Racial Identity Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
Autumn Goodson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15215 (Online Only)
Now accepting new clients (daytime hours available). Are you an individual facing the complexities of racial identity, grief, trauma, and PTSD? Do you experience the deep pain, frustration, and isolation that arise from battling systemic racism and cultural challenges? The daily struggles, compounded by personal and collective traumas, can be overwhelming, leaving you anxious and emotionally drained. I provide a safe space to unpack burdens, confront fears, and begin healing. Together, we'll delve into your experiences, untangle layers of emotions, and nurture resilience in adversity.
Now accepting new clients (daytime hours available). Are you an individual facing the complexities of racial identity, grief, trauma, and PTSD? Do you experience the deep pain, frustration, and isolation that arise from battling systemic racism and cultural challenges? The daily struggles, compounded by personal and collective traumas, can be overwhelming, leaving you anxious and emotionally drained. I provide a safe space to unpack burdens, confront fears, and begin healing. Together, we'll delve into your experiences, untangle layers of emotions, and nurture resilience in adversity.
In addition to helping clients work through anxiety, depression, grieving and other daily hindering symptoms, I also specialize in assisting clients explore issues around trauma and domestic violence, well as concerns regarding LGBTQ issues, racial identity, and gender identity.
Hello! My name is Ashley and I am the proud owner & creator of North Cook Counseling, where I offer couples, family, individual, and group therapy. Regardless of the type of session being held, I am committed to treating the 'whole person.' You are not just a set of symptoms entering into therapy; you are someone with a rich and often painful history of experiences, stemming from identity, cultural expectations, and relationships.
In addition to helping clients work through anxiety, depression, grieving and other daily hindering symptoms, I also specialize in assisting clients explore issues around trauma and domestic violence, well as concerns regarding LGBTQ issues, racial identity, and gender identity.
Hello! My name is Ashley and I am the proud owner & creator of North Cook Counseling, where I offer couples, family, individual, and group therapy. Regardless of the type of session being held, I am committed to treating the 'whole person.' You are not just a set of symptoms entering into therapy; you are someone with a rich and often painful history of experiences, stemming from identity, cultural expectations, and relationships.
Camille J Interligi
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (Online Only)
My mission is to join with others in pursuit of healing, empowerment, & liberation. Those who work with me are often exploring issues of gender, sexuality, disability, racial identity, complex trauma, and relationships. We often focus on alleviating the anxiety, depression, and disconnection from self & others that can result from our lived experiences. Together, we work towards building self-understanding so you can make decisions about your life & relationships with awareness and intention.
My mission is to join with others in pursuit of healing, empowerment, & liberation. Those who work with me are often exploring issues of gender, sexuality, disability, racial identity, complex trauma, and relationships. We often focus on alleviating the anxiety, depression, and disconnection from self & others that can result from our lived experiences. Together, we work towards building self-understanding so you can make decisions about your life & relationships with awareness and intention.
Dr. Nicole McKinney
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (Online Only)
With over 20 years experience of empowering individuals, couples and families, I aim to inspire those I counsel. I am passionate about people and the restoration, maintenance and progression of their relationships. I help people adjust to life changes including: academic, family or work related stress; education, employment or military relocation; and loss. I specialize in “before the ring” counseling, financial matters, grief and loss, interracial coupling, pregnancy care, and racial identity of Biracials. For those seeking Christian counseling, I am a Jesus follower and I am willing to incorporate faith into therapy upon request.
With over 20 years experience of empowering individuals, couples and families, I aim to inspire those I counsel. I am passionate about people and the restoration, maintenance and progression of their relationships. I help people adjust to life changes including: academic, family or work related stress; education, employment or military relocation; and loss. I specialize in “before the ring” counseling, financial matters, grief and loss, interracial coupling, pregnancy care, and racial identity of Biracials. For those seeking Christian counseling, I am a Jesus follower and I am willing to incorporate faith into therapy upon request.
Maria Del Toro
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Currently offering only daytime availability! Majority of my experience focuses on relational trauma, ADHD, communication skills, boundary setting, exploring/understanding historical trauma, couples counseling, first gen struggles/challenges, assisting Latinx clients with cultural issues, addiction challenges, BPIOC support, Neurodivergent support, life transitions, and reproductive mental health.
