Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
You want to feel more at peace, to break free from the cycle of self-criticism and constant anxiety. You’re tired of just “getting by” and ready for meaningful change. My ideal clients include adults healing from childhood trauma, professionals managing secondary trauma, and caregivers determined to create healthier family dynamics. Together, we explore and honor your experiences, build self-worth, and rediscover freedom and creativity in life. My approach integrates your unique values and ideals, offering a safe space to uncover insights that foster personal growth and resilience.
You want to feel more at peace, to break free from the cycle of self-criticism and constant anxiety. You’re tired of just “getting by” and ready for meaningful change. My ideal clients include adults healing from childhood trauma, professionals managing secondary trauma, and caregivers determined to create healthier family dynamics. Together, we explore and honor your experiences, build self-worth, and rediscover freedom and creativity in life. My approach integrates your unique values and ideals, offering a safe space to uncover insights that foster personal growth and resilience.
I believe in using a holistic, strength based approach that builds on your current assets to help you achieve your goals. I work collaboratively with you to focus on individual whole health, which includes identifying your aspirations and emphasizing empowerment and self care. I have experience creating a safe and warm environment in which to incorporate evidenced based interventions and coping strategies to help improve focus and manage anxiety, grief, and depression. I also utilize expressive arts to help identify unique, creative approaches to help you improve the quality of your life.
I believe in using a holistic, strength based approach that builds on your current assets to help you achieve your goals. I work collaboratively with you to focus on individual whole health, which includes identifying your aspirations and emphasizing empowerment and self care. I have experience creating a safe and warm environment in which to incorporate evidenced based interventions and coping strategies to help improve focus and manage anxiety, grief, and depression. I also utilize expressive arts to help identify unique, creative approaches to help you improve the quality of your life.
Welcome! I offer experienced support for individuals and families. With over ten years working in court systems, child services, and behavioral health, I help clients build stronger relationships and process trauma through collaborative, evidence-based methods. Whether you are navigating a difficult transition, seeking to address behavioral concerns, or simply looking for a safe space to express your thoughts and feelings, I provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental environment tailored to your unique needs. I strive to empower you and your loved ones to achieve meaningful and lasting connections.
Welcome! I offer experienced support for individuals and families. With over ten years working in court systems, child services, and behavioral health, I help clients build stronger relationships and process trauma through collaborative, evidence-based methods. Whether you are navigating a difficult transition, seeking to address behavioral concerns, or simply looking for a safe space to express your thoughts and feelings, I provide a compassionate and nonjudgmental environment tailored to your unique needs. I strive to empower you and your loved ones to achieve meaningful and lasting connections.
Chanel M Spaulding
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MS, MFT
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, my role is to assist you navigate the complexities of relationships with empathy and expertise. I believe that everyone can have the life that they desire, individually and relationally. The determining factor is: what will you do to have what you desire? You are here, so you realize you cannot do it alone. I am happy and ready to delve into this journey with you and your family help you create your path of growth, empowering you to shed old habits and embrace a life that radiates confidence and authenticity.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, my role is to assist you navigate the complexities of relationships with empathy and expertise. I believe that everyone can have the life that they desire, individually and relationally. The determining factor is: what will you do to have what you desire? You are here, so you realize you cannot do it alone. I am happy and ready to delve into this journey with you and your family help you create your path of growth, empowering you to shed old habits and embrace a life that radiates confidence and authenticity.
I am committed to helping individuals, couples, and families build resilience and find a meaningful path during difficult times. In our sessions, we will explore the root of your feelings and develop effective strategies to handle anxiety and stress. It’s normal to feel lost when your routines are disrupted, but rediscovering your balance doesn’t have to be overwhelming. My goal is to support you through these challenges by creating a caring, collaborative environment where you can regain your sense of control and purpose.
I am committed to helping individuals, couples, and families build resilience and find a meaningful path during difficult times. In our sessions, we will explore the root of your feelings and develop effective strategies to handle anxiety and stress. It’s normal to feel lost when your routines are disrupted, but rediscovering your balance doesn’t have to be overwhelming. My goal is to support you through these challenges by creating a caring, collaborative environment where you can regain your sense of control and purpose.
As a counselor and music therapist, I have over 15 years experience supporting adults moving through life transitions such as grief & loss, identity development, couples growth, and career change. These transitions can be springboards for deep meaning-making when embraced as important developmental curves. Through a conversational approach that integrates Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and humanism, you will be received as a whole person as we work towards empowering you to make values-based decisions for your future goals. I also provide supervision for counselors working towards their LPC.
As a counselor and music therapist, I have over 15 years experience supporting adults moving through life transitions such as grief & loss, identity development, couples growth, and career change. These transitions can be springboards for deep meaning-making when embraced as important developmental curves. Through a conversational approach that integrates Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and humanism, you will be received as a whole person as we work towards empowering you to make values-based decisions for your future goals. I also provide supervision for counselors working towards their LPC.
Welcome! I’m truly glad you’re here.Life can be challenging, and it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed at times. As a licensed psychotherapist in New York and Pennsylvania with over 27 years of experience, I understand how difficult it can be to navigate your unique journey. I’m here to provide a safe and compassionate space where you can explore your the core of the feelings and find the support and resolution you need.
