Turning Leaf Therapy
Group Practice
123 Chestnut Street, Suite 304, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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You've worked at it. The skills help but the pattern won't shift. Turning Leaf is a relational psychodynamic group practice in Old City Philadelphia, est. 2017. Symptoms are signals, not problems to eliminate. Sixteen focus areas: anxiety, depression, complex PTSD, childhood emotional neglect, attachment, grief, LGBTQIA+ identity, life transitions. Clinicians integrate EMDR, IFS, and trauma-informed care within a relational, depth-oriented frame. In-person at 123 Chestnut, Old City. Telehealth PA and NJ. In-network with Aetna, BCBS, United, and Optum. Self-pay $130 to $200. First match within two business days.
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Symptoms from trauma, anxiety, pregnancy, and parenting can feel overwhelming. You may struggle to understand your feelings, have difficulty connecting, or feel your past intruding into your present. Healing begins with safety and trust. In our work together, I aim to offer compassion so you can reconnect with yourself, your emotions, and others. I specialize in working with various types of trauma including survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, interpersonal violence, adults impacted by parental mis-attunement, and birth trauma. I also specialize in anxiety, pregnancy, and parenting after trauma.
Symptoms from trauma, anxiety, pregnancy, and parenting can feel overwhelming. You may struggle to understand your feelings, have difficulty connecting, or feel your past intruding into your present. Healing begins with safety and trust. In our work together, I aim to offer compassion so you can reconnect with yourself, your emotions, and others. I specialize in working with various types of trauma including survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, interpersonal violence, adults impacted by parental mis-attunement, and birth trauma. I also specialize in anxiety, pregnancy, and parenting after trauma.
You get the oil changed in your car regularly so your car doesn't break down, right? Well, therapy is just like getting the oil changed in your brain. You may view therapy as a break from the hustle of your busy life, a workshop for your past, or a place to get the support you've been seeking. Guess what? They're all correct. Any reason you have for being on this page right now is the right reason to start or continue your healing.
You get the oil changed in your car regularly so your car doesn't break down, right? Well, therapy is just like getting the oil changed in your brain. You may view therapy as a break from the hustle of your busy life, a workshop for your past, or a place to get the support you've been seeking. Guess what? They're all correct. Any reason you have for being on this page right now is the right reason to start or continue your healing.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but not one you need to take on alone. Together, we will build a safe, caring environment through trust, honesty, authenticity, and humor, for you to explore your story. I work with adults moving through experiences of trauma, complex trauma, depression, anxiety, grief & loss, neurodivergence, and times of transition. In our sessions, I draw from strengths-based, psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and Internal Family Systems approaches. This means that we explore areas of growth and recognize the strengths you already carry, which are powerful building blocks for growth and healing.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but not one you need to take on alone. Together, we will build a safe, caring environment through trust, honesty, authenticity, and humor, for you to explore your story. I work with adults moving through experiences of trauma, complex trauma, depression, anxiety, grief & loss, neurodivergence, and times of transition. In our sessions, I draw from strengths-based, psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and Internal Family Systems approaches. This means that we explore areas of growth and recognize the strengths you already carry, which are powerful building blocks for growth and healing.
My goal is to support you in facing and embracing all aspects of yourself, especially the ones that feel most unworthy of love. I view therapy as a collaborative process centered around the co-creation of a safe environment for self-discovery. My work is rooted in relational therapy, focusing on the “here-and-now” of our dynamic as a way to explore patterns and uncover the influence of early experiences. I pay attention not just to symptoms, but to the emotional and relational contexts that give rise to them, including how you navigate trust, vulnerability, boundaries, and connection.
My goal is to support you in facing and embracing all aspects of yourself, especially the ones that feel most unworthy of love. I view therapy as a collaborative process centered around the co-creation of a safe environment for self-discovery. My work is rooted in relational therapy, focusing on the “here-and-now” of our dynamic as a way to explore patterns and uncover the influence of early experiences. I pay attention not just to symptoms, but to the emotional and relational contexts that give rise to them, including how you navigate trust, vulnerability, boundaries, and connection.
Therapy is a space for you to explore, question, play, challenge, and grow. I value curiosity and building a trusting & collaborative relationship between therapist and client. I'm interested in supporting you through identifying patterns, exploring the ways trauma manifests in your life, looking at the impact of relationships and systems on your identity, and noticing the connections between past and present. I work with children, adolescents and young adults around issues of identity development, life transitions, complex trauma, abuse and neglect, gender and sexuality, attachment issues and relationship challenges.