Currently offering only daytime availability! Majority of my experience focuses on relational trauma, ADHD, communication skills, boundary setting, exploring/understanding historical trauma, couples counseling, first gen struggles/challenges, assisting Latinx clients with cultural issues, addiction challenges, BPIOC support, Neurodivergent support, life transitions, and reproductive mental health.
My goal as a therapist is to meet clients where they are, offering a safe, non-judgmental space to navigate life’s challenges. I'm passionate about supporting a diverse range of clients, including those from marginalized communities. Whether you're dealing with trauma, anxiety, or simply searching for a more fulfilling life, I provide a supportive environment to explore your thoughts, feelings, and goals. Together, we'll create meaningful change, build resilience, and help you reclaim your voice and sense of self.
My goal as a therapist is to meet clients where they are, offering a safe, non-judgmental space to navigate life’s challenges. I'm passionate about supporting a diverse range of clients, including those from marginalized communities. Whether you're dealing with trauma, anxiety, or simply searching for a more fulfilling life, I provide a supportive environment to explore your thoughts, feelings, and goals. Together, we'll create meaningful change, build resilience, and help you reclaim your voice and sense of self.
Sonya Dugal
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (Online Only)
Hello! I am a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Transgender Care Therapist working in the Pittsburgh area. I enjoy working with members of the LGBTQIA2+ community and specialize in providing gender affirming care to gender expansive, non-binary and trans individuals, as well as BIPOC individuals with diverse multicultural and racial backgrounds. I am guided by a feminist and person centered approach that prioritizes an exploration of our intersecting identities and value the healing power of exploratory and respectful conversation.
Hello! I am a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Transgender Care Therapist working in the Pittsburgh area. I enjoy working with members of the LGBTQIA2+ community and specialize in providing gender affirming care to gender expansive, non-binary and trans individuals, as well as BIPOC individuals with diverse multicultural and racial backgrounds. I am guided by a feminist and person centered approach that prioritizes an exploration of our intersecting identities and value the healing power of exploratory and respectful conversation.
Jessica Trent
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (Online Only)
I’d like to help you understand how past and present experiences/relationships influence who you are, where you come from, where you’re headed and how you view the world around you. I am a strong advocate for anti-racism and equity and I believe strongly in the empowerment of BIPOC. I want to help you better understand the ways anxiety, depression, trauma, oppression, and marginalization affect your relationships with self, children, spouses, and loved ones. In the midst of so much situation and circumstance, I’d like to help you learn how to nurture, identify, and embrace elements of happiness and joy!
I’d like to help you understand how past and present experiences/relationships influence who you are, where you come from, where you’re headed and how you view the world around you. I am a strong advocate for anti-racism and equity and I believe strongly in the empowerment of BIPOC. I want to help you better understand the ways anxiety, depression, trauma, oppression, and marginalization affect your relationships with self, children, spouses, and loved ones. In the midst of so much situation and circumstance, I’d like to help you learn how to nurture, identify, and embrace elements of happiness and joy!
Dr. Sara Kyles-Royster
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (Online Only)
Buckle up! I am here to take a ride with you on your journey to discovering and embracing your authentic self. On this journey, you can gain insight into your healthy patterns that motivate you to live a meaningful life. You can also become more aware of any unhealthy patterns that cause periods of distress and suffering. Throughout this journey, you can explore how your patterns developed over time to better understand yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.
Buckle up! I am here to take a ride with you on your journey to discovering and embracing your authentic self. On this journey, you can gain insight into your healthy patterns that motivate you to live a meaningful life. You can also become more aware of any unhealthy patterns that cause periods of distress and suffering. Throughout this journey, you can explore how your patterns developed over time to better understand yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.
Orlandria Smith
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (Online Only)
I practice from an existential-phenomenological lens, which emphasizes that all individuals have the freedom to interpret their existence. My approach, a practice of 'care for the self,' focuses on the true essence of human existence. As a clinician, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim meaning and purpose in their lives, to live with intention, and to confront the unknown with courage. I actively encourage individuals to use their capacity to make choices, thereby maximizing their existence and imagining a more meaningful life.
I practice from an existential-phenomenological lens, which emphasizes that all individuals have the freedom to interpret their existence. My approach, a practice of 'care for the self,' focuses on the true essence of human existence. As a clinician, I am dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim meaning and purpose in their lives, to live with intention, and to confront the unknown with courage. I actively encourage individuals to use their capacity to make choices, thereby maximizing their existence and imagining a more meaningful life.
