Women's Issues Therapists in Bellefonte, PA
Shawna L McKean
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd, NCC
Verified Verified
Bellefonte, PA 16823
My focus is on childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, women's issues, and trauma as well as other issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, and bipolar disorder.
I employ a holistic approach enabling the client to heal in their own time within a safe, understanding and caring environment. In relationship therapy, I assist couples in doing the work needed to heal their relationship and move forward, with healthier communication and expectations. Healing from sexual abuse is a painful journey. I have experience in working with both victims and perpetrators, which gives me a unique perspective and understanding to assist you in your healing journey.
My focus is on childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, women's issues, and trauma as well as other issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, and bipolar disorder.
I employ a holistic approach enabling the client to heal in their own time within a safe, understanding and caring environment. In relationship therapy, I assist couples in doing the work needed to heal their relationship and move forward, with healthier communication and expectations. Healing from sexual abuse is a painful journey. I have experience in working with both victims and perpetrators, which gives me a unique perspective and understanding to assist you in your healing journey.
The State College Healing Room
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CTT
Verified Verified
Bellefonte, PA 16823
At The Healing Room, we do more than treat your symptoms. We strive to restore your balance and natural integrity, and offer you a fresh perspective into your healing. Our integrative approach uses a wide variety of traditional talk therapy modalities along with holistic methods that incorporate the wisdom of the body and nurture the spirit to accomplish the deepest level of healing possible—so you can thrive.
At The Healing Room, we do more than treat your symptoms. We strive to restore your balance and natural integrity, and offer you a fresh perspective into your healing. Our integrative approach uses a wide variety of traditional talk therapy modalities along with holistic methods that incorporate the wisdom of the body and nurture the spirit to accomplish the deepest level of healing possible—so you can thrive.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and struggling to manage the day-to-day stressors? Are you feeling upset or overwhelmed regarding the state of change currently surrounding us? Do you feel like the day-to-day stressors are overtaking your ability to cope and utilize effective coping strategies? Are you interested in wanting to learn more about yourself, your talents, meeting your own goals and dreams and getting out of the feelings of being stuck?
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and struggling to manage the day-to-day stressors? Are you feeling upset or overwhelmed regarding the state of change currently surrounding us? Do you feel like the day-to-day stressors are overtaking your ability to cope and utilize effective coping strategies? Are you interested in wanting to learn more about yourself, your talents, meeting your own goals and dreams and getting out of the feelings of being stuck?
Paula Ann Stahl
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellefonte, PA 16823
I believe that the ability to grow and change lies within us all. My goal is to provide a supportive environment so that my clients can explore and discover their inner strengths. I enjoy helping individuals navigate through the obstacles and difficulties they are facing. I strive to assist clients in developing the skills necessary for self-empowerment, and improvement of the overall quality of their lives. I use an eclectic blend of therapeutic modalities to achieve this with the individuals that I work with.
I believe that the ability to grow and change lies within us all. My goal is to provide a supportive environment so that my clients can explore and discover their inner strengths. I enjoy helping individuals navigate through the obstacles and difficulties they are facing. I strive to assist clients in developing the skills necessary for self-empowerment, and improvement of the overall quality of their lives. I use an eclectic blend of therapeutic modalities to achieve this with the individuals that I work with.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked & trained in the mental health field for more than 10 years. During the course of my career, I have had the privilege of working with clients who were diverse in the areas of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability status, socioeconomic status, & spiritual/religious affiliation. I have worked in various settings & in different roles such as an Outpatient Therapist, a Mental Health Professional in a Partial Hospitalization Program, a Sexual Assault Counselor in a Domestic Violence Shelter & an Assistant Director of Clinical Services in a psychiatric hospital.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked & trained in the mental health field for more than 10 years. During the course of my career, I have had the privilege of working with clients who were diverse in the areas of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability status, socioeconomic status, & spiritual/religious affiliation. I have worked in various settings & in different roles such as an Outpatient Therapist, a Mental Health Professional in a Partial Hospitalization Program, a Sexual Assault Counselor in a Domestic Violence Shelter & an Assistant Director of Clinical Services in a psychiatric hospital.
Amber Kresovich
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Over the last 15 years I have had the pleasure of working with children, teens, families, and adults in school, home, community, and office settings. I strive to provide an environment that clients feel safe, supported, and validated. In turn, this will lead to a positive therapeutic relationship in which self-reflection and processing can take place. My goal is for you to recognize your strengths that I see in you and help uncover your hidden potential. I hope to help you, your child, or your family with whatever obstacles or challenges you may be facing.
