Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in State College, PA
Hey there, weary traveler! I am so glad you finally made it. Welcome to your new personal sanctuary, where you can drop those bags and begin to unpack whatever you have been carrying with you for so long. We all come with a story, and it is my solemn duty to partner with you to take control of the pen and write new chapters that align with your innermost self. In a world of constant crisis, violence, instability, and fear, we can begin to lose sight of the meaning of it all, or the fact that our greatest strength is in our vulnerabilities. I want to know who you truly are, and work together to find healing and beauty in the pain.
Hey there, weary traveler! I am so glad you finally made it. Welcome to your new personal sanctuary, where you can drop those bags and begin to unpack whatever you have been carrying with you for so long. We all come with a story, and it is my solemn duty to partner with you to take control of the pen and write new chapters that align with your innermost self. In a world of constant crisis, violence, instability, and fear, we can begin to lose sight of the meaning of it all, or the fact that our greatest strength is in our vulnerabilities. I want to know who you truly are, and work together to find healing and beauty in the pain.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of experience. I specialize in working with individuals dealing with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and major life transitions.
I believe everyone is on a journey, but not every journey is the same. My approach to therapy begins with meeting you where you are at in your journey and allowing you to create a space to share your story, supporting you as you address mental health issues you feel are creating challenges in your day-to-day life and creating the changes you desire.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of experience. I specialize in working with individuals dealing with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and major life transitions.
I believe everyone is on a journey, but not every journey is the same. My approach to therapy begins with meeting you where you are at in your journey and allowing you to create a space to share your story, supporting you as you address mental health issues you feel are creating challenges in your day-to-day life and creating the changes you desire.
I work from an ACT and CBT approach but I am flexible to clients' needs.
I'm a Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. I have been in practice in various settings for over seven years. I provide ACT and CBT counseling, as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidenced based treatment for trauma and PTSD.
I work from an ACT and CBT approach but I am flexible to clients' needs.
I'm a Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. I have been in practice in various settings for over seven years. I provide ACT and CBT counseling, as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidenced based treatment for trauma and PTSD.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I create a comfortable, accepting space for adolescents and adults to explore new patterns in thinking, feeling, and behaving. I have extensive experience working with individuals with personality disorders, depression, anxiety, self-harm, behavioral concerns, relationship challenges, and feelings of helplessness. I tailor my approach to each client, using evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Mindfulness, and always from a strengths-based perspective.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I create a comfortable, accepting space for adolescents and adults to explore new patterns in thinking, feeling, and behaving. I have extensive experience working with individuals with personality disorders, depression, anxiety, self-harm, behavioral concerns, relationship challenges, and feelings of helplessness. I tailor my approach to each client, using evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Mindfulness, and always from a strengths-based perspective.
I work in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectic Behavioral therapy.
Greetings! Let me introduce myself, I'm Nancy Van Saun, LCSW. My license number is CW 013529. I have been trained in numerous modalities and theoretical frameworks. I try to adapt my approach to the client's needs. I have worked with many varying populations as well. I feel this gives me a broad perspective on a client's life experience.
I work in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectic Behavioral therapy.
Greetings! Let me introduce myself, I'm Nancy Van Saun, LCSW. My license number is CW 013529. I have been trained in numerous modalities and theoretical frameworks. I try to adapt my approach to the client's needs. I have worked with many varying populations as well. I feel this gives me a broad perspective on a client's life experience.
Most of my work involves helping others slow down, pay more attention to their body, breathe through routine distress, and recover/heal from trauma. I have 6 years of experience working with survivors of abuse/trauma and individuals living with anxiety and/or depression.
I started my career in the field as a crisis intervention specialist in 2020 answering crisis hotlines and completing mobile assessments with people in mental health crisis. Additionally, I have 4 years of experience working at a university counseling center providing individual and group therapy to undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.
Most of my work involves helping others slow down, pay more attention to their body, breathe through routine distress, and recover/heal from trauma. I have 6 years of experience working with survivors of abuse/trauma and individuals living with anxiety and/or depression.
I started my career in the field as a crisis intervention specialist in 2020 answering crisis hotlines and completing mobile assessments with people in mental health crisis. Additionally, I have 4 years of experience working at a university counseling center providing individual and group therapy to undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.
I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT).
You long to feel confident in your worth and at peace in your relationships. Maybe anxiety, your self-esteem, or unclear boundaries have left you feeling unseen, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted. You give so much to others while quietly carrying a heavy load. You want relief, clarity, and healthier connections. In therapy, we'll create a supportive space to gently untangle these patterns, and help you build a more grounded, fulfilling life.
I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT).
You long to feel confident in your worth and at peace in your relationships. Maybe anxiety, your self-esteem, or unclear boundaries have left you feeling unseen, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted. You give so much to others while quietly carrying a heavy load. You want relief, clarity, and healthier connections. In therapy, we'll create a supportive space to gently untangle these patterns, and help you build a more grounded, fulfilling life.
That's why with clients of varying, intersecting identities and unique concerns, I prioritize personal/systemic insight, authenticity, and acceptance.
