Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Cheswick, PA
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I believe that the foundation of a strong Marriage and family begins with healthy communication and understanding. Through our counseling sessions, I help families develop effective communication skills, build deeper spiritual connections, and work through any conflicts or challenges that may arise. As a Christian Counselor specializing in Marriage and family, I can empathize with most people when dealing with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, ADD, ADHD, OCD, and bipolar disorders.
I believe that the foundation of a strong Marriage and family begins with healthy communication and understanding. Through our counseling sessions, I help families develop effective communication skills, build deeper spiritual connections, and work through any conflicts or challenges that may arise. As a Christian Counselor specializing in Marriage and family, I can empathize with most people when dealing with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, ADD, ADHD, OCD, and bipolar disorders.
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Pennsylvania Adult & Teen Challenge
Counselor, MA, CADC, CCTS-A, PECS
Verified Verified
Cheswick, PA 15024
Using God's love combined with evidence-based clinical programming for a deeper approach to healing and recovery. Our faith-centered approach offers opportunities for individuals struggling with substance use disorder to grow both in their faith as well as building a strong foundation for lasting recovery.
Using God's love combined with evidence-based clinical programming for a deeper approach to healing and recovery. Our faith-centered approach offers opportunities for individuals struggling with substance use disorder to grow both in their faith as well as building a strong foundation for lasting recovery.
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Greetings, my name is Dr. Suess, I am a licensed psychologist with experience in individual, couples and family therapy. Additionally, I have experience with psychological assessment and consultation. I am a graduate of Macalester College (B.A. in Psychology) and Texas A&M University of San Antonio (M.A. Counseling and Leadership). I obtained my Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) from Chatham University. I am the owner and primary practitioner of ANT Psychological Group, PLLC. I have experience working with a wide array of clients ranging from children to geriatric.
Greetings, my name is Dr. Suess, I am a licensed psychologist with experience in individual, couples and family therapy. Additionally, I have experience with psychological assessment and consultation. I am a graduate of Macalester College (B.A. in Psychology) and Texas A&M University of San Antonio (M.A. Counseling and Leadership). I obtained my Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) from Chatham University. I am the owner and primary practitioner of ANT Psychological Group, PLLC. I have experience working with a wide array of clients ranging from children to geriatric.
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Whether you are having challenges adjusting to stressful life events or you have experienced personal trauma(s) you are having difficulty processing, Sarah is a compassionate, well rounded professional who will work alongside you through your inner healing journey. She offers a safe, confidential space to be your authentic self and share your thoughts and feelings. Sarah has a gentle but direct approach that aims to help you discover and understand aspects of yourself that may need attention and self-love. As Robert Frost stated and as Sarah firmly believes "The best way out is always through."
Whether you are having challenges adjusting to stressful life events or you have experienced personal trauma(s) you are having difficulty processing, Sarah is a compassionate, well rounded professional who will work alongside you through your inner healing journey. She offers a safe, confidential space to be your authentic self and share your thoughts and feelings. Sarah has a gentle but direct approach that aims to help you discover and understand aspects of yourself that may need attention and self-love. As Robert Frost stated and as Sarah firmly believes "The best way out is always through."
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Seasons of Hope and Healing LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Cheswick, PA 15024
Become the best version of you. When we become complacent and just “settle”, we have cut off our opportunity for happiness. We understand that each client that we work with is a unique individual who has been and continues to be influenced by their culture, family, friends, values, beliefs, and personal traits. Treatment first begins with clearly understanding you, as a unique individual, and then identifying the goals in which you wish to achieve, followed by developing a treatment plan based on those individualized goals.
Become the best version of you. When we become complacent and just “settle”, we have cut off our opportunity for happiness. We understand that each client that we work with is a unique individual who has been and continues to be influenced by their culture, family, friends, values, beliefs, and personal traits. Treatment first begins with clearly understanding you, as a unique individual, and then identifying the goals in which you wish to achieve, followed by developing a treatment plan based on those individualized goals.
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Free To Be Counseling Services, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, LPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15235 (Online Only)
We get there, by learning mindfulness skills, self-compassion techniques, affirming strategies, and rigorous honesty.
Hey, I’m Dominique! Are you struggling with anxiety? Do you feel overcome by fear, a lack of self-trust, and people pleasing? Do you feel misaligned in your life, wanting to be a good parent, partner, and friend but struggling to keep up? Are your relationships missing connection and vulnerability? Do you ever struggle to set boundaries with yourself and others? Well I see you! The struggle is real! I enjoy supporting Black women who believe they are ready to show up unapologetic. Those women who have finally decided they'd rather be honest because shame hasn't manifested a meaningful life. They are present and ready for change!
We get there, by learning mindfulness skills, self-compassion techniques, affirming strategies, and rigorous honesty.
