Psychodynamic Therapists in Squirrel Hill, PA
I specialize in working with clients who have experienced trauma including PTSD, C-PTSD and dissociative disorders. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental, identity-affirming space where we can explore what may be causing difficulty in your life. I help my clients develop self-compassion and acceptance while addressing and healing the root causes of their trauma, anger, anxiety, depression, and grief. I view psychotherapy as a collaborative experience between therapist and client. Together we will envision where you want to be and I will support and challenge you to grow and heal.
I specialize in working with clients who have experienced trauma including PTSD, C-PTSD and dissociative disorders. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental, identity-affirming space where we can explore what may be causing difficulty in your life. I help my clients develop self-compassion and acceptance while addressing and healing the root causes of their trauma, anger, anxiety, depression, and grief. I view psychotherapy as a collaborative experience between therapist and client. Together we will envision where you want to be and I will support and challenge you to grow and heal.
Prior jobs (Clinical Social Worker at The Pentagon, an EAP, hospitals; Fortune 500 Subject Matter Expert; Medical School Mentor; MSW Program Director) have informed my practice as has training in CBT, EMDR, DBT, & Psychodynamic Therapy.
Would you like to feel less overwhelmed, anxious, sad, fearful, depressed or unsure of yourself? Are you going through a life transition, dealing with chronic illness, or are unproductive behaviors holding you back? Perhaps you’re unhappy at work/school, experiencing grief/loss, uncertain about your professional goals, or dissatisfied with your relationships. Life issues may seem insurmountable. Once you begin therapy with me, we'll work collaboratively to increase your self-understanding & insight. I'll help you identify & effectuate necessary life changes (step by step), embrace self acceptance, or move toward a little of both.
Prior jobs (Clinical Social Worker at The Pentagon, an EAP, hospitals; Fortune 500 Subject Matter Expert; Medical School Mentor; MSW Program Director) have informed my practice as has training in CBT, EMDR, DBT, & Psychodynamic Therapy.
Would you like to feel less overwhelmed, anxious, sad, fearful, depressed or unsure of yourself? Are you going through a life transition, dealing with chronic illness, or are unproductive behaviors holding you back? Perhaps you’re unhappy at work/school, experiencing grief/loss, uncertain about your professional goals, or dissatisfied with your relationships. Life issues may seem insurmountable. Once you begin therapy with me, we'll work collaboratively to increase your self-understanding & insight. I'll help you identify & effectuate necessary life changes (step by step), embrace self acceptance, or move toward a little of both.
I am a clinical psychologist who practices psychodynamic psychotherapy with older adolescents, young adults, and adults.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy may help you: enjoy life; better understand yourself and others; change self-defeating patterns; increase sense of self-worth; manage stress; communicate more effectively; foster satisfying relationships; make choices
I am a clinical psychologist who practices psychodynamic psychotherapy with older adolescents, young adults, and adults.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy may help you: enjoy life; better understand yourself and others; change self-defeating patterns; increase sense of self-worth; manage stress; communicate more effectively; foster satisfying relationships; make choices
I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy, focusing on the important ways your past experience impacts your current emotions and behaviors.
As a therapist, I strive to collaborate with my clients to create an environment that offers the support and safety necessary to explore life’s complexity. It is my belief that in order to meaningfully move through the our challenges, we first must understand ourselves and how we got here. I work with individuals and couples dealing with a wide variety a challenges, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, identity issues, difficult transitions, self-esteem, relationship issues, self-harm and substance abuse.
I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy, focusing on the important ways your past experience impacts your current emotions and behaviors.
As a therapist, I strive to collaborate with my clients to create an environment that offers the support and safety necessary to explore life’s complexity. It is my belief that in order to meaningfully move through the our challenges, we first must understand ourselves and how we got here. I work with individuals and couples dealing with a wide variety a challenges, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, identity issues, difficult transitions, self-esteem, relationship issues, self-harm and substance abuse.
My approach to therapy is integrative and based on the specific needs and goals of the people I am working with, though my treatment methodology is grounded in psychodynamic, mindfulness based, and emotionally focused theories of therapeutic support.
I have a Masters in Social Work and a second Masters in Human Sexuality. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional as well as trained in EMDR in order to better support clients seeking to address issues related to traumatic life experiences as part of their therapy.
My approach to therapy is integrative and based on the specific needs and goals of the people I am working with, though my treatment methodology is grounded in psychodynamic, mindfulness based, and emotionally focused theories of therapeutic support.
