Depression Therapists in Presto, PA
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Solutions are possible and within your reach. My approach to therapy is client centered, trauma informed and strength based. I have been fortunate to have served a variety of individuals with varying needs that include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, emotional regulation, anger issues and grief. Together we can find ways around stumbling blocks and discover stepping stones to peace of mind.
Solutions are possible and within your reach. My approach to therapy is client centered, trauma informed and strength based. I have been fortunate to have served a variety of individuals with varying needs that include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, emotional regulation, anger issues and grief. Together we can find ways around stumbling blocks and discover stepping stones to peace of mind.
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If you are looking to transform yourself or your relationship and have healthier forms of communication, more intimate and emotional forms of connection and ,overall, improve your sense of self and relationships let your journey begin. With over 20 years of mental health experience and 14 years practicing therapy, I have learned to specialize in relationship/couples therapy and work as well as individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and other life and circumstantial issues. If you are looking to repair, strengthen, regain connection, improve intimacy, or generally work on your relationships or your mental health I can help.
If you are looking to transform yourself or your relationship and have healthier forms of communication, more intimate and emotional forms of connection and ,overall, improve your sense of self and relationships let your journey begin. With over 20 years of mental health experience and 14 years practicing therapy, I have learned to specialize in relationship/couples therapy and work as well as individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and other life and circumstantial issues. If you are looking to repair, strengthen, regain connection, improve intimacy, or generally work on your relationships or your mental health I can help.
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Virtual Psychedelic Integration Group: The Ko-Op
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presto, PA 15142 (Online Only)
Integration is a process in which a person revisits and actively engages in making sense of, working through, translating, and processing the content of their psychedelic experience. Through intentional and supportive practices, this process allows one to gradually capture and incorporate the emergent lessons and insights into their lives, thus moving toward greater balance and wholeness, both internally and externally.
Integration is a process in which a person revisits and actively engages in making sense of, working through, translating, and processing the content of their psychedelic experience. Through intentional and supportive practices, this process allows one to gradually capture and incorporate the emergent lessons and insights into their lives, thus moving toward greater balance and wholeness, both internally and externally.
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Danielle Abdelhak
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presto, PA 15142 (Online Only)
As a dedicated and empathetic therapist, I believe in the transformative power of understanding and connection. With over 16 years of experience, I am passionate about helping individuals navigate life’s challenges, discover their inner strengths, and achieve personal goals. My approach is rooted in compassion and tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, fostering a safe and supportive environment for healing and self-discovery. I believe in providing each individual with specialized coping skills and techniques that allow them to continue their journey of healing long after the therapeutic relationship ends.
As a dedicated and empathetic therapist, I believe in the transformative power of understanding and connection. With over 16 years of experience, I am passionate about helping individuals navigate life’s challenges, discover their inner strengths, and achieve personal goals. My approach is rooted in compassion and tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, fostering a safe and supportive environment for healing and self-discovery. I believe in providing each individual with specialized coping skills and techniques that allow them to continue their journey of healing long after the therapeutic relationship ends.
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Anxiety And Relationship Therapist Monica DiLaurenzo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Presto, PA 15142 (Online Only)
Currently accepting NEW clients! I believe that you are already capable of change and I guide you through stepping into it. I specialize in anxiety and relationships. Much of my work has been in treating anxious individuals who struggle with worry, self-doubt, and "analysis paralysis". I can help you recognize what is interfering with your daily life, relationships and overall well-being and adopt healthier belief systems. I am also especially passionate about helping couples recognize the "stuck points" in their communication patterns and replace them with with vulnerability, closeness, and connection.
Currently accepting NEW clients! I believe that you are already capable of change and I guide you through stepping into it. I specialize in anxiety and relationships. Much of my work has been in treating anxious individuals who struggle with worry, self-doubt, and "analysis paralysis". I can help you recognize what is interfering with your daily life, relationships and overall well-being and adopt healthier belief systems. I am also especially passionate about helping couples recognize the "stuck points" in their communication patterns and replace them with with vulnerability, closeness, and connection.
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Gina Niewodowski is a licensed professional counselor, board certified art therapist and cognitive processing therapist specializing in the treatment of loss, depression, anxiety, change adjustment, divorce recovery, LGBTQ issues, trauma, children's and teens' adjustment and grief issues. She has over 30 years of experience as a therapist and uses various modalities to help people accomplish their goals, including insight-oriented psychotherapy, cognitive processing therapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and art therapy.