Deja Wofford
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
You're tired of feeling like your experiences are minimized and being told you're "using it as an excuse." You're mentally and physically exhausted from always feeling "other". You want to FINALLY be able to open up and talk about ALL of the pieces of your life because you can't continue carrying all of this shit around, but you're terrified of being judged. You know you engage in unhealthy patterns of behavior and self-talk, but you just can't seem to stop. You have "checked off the box" that you're "in therapy" in the past, but you need to do something different this time.
You're tired of feeling like your experiences are minimized and being told you're "using it as an excuse." You're mentally and physically exhausted from always feeling "other". You want to FINALLY be able to open up and talk about ALL of the pieces of your life because you can't continue carrying all of this shit around, but you're terrified of being judged. You know you engage in unhealthy patterns of behavior and self-talk, but you just can't seem to stop. You have "checked off the box" that you're "in therapy" in the past, but you need to do something different this time.
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Terrance Martin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, EMDR, CAADC, DNMS
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Terrance is passionate about the field of psychotherapy and helping people to recover and heal. The individuals that he sees tell him that they appreciate his humanistic based, nonjudgmental approach to therapy. He works with people from all cultures regardless of race, national origin or sexual orientations or legal backgrounds. Based on his observations and his own personal experiences, he is entirely convinced Everyone can heal from his or her past experiences and lead healthy, rewarding and exciting lives right here and now. You are invited to contact Terrance; he only desires to help you be your best self.
Terrance is passionate about the field of psychotherapy and helping people to recover and heal. The individuals that he sees tell him that they appreciate his humanistic based, nonjudgmental approach to therapy. He works with people from all cultures regardless of race, national origin or sexual orientations or legal backgrounds. Based on his observations and his own personal experiences, he is entirely convinced Everyone can heal from his or her past experiences and lead healthy, rewarding and exciting lives right here and now. You are invited to contact Terrance; he only desires to help you be your best self.
My ideal client is experiencing anxiety and depression and has an awareness that they need help and are willing to do "homework" outside of sessions to build the skills they need to "be their own therapist." Their needs are to gain insight into the negative thoughts and core beliefs contributing to their symptoms and to process past traumatic events to gain a more accurate and helpful perspective on the precipitating events and current situation. My ideal client's goals are to decrease their anxiety and depression and be able to experience life in a way that leads to increased self-efficacy and contentment in life.
My ideal client is experiencing anxiety and depression and has an awareness that they need help and are willing to do "homework" outside of sessions to build the skills they need to "be their own therapist." Their needs are to gain insight into the negative thoughts and core beliefs contributing to their symptoms and to process past traumatic events to gain a more accurate and helpful perspective on the precipitating events and current situation. My ideal client's goals are to decrease their anxiety and depression and be able to experience life in a way that leads to increased self-efficacy and contentment in life.
Shanelle Clay
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (Online Only)
When we are in the middle of finding out about ourselves, solving the problems that we sometimes have no solutions, or mourning what life has brought us, we are growing- Mentally, Emotionally, and Spiritually. Therapy is a place where you can embrace all those things through holding space for wellness and healing. As a clinician who specializes in the healing of Black and Brown people, I ensure that I use therapy modalities and the lived experience to assist in the healing process.
When we are in the middle of finding out about ourselves, solving the problems that we sometimes have no solutions, or mourning what life has brought us, we are growing- Mentally, Emotionally, and Spiritually. Therapy is a place where you can embrace all those things through holding space for wellness and healing. As a clinician who specializes in the healing of Black and Brown people, I ensure that I use therapy modalities and the lived experience to assist in the healing process.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in addressing and treating mental health conditions. Additionally, I serve as a professor at one of the top schools of social work in the country. I hold a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 years of experience working with individuals and families, I specialize in trauma, racialized stress, and stressors that impact your connection with your family and significant relationships.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in addressing and treating mental health conditions. Additionally, I serve as a professor at one of the top schools of social work in the country. I hold a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and a doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania. With 17 years of experience working with individuals and families, I specialize in trauma, racialized stress, and stressors that impact your connection with your family and significant relationships.