Therapy is a space for you to explore, question, play, challenge, and grow. I value curiosity and building a trusting & collaborative relationship between therapist and client. I'm interested in supporting you through identifying patterns, exploring the ways trauma manifests in your life, looking at the impact of relationships and systems on your identity, and noticing the connections between past and present. I work with children, adolescents and young adults around issues of identity development, life transitions, complex trauma, abuse and neglect, gender and sexuality, attachment issues and relationship challenges.
Therapy should be a space where we can be curious about your internal world and the impact of your identities, external systems, and relationships on it. Working with me would mean examining the connection between past and present, attachment patterns or wounds, coping and defense mechanisms, and how trauma manifests in your body. I encourage exploration of meaning and origins of behaviors, and often incorporate ‘parts work’ to help break down the ‘why’ and address the shame often attached to them. When appropriate, I also blend EMDR or other somatic practices into our work.
Therapy should be a space where we can be curious about your internal world and the impact of your identities, external systems, and relationships on it. Working with me would mean examining the connection between past and present, attachment patterns or wounds, coping and defense mechanisms, and how trauma manifests in your body. I encourage exploration of meaning and origins of behaviors, and often incorporate ‘parts work’ to help break down the ‘why’ and address the shame often attached to them. When appropriate, I also blend EMDR or other somatic practices into our work.
My priority as a clinician is to co-construct an environment that feels affirming, warm, and responsive to needs of clients managing various life challenges and traumas including sudden deaths of loved ones. My style incorporates relational and existential frameworks that invite clients to build awareness of their inner systems, claim their autonomy, and move toward meaningful change. I blend modalities such as IFS, EMDR, and emotion-focused approaches, and my practice is always informed by grief and loss, even if a client’s feelings are not associated with a death. I see clients in DE, PA, and MA, and I specialize in suicide loss.
My priority as a clinician is to co-construct an environment that feels affirming, warm, and responsive to needs of clients managing various life challenges and traumas including sudden deaths of loved ones. My style incorporates relational and existential frameworks that invite clients to build awareness of their inner systems, claim their autonomy, and move toward meaningful change. I blend modalities such as IFS, EMDR, and emotion-focused approaches, and my practice is always informed by grief and loss, even if a client’s feelings are not associated with a death. I see clients in DE, PA, and MA, and I specialize in suicide loss.
You may be surprised by how deeply childhood experiences continue to shape your daily life, relationships, and sense of self. Anxiety, depression, perfectionism, relationship issues, or difficulty with boundaries are often manifestations of deeper emotional pain and ways you learned to cope or protect yourself. If you struggle with shame, attachment concerns, people-pleasing, or feeling disconnected from yourself, I aim to provide a space where you can slow down, be vulnerable, and feel genuinely understood. I specialize in trauma, particularly complex trauma and experiences of emotional neglect or emotionally immature environments.
You may be surprised by how deeply childhood experiences continue to shape your daily life, relationships, and sense of self. Anxiety, depression, perfectionism, relationship issues, or difficulty with boundaries are often manifestations of deeper emotional pain and ways you learned to cope or protect yourself. If you struggle with shame, attachment concerns, people-pleasing, or feeling disconnected from yourself, I aim to provide a space where you can slow down, be vulnerable, and feel genuinely understood. I specialize in trauma, particularly complex trauma and experiences of emotional neglect or emotionally immature environments.
From the beginning of therapy, I want to establish a relationship that feels as comfortable and safe as possible so that we can work collaboratively to decide the direction of therapy. I bring a calming presence to the relationship, which I balance with active challenge and feedback in order to create the possibility for new behaviors, emotions, and relationship dynamics. I work from a relational, emotion-focused psychodynamic therapy approach, which emphasizes understanding relationship patterns in the past and present in order to process the emotions related to these experiences.
From the beginning of therapy, I want to establish a relationship that feels as comfortable and safe as possible so that we can work collaboratively to decide the direction of therapy. I bring a calming presence to the relationship, which I balance with active challenge and feedback in order to create the possibility for new behaviors, emotions, and relationship dynamics. I work from a relational, emotion-focused psychodynamic therapy approach, which emphasizes understanding relationship patterns in the past and present in order to process the emotions related to these experiences.
You may be coming to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of who you are becoming. Maybe anxiety or depression feels heavy, old patterns keep showing up in your relationships, or past experiences still linger in ways that are hard to name. I work with young adults and adults, and I’m passionate about supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and identity exploration.
You may be coming to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of who you are becoming. Maybe anxiety or depression feels heavy, old patterns keep showing up in your relationships, or past experiences still linger in ways that are hard to name. I work with young adults and adults, and I’m passionate about supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and identity exploration.
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Primary Location
Turning Leaf Therapy
123 Chestnut Street
Suite 304
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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