Therapists in Salunga, PA

The human experience is complex and layered. It is often taken for granted and underestimated. In our profession, it is a privilege to have access to such complexities; a privilege to witness the moment when despair transforms into hope and futility no longer exists. Humans are vast and exploration is limitless. As a psychologist, I would be remiss by engaging my work without intentionality, humility, and culturally appropriate care. As someone with marginalized identities, I find value in reflecting in the moment with clients. I use a multicultural counseling model to address the unique needs of clients of color and LGBTQ+ folks.

When a person walks into my office, the orientation I bring to every session is that each individual is an expert on themselves. With that framework and in combination with my professional experience, together we work on overcoming obstacles and reaching personal goals. I provide individual and couples therapy for adults and adolescents. I am a professional with a strong sense of boundaries and respect for confidentiality. I listen without judgment and seek your best interest.

I provide individual therapy for adolescents, teens, adults, as well as couples, families, and group counseling. Through a highly personalized approach tailored to each client's individual needs, I assist clients in identifying limiting beliefs and outmoded coping mechanisms that may be standing in the way. I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues. Services provided span from therapy for depression and anxiety to relationship and family counseling, stress management, anger management and beyond. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I hope to help clients attain the personal growth they're striving for.

Do you often feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety, stress, or depression? Do you find it difficult to manage your relationships with your significant other or family members? Together, we will work on finding strategies and coping skills to help you manage your day-to-day life. I am a board certified Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and earned my Master’s degree from La Salle University in Philadelphia. I have provided therapeutic services to children, teens, adults, families, and couples.

I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for adults (18+) as well as Ecotherapy approaches and concepts. Accessing therapeutic effects from nature is of great help to attain balance, effective coping, rejuvenation, and personal insight. Ecotherapy can be a key add-on to the immense healing that CBT can provide. Online telehealth sessions focus on what you want to ADDRESS and remedy (e.g. anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, stress, relationship troubles, parenting, self-esteem, addiction, panic/phobia, aging, and more). as well as how to COPE with challenges, uncertainty and distress.

With over 30 years of clinical practice, extensive continuing education, and an emphasis on what works rather than on what’s wrong, I tailor my approach to the specific needs of each individual, couple, family, and group for whom I provide service. Using proven methods, I am able to offer, among others, supportive, interactional, brief problem-solving, cognitive-behavioral, including trauma focused cognitive-behavioral, and relational psychotherapies. Common themes among my clients are concerns related to relationship difficulties, bereavement, mood disorders including depression, anxiety, childhood behavioral problems, eating disorders, compulsive and additive behaviors, and difficulties related to specific life circumstances.

Are you struggling with anxiety, depression or stress? Parenting difficulties or relationship issues? Allow me to help! With over 30 years' experience working with individuals with mental health diagnoses, I recognize the importance of trauma informed care practices. I work to create a safe space to process past experiences, that continue to make achieving personal goals difficult. Identifying and building upon strengths that an individual already has is paramount in my approach, and together we focus on fostering mindfulness techniques in developing coping strategies to address depression, anxiety and day to day challenges.

Unfortunately, I currently am NOT accepting new clients. I specialize in attachment based relationship challenges and complex trauma. In addition to those specialities, I support clients who are challenged with depression, anxiety, general stress, and the emotional aspects of weight loss and challenges associated with weight loss. I encourage those I work with to think about all areas of wellness including: social, emotional, mental, & physical well-being. I believe it is necessary first to heal from harm done in the past and have an open mind for the future.

Each client's psychological and spiritual needs are a focus addressing relational issues, behavioral issues, and mood-driven difficulties with consideration of individually-specified treatment goals. Overarching treatment outcome is healing and restoration and rehabilitation for clients to become healthy, happy and productive individuals.

Inner and relationship peace, everyone hopes to be heard, cared for, and have purpose to their day and life. Sometimes we lose these things along the way and we don't know how to get them, maybe we never had them. We can feel lonely even when we're in a relationship, or unsure of what to do and ultimately do nothing instead, constantly battling regret, guilt, shame, sadness, and anger. You may be one of those folks to has felt that way, who has wanted to make something different happen in their life but couldn't figure out how to make that happen.

Our locations in Lancaster, Hershey, Lehigh Valley (Emmaus), Lancaster Downtown, Lebanon, York, and Pittsburgh, offer in-person mental health therapy to people aged six+. Online therapy is available across PA. Seek our care if you are struggling with relationship issues, feeling anxiety or depression, identity/culture, trauma, or are unsure how to navigate grief, maternal struggles, LGBT+, or life transitions. Our clients often state they "feel stuck" as the reason they are starting therapy. Participating in therapy can help identify solutions and a way to move forward.

For the past 20 years, I have applied a strengths-based, skill building perspective to assist clients in achieving their personal and professional goals. Clients have included youth and adults experiencing anxiety and depression, the impact and outcomes of trauma and relationship issues.

Picture it: you walk into the therapy office or sit in your favorite comfy chair to start your Telehealth session. You're identifing your triggers, building coping skills, and decreasing thought patterns that cause you to feel overwhelmed, less-than, and stuck. You're building healthy communication skills, creating and enforcing boundaries, and building trusting, secure attachments. You're overcoming life's challenges with greater ease and feeling more confident. You're learning to be your most authentic self. All of these things can be possible through therapy and I'd love to support you through the process.

My approach to therapy is to build a trusting relationship where you can start to explore your questions, current pain points, and life story without fear of judgment. My specialty is working with individuals navigating significant changes in their life - loss, identity formation, exploring sexuality, navigating divorce, or becoming a new parent. My approach draws from anti-racist, trauma informed, psychodynamic, systems-focused frameworks.

You deserve to feel peace and fulfillment as you navigate life and relationships. We are a group of professionally trained therapists that work with individuals and couples that are healing from trauma, utilizing Gottman and EMDR. We care deeply for our clients. If you are working through difficult relationships, anxiety, depression, PTSD, feeling like a burden, or struggling with codependency, we can help. Our licensed therapists specialize with various ages and populations, including teens, young adults, and adults. You are capable of healing and feeling well! We will partner with you to help you reach your goals.

Awareness of ourselves and others opens up the possibility of making new, more conscious choices. As your therapist, I will bring a sense of curiosity and empathy to your experience of the world, so that together we can build the awareness you need to live a more authentic and fulfilling life. The safety and skills we establish in our work can help you develop the confidence and tools you need to step into the person you are meant to be.

WE HAVE HIPPA COMPLIANT VIDEO THERAPY available to all Pennsylvania clients. Are you Feeling anxious or out of control? Panicky? Having difficulties with loved ones? I can help. I believe the most important factor in therapy is not the particular style a therapist uses but the relationship between the client and the therapist. I work hard to provide an emotionally safe place where you will be able to connect with me and feel safe enough to tell me your story, your truths. Then together we will better understand where you are, where you'd like to be, and what you might do next to get there.

I believe the relationship developed in therapy is a powerful one and strive to create a safe space for everyone who walks through my door, fostering respect for every individual. Whether you're experiencing a personal, emotional, or relational struggle I would like to work with you. Through an insight-oriented holistic collaborative approach, I focus on supporting and empowering clients through their therapeutic process. I have a background in helping clients experiencing concerns related to trauma, life transitions, impacts of shame, depression and anxiety, sexuality, and navigating the coming out and gender affirmation processes.