Attachment-based Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
I am John O'Donoghue, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California - MFT 40935 I enjoy helping people with family and relationship issues, workplace and career issues, and general transitions along life's journey. Other areas of expertise include grief and loss, blended family issues, stress, coping with the narcissists in your life, mild depression, anxiety, social anxiety, procrastination, guilt, anger, self-blame, PTSD, family conflict, highly sensitive people, spirituality, and existential issues.
I am John O'Donoghue, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California - MFT 40935 I enjoy helping people with family and relationship issues, workplace and career issues, and general transitions along life's journey. Other areas of expertise include grief and loss, blended family issues, stress, coping with the narcissists in your life, mild depression, anxiety, social anxiety, procrastination, guilt, anger, self-blame, PTSD, family conflict, highly sensitive people, spirituality, and existential issues.
When we are able to shed feelings of shame and be vulnerable, we are able to dream, to embrace change as possible and then practice it. When we become aware of and in tune with our emotions—one of the many things that institutional injustices make more difficult—we learn about ourselves, our capacities, and our needs. We can then set boundaries and improve our relationships. We are then able to help ourselves with clear intent and invite our communities to support us. Areas of practice include depression, anxiety, attachment wounds, non-monogamy, relationship issues, sexuality and gender identities & issues, HIV, and self-worth.
When we are able to shed feelings of shame and be vulnerable, we are able to dream, to embrace change as possible and then practice it. When we become aware of and in tune with our emotions—one of the many things that institutional injustices make more difficult—we learn about ourselves, our capacities, and our needs. We can then set boundaries and improve our relationships. We are then able to help ourselves with clear intent and invite our communities to support us. Areas of practice include depression, anxiety, attachment wounds, non-monogamy, relationship issues, sexuality and gender identities & issues, HIV, and self-worth.
I'm Alexis and I am proud to be a mental health clinician. I am experienced in working with every age group (age 4+) over the span of mental health concerns including clinical symptoms, relational distress, emotional disturbance, and behavioral adjustment. Additionally, I regularly serve couples in marriage counseling and families through family counseling/parenting support. Ideal clients are motivated for change, interested in exploring deep roots of present issues, and are willing to try what might be uncomfortable or new to take ownership of their health and become empowered to pursue TRUE healing and life transformation.
I'm Alexis and I am proud to be a mental health clinician. I am experienced in working with every age group (age 4+) over the span of mental health concerns including clinical symptoms, relational distress, emotional disturbance, and behavioral adjustment. Additionally, I regularly serve couples in marriage counseling and families through family counseling/parenting support. Ideal clients are motivated for change, interested in exploring deep roots of present issues, and are willing to try what might be uncomfortable or new to take ownership of their health and become empowered to pursue TRUE healing and life transformation.
I am a dedicated therapist with a strong educational foundation, holding dual Bachelor’s degrees in English and Elementary Education, along with a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Carlow University. With years of experience in the field, I have provided one-on-one behavioral interventions through Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and have worked in clinical mental health counseling. As a co-leader for trauma group counseling and extensive work with families, I have developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by parents and by individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
I am a dedicated therapist with a strong educational foundation, holding dual Bachelor’s degrees in English and Elementary Education, along with a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Carlow University. With years of experience in the field, I have provided one-on-one behavioral interventions through Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and have worked in clinical mental health counseling. As a co-leader for trauma group counseling and extensive work with families, I have developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by parents and by individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Life is stressful, overwhelming and painful at times. Maybe there are life changes causing you to question yourself, relationship problems, parenting struggles, grief or anxiety. Navigating them alone is difficult - and looking for a therapist is the perfect first step in helping yourself move through these challenges.
Life is stressful, overwhelming and painful at times. Maybe there are life changes causing you to question yourself, relationship problems, parenting struggles, grief or anxiety. Navigating them alone is difficult - and looking for a therapist is the perfect first step in helping yourself move through these challenges.
I also infuse IFS, Attachment-based, Narrative Therapy.
Therapy requires we slow down long enough to look at our lives with a bit more curiosity, a lot less judgment. That is my goal in supporting you with what brings you to therapy: as a therapist and clinical manager at Calm Pittsburgh, our sessions will be a collaboration, a space to observe and reconcile the narratives we tell, read between the lines of our daily habits, and approach our unhelpful patterns with openness and flexibility.
I also infuse IFS, Attachment-based, Narrative Therapy.
Therapy requires we slow down long enough to look at our lives with a bit more curiosity, a lot less judgment. That is my goal in supporting you with what brings you to therapy: as a therapist and clinical manager at Calm Pittsburgh, our sessions will be a collaboration, a space to observe and reconcile the narratives we tell, read between the lines of our daily habits, and approach our unhelpful patterns with openness and flexibility.
I am here to help you with struggles related to depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, stress, peer and relationships issues, family related stressors, and regulating mood instability. I have worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds and in diverse settings, including in clients homes and inpatient facilities. I use these past experiences to meet my clients where they are, understand their unique perspective, and form a meaningful relationship with them in which they feel heard and understood.
