Therapists in Blue Bell, PA

Seeking therapy takes immense strength and courage. It can feel vulnerable to trust another human with your struggles, fear, and pain. From the beginning, I will do my best to listen deeply and carefully, respecting that you have been doing the best you can with what you’ve been handed in life. I believe that our symptoms often provide information about how we have had to adapt to our circumstances. I therefore strive to honor how you have had to cope while working towards alleviating your distress and deepening your connection with yourself and others.

There are many experiences in one’s life that can lead to anxiety, sadness, or feeling alone. If you or your loved one are struggling with these feelings associated with change, infertility, grief/loss, family discord, or internal pressures, I will provide empathic guidance towards coping and healing. Together we will address your struggles, build on your strengths, improve your understanding, and discover better ways to cope. I can connect with you through a variety of strategies. Together, we will peel back the layers of thoughts and feelings, and identify ways to explore, cope, communicate, and heal.

Thank you for your interest in my psychotherapy services. My practice focuses on helping families, couples and individuals to improve inter-personal relationships, connection, communication and moods related to those relationships. I am successful in assisting clients with gaining insight that helps them cope with life transitions, creating healthy boundaries and experiencing satisfying relationships.

My emphasis is on strengthening your relationships through exploration of relational fairness, trust, and loyalty. Particular focus is on discerning your own relational ground and terms for living while reconnecting with those who matter to you and recognizing their merit. Licensed as an LMFT, I have clinical experience (over 2000 individuals, couples, families) in diverse settings including independent practice, Waldorf schools, court, health care, academia. I can work with you on re-balancing relationships, challenges during uncertain times, stress, anxiety, grief/loss, career/life/parenting transitions and spiritual crossroads.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when? (Hillel, 2000 years ago). I'm not content with you feeling accepted and supported. I want you to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to live congruently with your personal values and not with fear of judgment or failure. I want you to be able to nurture and comfort yourself, but also to motivate and push yourself to act in your own best interests. l want you to attach yourself to something greater than yourself and to lessen the time you spend worrying about the future or reliving the past.

With more than 14 years of experience working in the field, I bring warmth, hints of humor, and an empowering voice to support my clients in creating more fulfilling lives for themselves. My therapeutic style is grounded in open communication, mutual respect, and creative collaboration. I work with adolescents and adults struggling with: Anxiety, Depression, Pregnancy-Related Concerns, Parenting Stress, Age & Life Transitions Issues, Gender & Identity (LGBTQ+), Body Image & Self-Esteem, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance, Relationship Challenges, & Family Conflicts.

Immediate openings for in-person and virtual sessions! I have vast experience working with individuals who struggle with Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, substance abuse, criminal involvement, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as other personality/mood disorders. In my work, I utilize a person-centered approach that focuses on empathizing with you as an individual trying to heal from your experiences. I feel that my solution-based approach can help guide you through your issues and facilitate a more productive lifestyle.

Because life’s challenges are often complex and diverse, Council for Relationships offers a wide range of counseling services. We provide expert individual, couple, and family therapy with highly experienced, multidisciplinary professionals.

Couples come to therapy often feeling frustrated, defensive, hurt and angry. Love, attraction and shared life goals may have brought them together, but along the way to deeper emotional intimacy couples meet roadblocks. Growing self-awareness and curiosity about their partner helps them appreciate their differences as enriching rather than threatening. Partners realize that each of them has a role in cultivating the quality of their relationship. Partners learn to support each other's growth and expand their horizons together. Their relationship feels more alive and hopeful. Therapy nurtures the art of relationships for all of us.

My practice is dedicated to assist individuals, couples, and families by empowering them to overcome adversities. Entering therapy is a step in demonstrating strength and resiliency. I have an appreciation for this strength and consider it an important part of the therapy process. I approach each client with respect on where they are at the time when entering therapy. When personal growth is felt and experienced it can be rewarding and life altering. It is my intention and responsibility to be an active listener, give thoughtful and educational input for growth and healing at the pace and needs of each client.

I am currently accepting clients both through telehealth and in person! My passion has been to help my clients manage their mental health and ability to grow from within. The clients I support are people who struggle with mental health issues, addictions, family, couples' concerns. I've helped clients successfully navigate through abuse and trauma, life transitions and grief and loss. I specialize in human sexuality: sex education, sexual dysfunction, sexual health, sexual pleasure, navigating sex after health crisis, women's issues, postpartum, miscarriage, LGBTQ populations, sexual trauma and sex addiction.

Many people come to me because they have anxiety, relationship difficulties, or are worried about their child's behavior or mood. I offer therapeutic space for individuals, children, families and couples, that centralizes social-cultural factors; intergenerational patterns; attachment needs; and emotional responsiveness to help clients grow and heal.