As a counseling psychologist, I use a “here and now” approach that focuses on emotions, bodily experiences, and authenticity. This serves as a guide in my clinical work to develop insight and create change while using techniques from Gestalt Therapy, EFT, ACT, DBT and Optimal Theory. If you have any interest in working with me, please feel free to reach out.
That's why with clients of varying, intersecting identities and unique concerns, I prioritize personal/systemic insight, authenticity, and acceptance.
As a counseling psychologist, I use a “here and now” approach that focuses on emotions, bodily experiences, and authenticity. This serves as a guide in my clinical work to develop insight and create change while using techniques from Gestalt Therapy, EFT, ACT, DBT and Optimal Theory. If you have any interest in working with me, please feel free to reach out.
I have 15 years of experience working with children and adults of diverse backgrounds. I have helped clients with issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, addiction, stress, time management, relationship and marriage concerns and general communication skills.
I have 15 years of experience working with children and adults of diverse backgrounds. I have helped clients with issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, addiction, stress, time management, relationship and marriage concerns and general communication skills.
I utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), CBT, creative arts, and play therapy.
Your mental health matters, and I am here to help you or your child foster self-awareness, self-compassion, and confidence. We are living in an especially stressful time, and we can all use some extra support. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, young women, and parents. My goal is to create a safe, affirming space where growth is possible, healing begins, and confidence is rebuilt.
I utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), CBT, creative arts, and play therapy.
Your mental health matters, and I am here to help you or your child foster self-awareness, self-compassion, and confidence. We are living in an especially stressful time, and we can all use some extra support. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, young women, and parents. My goal is to create a safe, affirming space where growth is possible, healing begins, and confidence is rebuilt.
Trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Hakomi Method, Dialectical / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Emotional Freedom Tapping, Parent-Child and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
I integrate Western and Eastern techniques and provide clinical tools that connect mind and body to promote wellness and healing. I take a holistic approach and work collaboratively with you on your journey toward self-discovery, growth, and healing. I focus on building on your personal strengths and exploring balance, self-compassion, and peace across all areas of your life. I use a client-centered, strengths-focused therapeutic approach. I work with adults, adolescents, families, and couples. Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2.
Trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Hakomi Method, Dialectical / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Emotional Freedom Tapping, Parent-Child and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
I integrate Western and Eastern techniques and provide clinical tools that connect mind and body to promote wellness and healing. I take a holistic approach and work collaboratively with you on your journey toward self-discovery, growth, and healing. I focus on building on your personal strengths and exploring balance, self-compassion, and peace across all areas of your life. I use a client-centered, strengths-focused therapeutic approach. I work with adults, adolescents, families, and couples. Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2.
Providing a safe and validating space for others is something I've always loved to do. This passion has lead me to becoming a Psychologist and providing therapy to clients for the last ten years. I enjoy working with adults in various stage of life. I've appreciated working with clients on relationships, identity, and self-love. Being a South-Asian, I encourage individuals to explore their own cultural/ethnic/racial identity.
Providing a safe and validating space for others is something I've always loved to do. This passion has lead me to becoming a Psychologist and providing therapy to clients for the last ten years. I enjoy working with adults in various stage of life. I've appreciated working with clients on relationships, identity, and self-love. Being a South-Asian, I encourage individuals to explore their own cultural/ethnic/racial identity.
RISE Counseling Inc strides to provide the community with exceptional mental health services and quality care for individuals. RISE represents Resilience, Introspection, Strength and Empowerment. These pillars are imperative to our client’s progression toward personal goals and self improvement. Each and every therapist at RISE embodies similar values, which contributes to the importance of making our clients the very first priority. Therapists all have a collaborative working style that ensures compassion and understanding. There is no judgement as we are here to serve our clients with integrity and competence.
RISE Counseling Inc strides to provide the community with exceptional mental health services and quality care for individuals. RISE represents Resilience, Introspection, Strength and Empowerment. These pillars are imperative to our client’s progression toward personal goals and self improvement. Each and every therapist at RISE embodies similar values, which contributes to the importance of making our clients the very first priority. Therapists all have a collaborative working style that ensures compassion and understanding. There is no judgement as we are here to serve our clients with integrity and competence.
I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and will venture out as needed.
I currently have strong availability as I have just expanded my practice and can see clients most days of the week.
Hello! My name is Andrew Nadermann and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor based in State College, working primarily with adolescent and young adult clients on a range of mental health concerns, with a focus on ADHD and executive functioning, and associated anxiety, depression and social phobias. I take a very practical approach that focuses on helping clients develop skills to handle their day to day challenges.
I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and will venture out as needed.
I currently have strong availability as I have just expanded my practice and can see clients most days of the week.
Hello! My name is Andrew Nadermann and I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor based in State College, working primarily with adolescent and young adult clients on a range of mental health concerns, with a focus on ADHD and executive functioning, and associated anxiety, depression and social phobias. I take a very practical approach that focuses on helping clients develop skills to handle their day to day challenges.
As they are comfortable with moving forward, I utilize a combination of cognitive-behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and/or psychodynamic modality.
