and living is not an easy task. Everyday we wake up we never know what is going to occur or what challenges we may face. If you are finding yourself struggling on the day to day, having poor motivation, feeling lonely, or that you are just going through the motions in life rather than truly living, then please reach out to me. Take back the control you once had in your life and together we will work to find the root of these concerns you are struggling with as well as find techniques and skills that promote growth and overall wellness.
Currently accepting new clients and EMDR Trained. Lets face it life is challenging and living is not an easy task. Everyday we wake up we never know what is going to occur or what challenges we may face. If you are finding yourself struggling on the day to day, having poor motivation, feeling lonely, or that you are just going through the motions in life rather than truly living, then please reach out to me. Take back the control you once had in your life and together we will work to find the root of these concerns you are struggling with as well as find techniques and skills that promote growth and overall wellness.
(412) 419-3421 View (412) 419-3421
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Rhonda Joanne Clark
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LLC
Verified Verified
Hopewell, PA 16650  (Online Only)
Let's talk about your concerns in a confidential setting that feels like home. You will receive unconditional and unbiased honesty and support from a Licensed Professional Counselor who is certified in Family Trauma, Child-Centered Play Therapy, and utilizes Cognitive Behavior Therapy to meet your specific needs and goals.
Let's talk about your concerns in a confidential setting that feels like home. You will receive unconditional and unbiased honesty and support from a Licensed Professional Counselor who is certified in Family Trauma, Child-Centered Play Therapy, and utilizes Cognitive Behavior Therapy to meet your specific needs and goals.
(814) 817-2019 View (814) 817-2019
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Kathleen Moore
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Indiana, PA 15701
We could all benefit from a non-judgmental person who will listen to us, collaborate and empower us to make changes in our lives. I am a strength based, solution focused therapy. I encourage and support individuals, couples and families to achieve wellness by providing a safe environment for processing emotions mindfully and teaching coping skills. I focus on guiding individuals in cultivating a healthy balance in activities and relationships while learning to cope with life’s stressors. https://www.therapyportal.com/p/transforming15701/.
We could all benefit from a non-judgmental person who will listen to us, collaborate and empower us to make changes in our lives. I am a strength based, solution focused therapy. I encourage and support individuals, couples and families to achieve wellness by providing a safe environment for processing emotions mindfully and teaching coping skills. I focus on guiding individuals in cultivating a healthy balance in activities and relationships while learning to cope with life’s stressors. https://www.therapyportal.com/p/transforming15701/.
(412) 600-0863 View (412) 600-0863
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The Center for Relational Change
LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
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 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.
(412) 903-3742 View (412) 903-3742
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Georgia Minor
Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Uniontown, PA 15401
As a licensed professional counselor, I provide an empathetic approach to counseling. My goal is to create a trusting environment to build a positive therapeutic relationship. By doing this, my client is able to discuss those issues they may have never disclosed before.
As a licensed professional counselor, I provide an empathetic approach to counseling. My goal is to create a trusting environment to build a positive therapeutic relationship. By doing this, my client is able to discuss those issues they may have never disclosed before.
(878) 231-3969 View (878) 231-3969
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Ellen Davidovich
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
South Park, PA 15129  (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in individual and group therapy for people of all ages. I have 7 years of experience working with adolescents and young adults who have been involved in the juvenile justice system. I am also a Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC). I have seen how mental health issues can cause significant problems in an individual's personal life, family, and within the community. My goal as a clinician is to help my clients identify what a healthy relationship looks like while maintaining their own individual core values.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in individual and group therapy for people of all ages. I have 7 years of experience working with adolescents and young adults who have been involved in the juvenile justice system. I am also a Certified First Responder Counselor (CFRC). I have seen how mental health issues can cause significant problems in an individual's personal life, family, and within the community. My goal as a clinician is to help my clients identify what a healthy relationship looks like while maintaining their own individual core values.
(833) 409-0587 View (833) 409-0587
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Maria Elisa Kitay
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd
Verified Verified
Warrendale, PA 15086
I will help you to identify your mental health concerns and ways that we can work together to improve your mental health and reduce your stress caused by anxiety, depression, and interpersonal conflicts. Change will occur as you build on your strengths and identify areas that you want to change. My treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help you solve problems and life's developmental milestones.
I will help you to identify your mental health concerns and ways that we can work together to improve your mental health and reduce your stress caused by anxiety, depression, and interpersonal conflicts. Change will occur as you build on your strengths and identify areas that you want to change. My treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help you solve problems and life's developmental milestones.
(724) 604-5870 View (724) 604-5870
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Sanderson Psychological, LLC
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Elizabeth, PA 15037
Sanderson Psychological is a mental health counseling practice that values quality of client care. We have multiple providers with varying interests and expertise in order to provide the best therapist/client fit. Our mission is to help our clients reconnect with themselves and to explore current or past experiences that have not yet been processed. We hope that through this journey, we will help our clients find deeper self-understanding and compassion.
Sanderson Psychological is a mental health counseling practice that values quality of client care. We have multiple providers with varying interests and expertise in order to provide the best therapist/client fit. Our mission is to help our clients reconnect with themselves and to explore current or past experiences that have not yet been processed. We hope that through this journey, we will help our clients find deeper self-understanding and compassion.
(412) 754-1100 View (412) 754-1100
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Chris Wesling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LBS, NCC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination." These are wise words from Carl Rogers, one of my biggest influences. My approach with clients comes from years of direct work with children, adolescents, families, and adults. Providing a safe and welcoming atmosphere is what I strive for as we create a therapeutic alliance and work through difficulties that you are facing. We will work together and address your concerns by focusing on your strengths and setting up goals that we will achieve with evidence-based practices.