I have a Masters in Social Work and a second Masters in Human Sexuality. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional as well as trained in EMDR in order to better support clients seeking to address issues related to traumatic life experiences as part of their therapy.
It is possible to overcome seemingly insurmountable life challenges and find stability. Psychotherapy can light the way from chaos and hopelessness towards self-acceptance, meaning, and control. Focused on your individual needs, I strive to create a time and space which is entirely yours. A safe, private, well-bounded place where honest and healing discussions are cultivated. For the past 12 years, I have been working with a diverse mixture of individuals and couples using primarily psychoanalytic techniques. My aim is not simply to facilitate symptom relief, but to midwife meaningful and positive changes in your life.
It is possible to overcome seemingly insurmountable life challenges and find stability. Psychotherapy can light the way from chaos and hopelessness towards self-acceptance, meaning, and control. Focused on your individual needs, I strive to create a time and space which is entirely yours. A safe, private, well-bounded place where honest and healing discussions are cultivated. For the past 12 years, I have been working with a diverse mixture of individuals and couples using primarily psychoanalytic techniques. My aim is not simply to facilitate symptom relief, but to midwife meaningful and positive changes in your life.
I use a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive, and mindfulness-based therapies to help you to feel relief from your symptoms.
Are you feeling stuck? Are you going through times of high emotions and stress? Let me help. You deserve an experienced and competent professional that works with you to explore your situation with respect and compassion. Together, we will get to the heart of the problem and find fresh ways of managing your situation. I collaborate with you to help move you towards healthy change you desire. I have a flexible approach that takes the best parts of different treatments and uses them in a way that fits your needs.
I use a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive, and mindfulness-based therapies to help you to feel relief from your symptoms.
Are you feeling stuck? Are you going through times of high emotions and stress? Let me help. You deserve an experienced and competent professional that works with you to explore your situation with respect and compassion. Together, we will get to the heart of the problem and find fresh ways of managing your situation. I collaborate with you to help move you towards healthy change you desire. I have a flexible approach that takes the best parts of different treatments and uses them in a way that fits your needs.
Greetings! Just like you, I am human. In 2019 I achieved sobriety from alcohol use disorder, and in 2020 I made a career change from being a professionally-trained orchestral musician and private music instructor to becoming a therapist. I bring this life experience to my work as a therapist because I feel it is critical for you as the client to know who you are trusting with your care. Therapy hinges on one core dynamic: the power of feeling heard, seen, and understood by another person. I aim to achieve this by cultivating a welcoming atmosphere free from judgment, and by valuing the inherent worth and dignity of my clients.
Greetings! Just like you, I am human. In 2019 I achieved sobriety from alcohol use disorder, and in 2020 I made a career change from being a professionally-trained orchestral musician and private music instructor to becoming a therapist. I bring this life experience to my work as a therapist because I feel it is critical for you as the client to know who you are trusting with your care. Therapy hinges on one core dynamic: the power of feeling heard, seen, and understood by another person. I aim to achieve this by cultivating a welcoming atmosphere free from judgment, and by valuing the inherent worth and dignity of my clients.
Hi, I'm really glad you're here. Thinking of starting therapy can feel really intimidating, especially if you're used to handling things on your own or talking yourself out of needing support. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware, and highly capable in a lot of areas of life, but internally struggle with anxiety, depression, self-doubt, relationship stress, overthinking, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. I hope to help you reconnect with parts of yourself, your personal goals, and what's most important to you.
Hi, I'm really glad you're here. Thinking of starting therapy can feel really intimidating, especially if you're used to handling things on your own or talking yourself out of needing support. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware, and highly capable in a lot of areas of life, but internally struggle with anxiety, depression, self-doubt, relationship stress, overthinking, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. I hope to help you reconnect with parts of yourself, your personal goals, and what's most important to you.
You don't have to keep carrying this alone.
Whether you’re struggling with substance use, anxiety, depression, trauma, or the complicated mix of all of it, I want you to know there is a way forward—and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself. I work with individuals and groups navigating drug and alcohol addiction, as well as the deeper layers that often accompany it—trauma, anxiety, depression, and the weight of unresolved experiences.
You don't have to keep carrying this alone.
Whether you’re struggling with substance use, anxiety, depression, trauma, or the complicated mix of all of it, I want you to know there is a way forward—and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself. I work with individuals and groups navigating drug and alcohol addiction, as well as the deeper layers that often accompany it—trauma, anxiety, depression, and the weight of unresolved experiences.
