Therapists in Punxsutawney, PA

As a doctoral licensed psychologist, I have over 30 years of experience addressing a wide array of issues and life challenges. I seek to promote self understanding and the exploration of stuck points that may inhibit happiness. In therapy, focus is upon the development of skills and strategies that allow one to resolve problems, build relationships, and find a life worth living, despite challenges. I am meeting with clients in my office as well as virtually.

Our Counseling and Psychiatric team in Pittsburgh, Wexford, Monroeville, Greensburg, South Hills, Cranberry, and Online, specializes in providing compassionate mental health services for you, your marriage, and family. If you're grappling with anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, ADHD, PTSD, relationship conflicts, communication challenges, or more, we recognize how these issues can impact your desired life. Our counseling team, complemented by telepsychiatry and medication management services, provides evidence-based therapy solutions for you. With personalized treatment plans, our goal is to fast-track your journey to wellness.

Are you struggling with a family issue? Do you need help making a decision about your relationship? Are you having difficulty supporting your child through their own issues? I have strong background in marriage and family therapy as well as a background in Trauma Informed Care. I'll work with you to help you manage changes that may be taking place in your life. I can help you gain more clarity about your personal situation and work on stress reduction while we problem solve.

We provide counseling services to individuals, couples and families through Western Pennsylvania. Whether you are seeking treatment as an individual adult, a child, or teen, our multi-specialty approach will support your goals of resolving emotional, psychological, and relationship issues. For couples and families, our mental health specialists are experts in supporting your relationship as you gain greater friendship, intimacy, and communication barriers.

I believe, the single most important element of counseling is the relationship between the therapist and client. The first step is for us to work together to balance both a professional and heartfelt relationship. You'll find the office welcoming, comfortable, discreet atmosphere; where you can feel safe to discuss your needs. I serve a variety of client populations, including, youth, adolescent, adult and geriatric clients. Couples, Family, Individual and Group Therapy are a focus. Specializations: Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Anger, Parenting and Loss. Referrals for medication management can also be facilitated through my office, if desired..

I am a mother, creative, historian, writer, and identity navigation specialist working in the clinical mental health space. I am passionate about our pasts, our brains, anti-racism, justice, relationships, and identity. I received my Masters in Clinical Mental Health and Applied Psychology from Antioch New England. I like to take big-picture societal and systemic issues and ground them down to our everyday experiences. I believe that building strong, equitable, and informed relationships, with ourselves first, can begin to shift toxic societal narratives that have created cycles of trauma and suffering for far too long.

I am accepting new clients and couples therapy work. I am a authentic person in therapy with you. I am along with you on the path to change. Change is always frightening. Think about if you were not experiencing fear, what would you do? Who would you be if you were not ashamed or afraid or depressed? Be the change you desire in your life! Common Issues addressed in therapy: Creating healthy boundaries with relationships, communication and conflict, healing from painful and abusive relationships, identifying your own sense of self and your emotional needs, depression and anxiety.

I love the counseling profession. I feel privileged to be invited to share with others in their life journey. You may be at a point in your life where you need someone to support you as you strive to understand yourself or your relationships. You may want to make changes but don't know what you need or where to start. Together we can explore your needs, frustrations, and problems and make a plan to address those issues in a way that works for you.

I believe how humans experience growth and how they change are the big themes of psychology. We grow and change through our relationships with others, but sometimes we can get stuck in certain relationship patterns that cause distress. Uncovering the dynamics of these patterns, how they affect our self-concept, our feelings, our understanding of others, and our nervous systems can be healing. Practicing new patterns of emotion, thought, and behavior, whether through talk- therapy, mindfulness practices, or a combination of both, can assist growth and change toward more compassion and connection in our lives.

Offering Teletherapy, Telepsychiatry and in-office visits. We are a heart-centered practice dedicated to providing highly personalized care that supports you in making lasting changes. At New Directions, we specialize in providing the help you need from start to finish including matching you with the right therapist or psychiatric provider. Whether you are looking for individual therapy for yourself, therapy for a child or teen, couple's therapy, family therapy or psychiatric services, we look forward to providing you with compassionate care.

If your emotions feel overwhelming, and they're trying to signal you that they need your attention, I am here to help you. I provide a safe, comfortable space to explore who you are and work with you to provide a better understanding of you. I am here to help you learn to identify and access your feelings. I offer encouragement to help you get to your goals. With me, you can speak openly and fully about your anxieties and fears. I'd love to help you find your purpose in life by helping you recognize your strengths.

We all struggle in the relationships that are important to us and need help some of the time to develop skills to strengthen these relationships. We lose connection and have difficulty communicating with our partners or spouses; we get stuck in conflict with our children; we lose track of who we are; we dread going to work because it feels hostile or unsafe; we question our faith; we have trouble expressing needs at school; and we neglect our bodies and our health. The relationships we have with ourselves and others are always evolving and we need to change with them.