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination." These are wise words from Carl Rogers, one of my biggest influences. My approach with clients comes from years of direct work with children, adolescents, families, and adults. Providing a safe and welcoming atmosphere is what I strive for as we create a therapeutic alliance and work through difficulties that you are facing. We will work together and address your concerns by focusing on your strengths and setting up goals that we will achieve with evidence-based practices.
(412) 387-5044 View (412) 387-5044
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Tiara Wilson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tiara Wilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 8 years of experience in behavioral health. She is collaborative and passionate about helping individuals identify and overcome personal obstacles. She has experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with unique concerns and diverse backgrounds. Tiara specializes in anxiety, depression, addiction, women's issues, life transitions, work-life imbalance, & family conflicts.
Tiara Wilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 8 years of experience in behavioral health. She is collaborative and passionate about helping individuals identify and overcome personal obstacles. She has experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with unique concerns and diverse backgrounds. Tiara specializes in anxiety, depression, addiction, women's issues, life transitions, work-life imbalance, & family conflicts.
(412) 314-3745 View (412) 314-3745
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Elizabeth Patterson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15212  (Online Only)
I particularly love working with caregivers of young children, as well as teens and adults who working through trauma, stress and are breaking generational cycles of abuse and neglect. I am also skilled and passionate about working with First Responder families who are often left unsupported as they manage trauma and occupational stress which affects all members of their families. Clients who work with me want to reflect on their lives and make connections between past experiences and present reactions. My ideal clients are seeking an approach that is nervous system informed, neurodiversity affirming, and nonjudgmental.
I particularly love working with caregivers of young children, as well as teens and adults who working through trauma, stress and are breaking generational cycles of abuse and neglect. I am also skilled and passionate about working with First Responder families who are often left unsupported as they manage trauma and occupational stress which affects all members of their families. Clients who work with me want to reflect on their lives and make connections between past experiences and present reactions. My ideal clients are seeking an approach that is nervous system informed, neurodiversity affirming, and nonjudgmental.
(412) 314-2771 View (412) 314-2771
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Liana Scalise
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
I have over two decades of experience working within various community mental health settings helping children, adolescents, adults, and families navigate emotional, behavioral, social, and mental health needs. I create a goal-oriented treatment for those experiencing, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, intrapersonal conflict, relationship and communication issues, childhood trauma, stressful events, life transitions, and parenting needs.
I have over two decades of experience working within various community mental health settings helping children, adolescents, adults, and families navigate emotional, behavioral, social, and mental health needs. I create a goal-oriented treatment for those experiencing, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, intrapersonal conflict, relationship and communication issues, childhood trauma, stressful events, life transitions, and parenting needs.
(717) 915-5883 View (717) 915-5883
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Laura L Bennett
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd
Verified Verified
Ernest, PA 15739  (Online Only)
Hello and welcome! I'm so glad you're here. Great job in taking that all important first step to creating a brighter future. You might be experiencing difficulties that are making daily life challenging, going through major life changes, or struggling to leave the past in the past. I am here to help you work through these challenging times in a safe and open space. I have experience working with adults, adolescents, and children with a wide range of mental health difficulties. I also bring life experience to the sessions.
Hello and welcome! I'm so glad you're here. Great job in taking that all important first step to creating a brighter future. You might be experiencing difficulties that are making daily life challenging, going through major life changes, or struggling to leave the past in the past. I am here to help you work through these challenging times in a safe and open space. I have experience working with adults, adolescents, and children with a wide range of mental health difficulties. I also bring life experience to the sessions.
(724) 623-3150 View (724) 623-3150
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Jamie Christina Giovinali
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Washington, PA 15301
I have always desired to work in the field of counseling, supporting individuals on their path to understanding their feelings, behaviors, and thoughts in order to make changes and explore solutions. In my work as a pediatric infant mental health specialist and behavioral therapist, I have had opportunity to support diverse needs ranging from challenging behaviors, anxiety, depression, PTSD, domestic violence, relationship issues, and adverse experiences
I have always desired to work in the field of counseling, supporting individuals on their path to understanding their feelings, behaviors, and thoughts in order to make changes and explore solutions. In my work as a pediatric infant mental health specialist and behavioral therapist, I have had opportunity to support diverse needs ranging from challenging behaviors, anxiety, depression, PTSD, domestic violence, relationship issues, and adverse experiences
(724) 305-3893 View (724) 305-3893
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Erika L Gilmore
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Daytime availability only. Erika is an experienced psychotherapist with a diverse background in the mental health field. She has treated a range of clients such as toddlers, school-age children, teenagers, children in foster care, adoptees, college-age students, and adults in counseling settings. Erika works with both adults and children on healing the wounds that trauma has created in their lives, as well as those experiencing other symptoms that are impacting their lives. When working with clients, Erika utilizes an integrative approach to best meet the needs of the client. This therapeutic space is LGBTQIA+-affirming.
Daytime availability only. Erika is an experienced psychotherapist with a diverse background in the mental health field. She has treated a range of clients such as toddlers, school-age children, teenagers, children in foster care, adoptees, college-age students, and adults in counseling settings. Erika works with both adults and children on healing the wounds that trauma has created in their lives, as well as those experiencing other symptoms that are impacting their lives. When working with clients, Erika utilizes an integrative approach to best meet the needs of the client. This therapeutic space is LGBTQIA+-affirming.
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Toddler Therapists