I am here to help you with struggles related to depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, stress, peer and relationships issues, family related stressors, and regulating mood instability. I have worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds and in diverse settings, including in clients homes and inpatient facilities. I use these past experiences to meet my clients where they are, understand their unique perspective, and form a meaningful relationship with them in which they feel heard and understood.
I have been most helpful with clients who have clear goals or specific issues they want to address. I can work with you in a brief, specific and time-limited ways to help faciliate problem-solving and behavioral changes as needed. I can also work with you long-term to address chronic or longer standing issues of past trauma, family conflict, or issues with self and identity. Most importantly, I work collaboratively to help you meet your own needs by matching the treatment modality and plan with your stated needs and learning/attachment style. I am direct and honest, but always with permission and gentleness. I respect and value all.
I have been most helpful with clients who have clear goals or specific issues they want to address. I can work with you in a brief, specific and time-limited ways to help faciliate problem-solving and behavioral changes as needed. I can also work with you long-term to address chronic or longer standing issues of past trauma, family conflict, or issues with self and identity. Most importantly, I work collaboratively to help you meet your own needs by matching the treatment modality and plan with your stated needs and learning/attachment style. I am direct and honest, but always with permission and gentleness. I respect and value all.
I support those navigating identity, relationships, and the impact of trauma — with a particular focus on survivors of domestic and interpersonal violence. I understand how emotional abuse, manipulation, and complex family or relationship dynamics can shape how we see ourselves and move through the world. As a sober therapist and member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I offer affirming care for people exploring sexuality, gender, neurodiversity, substance use, and non-traditional relationship structures.
I support those navigating identity, relationships, and the impact of trauma — with a particular focus on survivors of domestic and interpersonal violence. I understand how emotional abuse, manipulation, and complex family or relationship dynamics can shape how we see ourselves and move through the world. As a sober therapist and member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I offer affirming care for people exploring sexuality, gender, neurodiversity, substance use, and non-traditional relationship structures.
As a licensed therapist in Pennsylvania, I bring nearly two decades of dedicated experience supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes. My clinical expertise centers on helping clients navigate challenges including depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and interpersonal dynamics.
As a licensed therapist in Pennsylvania, I bring nearly two decades of dedicated experience supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes. My clinical expertise centers on helping clients navigate challenges including depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and interpersonal dynamics.
Depression and anxiety are so common and so little understood. I am invested in helping people come to terms with what is keeping them from living a contented life. Suffering is part of life. However, with compassion, empathy, and understanding from an important other, suffering can be used to promote personal growth. I want to help you get unstuck from the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that are keeping you unfulfilled. While this can be a lengthy process, it is a significant investment in yourself that can bear the fruit of change that persists.
Depression and anxiety are so common and so little understood. I am invested in helping people come to terms with what is keeping them from living a contented life. Suffering is part of life. However, with compassion, empathy, and understanding from an important other, suffering can be used to promote personal growth. I want to help you get unstuck from the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that are keeping you unfulfilled. While this can be a lengthy process, it is a significant investment in yourself that can bear the fruit of change that persists.
Accepting new clients. Weekend appointments available, UPMC, Highmark, Optum, Aetna insurance. These are tough times for children and the parents who love them. One in six American children are struggling with mental health issues. You may feel worried about your child and unsure of what to do to help. Unfortunately, children don’t have the ability to tell us what is wrong. They tell us with their behavior. I specialize exclusively in the treatment of children, and have 40 years of experience learning to understand them and how best to help.
Accepting new clients. Weekend appointments available, UPMC, Highmark, Optum, Aetna insurance. These are tough times for children and the parents who love them. One in six American children are struggling with mental health issues. You may feel worried about your child and unsure of what to do to help. Unfortunately, children don’t have the ability to tell us what is wrong. They tell us with their behavior. I specialize exclusively in the treatment of children, and have 40 years of experience learning to understand them and how best to help.
Hi! I’m a trauma therapist who helps people process shame and build self-confidence, and I’d be honored to work with you. I view therapy as a collaborative, relational process. My job is to co-create a safe space with you, in which you become able to connect with yourself in new ways. Who you are, your history, and your week-to-week needs inform the pacing, flow, and style of our sessions while I offer structure and information as needed. Our process will likely include connecting with internal resources to stabilize daily life, engaging in deep processing of traumas and wounding, and integrating new learning into self-concept.
Hi! I’m a trauma therapist who helps people process shame and build self-confidence, and I’d be honored to work with you. I view therapy as a collaborative, relational process. My job is to co-create a safe space with you, in which you become able to connect with yourself in new ways. Who you are, your history, and your week-to-week needs inform the pacing, flow, and style of our sessions while I offer structure and information as needed. Our process will likely include connecting with internal resources to stabilize daily life, engaging in deep processing of traumas and wounding, and integrating new learning into self-concept.
I believe that healing begins within safe, supportive relationships, and I work intentionally to foster that space for every family I serve. Whether I'm walking alongside caregivers, supporting children, or helping adults navigate major transitions, I lead with warmth, empathy, and a deep commitment to the importance of early relationships and secure attachments. My hope is that every client feels truly seen, heard, and empowered in their journey.