Over the last 15 years I have had the pleasure of working with children, teens, families, and adults in school, home, community, and office settings. I strive to provide an environment that clients feel safe, supported, and validated. In turn, this will lead to a positive therapeutic relationship in which self-reflection and processing can take place. My goal is for you to recognize your strengths that I see in you and help uncover your hidden potential. I hope to help you, your child, or your family with whatever obstacles or challenges you may be facing.
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, anger management, addiction, stress & time management, relationship concerns, general communication skills, and spiritual and religious concerns/inquiry.
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, anger management, addiction, stress & time management, relationship concerns, general communication skills, and spiritual and religious concerns/inquiry.
I see psychotherapy as a psycho-educational experience where you learn about yourself. This counseling process of self-exploration leads to understanding self-defeating thinking and behaviors that may keep you from actualizing potential for successful relationships, success in business and career and from having a really happy life. During the years since I have been a licensed psychologist, I have had the privilege of helping many individuals and couples to achieve a happier, emotionally healthier, and financially successful life. My patients describe me as being a no nonsense person, while at the same time being warm and comfortable.
I see psychotherapy as a psycho-educational experience where you learn about yourself. This counseling process of self-exploration leads to understanding self-defeating thinking and behaviors that may keep you from actualizing potential for successful relationships, success in business and career and from having a really happy life. During the years since I have been a licensed psychologist, I have had the privilege of helping many individuals and couples to achieve a happier, emotionally healthier, and financially successful life. My patients describe me as being a no nonsense person, while at the same time being warm and comfortable.
Forward Path Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bellefonte, PA 16823
As we journey through life, there are times our travel becomes weary. We may feel lost, plagued by doubt, or burdened by uncertainty. Yet we are strong, resilient, and determined. We simply need a guide to help us discover the path forward. That is where Forward Path Counseling can help.
As we journey through life, there are times our travel becomes weary. We may feel lost, plagued by doubt, or burdened by uncertainty. Yet we are strong, resilient, and determined. We simply need a guide to help us discover the path forward. That is where Forward Path Counseling can help.
I am a caring, compassionate, and active psychotherapist who is committed to helping others find their path and purpose in life, reduce problematic symptoms, and fulfill their needs and visions. I endeavor to work toward the rapid resolution of relationship, emotional, and work problems, in order to help my clients achieve more satisfying and meaningful lives.
I am a caring, compassionate, and active psychotherapist who is committed to helping others find their path and purpose in life, reduce problematic symptoms, and fulfill their needs and visions. I endeavor to work toward the rapid resolution of relationship, emotional, and work problems, in order to help my clients achieve more satisfying and meaningful lives.
Breakwater Counseling Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Life is sometimes messy and we all need a little help occasionally to navigate the real life struggles that come along. I am a caring, down to earth person who is committed to helping you discover your own best solutions to life's challenges. I don't pretend to know what I don't know. If I can't help you, I will help you find someone who can.
Life is sometimes messy and we all need a little help occasionally to navigate the real life struggles that come along. I am a caring, down to earth person who is committed to helping you discover your own best solutions to life's challenges. I don't pretend to know what I don't know. If I can't help you, I will help you find someone who can.
Kristen Nadermann
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PhD, NCC, ACS
Verified Verified
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Accepting new clients for virtual/telehealth counseling only. I can also provide supervision to pre-licensed counselors. I value working collaboratively with my clients and from a perspective that values individual strengths. I work to provide a safe, warm, supportive, non-judgmental, and productively challenging environment form my clients to think, explore, reflect, and grow. I primarily work from an ACT and CBT approach but I am flexible to my cIient's needs. I am able to focus on trauma work and I am trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidenced based treatment for trauma and PTSD.
Accepting new clients for virtual/telehealth counseling only. I can also provide supervision to pre-licensed counselors. I value working collaboratively with my clients and from a perspective that values individual strengths. I work to provide a safe, warm, supportive, non-judgmental, and productively challenging environment form my clients to think, explore, reflect, and grow. I primarily work from an ACT and CBT approach but I am flexible to my cIient's needs. I am able to focus on trauma work and I am trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidenced based treatment for trauma and PTSD.
Hi, I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I am offering in-person sessions as well as telehealth! While I treat a wide range of concerns, I specialize in helping clients heal from trauma. Any event or ongoing situation that causes extreme distress, fear, helplessness, shame, or guilt may be considered trauma. I offer a client-centered approach as although many individuals share similar symptoms or experiences I believe therapy should be individualized. Anxious about starting therapy or if I would be a good fit for you? I offer free 15 minute video consultations for anyone interested. Best form of contact is through email.
