Therapists in Philadelphia, PA

Are you facing challenges like anxiety, depression, life transitions, or identity issues? Are you seeking a safe, nonjudgmental space, craving validation, understanding, and guidance? You may be open to self-exploration, aiming for personal growth, seeking insights, coping strategies, and resilience. My ideal client values seeking support and actively participates in therapy. Motivated to improve their lives and relationships, they seek empowerment and self-discovery in therapy.

I specialize in working with clients who have experienced childhood trauma, domestic/intimate partner violence or relationship challenges, chronic pain/illness, and substance use issues. I also appreciate the beautiful tangents, metaphors, and insights from my work with neurodiverse clients. Much of my work focused on helping clients examine how trauma has shaped their lives, decisions, & current circumstances and find ways to heal. Finding meaning and insight from the connections and patterns we can see in the past and present is key to informing the work we can do together to pursue a more intentional and satisfying future.

As an Individual, Relationship, and Family Therapist, I am dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate their unique challenges. My goal is to support my clients in forming healthy, fulfilling, compassionate, and understanding relationships. I believe in creating a safe, non-judgmental, and culturally sensitive environment where all clients feel supported and heard.

Deeply passionate about social justice and facilitating and guiding positive change and development in the lives of others, I am thrilled to connect with you as you begin your journey inward. Healing is truly the risk of showing up for yourself and your resistance to temptation to go back to unsilenced needs, numbing out, disconnection, and erasure. As a black, gender non-binary Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I have a personal stake and insight into the work I do. My clinical practice aims to empower and heal individuals, families & communities through therapy, consulting, case management, training, & community outreach.

Artful Explorations Therapy is led by Kristen Rashid, a registered, board-certified art therapist who's been working with kids, teens, and adults in Philadelphia for over a decade. We offer support in navigating through a range of issues including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, adjustments, divorce, grief/loss, behavior difficulties, depression, and anger. We meet clients where they are and help them engage in the creative process of making art as a way to express themselves, increase insight, spark change, make connections, and develop coping and problem solving skills.

If the voice in your head was a person, would you like them very much? It is my strong belief, and confirmed by research, that many people who struggle with feeling of anxiety and depression also struggle with a negative inner voice that keeps you from reaching your potential.

I became a therapist to help people become the best versions of themselves. Specializing in OCD is important to me because those with this diagnosis often feel powerless over their thoughts. My goal is to help you break free from that cycle and regain control over your life. At NOCD, my team and I specialize in evidence-based treatment for OCD. Our deep understanding of OCD enables us to diagnose and treat it effectively. We have received intensive training in Exposure Response and Prevention Therapy (ERP)—the gold standard treatment for OCD.

I primarily work with clients who struggle with their emotional and spiritual identity. This includes people working through addictions, abuse, anxiety and depression. I am trained in DBT and EMDR. My hope with counseling is to help empower people to confidently engage the challenges of their lives. I also work with married couples or those who are preparing for marriage.

I am trained in object relations theory, but my experience as a high school counselor, family therapist and lawyer informs my flexible and practical approach. While offering a deep therapy experience that leads to enduring change and growth, I am mindful that patients need strategies to manage immediate concerns and feel relief during the change process. I approach patients with a belief that their early experiences and attachments have shaped the way they see themselves, how they approach relationships and what they expect from life. I seek to help patients develop new ways of relating that lead to healthier connections to others and increased autonomy.

If you struggle with communication or shame, if you’d like to be more in touch with your inner voice or build better relationships, I encourage you to get in touch. As a therapist, especially as a couples and sex therapist, I believe that everyone can benefit from having a space to be honest and to feel safe in expressing their truth. As a warm and attentive listener, I am adept at crafting a calming and nonjudgmental space for us to engage in a collaborative process of recognizing and understanding life events as well as unhelpful patterns and beliefs.

At times, life can be painful, heartbreaking, and completely devastating. As we go through life, we are constantly exposed to reality gaps—the gaps between the reality we have and the reality we want. The larger the gap, often, the more unsettling the pain. I meet people where they are and help them work to meet their personal goals and values. I’m skilled at creating an environment in which individuals feel heard, understood, and affirmed, but also challenged. I have extensive experience working with adults and adolescents experiencing chronic depression, anxiety, attachment issues, and interpersonal relationship conflict.

As an expert in PTSD, OCD, anxiety disorders, and related conditions (e.g., skin picking, hair pulling, body dysmorphia), I am passionate about supporting clients as they: (1) process trauma and loss, (2) gain control of OCD and anxiety symptoms, (3) navigate significant life and relational stressors, and (4) managw associated challenges (e.g., mood disorders, sleep difficulties, perfectionism, ADHD) to improve daily functioning and overall quality of life. I also specialize in working with LGBTQ+ individuals, including those seeking gender-affirming medical care.

The goal of therapy is to develop a connected relationship with an empathic professional that helps alleviate any issues that the client wants to work on. A client should expect a respectful and creative environment in which they can safely explore their needs and wants. Some people believe that they are not worthy of help or are ashamed of what seeking help means about themselves. Therapy is there for anyone who wants to use it, from people who just need a boost through a troubled time to people seeking long term work examining patterns and habits that interfere with their hope and happiness.

A young and successful woman came to see me. She was already on her professional path and she was happily married. She had many friends and a full and busy life. I said to her, “Your life sounds so good. You’ve achieved so many things. Tell me, what’s on your mind?” “I have a problem with talking about my feelings,” she said. “I can’t find the words.” She had grown up in a ‘go, go, go’ household. Neither parent had the time or attention for listening to her feelings. She learned that the best way to live was to ‘go, go, go.’ But she didn’t fully like this. She noticed that there were times that something bothered her...

I support people feeling stuck in unsatisfying patterns, people who dread conflict, and people interested in tuning in to their own voice. Many of my clients care deeply about how they show up in their relationships, families, workplaces, structural systems, and the larger world. You may have complicated feelings about self-expression, and what it means to grow and change from what's familiar. You may be anxious about significant life changes and transitions, bogged down by self-doubt, "shoulds," or regret, or you may be paralyzed by a fear of vulnerability or making "wrong" moves. Let's move forward together.

Moira McCormick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 8 years of experience. Moira specializes in working with children and adolescents dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, anger, and life transitions. She also has extensive experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum. Moira completed her Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology at Immaculata University. Within a therapeutic setting, she emphasizes healthy relationships and she believes the key to that is incorporating parents and/or caregivers into treatment.

I believe that healing often occurs best in the context of a safe and trusting relationship between a client and therapist. As a psychotherapist, I strive to create a secure, caring, and collaborative relationship with each of my clients so that therapy is a place they feel fully seen, heard, understood, and respected. I work from an integrative and holistic perspective, meeting each client where they are and working collaboratively with clients to reach their own personal goals and to create lasting, meaningful change and healing in their lives.

Hi! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (PA, DE, NJ) living in Philadelphia.

Do you ever find yourself excessively ruminating, "beating yourself up," or feeling trapped in those "worst case scenarios"? Do you talk to yourself in ways you would never talk to a friend? I'm here to help you take the first step in challenging those self-critical cycles. Together, we can start the journey of cultivating self-love and acceptance.