Hey, I’m Dominique! Are you struggling with anxiety? Do you feel overcome by fear, a lack of self-trust, and people pleasing? Do you feel misaligned in your life, wanting to be a good parent, partner, and friend but struggling to keep up? Are your relationships missing connection and vulnerability? Do you ever struggle to set boundaries with yourself and others? Well I see you! The struggle is real! I enjoy supporting Black women who believe they are ready to show up unapologetic. Those women who have finally decided they'd rather be honest because shame hasn't manifested a meaningful life. They are present and ready for change!
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Welcome! I use a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based interventions to help my clients manage everything from day to day stressors to major life change. I have provided therapy services for over 25 years.
Welcome! I use a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based interventions to help my clients manage everything from day to day stressors to major life change. I have provided therapy services for over 25 years.
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Counseling With Confidence, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NBCC, MS
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15235 (Online Only)
Kesha is a culturally competent licensed mental health therapist in Western PA and understands the mental health processes of clients from different economic backgrounds. During her counseling/coaching sessions she begins by building trust and rapport with her clients because it is important for the client to believe that they have a voice in maintaining their health. Kesha works intensely with clients utilizing mindfulness techniques to enhance inner strengths and abilities to increase their levels of self - esteem.
Kesha is a culturally competent licensed mental health therapist in Western PA and understands the mental health processes of clients from different economic backgrounds. During her counseling/coaching sessions she begins by building trust and rapport with her clients because it is important for the client to believe that they have a voice in maintaining their health. Kesha works intensely with clients utilizing mindfulness techniques to enhance inner strengths and abilities to increase their levels of self - esteem.
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Kelli Stebler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, my name is Kelli and I am a Pittsburgh native. My passion is helping people build insight, heal, grow, and proactively improve life using an integrative approach that combines a psychoanalytic, cognitive, emotional, and mindfulness-based process. I meet clients where they are at and guild them to where they would like to be. I want to empower my clients and advocate for them throughout the therapeutic process. At the end of the day, I feel that each person is the expert on their own self, and at different seasons in our lives, we all need extra support and validation.
Hi, my name is Kelli and I am a Pittsburgh native. My passion is helping people build insight, heal, grow, and proactively improve life using an integrative approach that combines a psychoanalytic, cognitive, emotional, and mindfulness-based process. I meet clients where they are at and guild them to where they would like to be. I want to empower my clients and advocate for them throughout the therapeutic process. At the end of the day, I feel that each person is the expert on their own self, and at different seasons in our lives, we all need extra support and validation.
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Leigh Montgomery
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CAADC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
My approach is tailored toward the individual, with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness (MBSR).
Waitlist for Fall 2024 - Hello! I provide a warm, non judgmental environment for you to explore your thoughts, habits and behavior holding you back from achieving authentic happiness. I specialize in working with adults with ADHD, anxiety and with the effects of addiction. ADHD impacts all areas of your life and my goal is to help you get your life back on track, restore hope and work towards inner peace. I also have an interest in helping individuals deal with depression, and newly diagnosed illnesses specifically multiple sclerosis. Having lived on 3 continents I work with clients struggling with change and life transitions.
My approach is tailored toward the individual, with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness (MBSR).
Waitlist for Fall 2024 - Hello! I provide a warm, non judgmental environment for you to explore your thoughts, habits and behavior holding you back from achieving authentic happiness. I specialize in working with adults with ADHD, anxiety and with the effects of addiction. ADHD impacts all areas of your life and my goal is to help you get your life back on track, restore hope and work towards inner peace. I also have an interest in helping individuals deal with depression, and newly diagnosed illnesses specifically multiple sclerosis. Having lived on 3 continents I work with clients struggling with change and life transitions.
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Jennie K. Byun
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MDiv, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Online Only)
My work focuses on promoting deeper wellness and combines Internal Family Systems frameworks, mindfulness based practices, and ACT.
On the surface everything is “fine” but underneath is there an inner critic that rails against you all day? You want to unload your shame and anxiety, but not sure how? As an Asian-American therapist who sees the therapeutic relationship as a powerful instrument of change, I see therapy as a sacred site to bear witness to and support the whole person lingering in and around the thresholds of life. It’s a space where you are seen and accepted for who you are, where we can safely untangle generational wounds, shame, perfectionism, internalized invisibility, and find the courage to explore, learn, and tend to the messiness of life.
My work focuses on promoting deeper wellness and combines Internal Family Systems frameworks, mindfulness based practices, and ACT.
On the surface everything is “fine” but underneath is there an inner critic that rails against you all day? You want to unload your shame and anxiety, but not sure how? As an Asian-American therapist who sees the therapeutic relationship as a powerful instrument of change, I see therapy as a sacred site to bear witness to and support the whole person lingering in and around the thresholds of life. It’s a space where you are seen and accepted for who you are, where we can safely untangle generational wounds, shame, perfectionism, internalized invisibility, and find the courage to explore, learn, and tend to the messiness of life.
