Buddhist Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
Everyone deserves to feel connected and secure. For many of us, this can feel impossible at certain points of our lives. Even if we have a pretty good idea of the "whys" of how we lost our connection to a happy life, figuring out the "what to do about it" is a little more difficult. Therapy can help with this.
Everyone deserves to feel connected and secure. For many of us, this can feel impossible at certain points of our lives. Even if we have a pretty good idea of the "whys" of how we lost our connection to a happy life, figuring out the "what to do about it" is a little more difficult. Therapy can help with this.
I studied meditation in a Buddhist monastery nestled in the mountains of Northern Thailand.
Accepting new clients! I help people overcome difficulty and use it to grow and pursue a life of meaning and purpose. Sometimes we start by treating stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, career, or LGBTQ+ and other identity issues, and over time turn to deeper issues about the life you want to create, your identity, and your values. I’m a humanistic counselor, which means I’ll never tell you what to do and I’ll always empower you to make the choice that’s best for you. I use a collaborative, gentle approach that helps you connect with your intuitive sense of self and your intrinsic motivation to grow and do difficult things.
I studied meditation in a Buddhist monastery nestled in the mountains of Northern Thailand.
Accepting new clients! I help people overcome difficulty and use it to grow and pursue a life of meaning and purpose. Sometimes we start by treating stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, career, or LGBTQ+ and other identity issues, and over time turn to deeper issues about the life you want to create, your identity, and your values. I’m a humanistic counselor, which means I’ll never tell you what to do and I’ll always empower you to make the choice that’s best for you. I use a collaborative, gentle approach that helps you connect with your intuitive sense of self and your intrinsic motivation to grow and do difficult things.
I love helping people who are struggling with the worst things in life: fear and loneliness, loss and grief, alienation, rage and heartbreak at the state of the world. Current events are literally hellish. How could we ever find freedom, growth, and meaning when we're trapped in the dark ages? Therapy with me starts from the belief that the only liberation we can find starts with connection, and the confidence that thousands of generations of humans before us have found love, redemption, and joy in spite of human evil.
I love helping people who are struggling with the worst things in life: fear and loneliness, loss and grief, alienation, rage and heartbreak at the state of the world. Current events are literally hellish. How could we ever find freedom, growth, and meaning when we're trapped in the dark ages? Therapy with me starts from the belief that the only liberation we can find starts with connection, and the confidence that thousands of generations of humans before us have found love, redemption, and joy in spite of human evil.
My name is Vincent Lamont and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (Pennsylvania). Entering therapy can be a difficult decision for most people. I am committed to gently guiding my clients toward a place of relief from emotional distress and an enhanced sense of well-being. I am here to provide a safe space, and to help you work through whatever issue or conflict is troubling you.
My name is Vincent Lamont and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (Pennsylvania). Entering therapy can be a difficult decision for most people. I am committed to gently guiding my clients toward a place of relief from emotional distress and an enhanced sense of well-being. I am here to provide a safe space, and to help you work through whatever issue or conflict is troubling you.
As a NeuroQueer therapist, I get what it's like navigating a world that wasn't built for you. Maybe you're exploring your identity, healing from a childhood that didn't feel safe, or exhausted from masking who you really are. If you've tried therapy before but felt like you had to explain yourself constantly or hide parts of who you are, then you deserve a therapist who shares your lived experience and creates space where ALL of you is welcome. I'm here to walk alongside you as you reconnect with your authentic self—the person who's been there all along, beneath the layers of protection and survival strategies you've had to develop.
As a NeuroQueer therapist, I get what it's like navigating a world that wasn't built for you. Maybe you're exploring your identity, healing from a childhood that didn't feel safe, or exhausted from masking who you really are. If you've tried therapy before but felt like you had to explain yourself constantly or hide parts of who you are, then you deserve a therapist who shares your lived experience and creates space where ALL of you is welcome. I'm here to walk alongside you as you reconnect with your authentic self—the person who's been there all along, beneath the layers of protection and survival strategies you've had to develop.
Marshall, an experienced counselor who uses Buddhist principles, can help heal.
Dr. Marshall is a certified spiritual, grief, loss, and trauma counselor. She is also an ordained Buddhist chaplain. A compassionate and deep listener, Dr. Marshall will work with the client to achieve relief from the physical and mental burdens of excessive grief, inconsolable loss, and trauma to achieve a balanced and complete spirit and fulfilling life.
Marshall, an experienced counselor who uses Buddhist principles, can help heal.
