Family Therapy in Pittsburgh, PA

We believe that everyone has, deep within, everything they need to heal. Our role is to walk along beside you, hold a space for emotional exploration and healing, gather and share practical tools, and explore social, cultural, and family impacts on your development and internal system. We are LGBTQIA+ affirming.

When you find yourself in a time of crisis and need extra support and guidance, an understanding and compassionate therapist is the best place to start. Are you struggling with sadness or anxiety, family conflicts, unsatisfying relationships, grief or loss, or in the midst of a major life transition? By focusing on strengths and helping people problem-solve or seek change through supportive therapy, many of life's overwhelming stressors become manageable. Call me to discuss how I may assist you or a family member. Free initial phone consultation.

We connect to our clients on a deeper level using a unique blend of coaching, soul guidance, and energy healing techniques. Our work is to help you remember who you really are and guide you as you share yourself more fully with the world. Those interested in spirituality, self-awareness, evolution of consciousness and exploring within will likely enjoy and benefit most from our approaches. We specialize in working with empaths, highly sensitive persons and helpers.

Have you noticed a change in your child's behavior? Is worry, anger or sadness affecting your family 's daily life? Has your child's school expressed concerns? Difficulty coping with change and life's stressors can happen at any age. Without the appropriate skills to communicate their emotions, children often express their feelings through negative behavior. Psychotherapy can be a positive process through which children learn the strategies and skills needed to cope, adjust and effectively communicate their thoughts and feelings. I offer counseling and therapy services to children/families to assist them in this process of change.

Many of my clients are making exciting but often daunting transitions - from Jr High to High School or High School to College, ending or beginning new relationships and careers. Change is so often viewed with anxiety and negativity. Yet, change is happening all around us every day. How can we make change a positive experience in our lives? How can we choose to change something that is not working? How can we learn and grow from a challenging experience? As a counselor, I believe my job is to create a space where clients can explore these and other topics, in a way that ultimately positively impacts their day to day lives.

Emails preferred. Erika is an experienced psychotherapist with a diverse background in the mental health field. She has treated a range of clients such as toddlers, school age children, teenagers, children in foster care, adoptees, college age students and adults in individual and family /marriage counseling settings. Erika works with both adults and children on healing the wounds that trauma has created in their lives. When working with clients, Erika utilizes an eclectic approach to best meet the needs of the client. This therapeutic space is LGBTQIA+ affirming.

Healing work is hard work, but so rewarding. I work with individuals and couples whose experiences of family -based and other systemic traumas have left them suffering from anxiety, depression, isolation, shame, relationship dysfunction, PTSD, etc. Clients working with me express a desire to better understand how they feel and why, to feel more aware of emotional reactivity and relationship distress, and to feel confident in making conscious choices routinely and in their most challenging moments.

I believe therapy is most effective when the clinician presents themselves as the client does-a person with a unique past and personality. When you take out a therapist’s humanity and lived experience, there is no true therapeutic connection and trust from the client. That’s why I strive to be both a person and therapist through my conversational, authentic, and collaborative style. I have served those experiencing chronic mental health issues including anxiety, depression, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, and psychosomatic presentations.

Imagine searching for 'Therapist Near Me' and and realizing you don't have to leave the comfort of your home for services. If you want to bypass traffic in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, please allow me to bring therapy to you. Perhaps you're tired of juggling life's circumstances. Maybe the anxiety is just too much and you wonder if it's actually possible to feel calm, confident and accomplished. Could it be the complications of life are too overwhelming and the pressure to meet everyone's expectations is absolutely exhausting. Imagine if there was a way to begin LIVING life instead of existing and watching it pass by.

I am a board certified therapist, providing therapy for over 7 years, specializing in behavioral and therapeutic settings, working with individual, family , and couples therapy, treating ages 6 through 60 years of age. Throughout my time, I have assisted individuals in making the change and healing they need to continue for positive progress in their lives. The initial meeting we have will decide if we can form a therapeutic relationship through intake paperwork, evaluations, and joining that will help you on the therapeutic journey we will encounter.

I have over 21 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults impacted by autism, developmental disabilities, and/or behavioral health needs. I am a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and specialize in individual and family therapy .

Taking the next step in your personal wellness journey can be challenging and I admire your decision to research therapy options. It is particularly important to me to support and respect clients, so they feel comfortable and heard in the counseling relationship. I individualize therapy and aim to create a judgment free space for clients by being a perceptive, empathetic, patient, and caring therapist.

Accepting New Clients February 2023. Afterschool and Weekend Appointments Available. 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.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors. I work with my clients to identify realistic and attainable personal goals and encourage them through the process of change. I provide a safe and relaxed environment to process life’s complications such as substance abuse, relationship issues, phase of life difficulties, anxiety and depression, workplace struggles and more.

When people feel weighed down by the heaviness that seems to consume them, providing a sense of space and reconstruction that allows a shift to occur is vital. In that shift, I hope to provide a supportive environment where they will feel that weight move and become the foundation on which they can rebuild their life. This heaviness is a unilateral condition experienced by all human beings. The secret is to create a skillset that permits the transition from weight being carried to weight being conquered. In my opinion, there is no ideal client, however, there is a blueprint of individual success for everyone.