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Christine Nichols
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Online Only)
She utilizes multiple treatment approaches, including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy.
Christine Nichols is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30+ years in child welfare and counseling settings. Christine is passionate about supporting children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Christine's specialties include anxiety, depression, self-esteem/confidence development, life transitions, career planning and transition, parenting/co-parenting, family conflicts, grief and loss, and end-of-life/hospice care.
She utilizes multiple treatment approaches, including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy.
Christine Nichols is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30+ years in child welfare and counseling settings. Christine is passionate about supporting children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Christine's specialties include anxiety, depression, self-esteem/confidence development, life transitions, career planning and transition, parenting/co-parenting, family conflicts, grief and loss, and end-of-life/hospice care.
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Jennifer Matesa
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MFA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
I also teach mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which alleviate depression and anxiety by helping folks to notice what’s happening while also suspending their judgments about the situation and themselves.
I'm committed to fostering nonjudgmental connections with individuals as they seek to move toward healthy, creative change. I’ve dedicated my professional life to helping people with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I love helping folks explore intergenerational questions and problems. I have a deep interest in helping people learn to live with more ease inside their bodies—to learn more about their own sexuality, to cultivate awareness of cultural forces that would separate us from our bodies, and to develop practices that can reunite our bodies with our minds, emotions and spirits.
I also teach mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which alleviate depression and anxiety by helping folks to notice what’s happening while also suspending their judgments about the situation and themselves.
I'm committed to fostering nonjudgmental connections with individuals as they seek to move toward healthy, creative change. I’ve dedicated my professional life to helping people with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I love helping folks explore intergenerational questions and problems. I have a deep interest in helping people learn to live with more ease inside their bodies—to learn more about their own sexuality, to cultivate awareness of cultural forces that would separate us from our bodies, and to develop practices that can reunite our bodies with our minds, emotions and spirits.
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Kailey McCabe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Online Only)
Are you having frequent fears of "the unknown"? Questioning where to turn and wondering when these frequent, unwanted thoughts became such a large part of your day-to-day routine? Are you thinking about making a change and wondering where to start? My approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-based therapies - identifying thoughts and beliefs and taking steps to address and change those that no longer serve you. Through therapy, you can begin to let go of unwanted thoughts and obtain peace and the quality of life you deserve.
Are you having frequent fears of "the unknown"? Questioning where to turn and wondering when these frequent, unwanted thoughts became such a large part of your day-to-day routine? Are you thinking about making a change and wondering where to start? My approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-based therapies - identifying thoughts and beliefs and taking steps to address and change those that no longer serve you. Through therapy, you can begin to let go of unwanted thoughts and obtain peace and the quality of life you deserve.
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Blake also utilizes mindfulness techniques to decrease anxiety and increase calm and happiness.
Blake works to help people who may feel stuck, frustrated or hopeless. By listening to clients' concerns, Blake can help you make manageable changes in your life and cultivate a stronger sense of self.
Blake also utilizes mindfulness techniques to decrease anxiety and increase calm and happiness.
Blake works to help people who may feel stuck, frustrated or hopeless. By listening to clients' concerns, Blake can help you make manageable changes in your life and cultivate a stronger sense of self.
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Rhianne Ranelli
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (Online Only)
My counseling approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness.
Do you ever feel stuck in life, eager for a change, but uncertain where to begin? Are you seeking support in a safe, compassionate environment to foster self growth? Allow me to guide you in making intentional changes and embarking on your healing journey.
My counseling approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness.
Do you ever feel stuck in life, eager for a change, but uncertain where to begin? Are you seeking support in a safe, compassionate environment to foster self growth? Allow me to guide you in making intentional changes and embarking on your healing journey.
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When working with children, adolescents, and families, Yisroel utilizes psychodynamic, CBT, play, and art therapy techniques, as well as mindfulness and family systems strategies to support clients in actualizing their goals in treatment.
Yisroel is a clinician at Cardigan Psychological, LLC. He has had extensive training in providing child and adolescent individual therapy, structural family therapy, and school and home-based interventions. His experience includes working in therapeutic and educational settings with children and adolescents struggling with a variety of difficulties including behavioral disorders, depression, trauma, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, and many other mental health concerns.
When working with children, adolescents, and families, Yisroel utilizes psychodynamic, CBT, play, and art therapy techniques, as well as mindfulness and family systems strategies to support clients in actualizing their goals in treatment.
Yisroel is a clinician at Cardigan Psychological, LLC. He has had extensive training in providing child and adolescent individual therapy, structural family therapy, and school and home-based interventions. His experience includes working in therapeutic and educational settings with children and adolescents struggling with a variety of difficulties including behavioral disorders, depression, trauma, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, and many other mental health concerns.