Dr. Marshall is a certified spiritual, grief, loss, and trauma counselor. She is also an ordained Buddhist chaplain. A compassionate and deep listener, Dr. Marshall will work with the client to achieve relief from the physical and mental burdens of excessive grief, inconsolable loss, and trauma to achieve a balanced and complete spirit and fulfilling life.
Do you ever feel stuck or uncertain, no matter how hard you try? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure how to move forward? I can help.
Maybe you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or burnout, or trying to live authentically in a world that feels increasingly hostile. The weight of injustice, identity-based stress, and societal expectations can leave us disconnected. In our work, we'll explore the beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck and uncover your path to clarity, connection, and self-trust. Healing doesn’t mean quieting yourself, it means becoming more of you. And I’m here to walk that path with you.
Do you ever feel stuck or uncertain, no matter how hard you try? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure how to move forward? I can help.
Maybe you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or burnout, or trying to live authentically in a world that feels increasingly hostile. The weight of injustice, identity-based stress, and societal expectations can leave us disconnected. In our work, we'll explore the beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck and uncover your path to clarity, connection, and self-trust. Healing doesn’t mean quieting yourself, it means becoming more of you. And I’m here to walk that path with you.
I specialize in working with neurodivergence and couples' counseling. I work best with people who know what they wany but aren't sure how to get there. I am CBT trained and enjoy doing proactive work.
I specialize in working with neurodivergence and couples' counseling. I work best with people who know what they wany but aren't sure how to get there. I am CBT trained and enjoy doing proactive work.
Accepting new clients - I work with individuals and couples to understand the deeper meaning of the problems holding them back and help them to break free and reach their full potential. I use empathy, compassion, and unconditional positive regard to guide my practice while helping people understand themselves. Working together collaboratively but acknowledging that people are the experts of their own life, we will work together to end suffering while building self growth.
Accepting new clients - I work with individuals and couples to understand the deeper meaning of the problems holding them back and help them to break free and reach their full potential. I use empathy, compassion, and unconditional positive regard to guide my practice while helping people understand themselves. Working together collaboratively but acknowledging that people are the experts of their own life, we will work together to end suffering while building self growth.
Daytime openings available. I am a licensed psychologist and I provide treatment for adults who are struggling with overwhelming painful emotions, a nagging sense of stuckness, or other unwanted experiences such as depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, development issues, relationship problems, trauma, bereavement, women's issues. I also work with people who are feeling generally good but are looking to "fine tune" some aspect of their lives that they sense could be more satisfying.
Daytime openings available. I am a licensed psychologist and I provide treatment for adults who are struggling with overwhelming painful emotions, a nagging sense of stuckness, or other unwanted experiences such as depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, development issues, relationship problems, trauma, bereavement, women's issues. I also work with people who are feeling generally good but are looking to "fine tune" some aspect of their lives that they sense could be more satisfying.
Using a mindfulness-based cognitive approach, I help people deal with self-concept, self-esteem, identity formation and develop the ability to make conscious choices. I deal with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression. I have been successful with my own full impact mindfulness technique in dealing with disassociation and psychosis, PTSD and trauma.
Using a mindfulness-based cognitive approach, I help people deal with self-concept, self-esteem, identity formation and develop the ability to make conscious choices. I deal with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression. I have been successful with my own full impact mindfulness technique in dealing with disassociation and psychosis, PTSD and trauma.
You’re adaptive, insightful, and carrying more than what’s visible. Some parts of you are thriving, others feel like they’re spiraling. You’re ready to bring them into conversation.
I work from the belief that healing is not about returning to a baseline, but about expanding the capacity to be fully alive. I approach integration as a relational and recursive process, where body, mind, and spirit are not separate “domains,” but interwoven pathways through which experience moves, breaks down, reorganizes, and becomes meaningful. A gesture, image, or phrase can carry the whole architecture of a story.
You’re adaptive, insightful, and carrying more than what’s visible. Some parts of you are thriving, others feel like they’re spiraling. You’re ready to bring them into conversation.
I work from the belief that healing is not about returning to a baseline, but about expanding the capacity to be fully alive. I approach integration as a relational and recursive process, where body, mind, and spirit are not separate “domains,” but interwoven pathways through which experience moves, breaks down, reorganizes, and becomes meaningful. A gesture, image, or phrase can carry the whole architecture of a story.
Manifest Psychotherapy and Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCSW, MDiv
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Manifest is a proud LGBTQIA+-owned and operated therapy practice. We are deeply committed to providing inclusive, gender-affirming, and LGBTQIA+-affirming care for individuals and couples of all identities. Our therapists offer holistic, compassionate support that honors mind, body, and lived experience — creating a safe space where you are fully seen, valued, and empowered to move toward the life you envision. Our licensed clinicians bring expertise in areas such as: EMDR (trained and certified), Grief counseling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychodynamic therapy, PTSD & C-PTSD treatment, and Couples therapy.