Gina Niewodowski is a licensed professional counselor, board certified art therapist and cognitive processing therapist specializing in the treatment of loss, depression, anxiety, change adjustment, divorce recovery, LGBTQ issues, trauma, children's and teens' adjustment and grief issues. She has over 30 years of experience as a therapist and uses various modalities to help people accomplish their goals, including insight-oriented psychotherapy, cognitive processing therapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and art therapy.
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Sara Emery
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP, CADC
Verified Verified
Bridgeville, PA 15017
Waitlist for new clients
Through a supportive collaboration, we will work together to develop healthier coping skills, reduce symptoms of depression, suffering, and anxiety, increase hopefulness and resiliency, improve communication in relationships, navigate life's challenges, and work toward the attainment of your personal goals.
Finding the right therapist is important because effective therapy elicits change and guides individuals toward living more fulfilled lives. I am a committed, interactive and non-judgmental therapist who loves what I do and am grateful for the opportunity to connect with clients and work together to develop solutions and reach goals. The decision to start therapy can be difficult and feel vulnerable and yet it is courageous when one finds the willingness and strength to look inward and lean into fear or sadness to remove obstacles that prevent someone from living their best life. I commend you on taking this first step.
Through a supportive collaboration, we will work together to develop healthier coping skills, reduce symptoms of depression, suffering, and anxiety, increase hopefulness and resiliency, improve communication in relationships, navigate life's challenges, and work toward the attainment of your personal goals.
Finding the right therapist is important because effective therapy elicits change and guides individuals toward living more fulfilled lives. I am a committed, interactive and non-judgmental therapist who loves what I do and am grateful for the opportunity to connect with clients and work together to develop solutions and reach goals. The decision to start therapy can be difficult and feel vulnerable and yet it is courageous when one finds the willingness and strength to look inward and lean into fear or sadness to remove obstacles that prevent someone from living their best life. I commend you on taking this first step.
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I work with adult individuals that are dealing with anxiety, anger management, depression, and other mental health issues.
I work with adult individuals that are dealing with anxiety, anger management, depression, and other mental health issues.
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Hello, and Congrats on taking your first step towards self-improvement! My main approaches are cognitive and trauma therapies. Our thoughts, our beliefs, and even our inner voice strongly shape our emotions. When unfortunate events happen in our lives, we try our best to make sense of these events and what our lives have now become. As we adjust our thoughts and beliefs, our emotions have to follow. I combine CBT, trauma therapy, brief/solution focused, and EMDR. I work with traumas, grief/loss, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, toxic work places, toxic relationships, adjusting to changes in life, and low self confidence.
Hello, and Congrats on taking your first step towards self-improvement! My main approaches are cognitive and trauma therapies. Our thoughts, our beliefs, and even our inner voice strongly shape our emotions. When unfortunate events happen in our lives, we try our best to make sense of these events and what our lives have now become. As we adjust our thoughts and beliefs, our emotions have to follow. I combine CBT, trauma therapy, brief/solution focused, and EMDR. I work with traumas, grief/loss, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, toxic work places, toxic relationships, adjusting to changes in life, and low self confidence.
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Grounding Tree Therapy
Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bridgeville, PA 15017 (Online Only)
Accepting New Clients . At Grounding Tree Therapy, I work with adults who feel negatively about themselves. I help navigate feelings and emotions of anxiety and depression that you’ve carried with you since childhood. If you have felt like you aren’t enough or feel like you are failing, let’s talk. We will explore the root cause of the emotions and process situations based on your perspective while being challenged to see outcomes and decisions differently.
Accepting New Clients . At Grounding Tree Therapy, I work with adults who feel negatively about themselves. I help navigate feelings and emotions of anxiety and depression that you’ve carried with you since childhood. If you have felt like you aren’t enough or feel like you are failing, let’s talk. We will explore the root cause of the emotions and process situations based on your perspective while being challenged to see outcomes and decisions differently.
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Eric Treaster, LPC, offers compassionate and expert mental health services to individuals and families in Pennsylvania. With a deep understanding of chronic emotional issues, he provides support for those struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma. Eric is dedicated to fostering better communication among couples by identifying and addressing triggers rooted in past experiences. His practice spans across Pennsylvania, serving various communities with personalized care. Specializing in anxiety, PTSD/trauma, and couples' issues, Eric is passionate about guiding clients through their healing journeys.
