Medical Assistance Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
I am in network for all Blue Cross/Blue Shield, UPMC, United Health Care/Optum, and Medical Assistance plans for residents of Allegheny County.
I work with clients who struggle with issues such as anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors or thoughts, feelings of inadequacy or patterns of self sabotage and want to understand their thoughts and behaviors to find more effective ways to manage them. Many of those I work with are healthcare professionals or others in caring roles who give so much to others that they neglect their own needs. Together, we focus on restoring balance, building coping skills, and regaining a sense of control.
I am in network for all Blue Cross/Blue Shield, UPMC, United Health Care/Optum, and Medical Assistance plans for residents of Allegheny County.
I work with clients who struggle with issues such as anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors or thoughts, feelings of inadequacy or patterns of self sabotage and want to understand their thoughts and behaviors to find more effective ways to manage them. Many of those I work with are healthcare professionals or others in caring roles who give so much to others that they neglect their own needs. Together, we focus on restoring balance, building coping skills, and regaining a sense of control.
Caring, attentiveness, and good listening skills are the basics for any relationship. The therapeutic relationship is a relationship based on positive regard and respect. I strive to meet everyone where they are and help support them moving forward toward their goals. Some common goals include decreasing compulsive behaviors, increasing self worth/self esteem, improving the ability to identify and manage feelings, and learning to be more emotionally intimate and vulnerable with others.
Caring, attentiveness, and good listening skills are the basics for any relationship. The therapeutic relationship is a relationship based on positive regard and respect. I strive to meet everyone where they are and help support them moving forward toward their goals. Some common goals include decreasing compulsive behaviors, increasing self worth/self esteem, improving the ability to identify and manage feelings, and learning to be more emotionally intimate and vulnerable with others.
Do you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or stuck in patterns you’re ready to break? Are you longing for peace, clarity, and healthier relationships but finding it hard to get there on your own? You don’t have to navigate this season alone. At Family Matters Counseling Center, we help identify areas where you may feel stuck while developing practical tools to navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence. With faith, insight, and intentional action, we walk alongside you as you move from awareness to change and struggle to hope.
Do you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or stuck in patterns you’re ready to break? Are you longing for peace, clarity, and healthier relationships but finding it hard to get there on your own? You don’t have to navigate this season alone. At Family Matters Counseling Center, we help identify areas where you may feel stuck while developing practical tools to navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence. With faith, insight, and intentional action, we walk alongside you as you move from awareness to change and struggle to hope.
The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Are you looking for support as an individual or couple, or during a period of grief? Or, in the areas of adoption, infertility, assisted reproductive technology, donor conception, pregnancy loss or pregnancy decision making? You may not sure where to turn to for support. At The Children's Home we're here to help. Here, we provided specialized counseling services to individuals, families, couples, and children. We work with all individuals and family types, providing compassion and understanding.
Are you looking for support as an individual or couple, or during a period of grief? Or, in the areas of adoption, infertility, assisted reproductive technology, donor conception, pregnancy loss or pregnancy decision making? You may not sure where to turn to for support. At The Children's Home we're here to help. Here, we provided specialized counseling services to individuals, families, couples, and children. We work with all individuals and family types, providing compassion and understanding.
Brandi L. Gurcak
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, EMDR
2 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Waitlist for new clients
As a therapist with eleven years of experience I believe therapy provides a safe space through which client and therapist work collaboratively to explore and integrate meaning from one's life experiences. Through increased awareness of one's own narrative, clients gain greater freedom to make choices around how they live in the world. This insight allows individuals a greater sense of well-being, a more defined sense of purpose, and increased internal resources for responding to life's challenges. Incorporating canine animal-assisted therapy allows for clients to have additional support as they work to achieve their goals.
