Therapists in Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA

Your life has become exhausting. You have so much to do and your efforts never feel like they are enough. You would like to take time to slow down and focus on yourself for a change, but when will that realistically happen? There will always be something else to get done and you can’t seem to catch a break. Maybe your pain is taking the driver's seat, unsure of when your next flare up will strike. Maybe you've made your world smaller in hopes of having more control, but things continue to feel not quite right. You feel stuck in this place for what feels like an eternity and feeling uncertain about the future has become your jam.

Welcome! I'm a licensed Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified in Family Medicine and Psychiatric Mental Health. I have the passion for helping adults and adolescents of all backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations, in reclaiming their mental and emotional well-being. My goal as your mental health provider is to create a safe, trustworthy, nonjudgemental, and accepting place in which you can feel comfortable expressing your thoughts and feelings in privacy. I’m here to listen, understand, and support you as I give you the necessary skill set to help guide you to make meaningful changes in your life.

Finding a therapist can be difficult and prioritizing yourself can be even harder. You may be seeking support for feeling overwhelmed, disorganized, or trying to balance too much at once. Or you may be like many people and experience guilt or shame because you think you aren't living up to personal or societal expectations. These all can effect how you feel about yourself, your work and your relationships. It's hard to know where to start and that's why I'm here. Therapy is a space where we can identify what it is you want from life and develop strategies to help you not only cope but also develop proactive ways to help you thrive.

Being human is a beautiful and challenging experience. We have the capacity for creating resiliency, self-compassion, and hope in our lives, but that process is not always easy. Sometimes we get stuck in unhelpful thought patterns that generate shame. Sometimes we struggle with regulating our emotions which can affect our interpersonal relationships. Other times, we face challenges with grounding ourselves in the present moment, which affects our ability to make wise decisions. At K & K Holistic Counseling, we work with you to implement the skills necessary to face and overcome these human challenges and build a meaningful life.

Our treatment approach includes implementation of individualized therapy utilizing evidence based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). CBT has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders and severe mental illness. ABA therapy applies our understanding of how behavior works to real situations. The goal is to increase behaviors that are helpful and decrease behaviors that are harmful or affect learning.

We all have untapped resilience. Adversity can be a gift. As a therapist my goal is to help you live your life with better relationships, increased agency and more joy. Change is possible at any stage of life. We are all life-long learners, and we can begin to change when we feel understood. During the pandemic, I shifted my practice to a secure online platform. I was pleasantly surprised at the intimacy of that format. But nothing can replace meeting face-to-face, and so I work now both remote and in-person. Either way, three years after the initial crisis, still I wonder: Who doesn't feel the need for more human contact?

I have extensive experience and interest in working with individuals looking to recover from the effects of growing up in alcoholic or other dysfunctional households. Adversity and traumatic experiences are common. Strategies to reduce the impacts can include numbing, detaching, becoming depressed/hopeless, compulsiveness (i.e. acting without thinking), over-functioning, over-responsibility, avoidance, isolation, perfectionism, procrastination, hypervigilance and many others. All of which are protective and helpful when needed but often lead to inner conflict and unintended blowback including feelings of shame and worthlessness.

Occasionally life challenges meet us at a particularly vulnerable time and I work with people who have adjustment to such life changes, people who find they are severely co-dependent on others with addiction dependency, the alcoholic and drug dependent dependent person. In addition I've assisted those experiencing grief, including the grief of the job loss. I'm a school psychologist familiar with children with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, developmental delays and I have often work through and with their parents. My clients often have challenges such as anxiety, depression, and grief.

We are all living through an incredibly stressful and difficult time. My goal is to offer a safe space to discuss issues and thought patterns that maybe preventing you from living your best life. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing depression, grief/loss issues, those recently diagnosed with illness or long term diagnosis, suicide loss survivors, anxiety, interpersonal conflict, family/relationship issues, mood disorders, adolescents involved with the legal system; LGBTQI+ coming out and internalized shame and active military/veteran issues.

Welcome! Your courage to work towards a better you is commendable. When starting out in therapy, our focus will be on developing a therapeutic relationship based on trust. I approach sessions with empathy and compassion in a nonjudgmental space where you may ask yourself, "What do I want from this experience?" I can support you through addressing current/past hurt and be present with you as emotions come up. I will be with you as you explore the internalized narratives that influence your functioning and wellbeing. I believe therapy should be an empowering process, in which your strengths are highlighted.

You're ready to break free from feeling overwhelmed and make yourself a priority. Maybe you're suffering from past trauma, or adjusting to a new job, move, school, or relationship change that is much harder than expected. Whether your challenges are familiar or new, as a counselor, art therapist, and holistic health coach, I help my clients through major life transitions such as parenthood, adjusting to college, and career changes. I also enjoy supporting other helping professionals and caregivers to prioritize self-care. I offer individual therapy, supervision, and therapeutic art workshops (see Groups section below to learn more).

I work with individuals and couples struggling with life transitions, depression, anxiety, emotion regulation, trauma, relationship difficulties, and addiction. My approach is collaborative and person-centered, drawing effective interventions from several different therapy approaches. I provide an atmosphere of warmth, insight, and acceptance, in which people feel comfortable sharing and exploring their experiences and developing new skills.

I specialize in treating individuals struggling with eating disorders, trauma, addictions, relationship issues, anxiety, and depression. I believe the most important aspect of effective psychotherapy is developing a trusting relationship between the client and therapist. My approach to therapy is collaborative, supportive, and empathetic. I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and often use this approach in my clinical practice. Additionally, I utilize cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and client-centered interventions that are empirically supported to provide symptom relief.

Maggie's practice is neurodiverse affirming, trauma informed, and utilizes mindfulness based strategies derived from ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Training). Maggie strives to support children to deepen their connection to the world around them. Maggie is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Behavioral Specialist in the state of Pennsylvania, Early Childhood Special Educator, Licensed Yoga Instructor, holds certifications in Attachment Bio-Behavioral Catchup and Project ImPACT, and is an ACT Clinician.

Black Align Self-discovery & Wellness fosters a culturally sacred and emotionally safe space where individuals of divergent backgrounds are encouraged to freely and candidly discuss their past traumas and current stressors. Far too often in the therapeutic space, people of color have been stigmatized, misdiagnosed, misunderstood and have had their lived individual experiences minimized. Black Align was created with these truths in mind. Through our work we aim to heal the whole person without fear of judgment, lack of understanding or accountability.