Eric Treaster, LPC, offers compassionate and expert mental health services to individuals and families in Pennsylvania. With a deep understanding of chronic emotional issues, he provides support for those struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma. Eric is dedicated to fostering better communication among couples by identifying and addressing triggers rooted in past experiences. His practice spans across Pennsylvania, serving various communities with personalized care. Specializing in anxiety, PTSD/trauma, and couples' issues, Eric is passionate about guiding clients through their healing journeys.
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Angela K Joyce
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Carnegie, PA 15106
I'm experienced in working with anxiety, depression, life transitions, parenting, relationship issues, and communication skills.
Is anxiety keeping you awake at night? Are you feeling like you no longer enjoy the things you used to? Are you and your partner frequently arguing about the same things? If so, please know that you are not alone. Despite our best efforts, life can become overwhelming and leave us feeling stuck. With over 15 years of counseling experience, I can help you take a holistic approach to your mental health that allows you to address the problem areas of your life and become the best possible version of yourself. We'll not only build coping skills, but also cultivate self awareness, positive thought patterns, and meaning into your life.
I'm experienced in working with anxiety, depression, life transitions, parenting, relationship issues, and communication skills.
Is anxiety keeping you awake at night? Are you feeling like you no longer enjoy the things you used to? Are you and your partner frequently arguing about the same things? If so, please know that you are not alone. Despite our best efforts, life can become overwhelming and leave us feeling stuck. With over 15 years of counseling experience, I can help you take a holistic approach to your mental health that allows you to address the problem areas of your life and become the best possible version of yourself. We'll not only build coping skills, but also cultivate self awareness, positive thought patterns, and meaning into your life.
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Jamie P Del
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Bridgeville, PA 15017
Life comes with stresses and challenges, and I provide a warm, safe, and supportive environment to help you navigate through these hard times. My goal is for you to finish counseling with a set of skills that will help you feel happy, successful, and confident. I will provide you the tools that will improve your quality of life. I work with a variety of diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. I can help with stress, insomnia, and anger management.
Life comes with stresses and challenges, and I provide a warm, safe, and supportive environment to help you navigate through these hard times. My goal is for you to finish counseling with a set of skills that will help you feel happy, successful, and confident. I will provide you the tools that will improve your quality of life. I work with a variety of diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. I can help with stress, insomnia, and anger management.
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Julie Ann Scarpo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
I specialize in treating individuals with severe anxiety and other anxiety spectrum disorders, those living with depression and other mood disorders, adolescents struggling with a variety of emotional and behavioral issues, and individuals struggling with creating and maintaining healthy relationships.
Ideally, I am committed to helping others who are committed to themselves, and to those who are willing to courageously embark on a journey to become the best version of themselves they can possibly be. Clients come to me with a variety of concerns, and I function from an integrative approach to meet clients wherever they may be. It is my strong belief that concerns don't define people; identity is a verb.
I specialize in treating individuals with severe anxiety and other anxiety spectrum disorders, those living with depression and other mood disorders, adolescents struggling with a variety of emotional and behavioral issues, and individuals struggling with creating and maintaining healthy relationships.
Ideally, I am committed to helping others who are committed to themselves, and to those who are willing to courageously embark on a journey to become the best version of themselves they can possibly be. Clients come to me with a variety of concerns, and I function from an integrative approach to meet clients wherever they may be. It is my strong belief that concerns don't define people; identity is a verb.
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Larissa Johnston
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Morgan, PA 15064
I am an LPC with experience providing therapy to clients with mental health problems, substance use disorders and also co-occurring disorders. My experience comes from a variety of diverse treatment settings including Shawnee Academy Residential Treatment Facility, Southwood Hospital, Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services and Wesley Spectrum Services. I have delivered quality services across the lifespan. I am currently working with children and adults in individual, family, and couples counseling. I have addressed various issues in counseling such as bullying, anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
I am an LPC with experience providing therapy to clients with mental health problems, substance use disorders and also co-occurring disorders. My experience comes from a variety of diverse treatment settings including Shawnee Academy Residential Treatment Facility, Southwood Hospital, Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services and Wesley Spectrum Services. I have delivered quality services across the lifespan. I am currently working with children and adults in individual, family, and couples counseling. I have addressed various issues in counseling such as bullying, anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
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Jamie Harkins
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, CYT-200
Verified Verified
Carnegie, PA 15106
Waitlist for new clients
I have been working for nearly two decades with people experiencing a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, sexual identity matters, academic stress, navigating major life changes, and trauma recovery.