As a therapist with eleven years of experience I believe therapy provides a safe space through which client and therapist work collaboratively to explore and integrate meaning from one's life experiences. Through increased awareness of one's own narrative, clients gain greater freedom to make choices around how they live in the world. This insight allows individuals a greater sense of well-being, a more defined sense of purpose, and increased internal resources for responding to life's challenges. Incorporating canine animal-assisted therapy allows for clients to have additional support as they work to achieve their goals.
If you’re navigating identity questions or a major life transition, you’re in the right place. I work with adults who feel unsure of who they are within their families, relationships, or communities—people who’ve outgrown old roles or feel disconnected from themselves. I support clients exploring adoption-related identity, early motherhood, career shifts, family-of-origin patterns, and recovery from substance use. Many of my clients describe feeling ‘in between’ versions of themselves and wanting clarity, meaning, and a stronger understanding of who they are becoming.
If you’re navigating identity questions or a major life transition, you’re in the right place. I work with adults who feel unsure of who they are within their families, relationships, or communities—people who’ve outgrown old roles or feel disconnected from themselves. I support clients exploring adoption-related identity, early motherhood, career shifts, family-of-origin patterns, and recovery from substance use. Many of my clients describe feeling ‘in between’ versions of themselves and wanting clarity, meaning, and a stronger understanding of who they are becoming.
I am an LGBTQ-competent therapist working with adolescents (16+), college students, and young adults who experience stress and worry, feel down or hopeless, who struggle to focus in school or employment, and/or who are exploring their identity. I empower my patients to identify their own goals and intentions in therapy that support their values and enhance their quality of life. Some examples include: improve ability to cope with anxiety; increase motivation and energy; manage difficult emotions; and create structure and habits that optimize success in school or employment.
I am an LGBTQ-competent therapist working with adolescents (16+), college students, and young adults who experience stress and worry, feel down or hopeless, who struggle to focus in school or employment, and/or who are exploring their identity. I empower my patients to identify their own goals and intentions in therapy that support their values and enhance their quality of life. Some examples include: improve ability to cope with anxiety; increase motivation and energy; manage difficult emotions; and create structure and habits that optimize success in school or employment.
My work centers on meeting clients where they are, honoring their strengths, and walking alongside them as they grow through difficult moments.
My work centers on meeting clients where they are, honoring their strengths, and walking alongside them as they grow through difficult moments.
Three new groups starting soon: 1) Childhood Trauma, 2) Chronic Illness and Disability, & 3) adhd/autism/Neurodivergence. Message for more information and to join! (I'm currently not accepting new individual therapy clients)
Your journey has been unique. As your therapist, I'm here to walk alongside you as we explore your experiences, identity, and beliefs together. Here, you'll find a place of safety, created to support your healing and growth, where you can feel truly heard and accepted. With nearly 15 years of experience in the field, I'm here to help you claim your power and build the peaceful and fulfilling life you deserve.
Three new groups starting soon: 1) Childhood Trauma, 2) Chronic Illness and Disability, & 3) adhd/autism/Neurodivergence. Message for more information and to join! (I'm currently not accepting new individual therapy clients)
Your journey has been unique. As your therapist, I'm here to walk alongside you as we explore your experiences, identity, and beliefs together. Here, you'll find a place of safety, created to support your healing and growth, where you can feel truly heard and accepted. With nearly 15 years of experience in the field, I'm here to help you claim your power and build the peaceful and fulfilling life you deserve.
Better You Counseling Services is a private practice dedicated to providing mental health services to adolescents, adults, couples and families struggling with finding effecting ways to cope with stressors and unexpected challenges. We are a team of dedicated therapists trained in a variety of areas and with diverse backgrounds. However, we share the love and desire to help others and support our community.
Better You Counseling Services is a private practice dedicated to providing mental health services to adolescents, adults, couples and families struggling with finding effecting ways to cope with stressors and unexpected challenges. We are a team of dedicated therapists trained in a variety of areas and with diverse backgrounds. However, we share the love and desire to help others and support our community.
Danielle Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma I will be there with you. Do you feel misunderstood and alone? Do you feel like your emotions get the best of and know that you have potential for so much more? I believe being able to live the life you want is possible with the right support. You don't have to do this alone. You have a safe space here. Society can unfortunately be unkind to those that do not fit into a specific narrow box.