I believe that healing begins within safe, supportive relationships, and I work intentionally to foster that space for every family I serve. Whether I'm walking alongside caregivers, supporting children, or helping adults navigate major transitions, I lead with warmth, empathy, and a deep commitment to the importance of early relationships and secure attachments. My hope is that every client feels truly seen, heard, and empowered in their journey.
From personal and professional experience, I have learned that we benefit substantially from having someone to actively listen and support us in processing thoughts, emotions, and other stressors.
From personal and professional experience, I have learned that we benefit substantially from having someone to actively listen and support us in processing thoughts, emotions, and other stressors.
I am a LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ related concerns, gender identity, sexuality and sexual identity, trauma and PTSD.
I approach the treatment of trauma in an explorative and non-threatening manner. I focus on normalizing feelings to decrease the sense of isolation that trauma can create. In order to heal, the body, namely the nervous system, must learn to feel “safe”. It is my aim to foster an environment that helps support this type of healing.
I am a LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ related concerns, gender identity, sexuality and sexual identity, trauma and PTSD.
I approach the treatment of trauma in an explorative and non-threatening manner. I focus on normalizing feelings to decrease the sense of isolation that trauma can create. In order to heal, the body, namely the nervous system, must learn to feel “safe”. It is my aim to foster an environment that helps support this type of healing.
I'm a psychologist focusing on forensic matters. Over the past 20 years, I have conducted over 10,000 evaluations in more than 15 counties in Pa and testified on over 850 occasions. I conduct dependency and delinquency evaluations, child custody evaluations, risk of violence evaluations, decertification evaluations, emotional abuse assessment, and evaluations involving parental capacity. My expertise includes bullying, violence, attachment, and parenting. In addition, I provide consultation to attorneys and conduct second opinion evaluations
I'm a psychologist focusing on forensic matters. Over the past 20 years, I have conducted over 10,000 evaluations in more than 15 counties in Pa and testified on over 850 occasions. I conduct dependency and delinquency evaluations, child custody evaluations, risk of violence evaluations, decertification evaluations, emotional abuse assessment, and evaluations involving parental capacity. My expertise includes bullying, violence, attachment, and parenting. In addition, I provide consultation to attorneys and conduct second opinion evaluations
Grace Capone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, I'm Grace! And I'm a lesbian, neurodivergent, trans-affirming therapist! I may be a good fit for you if:
You struggle with aspects of your identity (gender, sexuality, life stage, ways of defining worth, etc.).
You often feel as if you are “not enough” & don’t measure up to those around you.
You have trouble expressing, processing, or regulating emotion, perhaps due to past contexts in which you didn’t feel safe to do so.
You can sometimes be really mean to yourself.
You find yourself pushing away the “hard stuff”.
You want to build self-awareness to understand your inner world on a deeper level.
Hi, I'm Grace! And I'm a lesbian, neurodivergent, trans-affirming therapist! I may be a good fit for you if:
You struggle with aspects of your identity (gender, sexuality, life stage, ways of defining worth, etc.).
You often feel as if you are “not enough” & don’t measure up to those around you.
You have trouble expressing, processing, or regulating emotion, perhaps due to past contexts in which you didn’t feel safe to do so.
You can sometimes be really mean to yourself.
You find yourself pushing away the “hard stuff”.
You want to build self-awareness to understand your inner world on a deeper level.
Profound growth can happen in moments where you can be both authentic and vulnerable. My purpose as a therapist is to create a safe space for you to cultivate authenticity, explore those vulnerabilities, and move towards your goals.
I work with adult individuals who are looking for a mix of deeper understanding of self and healing paired with practical applications that can improve your day-to-day life. A few areas of focus that I’m passionate about are: anxiety, depression, ADHD, navigating addiction/substance use, healing shame, and building self-compassion.
Profound growth can happen in moments where you can be both authentic and vulnerable. My purpose as a therapist is to create a safe space for you to cultivate authenticity, explore those vulnerabilities, and move towards your goals.
I work with adult individuals who are looking for a mix of deeper understanding of self and healing paired with practical applications that can improve your day-to-day life. A few areas of focus that I’m passionate about are: anxiety, depression, ADHD, navigating addiction/substance use, healing shame, and building self-compassion.
We are living in an unwell world, and our bodies and minds are reacting in entirely reasonable, if maladaptive, ways. We could all use some extra support in navigating this. Whether you are impacted by the political upheaval of this moment, going through life transitions and seeking support, or finding yourself in relational patterns that aren’t serving you, I am here to help you ground into your most authentic and embodied self. I believe in your ability to grow, change, and find more functional ways of responding to the chaos around you.
We are living in an unwell world, and our bodies and minds are reacting in entirely reasonable, if maladaptive, ways. We could all use some extra support in navigating this. Whether you are impacted by the political upheaval of this moment, going through life transitions and seeking support, or finding yourself in relational patterns that aren’t serving you, I am here to help you ground into your most authentic and embodied self. I believe in your ability to grow, change, and find more functional ways of responding to the chaos around you.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.