Drug Abuse Therapists in Upper Saint Clair, PA
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Life can be so hard. It shouldn't be, but it is. Our current culture breeds depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, and so much more. We weren't meant to live this way and to confront the constant stream of stressors we face on a daily basis. 40+ hour work weeks, struggling to make ends meet, supporting others while we struggle to support ourselves, unexpected life events, financial instability, always reaching and striving for the next benchmark, promotion, or grade. The list goes on and on and it often feels overwhelming and impossible. Let's get you to a place where you can better navigate all this chaos and be able to breathe!
Life can be so hard. It shouldn't be, but it is. Our current culture breeds depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, and so much more. We weren't meant to live this way and to confront the constant stream of stressors we face on a daily basis. 40+ hour work weeks, struggling to make ends meet, supporting others while we struggle to support ourselves, unexpected life events, financial instability, always reaching and striving for the next benchmark, promotion, or grade. The list goes on and on and it often feels overwhelming and impossible. Let's get you to a place where you can better navigate all this chaos and be able to breathe!
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Kati L Ault
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, CAADC, LPC
Verified Verified
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
I want to help you feel comfortable in your own skin. We can work on your feelings of depression and anxiety, or even identifying that feeling that you just aren't sure what it is. We can work together to learn to identify healthy coping skills, as well as to provide you a safe, confidential and non judgmental place to be able to talk about what you are going through and feeling.
I want to help you feel comfortable in your own skin. We can work on your feelings of depression and anxiety, or even identifying that feeling that you just aren't sure what it is. We can work together to learn to identify healthy coping skills, as well as to provide you a safe, confidential and non judgmental place to be able to talk about what you are going through and feeling.
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Julie Mariner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
I work with individuals using a holistic approach to mind, body and soul by allowing clients to attain balance and overcome everyday obstacles while meeting the individuals needs. I utilize different approaches to psychotherapy by incorporating various mind-body interventions including: mindfulness skills, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, solution focused brief therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. I believe that each and every individual can benefit from increasing self-awareness, focusing on one’s strengths, and the development of effective communication skills.
I work with individuals using a holistic approach to mind, body and soul by allowing clients to attain balance and overcome everyday obstacles while meeting the individuals needs. I utilize different approaches to psychotherapy by incorporating various mind-body interventions including: mindfulness skills, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, solution focused brief therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. I believe that each and every individual can benefit from increasing self-awareness, focusing on one’s strengths, and the development of effective communication skills.
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Kevin B. Kumpf
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
I have learned through my work with clients that sometimes being willing to take a risk can yield positive results. Finding the willingness to participate in therapy can often feel like taking a risk; however, I am here to provide you with the necessary support you may feel you need as you look to make a positive change in your life. I am confident we can work together to develop a constructive relationship for the purpose of helping you to define and accomplish the goals that you believe are important.
I have learned through my work with clients that sometimes being willing to take a risk can yield positive results. Finding the willingness to participate in therapy can often feel like taking a risk; however, I am here to provide you with the necessary support you may feel you need as you look to make a positive change in your life. I am confident we can work together to develop a constructive relationship for the purpose of helping you to define and accomplish the goals that you believe are important.
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Carole Kunkle-Miller And Associates
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
Feel better...that is our goal. We provide holistic psychological care promoting the total health and wellness of our clients by offering strategic guidance and insight into everyday problems of life. Therapy is designed to be a place where clients may define and reach life goals in a positive atmosphere.
Feel better...that is our goal. We provide holistic psychological care promoting the total health and wellness of our clients by offering strategic guidance and insight into everyday problems of life. Therapy is designed to be a place where clients may define and reach life goals in a positive atmosphere.
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Cristina I Rivera-Kumpf
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241 (Online Only)
Hello! I believe that therapy is a collaborative process where choices and boundaries are made transparent. I work to create an experience that feels safe and helps to encourage healing and alignment of mind, body, and spirit for the purpose of improving the quality of your life in ways that are meaningful for you. I can be the extra set of eyes and ears that can help you to discover new possibilities so that you become more empowered to make the decisions that are right for you.
Hello! I believe that therapy is a collaborative process where choices and boundaries are made transparent. I work to create an experience that feels safe and helps to encourage healing and alignment of mind, body, and spirit for the purpose of improving the quality of your life in ways that are meaningful for you. I can be the extra set of eyes and ears that can help you to discover new possibilities so that you become more empowered to make the decisions that are right for you.
