Grief Therapists in City Center East, Philadelphia, PA

Clients often describe me as authentic, determined, and insightful. I can offer you direct solutions founded on evidence-based techniques that will help you solve your problems. I can also dive deeper with you to explore the roots behind your troubles and true self. Clients regularly find my combination of skills-based and insight-oriented therapy to be highly effective as it offers both practical utility and depth. For OCD, I specifically use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).

Sarah Burgess, LPC Sarah Burgess is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board-Certified Art Therapist in Pennsylvania who has been practicing since 2021. Sarah offers a safe, non-judgmental, and authentic space to explore patterns of behavior and examine feelings while developing creative solutions and enduring habits of self-awareness and growth. Integrating features of Person-Centered Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, DBT, Art Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Practices, Sarah collaborates with individuals experiencing transition, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, and neurodiversity.

I firmly believe that you deserve to live your life to its fullest, and I am eager to help you make strides towards what you want most. A lot of my patients feel overwhelmed by unexpected life events and fear about what happens next; feel ill-equipped to cope with pressing anxiety; or long to have more depth and connection in their relationships. It is possible to feel better. Therapy allows you to explore with curiosity previously avoided parts of your thoughts, feelings and past in a nonjudgmental way. A trusting relationship with your therapist can help you understand more about yourself and what you can do to feel better.

You should be proud of yourself for taking the first step in seeking help. If you are overwhelmed or struggling, I’m here to support you in getting back to living your life more fully and intentionally. I am a licensed social worker with 10 years of experience. My goal is to create a safe, non-judgmental, and collaborative space to nurture healing. Importantly, I identify myself as a culturally sensitive therapist. I utilize a Feminist and Intersectional lens in my work, and I have strong social justice values which informs my therapy practice.

Everyone experiences life differently, and at times, trying to figure out how to handle these experiences can become overwhelming. My goal is to provide a warm, welcoming, and safe environment where I can assist you in processing and gaining control of your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, relationships, and lifestyle balance. I empower people to overcome the burden of anxiety. I am interested in working with teenagers and adults. My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, grief, family conflict, behavioral issues, anger management, relationship problems, life transitions, stress management, and behavioral activation/motivation.

Frances Berger is a therapist with five years of experience specializing in working with college students and young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and exploring LGBTQIA+ identities. Frances works with clients utilizing a Psychodynamic and Relational approach and practices from a trauma-informed, feminist, and intersectional perspective. Frances aims to provide a safe and collaborative environment where clients can grow into their authentic selves.

In my experience, all of us will ultimately experience problems that seem to overwhelm our normal abilities to cope. Life is hard and we need outlets to process those difficult times.

However you show up, my bottom line is to provide a safe, respectful, and validating space where you are listened to without assumptions, judgement, or an agenda. I have diverse practice experiences that taught me to listen beyond words and look beyond appearances. My trainings in art and music allow me to do so with greater agility and accuracy, bringing us closer to your inner voice and shedding light on your inner world. This foundation of human-to-human understanding will help us work together as partners to reach your goals - whether it is healing, growth, self-exploration, or change - with a deep sense of clarity and peace.

AATC has a longstanding reputation as a leader in the field of anxiety treatment. We specialize in treating the full range of anxiety disorders, OCD, depression, general life stressors and related conditions, from mild to severe, for children, teens and adults. Our highly-trained, compassionate and caring team of doctoral level psychologists are all experts, providing the most current, effective, evidence-based treatment so our clients get RESULTS. Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure/Response Prevention (E/RP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), psychodynamic therapy and mindfulness may all be utilized. These treatments are often short term and effective for the majority of people. Each client is unique, so your psychologist will collaborate with you so treatment meets your specific goals and needs. Both telehealth and in person options are available. Some psychologists are licensed to work with clients via teletherapy in other states.

Looking for a therapist is a courageous first step and making yourself vulnerable with a stranger can feel intimidating. I consider it a great privilege to sit with others, listen to their stories, and walk alongside them as they make steps towards change. I am highly empathetic, down to earth, & non-judgmental. I use relational and collaborative approaches in therapy and draw from cognitive behavioral techniques, eco-systemic structural family therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness based strategies.

In my experience, all of us will ultimately experience problems that seem to overwhelm our normal abilities to cope. Life is hard and we need outlets to process those difficult times. I’ve worked with a variety of clients that have experienced anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, codependency, PTSD, substance abuse/addiction, anger management, marital/relationship issues, grief and loss, trauma & abuse, stress management and OCD. All of my sessions are currently virtual.

I assist clients dealing with anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, crisis, children, adults, grief, and relationship stress, just to name a few. I work with clients to discuss their goals for therapy and help them to achieve those goals.

Clients seek therapy for a variety of reasons and I look forward to helping you determine what purpose therapy will serve for you and what therapy will help you accomplish. I can support your strengths, help you understand yourself better, build new skills, make connections between your past and present, and heal trauma. I view clients as important collaborators in therapeutic treatment and I value your contributions and honor your personal identity and experience in the therapeutic process.

We are all living through an incredibly stressful and difficult time. My goal is to offer a safe space to discuss issues and thought patterns that maybe preventing you from living your best life. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing depression, grief/loss issues, those recently diagnosed with illness or long term diagnosis, suicide loss survivors, anxiety, interpersonal conflict, family/relationship issues, mood disorders, adolescents involved with the legal system; LGBTQI+ coming out and internalized shame and active military/veteran issues.

While the decision to seek therapy can be life changing, finding a compassionate therapist you genuinely connect with can be a daunting task. I offer a safe, empathic, and judgment-free space to explore what matters to you. Treatment is collaborative, strength-based, and tailored to your unique needs and goals. I partner with each person I work with to find the best possible treatment approach, while empowering you to make meaningful, lasting change. You are the expert in your own life!

As an expatriate who deeply values diversity, multiculturalism, and being an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, I'm committed to incorporating cultural humility and awareness into the therapeutic space. I have supported clients navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, grief & loss, childhood trauma, and intersectional identity issues related to race, gender, and sexuality. I offer therapy in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

It is hard being a person. We often engage in patterns of feeling, thought and action that reliably lead to suffering. These patterns arise in response to difficult and even traumatic experiences. They made good sense at some point, but now get in the way, causing anxiety, depression, shame and frustration. I work with people to bring increased awareness to the human potential caught up in old patterns, and via that awareness, to an enhanced sense of choice and self confidence and ease. My work draws on your wisdom, as well as my own.

Too many life stressors may lead to unfocused work and/or frequent "crisis management" interventions. In collaboration, we identify presenting issues, prioritize problems, and clarify treatment goals for positive changes. I offer brief treatment (8-12 sessions) and long-term therapy (6 months+). For brief treatment, the average number of sessions needed is typically 8-12. For complex and persistent issues, more sessions might be needed. By maintaining congruence, genuineness, and unconditional warm regard, I build a trusting and supportive relationship with you.

I specialize in working with those who have difficulty in their personal relationships. That might mean you've been "chronically single" all your life and don't want to be. Or it might mean that your current relationship is painful in ways that feel both familiar and confusing somehow, or your last one ended painfully. Maybe you've been betrayed, or you betrayed someone. Maybe you're worried that you have a sexual problem that makes you unlovable, or you struggle with boundaries. Or, maybe you feel like you've only ever really been attracted to the ones who don't love you back.