You’re a modern couple, building a career and a relationship. You notice the effort taking its toll. You’re ready to learn how to protect your spark, so that your love continues to thrive. Perhaps, it’s been too long since you experienced passion and fun with your partner, or, you're going through a relationship crisis. You remember when things were different, and you long to re-connect, and uncover the relationship you desire. Whether you are dating, living together, or married, I will help you face the realities in your relationship and grow through them.
You’re a modern couple, building a career and a relationship. You notice the effort taking its toll. You’re ready to learn how to protect your spark, so that your love continues to thrive. Perhaps, it’s been too long since you experienced passion and fun with your partner, or, you're going through a relationship crisis. You remember when things were different, and you long to re-connect, and uncover the relationship you desire. Whether you are dating, living together, or married, I will help you face the realities in your relationship and grow through them.
I integrate cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, and psychodynamic techniques to explore underlying emotions and past experiences.
Sometimes life feels overwhelming — stress, anxiety, depression or relationship challenges can leave you feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward. Therapy can help you understand why you feel this way and explore new paths toward change. Often, what seems like the “problem” on the surface is connected to something deeper. Together, we’ll work to uncover and understand these underlying patterns so that meaningful change can happen. I provide a safe, supportive space to explore your experiences and help you create more satisfying relationships and a life that feels aligned with your goals.
I integrate cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, and psychodynamic techniques to explore underlying emotions and past experiences.
Sometimes life feels overwhelming — stress, anxiety, depression or relationship challenges can leave you feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward. Therapy can help you understand why you feel this way and explore new paths toward change. Often, what seems like the “problem” on the surface is connected to something deeper. Together, we’ll work to uncover and understand these underlying patterns so that meaningful change can happen. I provide a safe, supportive space to explore your experiences and help you create more satisfying relationships and a life that feels aligned with your goals.
Rahmah Albugami | Makin Wellness Online Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, LPC, NCC, ACS
3 Endorsed
Online Only
My approach uses evidence-based methods including CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, DBT, client-centered, and psychodynamic therapy.
If you’re feeling weighed down by anxiety, navigating complex life transitions, or struggling in your relationships, you’re not alone — and meaningful support is within reach.
I work with individuals (18 and older) and couples facing a wide range of challenges, including generalized anxiety, depression, PTSD, social anxiety, adjustment disorders, bipolar disorder, BPD, grief, and relational conflict. Whether you’re managing daily stressors or deeper emotional wounds, I’m here to help you process, heal, and grow.
My approach uses evidence-based methods including CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, DBT, client-centered, and psychodynamic therapy.
If you’re feeling weighed down by anxiety, navigating complex life transitions, or struggling in your relationships, you’re not alone — and meaningful support is within reach.
I work with individuals (18 and older) and couples facing a wide range of challenges, including generalized anxiety, depression, PTSD, social anxiety, adjustment disorders, bipolar disorder, BPD, grief, and relational conflict. Whether you’re managing daily stressors or deeper emotional wounds, I’m here to help you process, heal, and grow.
As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I am uniquely suited to provide holistic care. A psychoanalytic therapy approach offers a highly effective form of treatment through a comprehensive and nuanced framework for working with and addressing trauma, anxiety, depression, identity struggles, low self-esteem, a lostness around a sense of self, struggles in your connections to other people, and feelings of meaninglessness. If advisable, I can also provide careful expert medication management. Together, we will embark on a collaborative exploration, delving into your unique background and personal influences as we work towards healing.
As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I am uniquely suited to provide holistic care. A psychoanalytic therapy approach offers a highly effective form of treatment through a comprehensive and nuanced framework for working with and addressing trauma, anxiety, depression, identity struggles, low self-esteem, a lostness around a sense of self, struggles in your connections to other people, and feelings of meaninglessness. If advisable, I can also provide careful expert medication management. Together, we will embark on a collaborative exploration, delving into your unique background and personal influences as we work towards healing.
My style is collaborative and interactive to meet each person’s unique needs and concerns, with a relational psychoanalytic, and psychodynamic approach.
I try to provide a safe space where your concerns and lived experiences are listened to closely and attentively without feeling judged. Please feel free to call me to learn more about the details.
My style is collaborative and interactive to meet each person’s unique needs and concerns, with a relational psychoanalytic, and psychodynamic approach.
I try to provide a safe space where your concerns and lived experiences are listened to closely and attentively without feeling judged. Please feel free to call me to learn more about the details.
