Therapists in Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA

I work with a wide variety of clients and ages (school-age through adult) with a particular interest in adolescents and young adults having difficulty with life transitions. I frequently work with young people who struggle with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD/Executive dysfunction, and high functioning autism. I work with individuals, couples and families.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist who believes that everyone needs options when managing their problems. Through the safety of a trusting relationship, I work with a wide array of clients (older adolescents, college students, and adults) in tackling various targeted life issues. I believe that practical coping skills combined with a journey towards a more in-depth understanding of your problems ultimately leads to longer-term success. Together, you and I will review and determine problem areas, discover and explore attainable and healthy choices, and develop a plan to implement changes to meet your goals.

The only constant in life is change. However, change can often be challenging and painful, leaving us feeling stuck in old patterns. I believe that every individual is capable of change, given the right tools and support. Utilizing a client-centered, humanistic, and trauma-informed approach, I provide the safe, supportive space that my clients need in order to achieve the growth and change that they seek. Having worked most recently with members of the LGBTQ community, I understand how important it is to have the acceptance and support of someone in a non-judgmental space in order to grow.

Art of Wellness ensures that our clinical practice focuses on lifestyle medicine treatment approach to achieve balance of the mind, body, and soul. If traditional prescription and talk therapy alone is not working for you, then you are in the right place. Art of Wellness provides natural, holistic solution to address your mental health needs and you as a whole person. Not only will you feel immediate relief of symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other unwanted symptoms, you will address the root cause and transform your life experience.

Covid-19: Meet by Zoom or in person. For over 30 years, I have offered attentive and thoughtful psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in a comfortable home office with a private waiting area. My style has been described as welcoming, engaging, flexible and "serious yet playful". I work with a wide range of problems: work and relationships struggles, depression, anxiety, insomnia, alcohol abuse, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, personality disorders and many other matters people bring up. I am slow to recommend medication, but work in concert with a number of psychiatrists should either of us believe medication might be beneficial.

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Deborah's career in addictions counseling began in 1992 at Eugenia Psychiatric Hospital. There she was a vital member of the "Safe Haven" staff; specializing in providing an environment of healing for sexually abused and addicted women. Her specialty groups consisted of issues related to addiction, sexual abuse, eating disorders and anger management. Her work at Eugenia also included extensive counseling with adolescents as well as the general population. Deborah's commitment to those suffering from addictions led her to Villanova University, where she achieved her Certification in Addictions Counseling.

I am passionate about helping adults of all ages navigate the transitions in their lives, approaching my work from the perspective that all of us are seeking to realize our full potential. I help clients find solutions to what’s blocking their path and compromising their joy. I have been successful in helping people, including those in the LGBTQ+ community, who are struggling to find their sense of identity as they seek to recover from the trauma of invalidating families and cultures. I help couples break their cycle of defensive communication to experience the rewards of emotional intimacy.

We are a group of psychologists and clinical social workers who draw on effective, well-supported interventions to help you resolve challenges. By applying cognitive behavioral and other complementary therapy techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. We offer a personalized approach tailored to each of our clients' needs to help attain the personal growth for which they are striving.

A supportive, respectful, and trusting relationship between you and your therapist is the most important element in the effectiveness of therapy. I offer an alternative to large, impersonal mental health settings, and a personalized approach that encompasses current evidence-based and traditional treatment. I work primarily with individuals and couples who are struggling with life's difficulties. My personal specialties include relationship issues, anxiety, depression and grieving. My book, Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome: Understanding and Connecting with Your Partner, was released in 2012.

The desire to be known, and to know oneself, is so very human. Working together, we can make sense of your internal experience as it relates to - and makes contact with - the external world. The therapeutic relationship is unique and collaborative. The deeper answers we seek are in the unconscious, hard to access in everyday, waking life. A safe and reliable space provides the conditions to understand your deepest motivations in starting the work known as therapy. Humor, when appropriate, can expand our perspective.

My approach to therapy is collaborative and interactive. Using a holistic style, I work to help you explore the emotional, intellectual, biological, and social characteristics that factor into your concerns.

The truth will set you free"... I became a therapist because I believe that through relationship, listening, and talking, a tremendous amount of healing can take place in a person's life. I believe in people and the potential for change and growth in their lives. I see therapy as a partnership in facilitating that change. I help people to free themselves from various things that hold them down, guilt, anger, shame, addictions, anxiety... I attempt to help people establish a more solid foundation of self worth, balance, love and flexibility to be able to negotiate the world, their relationships and themselves more successfully.

Overwhelmed by negative thoughts and emotions? Do you hope for more fulfillment in life? Our work together will identify perceptions causing anxiety, sadness, anger, guilt and feelings of inadequacy. I welcome you to join me for a free consultation. Together we will acknowledge your feelings and perceptions and address impulsivity, avoidance patterns/procrastination, self-sabotage, lack of focus, isolating and subtle behaviors preventing wellness. Discovering your meaning and purpose will inevitably help you become yourself authentic self.

Life can be really hard. Sometimes you need help to move through the tougher times. You are the expert on your life and with my experience and expertise we form a strong, workng relationship. I work and teach from an integrative perspective incorporating mindfulness with the traditional therapeutic approaches Cognitive Behavioral and Humanistic. I believe that healing, growth and change are best supported by raising our awareness around our thoughts, actions, feelings and our physical selves. I advocate movement, internal work and meditative practice when appropriate.

Your counseling is a time for personal growth that requires a collaborative relationship between the client and the therapist, and the creation of a "safe" atmosphere that is based on trust, warmth, and genuineness. I tailor my approach to each client's goals, and use techniques that have been shown to be effective. In general, we will work together to establish your goals for counseling and I will suggest the use of an appropriate therapeutic approach. In addition, I will use a variety of techniques and tools that you can use to achieve your therapeutic goals.

Welcome! I am a practicing clinician with 34 + years of experience subscribing to a psychodynamic, solution-focused short-term therapy approach with my clients. I subscribe to working with cognitive behavioral techniques ( CBT ) , mindfulness and motivational interviewing skills to help my patients become the most and happiest that they can be. My specializations are : Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, work stress, women's issues, cancer survivorship issues. Veteran's re-adjustment issues, LGBT issues. I am happy to see individuals, couples and families at my Graduate Hospital office location, just off Rittenhouse Square.

Hi there, I am here to get you feeling better and for that to last. I provide compassionate therapy that meets you where you are and helps you get to where you want to be. Whatever is bringing you into therapy, I will be there with you along the way. Together we’ll get to the root of what’s going on and figure out what it is you need to better manage your mental health. We’ll increase insight and self-awareness while finding better coping mechanisms that nourish you. We’ll understand and undo deeper pains, which leads to lasting change for more meaning and fulfillment in your life. Let’s talk and figure things out.

People often seek therapy to resolve past experiences and life complexities and the decision to enter therapy may carry feelings of ambivalence and uncertainty. I believe that therapy is most effective when persons are offered an environment that is inviting, attentive, collaborative, affirming, and safe. Subsequently, my goal is to provide a challenging, but non-judgmental and encouraging atmosphere for persons to explore concerns and difficulties as a means of achieving desired change.