Are you trying to learn more about yourself and how you can best navigate your world? Are you exploring all parts of your identity and what makes you "you"? I have focused primarily on identity-related challenges, including Gender/Sexuality exploration, Race/Ethnic identity concerns, Religious/Cultural trauma, and Sex/Intimacy issues. I also have experience helping clients navigate issues related to depression, anxiety, and ADHD/Neurodivergent disorders. I'm here to be a collaborative and warm therapist who isn't going to throw a therapy book at them but instead wants someone who sees them as human beings walking through life.
Are you trying to learn more about yourself and how you can best navigate your world? Are you exploring all parts of your identity and what makes you "you"? I have focused primarily on identity-related challenges, including Gender/Sexuality exploration, Race/Ethnic identity concerns, Religious/Cultural trauma, and Sex/Intimacy issues. I also have experience helping clients navigate issues related to depression, anxiety, and ADHD/Neurodivergent disorders. I'm here to be a collaborative and warm therapist who isn't going to throw a therapy book at them but instead wants someone who sees them as human beings walking through life.
Gene-Leigh Wheeler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
You are feeling misunderstood and overwhelmed. You feel "other". And our current social and political climate is exacerbating it. You feel like no one gets it. You have such a hard time trusting people, so the idea of taking the first step to start therapy is terrifying. You don't feel like yourself anymore, and sometimes you wonder what that even means. You feel shame. You feel like you simply "don't have time for therapy", but also know you can't continue like you have been. You want to feel more grounded, balanced, and resilient. But you have no idea how to get there.
You are feeling misunderstood and overwhelmed. You feel "other". And our current social and political climate is exacerbating it. You feel like no one gets it. You have such a hard time trusting people, so the idea of taking the first step to start therapy is terrifying. You don't feel like yourself anymore, and sometimes you wonder what that even means. You feel shame. You feel like you simply "don't have time for therapy", but also know you can't continue like you have been. You want to feel more grounded, balanced, and resilient. But you have no idea how to get there.
Jeff Feliciana
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (Online Only)
If you're scrolling therapists on this website, you're probably curious about therapy and if it can be a benefit to you. Experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, stress are all part of the human experience, but sometimes it can become too much and we can no longer do the things we want to do because of these symptoms. If you're looking for someone who won't BS you with 'pinterest therapy', will take the time to listen and deeply understand your issues, and work with you as a team to address and resolve them, then we will be a good fit for each other. I am also available for supervision towards clinical licensure.
If you're scrolling therapists on this website, you're probably curious about therapy and if it can be a benefit to you. Experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, stress are all part of the human experience, but sometimes it can become too much and we can no longer do the things we want to do because of these symptoms. If you're looking for someone who won't BS you with 'pinterest therapy', will take the time to listen and deeply understand your issues, and work with you as a team to address and resolve them, then we will be a good fit for each other. I am also available for supervision towards clinical licensure.
Lourdes Thomas-Leahy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (Online Only)
At times we are faced with stressors that appear to be overwhelming or leave us feeling stuck. As a clinician, I will collaborate with you in an exploration of your circumstances as we work together to build your preferred self and future.
At times we are faced with stressors that appear to be overwhelming or leave us feeling stuck. As a clinician, I will collaborate with you in an exploration of your circumstances as we work together to build your preferred self and future.
Dr. Michelle Ellis
Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMHC-QS, NCC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (Online Only)
Life is full of unexpected changes that can leave us feeling stressed, anxious, and sad. During these challenging times, it can be really helpful to talk about our experiences, understand them better, and find ways to heal. I specialize in helping everyday people like you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you're struggling with relationships, dealing with anxiety or depression, coping with past traumas, or looking for a safe space to manage your emotions, I'm here to support you. Together, we can work on finding ways to cope with stress, develop self-awareness, address unresolved issues, and build healthier relationships.
Life is full of unexpected changes that can leave us feeling stressed, anxious, and sad. During these challenging times, it can be really helpful to talk about our experiences, understand them better, and find ways to heal. I specialize in helping everyday people like you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you're struggling with relationships, dealing with anxiety or depression, coping with past traumas, or looking for a safe space to manage your emotions, I'm here to support you. Together, we can work on finding ways to cope with stress, develop self-awareness, address unresolved issues, and build healthier relationships.
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