EMDR Therapists in Philadelphia, PA

Do you feel isolated, anxious, hurt, and misunderstood? Does it feel like nobody else can understand the experiences that you went through? Do you feel as though you lost a part of you and you cant find yourself? Does it feel as though the experiences that you went through changed who you are and that you cant seem to understand yourself anymore?

I have over 11 years of post graduate clinical experience working with children, teens, and adults. I support those navigating depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship challenges, racism, discrimination, bullying, identity exploration, and workplace issues. I embrace the collaborative power of the therapeutic relationship to support clients with identifying and achieving realistic goals. I seek to empower clients with the skills of coping, insight, and self-awareness to navigate life and lead the lives they choose.

I work with individuals, couple and families experiencing relational difficulties. I am particularly interested in those struggling in recovery from various addictions and in particular sexual addiction and compulsivity. I have over 25 years experience in this area. I also have extensive experience in working with families and adolescents. My approach considers each person's side and attempts to facilitate a healing dialogue and the resolution of emotional reactivity among family members especially where issues of trauma are present.

People generally don't seek therapy because life is going smoothly. I'm sorry you've been struggling. Working together we can identify and highlight your strengths to help you move through the world with less stress and struggle. Building resilience will assist you in managing shame, doubt, guilt, and trauma from your past and help you move forward. Our sessions will generally feel like a conversation with a trusted friend as we navigate stressors and old narratives that are currently affecting you.

I understand therapy as a journey of self and I feel privileged to be part of the process. I specialize in trauma and intimate partner violence; I have extensive experience working with both survivors and partners who have acted harmfully. I also acknowledge how our cultural backgrounds can complicate our understanding of ourselves and our relationships. I work with clients with multicultural identities who struggle with intergenerational conflict, guilt, loneliness, among other difficulties. As a Latina myself, I bring my personal experience and empathy to this work.

Therapy is a commitment to self-care. In most areas of life, success or satisfaction often hinge on how effectively we understand and care for ourselves. I support those willing to lean into that inner work. This involves exploring obstacles preventing you from moving forward, in whatever realm. Therapy also helps improve self-compassion, which provides one with greater agency over life, and its challenges. Effective treatment strengthens self-awareness, and the ability to cope and adapt to the unexpected, or factors beyond your control - all key to decreasing suffering, improving efficacy, and enhancing self-worth and connection.

I help individuals and couples resolve their sexual and relationship issues and enhance their lives. I've been a psychologist and sex therapist for over 30 years, my approach begins with a comprehensive evaluation to determine the cause(s) contributing to your difficulties. Then you and I create a plan that is tailored to helping you, decrease anxiety, resolve blocks, learn communication and coping skills and achieve relationship and sexual satisfaction. My approach draws from my training in sex therapy, family systems, psychodynamic and cognitive therapies as well as hypnosis and EMDR.

Are you feeling overwhelmed or overworked? Are you taking on the emotions or wellbeing of others and ending up exhausted? Do you have trouble connecting to your feelings? Even when you do, it’s hard to pinpoint what they are? If you’re feeling depleted from working hard, keeping everything together, then this is the perfect time to change the relationship with yourself and others. This might mean addressing traumatic and/or distressing experiences, working through grief, exploring relational and attachment difficulties, or managing anxiety or depressive symptoms differently.

If you're struggling to cope in day to day life, we are here to help. We are highly qualified and experienced therapists with training in several treatment modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), that can help you overcome what has been holding you back. We know how debilitating and confusing it can be to navigate dealing with your own thoughts and emotions on a consistent basis. We are here to help you learn how to meet your needs and have improvement in your overall well being and mental health.

If you’re stuck in self-destructive cycles of behaviors or thoughts, unable to move on from difficult experiences in your past, or paralyzed by anxiety, I can help. Whether you’re looking to work through trauma, set boundaries with your family, change dynamics with a romantic partner, or reconnect with what gives you pleasure, I can guide you in taking that first step. As a teen coping with my parents’ messy divorce, I turned to self-harm while also journeying through my own sexual self-discovery. Therapy and safe relationships helped me feel better by speaking about my pain rather than keeping it inside or taking it out on myself.