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Mikayla Weston
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (Online Only)
Mikayla Weston is a Master’s Level Clinician in the state of Pennsylvania. She has experience partnering with children, adolescents, and adults seeking help with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, and more. Mikayla utilizes a person-centered approach to counseling with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, reality therapy, and more that emphasize awareness, mindfulness, acceptance, responsibility, and life skills necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual.
Mikayla Weston is a Master’s Level Clinician in the state of Pennsylvania. She has experience partnering with children, adolescents, and adults seeking help with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, and more. Mikayla utilizes a person-centered approach to counseling with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, reality therapy, and more that emphasize awareness, mindfulness, acceptance, responsibility, and life skills necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual.
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Liana Martina Maneese
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MA
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
I work through a lens of Somatic Abolitionism, structural oppression, racial formation, and intersectional feminist theories while implementing a wide range of techniques based on client needs through radical acceptance, stress management, mindfulness, work-life balance, anti-oppression-based psychoeducation, and psychedelic integration.
I am a mother, creative, historian, writer, and identity navigation specialist working in the clinical mental health space. I am passionate about our pasts, our brains, anti-racism, justice, relationships, and identity. I received my Masters in Clinical Mental Health and Applied Psychology from Antioch New England. I like to take big-picture societal and systemic issues and ground them down to our everyday experiences. I believe that building strong, equitable, and informed relationships, with ourselves first, can begin to shift toxic societal narratives that have created cycles of trauma and suffering for far too long.
I work through a lens of Somatic Abolitionism, structural oppression, racial formation, and intersectional feminist theories while implementing a wide range of techniques based on client needs through radical acceptance, stress management, mindfulness, work-life balance, anti-oppression-based psychoeducation, and psychedelic integration.
I am a mother, creative, historian, writer, and identity navigation specialist working in the clinical mental health space. I am passionate about our pasts, our brains, anti-racism, justice, relationships, and identity. I received my Masters in Clinical Mental Health and Applied Psychology from Antioch New England. I like to take big-picture societal and systemic issues and ground them down to our everyday experiences. I believe that building strong, equitable, and informed relationships, with ourselves first, can begin to shift toxic societal narratives that have created cycles of trauma and suffering for far too long.
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Michelle Siegrist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Allison Park, PA 15101
I incorporate various techniques including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapies, narrative therapy, utilizing coping skills and mindfulness practices.
I trust and believe that we all possess unique abilities and strengths to help us during difficult times in our lives. I work with children, teens and adult through life transitions, events, and times of chaos. I strive to help create a collaborative therapeutic relationship with my clients, while also acknowledging they are the experts in their lives. I work with clients to heal and move towards their life goals. Our work together encourages growth and new creative outlets. I am also training as a yoga instructor and incorporate somatic healing into my therapy practice.
I incorporate various techniques including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapies, narrative therapy, utilizing coping skills and mindfulness practices.
I trust and believe that we all possess unique abilities and strengths to help us during difficult times in our lives. I work with children, teens and adult through life transitions, events, and times of chaos. I strive to help create a collaborative therapeutic relationship with my clients, while also acknowledging they are the experts in their lives. I work with clients to heal and move towards their life goals. Our work together encourages growth and new creative outlets. I am also training as a yoga instructor and incorporate somatic healing into my therapy practice.
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Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists
How does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy work?
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy originated in the work of John Kabat-Zinn of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He developed mindfulness-based stress reduction, which is a technique found in yoga and meditation. MBCT is a combination of this type of stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy; it essentially quiets emotional distress through mindfulness, utilizing proper breathing and meditation. These techniques aim to bring the individual into the present moment when in a state of distress.
When do I know if I need treatment with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy?
If an individual’s mind is filled with emotional distress and general negativity, the person may feel trapped. A mindfulness-based cognitive therapist can help a person change their thinking patterns as well as their behavior through calm acceptance and compassion. This therapy can provide an individual with the coping skills needed for a healthier and more constructive life.
What should I expect from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy?
This therapy often takes place in group sessions. A therapist will work with the group as well as with each individual. Meditation and breathing exercises are core practices that aim to invite inquiry and discovery into a person’s troubled mental state. The objective is to identify and lessen negative thoughts and behaviors and move toward optimal health and productivity. The individual will see life in a more realistic way. This therapy is supportive, accepting, and warm.
Is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy effective?
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is evidence-based and effective. One study found that people with major depressive disorder have benefitted from this type of therapy; the person accepts their distressed thoughts and also moves into healthier patterns of thinking. This therapy also aims to move an individual away from automatic negative responses. This type of therapy can bring a person lifelong change, with higher levels of satisfaction, less stress, as well as positive emotional and behavioral habits.