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma I will be there with you. Do you feel misunderstood and alone? Do you feel like your emotions get the best of and know that you have potential for so much more? I believe being able to live the life you want is possible with the right support. You don't have to do this alone. You have a safe space here. Society can unfortunately be unkind to those that do not fit into a specific narrow box.
Have you heard the phrase "If you're going through Hell, keep going”? Sometimes in our darkest moments, we need cheerleaders. We need people who recognize that what we are going through seems unbearable and that the simple act of going forward takes courage. Therapy can be the vehicle to help us move forward. When treatment is non-judgmental, supportive and encouraging, you and your therapist can make an unstoppable team. I believe that people want to be "well," but we just don't know an effective way to achieve it. Together, we can work on identifying your personal path to wellness and improved confidence in your strengths.
Have you heard the phrase "If you're going through Hell, keep going”? Sometimes in our darkest moments, we need cheerleaders. We need people who recognize that what we are going through seems unbearable and that the simple act of going forward takes courage. Therapy can be the vehicle to help us move forward. When treatment is non-judgmental, supportive and encouraging, you and your therapist can make an unstoppable team. I believe that people want to be "well," but we just don't know an effective way to achieve it. Together, we can work on identifying your personal path to wellness and improved confidence in your strengths.
Kaitlyn is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with a strong passion for helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and foster a greater sense of connection, confidence, and understanding. She works with children, adolescents, and adults, supporting clients who are dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and relationship difficulties
Kaitlyn is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with a strong passion for helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and foster a greater sense of connection, confidence, and understanding. She works with children, adolescents, and adults, supporting clients who are dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and relationship difficulties
My ideal client is someone navigating anxiety, significant life changes, or a desire for personal growth. They often arrive feeling overwhelmed, unsure of how to manage their emotions, or uncertain about the next steps in their lives. Many are carrying stressors they have not had space to fully process, and they are looking for a supportive, grounded presence to help them make sense of what they are experiencing. Their goals typically center on feeling more regulated, confident, and connected to themselves. They want to understand their emotions better, reduce the intensity of anxiety, and build resilience.
My ideal client is someone navigating anxiety, significant life changes, or a desire for personal growth. They often arrive feeling overwhelmed, unsure of how to manage their emotions, or uncertain about the next steps in their lives. Many are carrying stressors they have not had space to fully process, and they are looking for a supportive, grounded presence to help them make sense of what they are experiencing. Their goals typically center on feeling more regulated, confident, and connected to themselves. They want to understand their emotions better, reduce the intensity of anxiety, and build resilience.
Hope Deals Counseling & Consulting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CCTP, CGP, CMIP
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Hope Deals Counseling & Consulting is black woman-led, virtual mental health private practice that utilizes culturally informed psychotherapy and components of cognitive behavioral theory to assist individuals, couples and families to create a "Hope Deal" for a healthier and happier lifestyle with optimal mental wealth. With certifications in grief and trauma, it is understood that your process of self-actualization is unique and deserves a clinically safe space for you to explore and grow in reaching your goals.
Hope Deals Counseling & Consulting is black woman-led, virtual mental health private practice that utilizes culturally informed psychotherapy and components of cognitive behavioral theory to assist individuals, couples and families to create a "Hope Deal" for a healthier and happier lifestyle with optimal mental wealth. With certifications in grief and trauma, it is understood that your process of self-actualization is unique and deserves a clinically safe space for you to explore and grow in reaching your goals.
Therapy for the ones who feel too much, think too fast, and know they’re meant for more.
You’ve survived things no one knows how to name. You’re smart, sensitive, maybe even a little weird (in the best way). You’ve tried to hold it all together, but something’s cracking—and maybe that’s good. You’re looking for healing that’s real, not robotic. You want therapy that makes sense, helps you grow, and maybe even laugh sometimes. You want someone who gets it—who sees your fire and your shadows. You’re not just looking to “cope.” You’re here to transform.
