Sexual Abuse Therapists in Media, PA
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Alyson Nowell, LCSW, RPTs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPTs
Verified
Verified
I have extensive experience in working with children, teens and adults who were victims of
sexual abuse
and/or traumatic life experiences.
Life is full of challenges when raising children. Finding a therapist for yourself or your child can be equally confusing. I can help you to untangle and heal some of the obstacles that that may be getting in the way of a more conflict free and fulfilling family life. My work incorporates Family Therapy, Parent Coaching, Child Centered Play Therapy, Sand Play Therapy, and parenting support/education. I work with children as young as 3, teens, families and individuals. Additionally, I incorporate teaching children, parents, and teens mindfulness based ways of reducing anxiety, worries, fears, and anger issues.

Arohi Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MLS, CCS, CAADC, CCDP-D
Verified
Verified
We effectively work with individuals with addiction & mental health issues which include depression, anxiety, stress, anger,
sexual abuse
, low self-esteem, impulsivity, trauma, bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorder, schizophrenia, codependency, & relationship issues. They want us to assist them in recognizing their true potential & achieving their goals. They want us to guide, support, encourage, empower, & help them to recognize the error in their thinking. We partner with them to prioritize & assist them in resolving their issues. They want to learn coping skills, how to make better choices, and lead a healthy life.

Denise Chain
MS, NCC, CTP
I specialize in treating folks with a history of trauma, anxiety, depression, and
sexual abuse
/
assault
, spiritual issues, and I am also passionate about working with current and former members of the military and law enforcement.
Simply by reading this, you have taken the first step on your journey to healing and self-actualization, and I am proud of you! Together, we will develop a relationship built on trust and navigate through unexpected discoveries and insights. By revealing the deepest parts of yourself, you create the best possibilities for self-discovery. You have a unique and beautiful story that deserves to be both spoken and heard.

Hayley Berot
Pre-Licensed Professional, MACMHC, NCC, CTP
Verified
Verified
Hayley has a vast array of clinical experience in the field of counseling working with both teens and adults who have experienced various forms of trauma including, but not limited to, sexual
assault
, intimate partner violence, grief and loss, substance abuse, attachment trauma, and first responders. Hayley aims to collaboratively work with her clients to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and/or anxiety and teach clients the skills needed to attain positive growth and wellness in their lives.

Robert Heasley
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My research focuses on men and relationships, issues of intimacy, raising boys, fathering, healing from
sexual abuse
and other sexual challenges.
I work with individuals and couples to create positive changes in their lives. This includes those struggling in areas such as self-esteem, intimacy, addressing emotional needs, healing from past hurts/trauma, a history of neglect or abuse, or challenges regarding gender and sexuality. I work with couples, straight/lesbian/gay, who are working on their relationship, whether as a result of an affair, or realizing differences that keep them from being close. My research focuses on men and the effects of expectations on men’s lives. Pursuing therapy represents a longing to heal. My work is about supporting that process.
Waitlist for new clients

Donna Liu
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Learn how to transform your pain into healing! I am a certified childhood
sexual abuse
therapist and Level II EMDR trained.
I am a L.P.C. with a MS degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling. I believe that it is helpful to bring your spiritual beliefs into the healing process. Starting psychotherapy is the beginning of feeling at home with yourself. It is a place where you can feel safe, grounded and secure, as you explore the difficult areas in your life that you may not want to face alone. Therapy can help you identify unhealthy thinking, and break destructive patterns, so you can make better choices. It also helps you to discover your own inner strengths that can bring deeper healings from within. We are all a work in progress!
Not accepting new clients

Scott Giacomucci
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LCSW, BCD, FAAETS, TEP
Verified
10 Endorsed
Verified
10 Endorsed
Though I am not currently accepting new clients, other therapists at my center are have openings. Trauma, addiction, and loss can disrupt one's life - and often require professional help. Together, we can process the fueling factors of addiction, emotional pain, or relationship issues. While many therapists claim to be 'trauma-informed', my practice, the Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, revolves entirely around trauma work. I've been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress - the highest status in the academy.
Not accepting new clients

Erica M Thomke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, MEd
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
No matter its roots in emotional, medical or physical experiences, trauma of all varieties and degrees stays in the body, sometimes emerging many months or years later in unexpected ways. Relationship friction and troubles with mood can reflect past experiences, some great some small, that may need addressing with an attentive, caring professional. I am passionate about helping motivated clients process trauma or relationship dissatisfaction to work toward a more empowered self.
Not accepting new clients

Amy Melissa Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSS, LSW, CET III
Verified
Verified
Asking for help demonstrates bravery and is an action step toward a new experience in life. I have been helping individuals recover from addiction for over twenty years. Now, I assist clients to grow and heal from abuse, neglect, traumas and move through rough patches in life. I recognize the importance of this work, but believe curiosity and laughter can be part of the therapeutic process as well as tears, grief and anger. Transformation and change are often possible and I am honored to witness this daily.