Recovering from an eating disorder and/or severe trauma can frequently be difficult. My broad training and extensive experience enables me to work with patients in a variety of ways including traditional therapeutic approaches, the incorporation of art therapy as a component of treatment, and the use of EMDR. I work with each individual patient to determine the type of approach that best matches her personality and therapeutic needs. I have been one of the first psychotherapists to make use of expressive arts and EMDR in the treatment of eating disorders. I have also treated a number of therapists of all ages.
Recovering from an eating disorder and/or severe trauma can frequently be difficult. My broad training and extensive experience enables me to work with patients in a variety of ways including traditional therapeutic approaches, the incorporation of art therapy as a component of treatment, and the use of EMDR. I work with each individual patient to determine the type of approach that best matches her personality and therapeutic needs. I have been one of the first psychotherapists to make use of expressive arts and EMDR in the treatment of eating disorders. I have also treated a number of therapists of all ages.
**I am not currently accepting new clients** Each of us has intrinsic worth and our hearts and psyches have the ability to heal. My work with adults of all ages draws on the expressive arts, motivational and strengths-based therapies and cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed therapies. One of my passions has been exploring the ways in which the expressive arts - visual art, drama, music, movement, writing - touch us deeply and express emotions for which there may simply be no words. Where the response to suffering is compassion and hope, the goals of the individual - not the therapist - inspire the therapeutic process.
**I am not currently accepting new clients** Each of us has intrinsic worth and our hearts and psyches have the ability to heal. My work with adults of all ages draws on the expressive arts, motivational and strengths-based therapies and cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed therapies. One of my passions has been exploring the ways in which the expressive arts - visual art, drama, music, movement, writing - touch us deeply and express emotions for which there may simply be no words. Where the response to suffering is compassion and hope, the goals of the individual - not the therapist - inspire the therapeutic process.
I engage in a variety of methods including cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques, strength-based psychotherapy and mind-body applications.
** Currently not accepting new clients. ** I believe you can promote wellness in your life. I have deep respect for the client's I work with and believe choosing therapy is a healthy act of growth. My style is to create a collaborative, respectful, and compassionate relationship in which we explore both your challenges and your strengths. I emphasize a whole-person integrative treatment plan utilizing evidence-based interventions and complimentary approaches as appropriate.
I engage in a variety of methods including cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques, strength-based psychotherapy and mind-body applications.
** Currently not accepting new clients. ** I believe you can promote wellness in your life. I have deep respect for the client's I work with and believe choosing therapy is a healthy act of growth. My style is to create a collaborative, respectful, and compassionate relationship in which we explore both your challenges and your strengths. I emphasize a whole-person integrative treatment plan utilizing evidence-based interventions and complimentary approaches as appropriate.
Nicholas Demaio
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
**I am not currently accepting new clients** With a contemplative model of engagement, and honoring the immediate moment, I am dedicated to offering a compassionate and vibrant therapeutic relationship to those seeking support. Whether facing depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, trauma or struggling with life transitions or addiction, the healing process begins just the same: right where we are. Contemplative psychotherapy and mindfulness practices include insights from behavioral-cognitive therapy, guided imagery, breath work and narrative therapy.
**I am not currently accepting new clients** With a contemplative model of engagement, and honoring the immediate moment, I am dedicated to offering a compassionate and vibrant therapeutic relationship to those seeking support. Whether facing depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, trauma or struggling with life transitions or addiction, the healing process begins just the same: right where we are. Contemplative psychotherapy and mindfulness practices include insights from behavioral-cognitive therapy, guided imagery, breath work and narrative therapy.
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I am a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing care from a relational perspective. Working from a relational analytic/interpersonal approach implies many different things, but perhaps the most central is that the nature of the treatment I provide will always depend on your needs, and typically only become apparent after a nonjudgmental and deeply collaborative exploration of your experience. Put simply, I assume that successful treatment requires me coming to understand your experience and value commitments in a deeply nuanced fashion, as opposed to applying generic treatment strategies.
I am a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing care from a relational perspective. Working from a relational analytic/interpersonal approach implies many different things, but perhaps the most central is that the nature of the treatment I provide will always depend on your needs, and typically only become apparent after a nonjudgmental and deeply collaborative exploration of your experience. Put simply, I assume that successful treatment requires me coming to understand your experience and value commitments in a deeply nuanced fashion, as opposed to applying generic treatment strategies.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.