Therapists in Philadelphia, PA
You find yourself constantly saying yes to others because the past has taught you that your worth is your work. You don’t want it to be this way, but since you were a young child you've been meeting the emotional needs of others to keep the peace, taking on additional responsibilities to ensure that things run smoothly, always offering to help in order to lessen the workload for others, putting your wants and needs on the back burner, "going with the flow", feeling pressure to be perfect, struggling to relax, and being the mediator or go-to relative for your family.
If this resonates with you, you may also be an eldest daughter.
You find yourself constantly saying yes to others because the past has taught you that your worth is your work. You don’t want it to be this way, but since you were a young child you've been meeting the emotional needs of others to keep the peace, taking on additional responsibilities to ensure that things run smoothly, always offering to help in order to lessen the workload for others, putting your wants and needs on the back burner, "going with the flow", feeling pressure to be perfect, struggling to relax, and being the mediator or go-to relative for your family.
If this resonates with you, you may also be an eldest daughter.
Hi, I’m Al (she/her he/him). When we take time to slow down and give our pain attention, we make meaning out of our struggles and experience healing. I love this process, it's engaging, but more importantly it’s an opportunity to resist oppressive forces by offering ourselves love and space. Using various methods, we can: carefully explore grief and trauma; pull apart shame, and be present for parts of you that deserve compassion; empower you over oppressive systems; make room for more pleasure and joy; relate to others differently, more deeply, or more often; affirm who you are, and find gratitude for what you’ve learned.
Hi, I’m Al (she/her he/him). When we take time to slow down and give our pain attention, we make meaning out of our struggles and experience healing. I love this process, it's engaging, but more importantly it’s an opportunity to resist oppressive forces by offering ourselves love and space. Using various methods, we can: carefully explore grief and trauma; pull apart shame, and be present for parts of you that deserve compassion; empower you over oppressive systems; make room for more pleasure and joy; relate to others differently, more deeply, or more often; affirm who you are, and find gratitude for what you’ve learned.
I believe in the healing power of psychotherapy. I understand that the process might be a long one. If I take on a client, I am in it for the entire journey. Whether you facing questions about your relationship or your life path, psychotherapy can lead you towards authentic answers. I am able to use myself, along with the therapeutic relationship to allow you to find ways to live more fully. I am comfortable working to help you access the parts of yourself that feel both scary and powerful. I find that I am particularly skilled at working at the intersection of neurodivergence and queerness.
I believe in the healing power of psychotherapy. I understand that the process might be a long one. If I take on a client, I am in it for the entire journey. Whether you facing questions about your relationship or your life path, psychotherapy can lead you towards authentic answers. I am able to use myself, along with the therapeutic relationship to allow you to find ways to live more fully. I am comfortable working to help you access the parts of yourself that feel both scary and powerful. I find that I am particularly skilled at working at the intersection of neurodivergence and queerness.
Everyone starts their healing journey at a different point and for different reasons. Many people seek therapy because they are struggling with past or current situations in their life, or because they want to make a change. Others may be looking to learn more about themselves. Regardless of why you are starting therapy or where you are in your healing journey, I am honored and excited to work and grow with you. I strive to create a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental environment where you will feel not only accepted, but celebrated.
Everyone starts their healing journey at a different point and for different reasons. Many people seek therapy because they are struggling with past or current situations in their life, or because they want to make a change. Others may be looking to learn more about themselves. Regardless of why you are starting therapy or where you are in your healing journey, I am honored and excited to work and grow with you. I strive to create a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental environment where you will feel not only accepted, but celebrated.
Even if you've done this before, it's not always an easy decision to find a therapist. I appreciate that you're taking this step toward finding someone you feel might be a good fit. Therapy is most successful when a person feels some connection with their therapist. I take a down-to-earth, supportive, conversational approach that, especially at first, helps sessions feel comfortable and allows some time for us to get to know each other. I believe how we see ourselves is rooted in our history and that it can be powerful to identify ways we learned to think about ourselves and others.