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Demond E Bledsoe
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
It is my belief that all people have the capacity to change and achieve their goals. I founded Resolutions Counseling and Behavioral Health Services, LLC to provide a place where clients can feel safe as they address some of the most significant challenges of their lives. I believe in the ability for all clients to make the changes necessary to live complete and satisfying lives, strengthen relationships, and bring families closer together. I work with clients experiencing mental health, emotional and behavioral concerns including relationship problems, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, substance abuse issues and problems related to cultural identity.
It is my belief that all people have the capacity to change and achieve their goals. I founded Resolutions Counseling and Behavioral Health Services, LLC to provide a place where clients can feel safe as they address some of the most significant challenges of their lives. I believe in the ability for all clients to make the changes necessary to live complete and satisfying lives, strengthen relationships, and bring families closer together. I work with clients experiencing mental health, emotional and behavioral concerns including relationship problems, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, substance abuse issues and problems related to cultural identity.
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Holly Jasin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
"Love is the great miracle cure, loving ourselves works great miracles in our lives." I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and I aspire to team with my clients to achieve their fullest potential using a holistic, wellness-based approach to therapy. By focusing on the mind, body, & spirit, we are capable of healing and moving toward our highest potential. In therapy I like to take both a solution-focused and personal growth approach. Looking at one's life and stressors using a wellness model, allows growth and healing in all areas of life.
"Love is the great miracle cure, loving ourselves works great miracles in our lives." I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and I aspire to team with my clients to achieve their fullest potential using a holistic, wellness-based approach to therapy. By focusing on the mind, body, & spirit, we are capable of healing and moving toward our highest potential. In therapy I like to take both a solution-focused and personal growth approach. Looking at one's life and stressors using a wellness model, allows growth and healing in all areas of life.
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Alex Corkos
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
Making the decision to seek help is difficult and choosing the right therapist can often be overwhelming. I offer a confidential, no-cost phone consultation to explain the counseling process and answer any questions you may have. I believe those I work with are capable, competent individuals with life circumstances that have challenged their current ways of coping. I can help you with a wide array of concerns and life stressors including depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, career frustrations and parenting issues as well as interpersonal, marital and partner conflicts. Let's talk to see if I am the right therapist for you.
Making the decision to seek help is difficult and choosing the right therapist can often be overwhelming. I offer a confidential, no-cost phone consultation to explain the counseling process and answer any questions you may have. I believe those I work with are capable, competent individuals with life circumstances that have challenged their current ways of coping. I can help you with a wide array of concerns and life stressors including depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, career frustrations and parenting issues as well as interpersonal, marital and partner conflicts. Let's talk to see if I am the right therapist for you.
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Heather York
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
Young adults who may need extra support and guidance as they transition into their education and careers: I would like to help you navigate independence and responsibility while making sure you're making smart and healthy choices. Adults who are working a program of addiction recovery: I would like to help support you in your recovery and in processing and integrating difficult or traumatic life experiences. Individuals who are taking the first and courageous step toward therapy: I would like to help you develop awareness, improve your relationships, change your behavior, and make successful life transitions.
Young adults who may need extra support and guidance as they transition into their education and careers: I would like to help you navigate independence and responsibility while making sure you're making smart and healthy choices. Adults who are working a program of addiction recovery: I would like to help support you in your recovery and in processing and integrating difficult or traumatic life experiences. Individuals who are taking the first and courageous step toward therapy: I would like to help you develop awareness, improve your relationships, change your behavior, and make successful life transitions.
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Amber L Chapman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CAADC
Verified Verified
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
— Accepting New Clients In-person & Telehealth, M-W only, Evening hours available. —Hello! I know it can be a daunting task finding the right therapist for your unique set of circumstances. I attempt to provide a warm, respectful, accepting and empathetic atmosphere for all my folk.
— Accepting New Clients In-person & Telehealth, M-W only, Evening hours available. —Hello! I know it can be a daunting task finding the right therapist for your unique set of circumstances. I attempt to provide a warm, respectful, accepting and empathetic atmosphere for all my folk.
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Sandra Maria Pattinato
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd , LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
I have 15 years of experience in the mental health field. I have worked in a number of different settings and with clients from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures. My priority is to meet the client where he or she is and help him or her by providing support, aid and guidance, so the client can work through processing the past, identifying present patterns and taking steps toward long lasting changes while addressing the client’s fears, challenges and worries along the way.
I have 15 years of experience in the mental health field. I have worked in a number of different settings and with clients from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures. My priority is to meet the client where he or she is and help him or her by providing support, aid and guidance, so the client can work through processing the past, identifying present patterns and taking steps toward long lasting changes while addressing the client’s fears, challenges and worries along the way.
