Therapists in Shavertown, PA

If you find yourself overwhelmed with life circumstances and struggling to find your way through, we can help! We have therapists with extensive experience in providing mental health services that can work with you to find your way to feeling back to yourself and on your best path!

Hello, my name is Theresa Skotleski and I am a Licensed Social Worker. I earned my master's degree in Social Work from Marywood University. I believe that an individual willing to seek out help to improve upon their life with the right guidance, tools and support can have a positive outcome that only improves their quality of life.

You may be confronted with significant challenges which lead you to feel sad, anxious, angry, resentful, or isolated. Despite your best efforts, you may feel stuck. I believe it is a privilege to walk alongside you during your personal journey toward change, understanding, or personal growth. I am trained as a generalist and provide an integrative, evidenced-based approach to meet your clinical needs. I provide treatment of mood disorders (depression, anxiety), life transitions, grief/bereavement, anger management and other concerns.

As a therapist who has experience in many areas within counseling, my hope is to always help the client know that they are accepted. Clients can know that they are safe and protected within our therapeutic alliance. I will make every effort to remain ethical and lead the client in a positive and effective journey that will benefit their life.

Everyday life often brings about many joys but also presents us with many obstacles, challenges, and disappointments that sometimes feel unbearable and lead us feeling overwhelmed, sad, and hopeless. The way we think and process these events lead to how we feel about ourselves in relation to the world. I use a cognitive behavioral approach to treat disorders related to anxiety, depression, grief, anger, obsessions, and compulsions. I assist individuals with developing the tools and skills necessary to make cognitive and behavioral changes that can open doors of opportunity for change, growth and personal fulfillment.

Deciding to seek therapy is a life changing decision that takes courage and vulnerability. I'm glad you are making this life-changing step towards a better future. Finding the right therapist can be difficult with all the choices out there and finding the right fit is imperative. If you are looking for a psychologist who is compassionate, experienced, straightforward, and who does not take a "one size fits all" approach to therapy, you're in the right place. I am trained in psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive behavioral, couples, family, and internal family systems therapies. I also use hypnosis and EFT when appropriate.

Too often, I hear clients say they’ve struggled to find the right therapist because they didn’t feel seen, or heard, or understood. Or their therapist sounded more like a textbook than a human, or treated them as simply a number rather than a person. My approach to therapy is to work with you on a very real, very human level while showing you that I am human too. We all have thoughts, feelings, worries, and fears that we struggle with sometimes, as well as experiences that can be difficult to move past. We all need help sometimes, and that’s ok. You are not alone.

Where do your thoughts come from? The way you have been thinking, or taught to think, could be keeping you stuck and feeling alone. You can create a thought process, & your OWN life rules, that work WITH your brain, instead of against it. We’ll practice different strategies, systems, problem solving techniques, boundaries & coping skills; focusing only on the ones that work for you. You know you best; with guidance, you can make the unmanageable, more manageable. If you haven’t been introduced to the tools you need, that’s okay, I’ll teach you. The key, is finding what is going to help you to thrive, instead of just survive.

I have worked to create an integrated, evidence-based, and holistic group practice where my vision of the ideal environment for growth can unfold. The associates in the practice have diverse backgrounds, interests, and training. No matter what problem or difficulty with which you present, someone in our group can assist you. We have cultivated an environment of peace, warmth, and acceptance to assure you will be respected, unconditionally.

GateHouse Treatment is a private addiction treatment facility providing intervention and addiction treatment services to people suffering from substance use disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental health issues. We offer treatment in a serene setting, and our staff has decades of experience treating substance abuse in those struggling with substance abuse. We provide therapy in a gender-specific environment. GateHouse offers the only comprehensive vocational program in New England.

"The therapeutic relationship-when supportive, insightful, and empathetic-is the greatest tool in the healing process." Sara Grier is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Behavioral Specialist Consultant with 15+ years of experience in the mental health field and counseling. Sara's counseling and psychotherapy experience includes sexual abuse (both offender and victim) and processing the painful effects of trauma. Her experience includes disorders of mood, anxiety, depression, adjustment, and personality in both adults and children. Sara is currently licensed in both Pennsylvania(LCSW) and Ohio(LSW).

I am a compassionate, person-centered therapist specializing in Emotion Focused Couple's Therapy (EFT), a highly effective approach helping couples achieve more trust, safety, security and closeness in their relationship. It is a very affirming model, with an active therapist guiding you and your partner as you learn new ways of relating to one another. I also use it for my clients in individual therapy. I am certified in alcohol and drug addiction.

This is a difficult and overwhelming time for most. Now, more than ever, we can all use support. I am committed to providing compassionate, supportive, and effective care to those that I work with. I have sought out and received specialized education, training, and experience in providing psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults. My goal is to enhance the behavioral and emotional adjustment and well-being of those that I work with using the most effective and efficient research-based treatment approaches.