Have you found yourself not getting much better from Talk Therapy sessions? Despite all of your efforts and work in progress, are you still struggling with rumination, confusion, exhaustion, numbness, sleeping and eating issues, avoidance, addiction, body image issues, guilt, shame, anger, irritability, sadness, feeling empty or void, loss of interest, self-limiting beliefs (I’m not good enough), and so forth? In over 8 years of clinical experience, I have observed profound healing in my clients by addressing the underlying causes of their distress.

I provide teletherapy to clients in Pennsylvania and California (I am licensed in both states). I work with adults (18-65) who are struggling with trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, acute stress, substance use, and challenges with interpersonal relationships, major life transitions, coming out, gender, and queer identity development. I use EMDR therapy and client-centered, mindfulness-based, cognitive-behavioral interventions to support people in healing from traumatic experiences and unresolved grief by helping them reprocess disturbing, burdensome memories so that they become less intrusive, distracting, and painful.

Therapy can be both an immensely enriching and a challenging process, while the process of finding a therapist- one who is a good fit for you- well, that is usually just challenging. How to begin, when there are just so many options? My suggestion for you: take a deep breath, take your time, and trust your instincts. It is the counseling relationship- rather than a specific theoretical orientation or modality- that allows for lasting therapeutic change. We humans heal in relationship.

I wholeheartedly believe and trust that each person is uniquely resilient and has the capacity to heal. As a therapist, I aim to help people regain safety and security in their mind and body after experiencing chronic stress or trauma. During your sessions, I will support you in rebuilding authentic relationships to yourself, others, and the world around you. My clinical experience entails working with folks who have experinced the following: high fucntioing anxeity, physical and sexual trauma, racial trauma, grief and loss, and relationship challenges. I am also currently taking on EMDR clients for those who are intersted.

I am a therapist with many years of experience and have several post-graduate certifications, but I understand very well that being an open and engaging professional is first most to help people feel comfortable to talk about how to untangle their issues. The therapeutic relationship is "a must" and I am often sought out because of my ability to connect easily with others. My speciality includes depression, anxiety, grief and trauma which so many individuals have experienced. Please give me a call and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have about therapy or about me. I am licensed in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Welcome to South Philly EMDR and Psychotherapy! Are you having difficulties surrounding emotional regulation, staying in the present moment, racing thoughts, or self care? Have you found your relationships with both others and yourself have been increasingly strained? With South Philly's EMDR & Psychotherapy's team of trauma informed therapists you will be able to explore which techniques and skills work best specifically for you in order to reduce symptoms, increase mindfulness of yourself and others, and create a life fueled by intention.

Kudos for taking this first step toward starting your therapeutic journey. Choosing a therapist is a very personal and can sometimes be a confusing process. I recognize that finding a therapist that is a good fit for your needs is important but not always easy! In my practice, I believe that establishing a genuine and collaborative relationship is vital. I work to establish a safe, judgement-free environment where you feel heard. I utilize an integrative approach drawing from internal family systems, psychodynamic, EMDR, feminist, and strengths-based practices, tailoring to and honoring the unique needs of each client.

As an Art Therapist and licensed professional counselor, I provide a different approach to therapy by engaging you in a creative process that allows you to reimagine new versions of yourself. I tend to work with people experiencing sadness, anxiety, anger, and challenges related to the immigrant experience and eating and body image. My specialization of art therapy is a unique training that will allow us to join as a collaborative team, focusing on your strengths while acknowledging the barriers you'd like to break through. In addition to Art therapy, I am trained in EMDR, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, DBT and ACT.

Many of us may become stuck at different stages in our lives for myriad reasons. Its possible you may or may not be aware of what events may have led to this which can manifest in mental health and/or substance use difficulties. Examples range from traumatic events such as abuse, neglect, and death of loved ones; oft under-emphasized circumstances such as daily stress, breakups, life changes/transitions, and loss of employment; or broader systemic issues such as racism, poverty, and other types of discrimination. If you are looking to identify the stuck parts to help all of you move forward, this is a good place to start.