Aetna Therapists in Greensburg, PA

Are you feeling stuck where you are in life? Have you experienced a recent shift in personal or professional goals, and need some insight on how to move forward? Are you feeling as though you're doing okay for the most part, but something just seems to be missing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have come to the right place! We can all agree that change is a difficult part of life, and I am here to help you take your first steps in your journey to finding the 'you' that you want to be.

The ideal client wants to take an active role and make change happen for themselves. They have concerns about their feelings and interactions with others and how to make improvements to daily life. They take the strategies presented to them and use them day to day as the need arises.

I work from a Cognitive Behavioral approach along with a Dialectical Behavioral approach in order to challenge and reframe thoughts along with developing healthy coping strategies to counteract emotional distress. I work from a collaborative approach with the individual, family, and or couple to outline strength based goals, increase awareness, and validate given information provided.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the Greensburg/Latrobe area with over 12 years of experience providing in-person and telehealth appointments. I have worked with a wide range of individuals (preteens, teens, adults, and older adults) with various diagnoses and concerns including anxiety, panic, depression, suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury, life transitions, stress, peer and relationship issues, grief and loss, family conflict, serious and persistent mental illness, and chronic health issues.

Change is possible. It takes courage and alot of effort to take on this process. Emotional health is connected to our physical health. Why waste more time not having better relationships and better functioning overall?. As humans, our emotional system blind us to ways we can have better relationships and better lives overall. Through my years of education, training and self work, I know and appreciate what it takes to live a more fulfilled life. Time is our most valuable gift. Why wait?

Life can be overwhelming and difficult at times. It is healthy and beneficial to take time for yourself to work through these stressors and to learn effective strategies to cope with these pressures. I am committed to creating a safe and therapeutic space for my clients to be able to begin the healing process. It is my life's passion to help individuals and families experience relief from their current symptoms and improve family relationships and family dynamics.

Have you been struggling with trying to figure out a better way to manage your life and situations? Do you find it hard to have motivation to do things? Do you struggle with adversity and managing stressors? Do you have issues with addictions? I try to be non-judgmental and supportive to validate people and help them learn new ways of coping and living to improve their quality of life. I also run Art Therapy groups to increase insight and mindfulness about symptoms/coping skills, which have been effective in improving moods and decreasing stress, creating a sense of community, and a family away from family (but not during COVID).

Our professional group practice offers various services including professional therapy, life coaching and testing services. At The Center, we are passionate about empowering people to find pathways of growth and healing, to gain awareness/understanding of barriers and obstacles to health, to see our clients discover their God-given temperaments and to help them grow lives they love living. We provide best practice clinical care while additionally offering a faith-based integrative approach to clients who would like to incorporate their spirituality into counseling.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, and certified perinatal and postpartum treatment provider. We will work on healthy thought processes, effective coping skills for depression and anxiety, navigation of life changes, mindfulness, and use art as a bridge between the emotional experience and body. I am here to help clients and their partners throughout fertility, conception, perinatal, and post-partum stages as they impact mood, trauma, life-transition into parenthood, and grief. I am also passionate about assisting the family members of those involved in the justice and corrections systems.

Take care of yourself.... All too often we neglect our emotional health. Increased stress, worry and conflicts can all take their toll. The emotional impact of traumatic events affects the mind body and soul. I have 17 years experience in private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to use to your benefit. You may just need a guide to help define what needs to be different in your life. I'll help you develop the skills you need to make changes for a satisfying life. I welcome the opportunity to help you resolve more deeply painful events with respect and my best skills possible.

We all go through stressful periods in our lives. Sometimes it's a result of a traumatic event, such as a sexual assault, loss of a loved one, or difficult life transition. Sometimes it's more complicated to pinpoint. Maybe we are having trouble coping with school, work, or everyday life and are not sure why. Maybe we feel stuck and just feel "off" or not ourselves. I believe that everyone is capable of changing their life and moving toward happiness. Whether you are new to therapy or have gone in the past, I'll work with you with non-judgment and compassion to help to you on your journey of personal growth.

Now accepting new clients, daytime and evening availability, Monday through Thursday! In order to grow, one must push through their comfort zone. I believe building trust and a healthy therapeutic alliance are key in the journey to becoming the best version of ourselves. I utilize a holistic approach to treatment, integrating Cognitive Behavioral techniques with Person-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.

Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by life's demands? I believe that we can reach a point in our lives when we become so overwhelmed, so bogged down with Anxiety or Depression, that we must slow down and heal. My personal mantra for therapy is "You can change only when the pain of staying the same finally outweighs the fear of changing". I have tremendous respect for the fact that you are considering reaching out for help now. When you come in we will discuss what is going in your life, and figure out how to move forward.

Through the lens of Bowen Systems Theory I work towards providing insight and awareness into the emotional process that we often find ourselves intensely reacting from. Building on that insight and awareness, decreasing the emotional reactivity while increasing calmer and more rational choices. Looking at our emotional patterns to better understand them allows us then to think in a way that can provide an openness to making different choices. To know better is to do better! To understand why we react to our situations and where those patterns have been learned, we can then start to look at each new moment as it’s own.

Now accepting new clients! I enjoy working with individuals and families 7 years or older. I enjoy working with clients and noticing the improvement in their quality of life and functioning.