Manifest is a proud LGBTQIA+-owned and operated therapy practice. We are deeply committed to providing inclusive, gender-affirming, and LGBTQIA+-affirming care for individuals and couples of all identities. Our therapists offer holistic, compassionate support that honors mind, body, and lived experience — creating a safe space where you are fully seen, valued, and empowered to move toward the life you envision. Our licensed clinicians bring expertise in areas such as: EMDR (trained and certified), Grief counseling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychodynamic therapy, PTSD & C-PTSD treatment, and Couples therapy.
Accepting new clients! Hoping to heal or just feel heard and seen as a neurospicy, queer, or transgender person? It can be exhausting to constantly mask, feel misunderstood, or explain parts of yourself just to fight to be taken seriously. Everyone deserves space to be fully authentic; I believe my clients are the experts on themselves, and I see myself as a collaborative partner in the process of healing and growth. I am honored to offer this much-needed care to any wandering soul seeking to be seen and heard and have a special passion for working with autistic 2SLGBTQ+ adults.
Accepting new clients! Hoping to heal or just feel heard and seen as a neurospicy, queer, or transgender person? It can be exhausting to constantly mask, feel misunderstood, or explain parts of yourself just to fight to be taken seriously. Everyone deserves space to be fully authentic; I believe my clients are the experts on themselves, and I see myself as a collaborative partner in the process of healing and growth. I am honored to offer this much-needed care to any wandering soul seeking to be seen and heard and have a special passion for working with autistic 2SLGBTQ+ adults.
Lauren E Cormier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
9 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Waitlist for new clients
My clinical focus is helping clients increase confidence, feel more fulfilled, and create satisfying relationships. I believe people have the inner power to heal and to grow; I can provide empathy and guidance for those who are struggling with this process. My approach to psychotherapy is an integration of CBT, DBT, mindfulness & expressive techniques (i.e., art, writing, yoga) within a trauma-focused model. More simply said, I assist clients in understanding how their relational experiences and perceptions impact their emotions and their stories of their lives, & how to change any aspect that is impeding satisfaction and connection
My clinical focus is helping clients increase confidence, feel more fulfilled, and create satisfying relationships. I believe people have the inner power to heal and to grow; I can provide empathy and guidance for those who are struggling with this process. My approach to psychotherapy is an integration of CBT, DBT, mindfulness & expressive techniques (i.e., art, writing, yoga) within a trauma-focused model. More simply said, I assist clients in understanding how their relational experiences and perceptions impact their emotions and their stories of their lives, & how to change any aspect that is impeding satisfaction and connection
As a psychodynamic and EMDR therapist, I can help you process past experiences in a safe environment — working with you to calm the unwanted noise that so often shows up as anxiety. I can also help you address the depression that too often obscures our true selves.
Perhaps you’ve experienced a major upheaval or maybe you’re grappling with more subtle, disruptive changes to your day-to-day functioning; either way, such shifts can be destabilizing, causing you to question core beliefs and ask: Am I even on the right path? New traumas may unfold, and older ones may awaken but we still have a very real need to feel grounded.
As a psychodynamic and EMDR therapist, I can help you process past experiences in a safe environment — working with you to calm the unwanted noise that so often shows up as anxiety. I can also help you address the depression that too often obscures our true selves.
Perhaps you’ve experienced a major upheaval or maybe you’re grappling with more subtle, disruptive changes to your day-to-day functioning; either way, such shifts can be destabilizing, causing you to question core beliefs and ask: Am I even on the right path? New traumas may unfold, and older ones may awaken but we still have a very real need to feel grounded.
Heather Martin LCSW / Alliance Therapy Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
8 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Therapists at Alliance Therapy Center have immediate openings for clients, now including children ages 3 and up! Click our website link to request an appointment. We look forward to working with you!
Therapists at Alliance Therapy Center have immediate openings for clients, now including children ages 3 and up! Click our website link to request an appointment. We look forward to working with you!
Most of my clients are carrying something that doesn't have a clean name. A loss that won't resolve. A body in chronic pain. A life that looks fine from the outside but somehow feels hollow underneath. An experience — psychedelic or otherwise — that cracked something open. A faith they outgrew and a self still locating itself on the other side.
They think deeply about their own lives and have often thought their way into a corner. Together, we come back into contact with what's actually happening — in the body, in relationships, in the present-moment experiences.