What are the behavioral signs indicating a toddler might need counseling?

Common behavioral signs that a child may need counseling include high levels of emotional distress or anxiety, learning challenges, interpersonal conflict, anger, or social withdrawal. Any drastic changes in toddler behavior or self-esteem can be indicative that a child may benefit from therapy. Seeing a therapist at the early stages of any behavioral changes can be most impactful on behavior, as well as helpful to caregivers who may receive guidance on what symptoms to look for in their child in the future, even if therapy is not warranted at that time.

Can a two-year-old see a psychologist?

Children and adults of all ages can see psychologists and other forms of mental health professionals, such as counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers. Families seeking therapy for their toddler should just be aware that any guidance they seek should come from a professional who has specific experience working with young children, as well as the specific modalities that are appropriate for young children, such as play therapy.

What is the most effective type of therapy for toddlers and preschoolers?

In general, play therapy is the most effective and common form of therapy for young children. Play therapy helps facilitate behavior change by offering an age-appropriate way for children to express their emotions and develop more effective coping strategies. Toddlers with specific concerns may benefit from more specialized forms of therapy, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for toddlers in families in which there is significant parent-child relational conflict.

What happens during therapy sessions for toddlers?

What occurs in therapy sessions for toddlers depends on the therapeutic approach being used by the therapist. Most toddler therapists will use some form of play therapy in sessions to encourage toddler engagement. In play therapy sessions, children are encouraged to use toys within the therapy setting to express their emotions; subsequent responses by the therapist and/or family members can help guide toddler behavior and behavior change. Toddler therapy sessions can also involve family therapy or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which can help improve parenting behaviors and reduce strain on families.