I believe in providing an environment of understanding, encouragement, and hope to allow you work through overwhelming, stressful, and confusing life situations. My therapeutic framework is client-centered and strengths-based, meaning that I recognize you as the expert on your own lived experiences. My goal is to collaborate with you, concentrating on your inherent strengths, to help you work through difficult and uncomfortable emotions, change thought patterns, and support your personal growth.
I have been working for nearly two decades with people experiencing a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, sexual identity matters, academic stress, navigating major life changes, and trauma recovery.
I believe in providing an environment of understanding, encouragement, and hope to allow you work through overwhelming, stressful, and confusing life situations. My therapeutic framework is client-centered and strengths-based, meaning that I recognize you as the expert on your own lived experiences. My goal is to collaborate with you, concentrating on your inherent strengths, to help you work through difficult and uncomfortable emotions, change thought patterns, and support your personal growth.
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AIBDT Psychological Services
Psychologist, PsyD, PhD, LPC, LCSW
Verified Verified
Carnegie, PA 15106
Our therapists have years of experience treating depression, anxiety, addiction, and other psychological issues utilizing a wide variety of therapuetic approaches.
Associates in Behavioral Diagnostics and Treatment is a group practice with locations in Moon Township, Robinson Twp, Carnegie and North Hills. Because many of our clients are professionals with busy schedules, our practice is open 7 days a week offering both daytime and evening hours. There are clinicians who work with general mental health issues (anxiety, depression, relationship issues, stress management, Women's health, grief, adjustment) as well as specialists in Child Development/Autism, OCD, Behavioral Medicine, and Family Therapy.
Our therapists have years of experience treating depression, anxiety, addiction, and other psychological issues utilizing a wide variety of therapuetic approaches.
Associates in Behavioral Diagnostics and Treatment is a group practice with locations in Moon Township, Robinson Twp, Carnegie and North Hills. Because many of our clients are professionals with busy schedules, our practice is open 7 days a week offering both daytime and evening hours. There are clinicians who work with general mental health issues (anxiety, depression, relationship issues, stress management, Women's health, grief, adjustment) as well as specialists in Child Development/Autism, OCD, Behavioral Medicine, and Family Therapy.
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Amy Lee Saunier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Carnegie, PA 15106
Waitlist for new clients
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read about me. I'm a licensed professional counselor who loves working with children, teenagers, families, and adults. If you or your child are struggling with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, stress, and self-defeating behaviors, or emotional pain, please know that I am here and would love to help you. My intervention strategies are client-driven and relationship focused. I am also certified to counsel women and families during pregnancy, the post partum period, and support to those experiencing fertility issues. I am a passionate and firm believer in providing support to parents.
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read about me. I'm a licensed professional counselor who loves working with children, teenagers, families, and adults. If you or your child are struggling with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, stress, and self-defeating behaviors, or emotional pain, please know that I am here and would love to help you. My intervention strategies are client-driven and relationship focused. I am also certified to counsel women and families during pregnancy, the post partum period, and support to those experiencing fertility issues. I am a passionate and firm believer in providing support to parents.
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I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I strive to create a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental space for my clients to process and overcome a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life stressors/adjustments, trauma, ADHD, and other behavioral concerns. I believe that therapy cannot be successful without a positive therapeutic relationship.
I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I strive to create a safe, relaxed, and non-judgmental space for my clients to process and overcome a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life stressors/adjustments, trauma, ADHD, and other behavioral concerns. I believe that therapy cannot be successful without a positive therapeutic relationship.
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Briana Whitehead
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Carnegie, PA 15106 (Online Only)
Briana is a Licensed Social Worker, gaining her Master’s at The University of Pittsburgh. Briana has worked at Western Psychiatric Hospital as an intern and inpatient social worker for over 7 years, working with clients with chronic psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Briana also has a background in child development, utilizing her education to help individuals identify how their development effects them today.
Briana is a Licensed Social Worker, gaining her Master’s at The University of Pittsburgh. Briana has worked at Western Psychiatric Hospital as an intern and inpatient social worker for over 7 years, working with clients with chronic psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Briana also has a background in child development, utilizing her education to help individuals identify how their development effects them today.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.