Welcome! I’m truly glad you’re here.Life can be challenging, and it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed at times. As a licensed psychotherapist in New York and Pennsylvania with over 27 years of experience, I understand how difficult it can be to navigate your unique journey. I’m here to provide a safe and compassionate space where you can explore your the core of the feelings and find the support and resolution you need.
When we’re struggling, it can help to talk with a trained professional who is able to offer empathy, understanding, and perspective. Casey has experience treating clients struggling with a range of issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Casey creates a non-judgmental space so that individuals can see the possibility of growth and change. She champions an integrative, person-centered approach, and incorporates her experience in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to partner with clients to help them reach their goals.
When we’re struggling, it can help to talk with a trained professional who is able to offer empathy, understanding, and perspective. Casey has experience treating clients struggling with a range of issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Casey creates a non-judgmental space so that individuals can see the possibility of growth and change. She champions an integrative, person-centered approach, and incorporates her experience in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to partner with clients to help them reach their goals.
If you've experienced trauma, if you are looking for relief from physical symptoms of stress and anxiety, or if you feel unseen or unheard in this world, I'd be honored to support you. I help my clients explore their life stories, the complexity of their relationships, and the implications of living in our current societal structure.
If you've experienced trauma, if you are looking for relief from physical symptoms of stress and anxiety, or if you feel unseen or unheard in this world, I'd be honored to support you. I help my clients explore their life stories, the complexity of their relationships, and the implications of living in our current societal structure.
My approach is rooted in honoring the deep impact of relationships and the resiliency of adaptive strategies people learn to cope and survive. Getting to know these patterns within the family, community, and ecological contexts we are living through can empower people towards more agency and living in alignment with their values. I work best with other humans seeking justice and liberation, and many of my clients are community organizers, care workers, poly couples, and trans folks.
My approach is rooted in honoring the deep impact of relationships and the resiliency of adaptive strategies people learn to cope and survive. Getting to know these patterns within the family, community, and ecological contexts we are living through can empower people towards more agency and living in alignment with their values. I work best with other humans seeking justice and liberation, and many of my clients are community organizers, care workers, poly couples, and trans folks.
Are you feeling stuck in a painful cycle with someone you love? You may be trying everything you can to reconnect—only to end up feeling more misunderstood, more distant.
It’s confusing when your best intentions seem to push your partner further away.
The truth is, the people who matter most can also hurt us the most—not because they mean harm, but because they matter. When the bond feels fragile, even small moments can carry so much weight.
Maybe you’ve tried fighting for connection, but it ends in blowups. Or you’ve tucked your pain away, only to feel even more alone.
It’s exhausting—and it can feel hopeless.
Are you feeling stuck in a painful cycle with someone you love? You may be trying everything you can to reconnect—only to end up feeling more misunderstood, more distant.
It’s confusing when your best intentions seem to push your partner further away.
The truth is, the people who matter most can also hurt us the most—not because they mean harm, but because they matter. When the bond feels fragile, even small moments can carry so much weight.
Maybe you’ve tried fighting for connection, but it ends in blowups. Or you’ve tucked your pain away, only to feel even more alone.
It’s exhausting—and it can feel hopeless.
Accepting new clients. Every therapeutic relationship is unique and each person brings their own circumstances to therapy. These circumstances often include difficulties with life transitions, stress management, emotion regulation, feelings of depression and anxiety and challenges in relationships.
Accepting new clients. Every therapeutic relationship is unique and each person brings their own circumstances to therapy. These circumstances often include difficulties with life transitions, stress management, emotion regulation, feelings of depression and anxiety and challenges in relationships.
With 10 years of experience specializing in OCD and anxiety disorders, I bring expertise in clinical practice and education. I began at the UPMC Pediatric OCD Intensive Program, treating moderate to severe OCD, refining my skills in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and working as a family therapist to address systemic dynamics. Later, I served as Director of Education and Development at an OCD-specialized practice, developing a comprehensive training curriculum to onboard new employees and enhance their competency in treating OCD before moving on and founding my own practice, The OCD Treatment and Training Institute (OTTI).
With 10 years of experience specializing in OCD and anxiety disorders, I bring expertise in clinical practice and education. I began at the UPMC Pediatric OCD Intensive Program, treating moderate to severe OCD, refining my skills in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and working as a family therapist to address systemic dynamics. Later, I served as Director of Education and Development at an OCD-specialized practice, developing a comprehensive training curriculum to onboard new employees and enhance their competency in treating OCD before moving on and founding my own practice, The OCD Treatment and Training Institute (OTTI).
I believe therapy is a leap of faith taken to explore ourselves, where we’ve been, where we are, and where we hope to go. This step into the unknown can be scary, but I feel that through open communication and exploration, these steps can become powerful, moving, and exciting. Through my practice, I strive to create a safe and accepting space for all clients. Whether through trauma work, EMDR, life transitions, or art therapy, my goal is to support clients through their unique journeys with kindness, humor, and understanding. Therapy looks different for everyone, and I work to create a space that honors each person's experience.