Even if you've done this before, it's not always an easy decision to find a therapist. I appreciate that you're taking this step toward finding someone you feel might be a good fit. Therapy is most successful when a person feels some connection with their therapist. I take a down-to-earth, supportive, conversational approach that, especially at first, helps sessions feel comfortable and allows some time for us to get to know each other. I believe how we see ourselves is rooted in our history and that it can be powerful to identify ways we learned to think about ourselves and others.
I am committed to compassionate support, deep listening, honesty, trust building, safety, empathic confrontation, repair, and collaborative care. I believe that it takes immense courage to ask for support, recognize patterns, break cycles, and try something new. I understand that spiritual, emotional, and psychological wounds are caused by oppression, trauma, harm, abuse, and negative early experiences. My approach is trauma-informed, relational, psychodynamic, and anti-oppressive.
I am committed to compassionate support, deep listening, honesty, trust building, safety, empathic confrontation, repair, and collaborative care. I believe that it takes immense courage to ask for support, recognize patterns, break cycles, and try something new. I understand that spiritual, emotional, and psychological wounds are caused by oppression, trauma, harm, abuse, and negative early experiences. My approach is trauma-informed, relational, psychodynamic, and anti-oppressive.
My clients can expect compassion, cultural competence, and more than just one form of therapeutic support or intervention. My background in therapy, combined with my person-centered approach to wellness, drives my work in helping clients understand, process, reconnect, and ultimately heal from the wounds life has brought them. I am committed to creating a safe and supportive space where people who may feel overlooked or undervalued can gain confidence, self-love, resilience, and skills to enhance their quality of life. My clients value humor, collaboration, patience, and accountability as the foundation for our relationship.
My clients can expect compassion, cultural competence, and more than just one form of therapeutic support or intervention. My background in therapy, combined with my person-centered approach to wellness, drives my work in helping clients understand, process, reconnect, and ultimately heal from the wounds life has brought them. I am committed to creating a safe and supportive space where people who may feel overlooked or undervalued can gain confidence, self-love, resilience, and skills to enhance their quality of life. My clients value humor, collaboration, patience, and accountability as the foundation for our relationship.
You might feel stuck, overthinking decisions, or frustrated that the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, focus, or stress. Many of my clients—men, teens, and young adults—are dealing with anxiety, depression, or feeling mentally scattered and overwhelmed. I also work with men in their 30s–50s, including dads balancing work and family, who feel irritable, disconnected, or off. I help identify patterns, build awareness, and create lasting change—not just short-term fixes. My background in martial arts informs my understanding of discipline, patterns, and long-term personal development.
You might feel stuck, overthinking decisions, or frustrated that the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, focus, or stress. Many of my clients—men, teens, and young adults—are dealing with anxiety, depression, or feeling mentally scattered and overwhelmed. I also work with men in their 30s–50s, including dads balancing work and family, who feel irritable, disconnected, or off. I help identify patterns, build awareness, and create lasting change—not just short-term fixes. My background in martial arts informs my understanding of discipline, patterns, and long-term personal development.
I specialize in navigating relationships during the perinatal period and building a fulfilling sexual connection, which often go hand in hand. Relationships are an intricate dance of personalities, histories, responsibilities, and desires, not to mention broader cultural influences and the decision to have children, conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period can highlight and intensify these similarities and differences. I help couples and individuals to explore what is most important to them and how those values can guide their life choices and be integrated with those of their partner.
I specialize in navigating relationships during the perinatal period and building a fulfilling sexual connection, which often go hand in hand. Relationships are an intricate dance of personalities, histories, responsibilities, and desires, not to mention broader cultural influences and the decision to have children, conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period can highlight and intensify these similarities and differences. I help couples and individuals to explore what is most important to them and how those values can guide their life choices and be integrated with those of their partner.
Reaching out for therapy takes courage. If you’re here, you may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns, struggling with anxiety, or questioning your sense of self. You don’t have to navigate that alone. With 13 years of experience, I work with individuals who are ready to better understand themselves and create healthier, more fulfilling lives. I specialize in attachment concerns, codependency, anxiety, OCD, low mood, substance use and relationship challenges. Many of my clients struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, low self-esteem, or persistent worry that feels hard to control.
