Therapists in Garnet Valley, PA

I am a licensed psychologist with a great deal of experience. In our work, I encourage active participation in the treatment process while utilizing a variety of treatment, modalities, including cognitive, behavioral, verbal supportive, educative, client-centered, anger and stress management and congnitive imagery techniques. Clients are actively involved and working between visits incorporating newly learned strategies and behaviors. While working together, you will develop skills for life.

I am an active therapist. I design treatment plans and utilize strategies that are appropriate for both the issues and the personalities of my clients. I work with individuals in the context of their life and couples seeking to repair, improve or strengthen their relationship. My areas of specialty include intimacy, conflict, anger issues and the breadth of sexuality concerns.

What's important to me is working with others to find meaning in life, to help bring about a greater happiness that's shared. I believe it's possible to do this is we are able to understand ourselves better - we can then understand others and our connections become deeper and more alive.

Whether you are coming to therapy for anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, a life change, or just a general sense of unease, facing these issues can be scary. Healing isn’t easy because it involves confronting our pain and hurts. Healing can also be full of joy, hope, connection, and freedom as we experience new possibilities of being and relating. My approach is warm, relational, and integrative. I strive to offer a space where you can feel safe enough to look inward – to gently and compassionately welcome all parts of yourself with less judgment and shame.

Do you need support in stress management, life transitions, trauma, depression/anxiety, developing effective coping strategies, etc? Do you want to feel more "free" emotionally, mentally, & physically, wanting to improve your life for yourself and possible future relationships/children/family? My ideal client is motivated to engage in treatment and reach their goals of becoming more psychologically flexible and strengthening their connections with themselves and those meaningful relationships around them.

Do you feel disconnected from yourself and your feelings, possibly due to trauma? Do you lack understanding of the cause & need education on how the brain responds to trauma? Do you have relational issues or anger management struggles that lead to addictive behaviors? Do you struggle with self-worth issues and feel tired, frustrated, and confused? In therapy, you will learn to identify trauma responses, build tolerance for difficult or uncomfortable feelings, & utilize various coping skills & grounding techniques. Gain confidence, take risks to address complex issues & learn how to create healthy boundaries for relationships.

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania is a private behavioral health clinic for Veterans and military family members. We provide confidential, personalized, and evidence-based care, at NO COST and with no long waits. We serve Veterans and the entire military family, including National Guard and Reserves, regardless of role or discharge status, with a focus the post-9/11 era. We take time to learn your unique situation and tailor our care to best serve your individual needs, using the best available practices supported by research. Due to COVID-19, we are offering all services via telehealth.

In person and remote available. Therapy supports positive, healthy personal changes, improvement of anxiety and depression, and progress toward desired goals. Therapy helps clients improve relationships, cope with negative people or influences in their lives, and develop responsible, confident self-images. Individual Therapy, Couples or Co-Parenting Counseling and Life Coaching are available for all ages and backgrounds. The Gay St office is in the center of West Chester, near WCU and directly behind/adjacent to the Justice Center. St Peter’s office is situated along French Creek in historic St Peter's Village.

Maggie Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience supporting individuals in recovery from addictions, life transitions, relationship issues, anger management, and mood disorders. Maggie completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Central Washington University, and her Master of Arts in Existential Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology from Seattle University. Maggie has experience ranging from working in private practice, community mental health, the criminal justice system, psychiatric hospitals, and all levels of substance abuse treatment.

Hello, and welcome! Everyone needs help from time to time, and in this day and age we need it more than ever. I am here to offer that support in the midst of whatever life has thrown at you. If you struggle with feelings of anxiety, sadness, worry, or helplessness; if your relationships just never seem to go right; if you find yourself banging against the same walls in your life and can never seem to break through, I am honored to join along side you as we work together to untangle the knots and get to the deep root of the issue.

Are you feeling anxious and overwhelmed? Are relationships feeling strained? Perhaps you are a parent tired of trying the same thing and seek a deeper connection with your child. I am skilled in helping individuals, families, children and couples work through feelings of depression/anxiety, anger and of being overwhelmed. I specialize in families working toward harmony, especially with children on the spectrum.

My ideal client is motivated. I have been a licensed psychologist for 19 years. I graduated from Villanova University and worked as a cognitive therapist at the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital before opening my own group practice, Addiction & Psychological Therapy. The group specializes in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive thinking, OCD, ADHD, depression, marital and family counseling, alcoholism and crisis clients, treating children, adolescents and adults. I also have a forensic program treating Anger Management and DUI's. We offer ARD & IPP Evaluations, Anger Management Evaluations, Drug and Alcohol Assessments and Mental Heath Evaluations, and Suboxin treatment.