Most of my clients are carrying something that doesn't have a clean name. A loss that won't resolve. A body in chronic pain. A life that looks fine from the outside but somehow feels hollow underneath. An experience — psychedelic or otherwise — that cracked something open. A faith they outgrew and a self still locating itself on the other side.
They think deeply about their own lives and have often thought their way into a corner. Together, we come back into contact with what's actually happening — in the body, in relationships, in the present-moment experiences.
I work with a wide range of populations including neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ clients. My counseling philosophy is centered on a holistic approach that addresses life's challenges with self-compassion and the tools to cope. I aim to deeply understand clients while giving them the information they need to understand themselves. From there, foster positive self-talk and esteem. Ultimately, I work to build resilience and create authenticity in clients' lives. We can identify important values and confront challenges with confidence and authenticity.
I work with a wide range of populations including neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ clients. My counseling philosophy is centered on a holistic approach that addresses life's challenges with self-compassion and the tools to cope. I aim to deeply understand clients while giving them the information they need to understand themselves. From there, foster positive self-talk and esteem. Ultimately, I work to build resilience and create authenticity in clients' lives. We can identify important values and confront challenges with confidence and authenticity.
At Saving Sanity, LLC, we understand the fear, apprehension, and uncertainty that starting therapy can bring. Let us change your mind!
We offer a wide variety of services that may not be found at other practices. We take pride in the diverse expertise offered including: EMDR, Bilateral Stimulation, Culturally Competent counseling, LGBT+ Competent counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Child Therapy, Anger Management and Outdoor Therapy.
Please search our therapist's profiles:
Jessica Steely, LPC
Kim Fairley, LAPC
Meghan McConaghy, LPC
Madison Rice, MA
At Saving Sanity, LLC, we understand the fear, apprehension, and uncertainty that starting therapy can bring. Let us change your mind!
We offer a wide variety of services that may not be found at other practices. We take pride in the diverse expertise offered including: EMDR, Bilateral Stimulation, Culturally Competent counseling, LGBT+ Competent counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Child Therapy, Anger Management and Outdoor Therapy.
Please search our therapist's profiles:
Jessica Steely, LPC
Kim Fairley, LAPC
Meghan McConaghy, LPC
Madison Rice, MA
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Is buddhism beneficial for mental health?
While Buddhism itself is not a treatment for mental health conditions, its practices can greatly enhance mental well-being by introducing coping skills and ideas that promote overall wellness. Key Buddhist practices, such as mindfulness, have been shown to alleviate symptoms of various mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Moreover, Buddhism's focus on self-compassion, non-judgment, and acceptance can benefit individuals with particularly negative or self-critical thought patterns.
What are the concepts and principles of buddhism as a therapeutic approach?
Core Buddhist principles are often used in therapy to help clients gain insight into their thoughts and emotions. Concepts such as suffering (dukkha) and impermanence (anicca) are applied to help clients recognize that common forms of suffering, like repetitive negative thought patterns, can be accepted and viewed as impermanent. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are additional core concepts utilized frequently in Buddhist therapy sessions. The Four Noble Truths highlight the existence of suffering as an inherent part of the human experience—an insight frequently used to move clients toward greater acceptance. The Eightfold Path, which includes right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right concentration, and right mindfulness, offers practical skills to alleviate suffering.
What is the buddhist approach and practice during a therapy session?
Therapists informed by Buddhist principles often integrate mindfulness and meditation practices into therapy sessions to help clients cultivate greater acceptance, compassion, and non-judgment toward themselves and others. Typically, Buddhist therapists guide clients through mindfulness exercises, such as breathing exercises or body scans, and encourage them to practice similar exercises outside of sessions. Additionally, many Buddhist therapists utilize elements of Positive Psychology or Compassion-Focused Therapy, which can help reduce symptoms of self-criticism and shame common among clients with various mental health conditions. In general, Buddhist therapists strive to embody the compassion and non-judgmental approach they promote, often incorporating exercises aimed at developing compassion in session, such as loving-kindness meditation (Metta).
Is mindfulness the same as buddhism in the context of therapy?
While Buddhist therapists frequently integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions, the terms mindfulness and Buddhism are not synonymous in the context of therapy. Therapists may use mindfulness techniques, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), without identifying as a Buddhist therapist. In contrast, those practicing within a Buddhist belief framework typically encourage mindfulness therapies, in addition to foundational Buddhist beliefs, such as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. These therapists may also guide clients toward a deeper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, unlike those who use Buddhist mindfulness principles without the broader spiritual context.