Couples Therapists in Philadelphia, PA

Stress and difficulties can occur throughout the lifespan. I provide client-centered therapy to support wellness in older children and teens, families, and adults, both individually and as couples . Therapy can be a space to develop your strengths and resilience to cope. Together, we can address issues that are getting in the way of feeling satisfied or fulfilled in your life. My areas of clinical interest include anxiety, stress, depression, identity, connection, and trauma. I also facilitate social anxiety groups.

You are the expert on you, and you already possess all the tools necessary to heal and achieve your goals! Life experiences however can cause those tools or skills to become buried. In a safe and supportive therapeutic environment my role is to help uncover your “toolbox”, remove the broken or ineffective tools, sharpen the dull ones, and add a few new shiny ones. To embark on this counseling journey several critical therapeutic ingredients are needed: safety, empathy, and trust (SET). You'll lead and I'll closely follow, serving as a skillfully trained second pair of eyes and ears.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and received my doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Eastern University. I am offering external supervision for clinicians and/or trainees that are seeking half of their supervision hours and working toward licensure in professional counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy in the state of PA. I am trained in Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy and am a firm believer in person/self of the therapist work. Based on my research, I particularly specialize in socio-cultural diversity and addressing the rich and unique experiences of therapists/individuals/ couples /and families.

Are you feeling stuck or unhappy at home, work or school? Using food to manage stress? Struggling with a relationship? Using experiential techniques beyond basic "talk therapy," I create a safe space helping clients remove the blocks that are keeping them from living a joy-filled life. Many of the approaches I use with clients supported me in my own process of healing from depression and an eating disorder. I now happily share these techniques with my clients. Specializations: Relationship issues, Food issues, Depression, Parenting, Anxiety. Couples therapy (all couples including LGBTQ and polyamorous couples welcome).

I help people, just Like YOU, eliminate the limiting beliefs that are keeping you from being your best self so you can live authentic & free. My aim is to get you a place where you feel confident enough to stop living on the surface, start trusting your intuition, and stop settling for less by living below your inheritance. I help couples who are struggling to remember why you decided to do life together in the first place. Through individualized activities, prayer, and various techniques, I assist couples in identfying unhealthy patterns of communication, deal with and heal from trauma, and create a new vision for their marriage.

Is your child experiencing a decline in academics, increased anxiety or struggle with controlling their anger? With over 20 years of experience, I am equipped to handle these challenges and give you the tools to help your child be the best version of themselves. I incorporate sand tray, an expressive therapy with children or adults to create scenes of miniature worlds that reflect a person's inner thoughts, struggles and issues. I assist children & parents by teaching them coping skills, ways to improve their decision making and better navigate their lives. . We work with couples on early marital adjustment and conflict containment

I am passionate about helping people reach their full potential both inside and outside of the bedroom. Some of the work I do with individuals includes providing sex education, enhancing body positivity, healing from past trauma, working through sexual dysfunction, and addressing dating & relationship concerns. With couples I often help navigate conflict, deepen emotional & sexual intimacy, enhance communication, explore consensual non-monogamy, and heal from past infidelity. I am particularly passionate about helping couples work through trust issues, sexual incompatibility, and intimacy/attachment concerns.

I am not accepting new clients ...../Dr. Judith Coche

If you want to work in a collaborative manner, without judgement but being challenged about your thoughts, emotions and behaviors, and their relation to socialization, my integrative approach might be a good fit for you.

I help individuals and couples resolve their sexual and relationship issues and enhance their lives. I've been a psychologist and sex therapist for over 30 years, my approach begins with a comprehensive evaluation to determine the cause(s) contributing to your difficulties. Then you and I create a plan that is tailored to helping you, decrease anxiety, resolve blocks, learn communication and coping skills and achieve relationship and sexual satisfaction. My approach draws from my training in sex therapy, family systems, psychodynamic and cognitive therapies as well as hypnosis and EMDR.

Feeling stuck? Noticing repeating patterns? Are you anxious, depressed, or feeling lost? Struggling in your marriage or grieving the loss of a loved one or relationship? As an experiential, mindfulness based therapist I assist you in finding creative solutions for difficult situations. I offer meditation practices and draw on more than 30 years of experience to help you loosen the grip of old habits and painful past experiences giving you freedom to more fully thrive in your life.

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.

***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS***As your therapist I will work collaboratively with you to best identify your goals for therapy and how to achieve them. I provide a nonjudgemental space for clients to discuss their thoughts, feelings and emotions. I will work with you on a variety of goals like establishing boundaries, improving communication, managing mental health symptoms and working through grief and loss. I am Level 1 Gottman Certified to do couples counseling.

"It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried." (Carl Rogers, 1961) I view therapy as a journey that is led by clients and work toward guiding others through the therapeutic journey by providing a supportive environment. Therapy is tailored to people's styles, growth edges, and strengths. A collaborative relationship between a therapist and client is essential to working toward self-growth and wellness. I value the use of research informed techniques. I join clients on their therapeutic journey with the ultimate goal of wellness.

Deeply passionate about social justice and facilitating and guiding positive change and development in the lives of others, I am thrilled to connect with you as you begin your journey inward. Healing is truly the risk of showing up for yourself and your resistance to temptation to go back to unsilenced needs, numbing out, disconnection, and erasure. As a black, gender non-binary Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), I have a personal stake and insight into the work I do. My clinical practice aims to empower and heal individuals, families & communities through therapy, consulting, case management, training, & community outreach.

Are you suffering in silence from anxiety, depression, or trauma? Is it affecting your quality of life or preventing you from reaching your true potential? As an experienced therapist, I help my clients overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, and other problems. I know that you don't just want to "talk about it" you want to solve these problems. All of my clients want their life back and we will work together to make that happen. Don't let the fear, lack of motivation, hyper-vigilance, hopelessness, sadness, or panic attacks hold you back any longer. I also work with couples and families in need of therapy.

People seek therapy for wide-ranging and deeply personal reasons. The common theme among these is the desire to improve some aspect of your emotional health. Together, we will work to explore and alleviate those areas of your psychological life which cause distress or limit your happiness. The human condition is complex and rich with meaning at all levels; therefore, my goal is to understand each client as a "whole person," not limiting our work to merely symptom-reduction, but also enhancing self-knowledge and overall wellness to achieve a more balanced and satisfying state of being.

I have ample experience working with Children and adolescents with multiple psychological and behavioral issues; including ADHD, ODD, OCD, conduct problems, Autistic spectrum disorders, depression, and sexual abuse (victimization and perpetration). Alongside, I work extensively with couples and families encountering numerous life difficulties. Furthermore, my experience reaches to adults dealing with life transition, depression, anxiety, and personality difficulties that inhibit life happiness and fullfillment. I am dedicated to my clientele and above all their functionality and happiness. My day-to-day moto is: "laugh love and live" and I strive to help my clients do just this!

The Psychological Services Center (PSC) is a nonprofit community mental health center established in the early 1970s. Our center provides counseling and psychological services for mental health and relationship issues, as well as comprehensive psychological assessments. We serve children, adolescents, adults, couples , and families from Temple University and the surrounding communities. We welcome families and individuals from all backgrounds and lifestyles.

I am aware of the bravery it takes to acknowledge and take steps to reach out for help and I applaud you. I believe that as we engage in the process of awareness and healing we can conquer life’s challenges and thrive. I serve individuals, couples , and families struggling with relational difficulties, anxiety, depression, adjustment, inattention/poor organization, and cultural diversity related concerns. I also work with athletes, professionals, and executives on addressing various issues including emotional regulation, anxiety, work/life balance, coping with unique stressors, as well as the impact of cultural diversity issues.