I believe therapy is a leap of faith taken to explore ourselves, where we’ve been, where we are, and where we hope to go. This step into the unknown can be scary, but I feel that through open communication and exploration, these steps can become powerful, moving, and exciting. Through my practice, I strive to create a safe and accepting space for all clients. Whether through trauma work, EMDR, life transitions, or art therapy, my goal is to support clients through their unique journeys with kindness, humor, and understanding. Therapy looks different for everyone, and I work to create a space that honors each person's experience.
I believe that individuals are doing the best that they can given the skills and resources that they have available to them. It is my job as a therapist to educate, support and guide my clients on their journey to self discovery and growth. It's important to me to focus on my clients strengths and what is important to them. I am a firm believer in meeting a client where they are. Be gentle with yourself, you are doing the best you can. Nothing takes more courage than putting yourself back together.
I believe that individuals are doing the best that they can given the skills and resources that they have available to them. It is my job as a therapist to educate, support and guide my clients on their journey to self discovery and growth. It's important to me to focus on my clients strengths and what is important to them. I am a firm believer in meeting a client where they are. Be gentle with yourself, you are doing the best you can. Nothing takes more courage than putting yourself back together.
Matthew Steiner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
6 Endorsed
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
Everyone has a unique story. Feeling safe and comfortable in therapy to share your thoughts, feelings, and questions is essential to the therapeutic process. I understand that the decision to choose a therapist can be a daunting task and the first step into treatment requires a lot of courage. For the past 20 years I have specialized in working with people who have been impacted by complex trauma and loss. Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, distorted self-image, and a sense of disconnect with self, their environment, and others are often the byproducts of trauma that I see my clients experiencing.
Everyone has a unique story. Feeling safe and comfortable in therapy to share your thoughts, feelings, and questions is essential to the therapeutic process. I understand that the decision to choose a therapist can be a daunting task and the first step into treatment requires a lot of courage. For the past 20 years I have specialized in working with people who have been impacted by complex trauma and loss. Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, distorted self-image, and a sense of disconnect with self, their environment, and others are often the byproducts of trauma that I see my clients experiencing.
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.
I work primarily from a relational and psychodynamic perspective, an approach that is slower than some other methods, but often more transformative and long-lasting. My work takes place at the level of the innermost self, parts that may be unknown or consciously rejected. In my view, mental health struggles are not random blips of brain chemistry, but connect to our histories, personalities, desires, and fears. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy: we build this practice together as we go. Through a process of nonjudgmental curiosity, I create a safe space for self-discovery and acceptance.
I work primarily from a relational and psychodynamic perspective, an approach that is slower than some other methods, but often more transformative and long-lasting. My work takes place at the level of the innermost self, parts that may be unknown or consciously rejected. In my view, mental health struggles are not random blips of brain chemistry, but connect to our histories, personalities, desires, and fears. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy: we build this practice together as we go. Through a process of nonjudgmental curiosity, I create a safe space for self-discovery and acceptance.
Hi I’m Rachel, a Licensed Professional Counselor and proud owner of Lavande Counseling Services. My overall approach to therapy is collaborative and science based. What does that mean? I aim to help clients learn tools to assist growth and move toward change while also creating a supportive and empathetic environment. I have the ability to be flexible with treatment approaches because of 15 years of experience in the mental health field. Whether you’re dealing with general life stress/transitions or you have specific goals, I aim to work with you on your needs.
Hi I’m Rachel, a Licensed Professional Counselor and proud owner of Lavande Counseling Services. My overall approach to therapy is collaborative and science based. What does that mean? I aim to help clients learn tools to assist growth and move toward change while also creating a supportive and empathetic environment. I have the ability to be flexible with treatment approaches because of 15 years of experience in the mental health field. Whether you’re dealing with general life stress/transitions or you have specific goals, I aim to work with you on your needs.
I created Through the Pavement to foster the deep healing work therapy can offer. Just like weeds defiantly growing through concrete, I believe that our innate and cultivated resiliency helps us survive and grow through tremendously difficult barriers. My expertise is in working with individuals who have experienced or are experiencing trauma related to their childhoods, relationships, and sexual harm. If you have or are experiencing harm related to these issues, please know that you are not broken and that healing is possible. I also specialize in supporting individuals through major life transitions, anxiety, and stress.
I created Through the Pavement to foster the deep healing work therapy can offer. Just like weeds defiantly growing through concrete, I believe that our innate and cultivated resiliency helps us survive and grow through tremendously difficult barriers. My expertise is in working with individuals who have experienced or are experiencing trauma related to their childhoods, relationships, and sexual harm. If you have or are experiencing harm related to these issues, please know that you are not broken and that healing is possible. I also specialize in supporting individuals through major life transitions, anxiety, and stress.
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Number of Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA
2,000+
Average cost per session
$129
Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 71% | Self Esteem |
| 67% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 66% | Coping Skills |
| 64% | Relationship Issues |
| 59% | Stress |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 81% | Aetna |
| 81% | Highmark |
| 67% | Cigna and Evernorth |
How Therapists in Pittsburgh, PA see their clients
| 54% | In Person and Online | |
| 46% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 78% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 4% | Non-Binary |