Hi, I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I am offering in-person sessions as well as telehealth! While I treat a wide range of concerns, I specialize in helping clients heal from trauma. Any event or ongoing situation that causes extreme distress, fear, helplessness, shame, or guilt may be considered trauma. I offer a client-centered approach as although many individuals share similar symptoms or experiences I believe therapy should be individualized. Anxious about starting therapy or if I would be a good fit for you? I offer free 15 minute video consultations for anyone interested. Best form of contact is through email.
Haley Weiss Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Bellefonte, PA 16823
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.
Whether past trauma or current feelings of anxiety/depression brought you here, assessing your emotional needs and creating boundaries to promote emotional wellness is difficult. Often, it’s even more arduous to maintain that wellness. I center my practice around helping you understand personal accountability in a safe, empathetic, welcoming space. Using your strengths, emotional resilience, and willingness to heal, I will guide you through processing trauma and emotional challenges to make changes that permanently stick. You deserve peace in your own life and relationships; I am ready to make that leap with you.
Whether past trauma or current feelings of anxiety/depression brought you here, assessing your emotional needs and creating boundaries to promote emotional wellness is difficult. Often, it’s even more arduous to maintain that wellness. I center my practice around helping you understand personal accountability in a safe, empathetic, welcoming space. Using your strengths, emotional resilience, and willingness to heal, I will guide you through processing trauma and emotional challenges to make changes that permanently stick. You deserve peace in your own life and relationships; I am ready to make that leap with you.
Deanne Louise Swanson
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Dr. Laura McGuigan
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Not accepting new clients
07/08/2024: No current openings available. No one else knows your life story and background like you. I aim to provide a safe, inclusive space where you feel seen, heard, and understood, which is needed for effective therapy. As a culturally humble and social-justice oriented therapist, I am dedicated to getting to know the real you. I take a collaborative approach and honor your expertise. My therapeutic style works best for people who are motivated to learn about themselves, ways they’ve learned to survive adversity, and new ways of understanding their lived experience.
07/08/2024: No current openings available. No one else knows your life story and background like you. I aim to provide a safe, inclusive space where you feel seen, heard, and understood, which is needed for effective therapy. As a culturally humble and social-justice oriented therapist, I am dedicated to getting to know the real you. I take a collaborative approach and honor your expertise. My therapeutic style works best for people who are motivated to learn about themselves, ways they’ve learned to survive adversity, and new ways of understanding their lived experience.
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Natalie McCormick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSCP, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
State College, PA 16802 (Online Only)
Let's work together to help you live your best life: Whatever that means and looks like for you. I believe in the therapeutic process of discovery, understanding, healing and ultimately creating meaning in one's life and circumstances. As your therapist, my goal is to create a comfortable space to work towards your goals. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor experienced working with adults, teens, couples and families struggling with a variety of concerns including: stress/anxiety, depression, life transitions, career changes, emotion management, self-esteem, relationships, women's issues and so on.
Let's work together to help you live your best life: Whatever that means and looks like for you. I believe in the therapeutic process of discovery, understanding, healing and ultimately creating meaning in one's life and circumstances. As your therapist, my goal is to create a comfortable space to work towards your goals. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor experienced working with adults, teens, couples and families struggling with a variety of concerns including: stress/anxiety, depression, life transitions, career changes, emotion management, self-esteem, relationships, women's issues and so on.
Allison Short
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
State College, PA 16801 (Online Only)
You are not a diagnosis, a project, or a problem to be solved. Together, we’ll create a space that nurtures your exploration, self-discovery, and healing. As a gender-affirming therapist, I have experience counseling trans and queer individuals of all ages and backgrounds. I believe therapy can help you overcome any barrier or struggle by offering a safe, judgment-free space where you can be your most authentic self. I’ll supportively challenge you to view yourself, others, and your problems from a new perspective.
You are not a diagnosis, a project, or a problem to be solved. Together, we’ll create a space that nurtures your exploration, self-discovery, and healing. As a gender-affirming therapist, I have experience counseling trans and queer individuals of all ages and backgrounds. I believe therapy can help you overcome any barrier or struggle by offering a safe, judgment-free space where you can be your most authentic self. I’ll supportively challenge you to view yourself, others, and your problems from a new perspective.
Kristin Wansor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
State College, PA 16801 (Online Only)
You’re going through every day feeling like you’re struggling. It’s hard to shut your brain off. You’re exhausted from trying to be everything for everyone. Feeling guilty, stressed, overwhelmed…it feels like there aren’t enough hours in a day to actually take care of yourself.
You’re going through every day feeling like you’re struggling. It’s hard to shut your brain off. You’re exhausted from trying to be everything for everyone. Feeling guilty, stressed, overwhelmed…it feels like there aren’t enough hours in a day to actually take care of yourself.
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Women's Issues Therapists
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.