Do you wish to get to the core of the issue? As a psychologist with a deep commitment to meaningful, long-term change, I specialize in helping individuals uncover the unconscious patterns and early life experiences that shape present-day challenges. Drawing from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic frameworks, my work focuses on exploring the underlying emotional and relational themes that often influence difficulties in relationships, career satisfaction, and achieving personal goals. Together, we identify and work through long-standing internal conflicts—bringing insight, healing, and lasting growth. Help is one click or call away!
As they are comfortable with moving forward, I utilize a combination of cognitive-behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and/or psychodynamic modality.
Do you wish to get to the core of the issue? As a psychologist with a deep commitment to meaningful, long-term change, I specialize in helping individuals uncover the unconscious patterns and early life experiences that shape present-day challenges. Drawing from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic frameworks, my work focuses on exploring the underlying emotional and relational themes that often influence difficulties in relationships, career satisfaction, and achieving personal goals. Together, we identify and work through long-standing internal conflicts—bringing insight, healing, and lasting growth. Help is one click or call away!
Hello, my name is Valerie Noel, MS, NCC, LPC and the owner of Purposeful ‘U’ Counseling. I have been working in the mental health field for the past 20+ years. I have dedicated my professional life to promoting psychological well-being, advocating for vulnerable populations, and client centered care. Throughout my career I have worked in a variety of settings, community agencies, schools, and private practice. I have held supervisory and leadership roles, and mentored other counselors. I remain committed to lifelong learning and professional growth. I am licensed in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Hello, my name is Valerie Noel, MS, NCC, LPC and the owner of Purposeful ‘U’ Counseling. I have been working in the mental health field for the past 20+ years. I have dedicated my professional life to promoting psychological well-being, advocating for vulnerable populations, and client centered care. Throughout my career I have worked in a variety of settings, community agencies, schools, and private practice. I have held supervisory and leadership roles, and mentored other counselors. I remain committed to lifelong learning and professional growth. I am licensed in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Being an immigrant, I have been touched by people's stories of pain, love, joy, and suffering. I believe that through sharing our individual stories and allowing me in your space, to see YOU for who YOU are has a restorative power for growth and healing. So much of our pain happens in relationships to other people, and I believe it can be helpful to work towards healing that in therapy. My approach to therapy is to work through a collaborative, multicultural and attachment lens. I will sit and listen to you, and together we will embark on your journey of exploration so that you are not alone.
Being an immigrant, I have been touched by people's stories of pain, love, joy, and suffering. I believe that through sharing our individual stories and allowing me in your space, to see YOU for who YOU are has a restorative power for growth and healing. So much of our pain happens in relationships to other people, and I believe it can be helpful to work towards healing that in therapy. My approach to therapy is to work through a collaborative, multicultural and attachment lens. I will sit and listen to you, and together we will embark on your journey of exploration so that you are not alone.
I am trained in ERP for OCD, and also integrate EFT and ACT into my work.
Welcome to my practice. No matter what circumstances have led you here, I hope to provide a safe place for you to explore, heal, and grow. Maybe life has presented some new challenges for you and you need to grow to meet those challenges. Maybe anxiety, depression, or some other experience seems to have hijacked your life and you want some guidance. Maybe your relationship isn't going the way you hoped and you wonder if there is a better way. Counseling is a tool for getting yourself into a healthier happier place.
I am trained in ERP for OCD, and also integrate EFT and ACT into my work.
Welcome to my practice. No matter what circumstances have led you here, I hope to provide a safe place for you to explore, heal, and grow. Maybe life has presented some new challenges for you and you need to grow to meet those challenges. Maybe anxiety, depression, or some other experience seems to have hijacked your life and you want some guidance. Maybe your relationship isn't going the way you hoped and you wonder if there is a better way. Counseling is a tool for getting yourself into a healthier happier place.
I believe in a whole person approach to wellness, in that we cannot separate our physical health from our mental health. They are so interrelated, as our bodies speak to the emotional adversities we’ve had to face throughout our lifetime. Sustained periods of chronic trauma or stress especially wreak havoc on us. Such traumatic events can impact our personal wellness, our interpersonal relationships, our ability to cope with stress, and sometimes even disrupt our daily functioning.
I believe in a whole person approach to wellness, in that we cannot separate our physical health from our mental health. They are so interrelated, as our bodies speak to the emotional adversities we’ve had to face throughout our lifetime. Sustained periods of chronic trauma or stress especially wreak havoc on us. Such traumatic events can impact our personal wellness, our interpersonal relationships, our ability to cope with stress, and sometimes even disrupt our daily functioning.
Whether you are in a season of struggle or of thriving, I hope to create a safe, warm, supportive and non-judgmental counseling environment for you to explore your inner world and how you move through your daily interactions. You are unique and shaped by many facets of your life and your counseling experience should be no different! I want to offer you a counseling experience that fits your unique needs and personality while encouraging you to continue your process of growth along the way.
Whether you are in a season of struggle or of thriving, I hope to create a safe, warm, supportive and non-judgmental counseling environment for you to explore your inner world and how you move through your daily interactions. You are unique and shaped by many facets of your life and your counseling experience should be no different! I want to offer you a counseling experience that fits your unique needs and personality while encouraging you to continue your process of growth along the way.
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.