Reaching out for therapy takes courage. If you’re here, you may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns, struggling with anxiety, or questioning your sense of self. You don’t have to navigate that alone. With 13 years of experience, I work with individuals who are ready to better understand themselves and create healthier, more fulfilling lives. I specialize in attachment concerns, codependency, anxiety, OCD, low mood, substance use and relationship challenges. Many of my clients struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, low self-esteem, or persistent worry that feels hard to control.
My approach to therapy begins by creating welcoming and honest space in which I can get to know my clients as people. I strive to collaboratively explore their challenges and difficulties, as well as their joys and successes. I believe deeply in each person’s capacity for resilience and healing. I believe that healing happens in supportive relationships. I enjoy building such connections with clients to support them working towards becoming the version of themselves they want to be.
My approach to therapy begins by creating welcoming and honest space in which I can get to know my clients as people. I strive to collaboratively explore their challenges and difficulties, as well as their joys and successes. I believe deeply in each person’s capacity for resilience and healing. I believe that healing happens in supportive relationships. I enjoy building such connections with clients to support them working towards becoming the version of themselves they want to be.
Sessions with me are like taking off a winter coat and having a conversation with someone who ‘gets it’. I focus on empathy, grounding, and a bit of humor as we work together to navigate life’s challenges with confidence. Whether you’re going a mile a minute and can’t focus on any one task, finding it difficult to get out of bed, or in an in-between place where everything feels sort of “stuck,” my aim is to sit with you and be present. I invite you to reach out if you think I’d be a good teammate, and together we can learn to tap into curiosity and acceptance of yourself as you are.
Sessions with me are like taking off a winter coat and having a conversation with someone who ‘gets it’. I focus on empathy, grounding, and a bit of humor as we work together to navigate life’s challenges with confidence. Whether you’re going a mile a minute and can’t focus on any one task, finding it difficult to get out of bed, or in an in-between place where everything feels sort of “stuck,” my aim is to sit with you and be present. I invite you to reach out if you think I’d be a good teammate, and together we can learn to tap into curiosity and acceptance of yourself as you are.
Hi, I'm Dr. Ryan Buhite. I'm a "down-to-earth" person who enjoys getting to know people and what will help them succeed. I am passionate about helping others grow, change, and reach their full potential. I believe the therapeutic alliance with my clients is a critical component of the treatment process. I work alongside my clients to help them get through life’s challenges, such as major life changes, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I customize science-based interventions for my clients' situations that make positive changes in thier lives.
Hi, I'm Dr. Ryan Buhite. I'm a "down-to-earth" person who enjoys getting to know people and what will help them succeed. I am passionate about helping others grow, change, and reach their full potential. I believe the therapeutic alliance with my clients is a critical component of the treatment process. I work alongside my clients to help them get through life’s challenges, such as major life changes, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I customize science-based interventions for my clients' situations that make positive changes in thier lives.
My goal as a therapist is to create a safe, affirming space where you can show up as your full self—no masks, no judgment. Life can be overwhelming, and having the right support makes all the difference when it comes to healing and self-discovery. I’ve learned through my own challenges just how powerful it is to have someone in your corner—someone who listens with empathy, helps you unpack what’s weighing you down, and walks alongside you on your journey.
My goal as a therapist is to create a safe, affirming space where you can show up as your full self—no masks, no judgment. Life can be overwhelming, and having the right support makes all the difference when it comes to healing and self-discovery. I’ve learned through my own challenges just how powerful it is to have someone in your corner—someone who listens with empathy, helps you unpack what’s weighing you down, and walks alongside you on your journey.
I work with clients ages 16 and up, using evidence-based therapy tools to support healing through self-insight and the development of effective coping skills. Together, we’ll navigate life’s past and present challenges to foster resilience, growth, and lasting change.
We all struggle in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own experiences. That’s why the path to healing should be just as individualized—honoring your story, your strengths, and your journey every step of the way.