Jill Maier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
Everyone faces some bumps on the road of life. Often times it is helpful to have someone besides friends or family to help fix the pot holes or navigate a new road. One of my strengths is creating a safe space through a non-judgmental attitude, being open minded, using humor, and basically keeping it real. By blending a focus on present day problems and any childhood issues we will work towards the goals you want to accomplish. Together we will focus on you making healthier choices, improving mood and self-esteem, and creating a better life balance.

Edith Hutchins-Stieglitz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Edith Hutchins-Stieglitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has been practicing for 8 years and has experience with individual, family, and group therapy with adults, seniors, and children. Edith also has experience with residential treatment and intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization group therapy. She seeks to support clients to increase insight and awareness into themselves and their lives and empower them to create desired change. Edith completed her bachelor's degree in Sociology at UMass Boston and her Master of Social Work (MSW) at Wheelock College.
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Kelli Semion Schweitzer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Perhaps you’ve been feeling overwhelmed with sadness, worry, or grief? Maybe you need to break generational patterns? Or you and your partner can’t seem to connect anymore and are having the same argument over and over? For 23 years, I’ve worked with individuals and couples to help them heal wounds and find joy lost due to trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and difficulties in relationships-including infidelity. When we work together, you can gain a sense of agency, increase your emotional awareness, develop skills to find stability when you feel overwhelmed, improve communication in relationships, and honor your authentic self.

Lewis Johnson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, NCC, CTP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Of the 10,080 minutes in a week, you will have 50 minutes to walk with a companion on your journey as you tell your beautiful and unique story. If you are exploring your gender and/or racial identity, let's work toward identifying how YOU want to. Coming out and navigating life as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community can be scary, but we can work on making it a little easier for YOU. Exploring your spirituality can feel overwhelming, but we can reduce that feeling for YOU one step at a time. You may notice a theme in the work we can do together. That theme... it is YOU.

Joanna Frederick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
The primary focus of my work for the past 15 years has been with adults to help them move beyond their struggles and find healthier, freer and more fulfilling lives. You are more than just a list of symptoms. When we work together you will have my full attention. Most hurt and trauma happens in our relationships with others and building a trusting relationship with your therapist can help heal those wounds. We'll make connections between what's happening now and what happened in your past. We'll also work on feeling less shame and more safety in the now. You'll get to know yourself better and ideally feel less suffering.

Jim Houck
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CCTP
Verified
Verified
Dr. Jim is a licensed professional counselor and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and EMDR clinician. Dr. Jim’s clinical and research interests include working with adolescents and adults around issues of depression, anxiety, loss, grief and bereavement, trauma recovery, intergenerational trauma, near-death experiences, LGBTQAI, substance abuse recovery, clinical supervision, HIV/AIDS, personality and human development. Dr. Jim believes in the potential of everyone to not only make sense of their mental health issues, but also be empowered to succeed in life by discovering their resiliency, strengths and personal gifts.

George M Leute
Psychologist, MA
Verified
Verified
Each of us faces unique challenges as we go through life. Whether these challenges take the form of problems with work or relationships, with anxiety or depression, or simply with dissatisfaction over the current state of our lives, we all want to make improvements in how we experience our lives. We may also find that life presents certain demands of us at different stages requiring us to stretch beyond our accustomed habits and ways of being. Often our challenges can seem daunting, at times insurmountable, yet with the right support and perspective, we can be inspired to make positive changes.

Samantha Morris
Pre-Licensed Professional, LSW, MEd
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with adults with various backgrounds, needs, and concerns. I can meet with an individual, couples, partners, families (biological and chosen). I will work in collaboration with you to find ways to manage challenges that may arise and cause distress by helping you to set realistic goals and to create steps to achieve those goals, all while allowing you to find empowerment in those actions, bringing hope to tough situations, and enhancing your strengths and resiliency.

Rosemary A Herrick
Psychologist, MA
Verified
Verified
I approach therapy as if I am building a team. I will be a coach, guide or facilitator as the need dictates. My aim is to engage my clients in a collaborative growing and healing venture. Meeting people where they are in their life is key to how I work and enable my clients to succeed. Because of my diverse work and life experiences, I am well-suited to work with people from different social and cultural backgrounds, ages 14 to 85.

Kateryna Dukenski
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
I am a multicultural PA licensed psychologist with twenty years of experience working with individuals and couples. I specialize in helping people struggling with issues related to life transitions, burnout, pandemic fatigue, challenging family relationships and history of trauma. My goal is to aid people in unlocking their potential for growth during challenging times by bringing light and new perspectives on old relational patterns that made them stuck. Through a combination of insight, mindfullness practices and experiential processing, my focus is my patients building an authentic sense of self and their ability for self-care.
Waitlist for new clients

Lauren Sullivan
Counselor, MEd, MS, NCC, CET II
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Let’s face it...sometimes life can feel overwhelming and you might be wondering if therapy can help. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and you can determine if we might be a good match. I work with female adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, transitions, parenting issues and trauma. I believe that we each have many strengths within us, even if it doesn’t always feel that way, and that each of us is the expert of our own life and knows what we need to do to cope, heal and feel complete. I also know that sometimes those strengths and solutions can feel elusive and that’s where I can help.
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Sexual Abuse Therapists
How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.