Therapy for the ones who feel too much, think too fast, and know they’re meant for more.
You’ve survived things no one knows how to name. You’re smart, sensitive, maybe even a little weird (in the best way). You’ve tried to hold it all together, but something’s cracking—and maybe that’s good. You’re looking for healing that’s real, not robotic. You want therapy that makes sense, helps you grow, and maybe even laugh sometimes. You want someone who gets it—who sees your fire and your shadows. You’re not just looking to “cope.” You’re here to transform.
Have you been struggling with symptoms of anxiety or depression? Do you or someone you care about have Autism? Do you feel overwhelmed by the demands of your day-to-day life? You don't have to do it alone! I have a strong interest in working with individuals struggling in these areas. I would be honored for the opportunity to work with you!
Have you been struggling with symptoms of anxiety or depression? Do you or someone you care about have Autism? Do you feel overwhelmed by the demands of your day-to-day life? You don't have to do it alone! I have a strong interest in working with individuals struggling in these areas. I would be honored for the opportunity to work with you!
I come from a background in critical and radical social work and community organizing. That means I understand our problems as constructed in a society that was not built for us, especially those of us who are multiply marginalized, whether disabled, trans, BIPOC, poor, or marginalized along other axes. And even as we resist the messaging of our world, we all accumulate the trauma of surviving. I am here to support you as you learn and grow despite. Despite the hurdles, the trauma, the barriers. I am here to collaborate in healing and dreaming new worlds with you.
I come from a background in critical and radical social work and community organizing. That means I understand our problems as constructed in a society that was not built for us, especially those of us who are multiply marginalized, whether disabled, trans, BIPOC, poor, or marginalized along other axes. And even as we resist the messaging of our world, we all accumulate the trauma of surviving. I am here to support you as you learn and grow despite. Despite the hurdles, the trauma, the barriers. I am here to collaborate in healing and dreaming new worlds with you.
I'm currently in-network with Aetna, Highmark, UPMC, and Pennsylvania Medicaid/ Medical Assistance.
My ideal client is someone who is navigating a season of transition, feeling overwhelmed, or carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief. They may be a young adult figuring out who they are and how they want to move through the world; or an older adult grappling with life changes, relationship challenges, chronic illness, or the impact of past experiences.
They’re often seeking a space where they can show up without judgment, where they don’t have to “have it all together". They may feel isolated, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward; but they’re also curious, open to healing, and deeply wanting change.
I'm currently in-network with Aetna, Highmark, UPMC, and Pennsylvania Medicaid/ Medical Assistance.
My ideal client is someone who is navigating a season of transition, feeling overwhelmed, or carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief. They may be a young adult figuring out who they are and how they want to move through the world; or an older adult grappling with life changes, relationship challenges, chronic illness, or the impact of past experiences.
They’re often seeking a space where they can show up without judgment, where they don’t have to “have it all together". They may feel isolated, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward; but they’re also curious, open to healing, and deeply wanting change.
Purposefully Soaring Counseling Services LLC.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
My name is Candace Johnson and I am the owner of Purposefully Soaring Counseling Services LLC. We are interested in helping you learn how to "Soar with Purpose" ,through the challenges you may be facing. Whether you need a confidential ear to vent or support; our mission is to help you learn practical skill to improve your life. We provide a compassionate non-judgmental, culturally sensitive environment that allows you to express yourself, uncover your barriers, and identify things standing in the way of your happiness.
My name is Candace Johnson and I am the owner of Purposefully Soaring Counseling Services LLC. We are interested in helping you learn how to "Soar with Purpose" ,through the challenges you may be facing. Whether you need a confidential ear to vent or support; our mission is to help you learn practical skill to improve your life. We provide a compassionate non-judgmental, culturally sensitive environment that allows you to express yourself, uncover your barriers, and identify things standing in the way of your happiness.