I work with clients ages 16 and up, using evidence-based therapy tools to support healing through self-insight and the development of effective coping skills. Together, we’ll navigate life’s past and present challenges to foster resilience, growth, and lasting change.
We all struggle in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own experiences. That’s why the path to healing should be just as individualized—honoring your story, your strengths, and your journey every step of the way.
Are you a woman who looks like she’s holding it together on the outside, but inside feels anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in a life transition? Many of the women I work with are navigating anxiety, trauma, postpartum changes, or major identity shifts and feel exhausted from carrying it all alone.
I specialize in helping women regain a sense of calm, confidence, and clarity during seasons that feel emotionally heavy or uncertain.
Are you a woman who looks like she’s holding it together on the outside, but inside feels anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in a life transition? Many of the women I work with are navigating anxiety, trauma, postpartum changes, or major identity shifts and feel exhausted from carrying it all alone.
I specialize in helping women regain a sense of calm, confidence, and clarity during seasons that feel emotionally heavy or uncertain.
I am licensed in Pennsylvania with over 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety and depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, & parenting issues. I believe that you are the expert on your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you on that journey.
I am licensed in Pennsylvania with over 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety and depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, & parenting issues. I believe that you are the expert on your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you on that journey.
Hi! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Philadelphia. I received my masters degree from Thomas Jefferson University (formally Philadelphia University) and have been practicing for 5 years. I work with individuals of all ages with primary focus on anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. However, I am a firm believer that everyone benefits from therapy- even if nothing feels "wrong". Sometimes we just need someone to actively listen, validate feelings, and provide a safe space and that is what I am here to do.
Hi! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Philadelphia. I received my masters degree from Thomas Jefferson University (formally Philadelphia University) and have been practicing for 5 years. I work with individuals of all ages with primary focus on anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. However, I am a firm believer that everyone benefits from therapy- even if nothing feels "wrong". Sometimes we just need someone to actively listen, validate feelings, and provide a safe space and that is what I am here to do.
SM Counseling and Consulting
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19129
You might feel anxious, low, or constantly on edge, even when things look fine on the outside. Past experiences or trauma may still be affecting your relationships, work, or sense of safety. You are looking for support that feels steady, understanding, and personalized. You want a therapist who truly gets trauma and who can work with your schedule, whether you prefer meeting in person in Philadelphia or online.
You might feel anxious, low, or constantly on edge, even when things look fine on the outside. Past experiences or trauma may still be affecting your relationships, work, or sense of safety. You are looking for support that feels steady, understanding, and personalized. You want a therapist who truly gets trauma and who can work with your schedule, whether you prefer meeting in person in Philadelphia or online.
I believe that life includes suffering, and that it’s important to accept this reality while also finding healing, meaning, connection, and pleasure. I am well-versed in working with people experiencing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, psychosis, personality disorders, grief, life transitions, relationship and communication challenges, substance use, existential dread, and the stressors of everyday life in this society. My therapeutic style is client-centered and trauma-informed, and I think of therapy as a mutual process of exploration and meaning-making, rather than something the therapist “does to you.”
I believe that life includes suffering, and that it’s important to accept this reality while also finding healing, meaning, connection, and pleasure. I am well-versed in working with people experiencing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, psychosis, personality disorders, grief, life transitions, relationship and communication challenges, substance use, existential dread, and the stressors of everyday life in this society. My therapeutic style is client-centered and trauma-informed, and I think of therapy as a mutual process of exploration and meaning-making, rather than something the therapist “does to you.”
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Number of Therapists in Philadelphia, PA
3,000+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in Philadelphia, PA who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 92% | Social Anxiety |
| 92% | Health Anxiety |
| 92% | Driving Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 73% | Relationship Issues |
| 71% | Self Esteem |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 86% | Aetna |
| 66% | Cigna and Evernorth |
| 57% | Highmark |
How Therapists in Philadelphia, PA see their clients
| 51% | Online Only | |
| 49% | In Person and Online |
Gender breakdown
| 76% | Female | |
| 20% | Male | |
| 4% | Non-Binary |