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Jennifer Krause
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
**Accepting new clients** Are you finding it harder and harder to cope with every day life stressors? Is your marriage being tested by the demands of busy schedules and lack of communication? Is your anxiety becoming too overwhelming to manage on your own? If you answered yes, then it sounds like you are motivated to learn skills to better manage life's challenges. You may be ready to reach out for some guidance and I want to be here to help you embrace your journey.
**Accepting new clients** Are you finding it harder and harder to cope with every day life stressors? Is your marriage being tested by the demands of busy schedules and lack of communication? Is your anxiety becoming too overwhelming to manage on your own? If you answered yes, then it sounds like you are motivated to learn skills to better manage life's challenges. You may be ready to reach out for some guidance and I want to be here to help you embrace your journey.
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Sara Emery
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP, CADC
Verified Verified
Upper Saint Clair, PA 15241
Waitlist for new clients
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.
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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Welcome to "We Talk Straight Counseling"! A place where incredible and sometimes surprising changes have happened. I have enjoyed helping to change the lives not only of my clients but also the lives of those they love for the past 29 years. It takes courage to be able to recognize that a change needs to be made and to be able to reach out for help. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, codependency, self-injury, marital or family conflict, grief and despair as well as other concerns, there is hope. When you are ready, I will be there to help you improve your life.
Welcome to "We Talk Straight Counseling"! A place where incredible and sometimes surprising changes have happened. I have enjoyed helping to change the lives not only of my clients but also the lives of those they love for the past 29 years. It takes courage to be able to recognize that a change needs to be made and to be able to reach out for help. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, codependency, self-injury, marital or family conflict, grief and despair as well as other concerns, there is hope. When you are ready, I will be there to help you improve your life.
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Savanna Stanton-Ameisen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Bethel Park, PA 15102
My ideal client would be someone motivated to engage in motivational interviewing and change work.
My ideal client would be someone motivated to engage in motivational interviewing and change work.
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Are you feeling like you can't manage your life? Do you want to learn how to reduce risky behaviors? Do you feel out of control of your emotions, thinking, and /or behavior? Do you want to regain your confidence in yourself, at home, and at work? If you are a man or woman in Recovery from substance Abuse, Sex Addiction, or Compulsive Gambling, or you think you may need to get into Recovery, I think I can help. Right now, I'm prioritizing male Recovery clients as my schedule is nearly full.
Are you feeling like you can't manage your life? Do you want to learn how to reduce risky behaviors? Do you feel out of control of your emotions, thinking, and /or behavior? Do you want to regain your confidence in yourself, at home, and at work? If you are a man or woman in Recovery from substance Abuse, Sex Addiction, or Compulsive Gambling, or you think you may need to get into Recovery, I think I can help. Right now, I'm prioritizing male Recovery clients as my schedule is nearly full.
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Dr. Dawn Marie Friend & Associates
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bethel Park, PA 15102
I have been helping clients of all ages, races, and backgrounds live more fulfilling, rewarding, hopeful lives for as long as I can remember. It was natural for me to become a psychologist and make my mark on the world by doing exactly what I loved to do. Although my clients continually tell me how much they are helped by therapy, I can honestly say that I am the one who is truly changed by helping others. No matter what your difficulties are, I can assure you that you will be changed in some way by entering therapy. There is no difficulty too great or too small to work on in therapy. The only constant in life is change.
I have been helping clients of all ages, races, and backgrounds live more fulfilling, rewarding, hopeful lives for as long as I can remember. It was natural for me to become a psychologist and make my mark on the world by doing exactly what I loved to do. Although my clients continually tell me how much they are helped by therapy, I can honestly say that I am the one who is truly changed by helping others. No matter what your difficulties are, I can assure you that you will be changed in some way by entering therapy. There is no difficulty too great or too small to work on in therapy. The only constant in life is change.
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Charlene Myers
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Bethel Park, PA 15102 (Online Only)
*** ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you feel that you move through life not really living and just going through the motions? Reaching out for help takes courage. When you reach out, we will work together to understand the root cause of your struggles and address those issues with long-lasting strategies, helping you get closer to the life you've desired to have.
*** ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you feel that you move through life not really living and just going through the motions? Reaching out for help takes courage. When you reach out, we will work together to understand the root cause of your struggles and address those issues with long-lasting strategies, helping you get closer to the life you've desired to have.
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More Than Just Talk....... If you haven't been in psychotherapy before, you may not realize that the traditional approach to treatment is to educate the client about their conditions and teach them how to change their own feelings and behaviors. Although this approach can be very helpful, it is usually a long process that depends a great deal on the individual's courageous persistence. Moreover, a change in behavior and belief does not necessarily resolve the history of negative experiences fueling such things as depression and anxiety. These are some of the reasons I offer "More Than Just Talk".
More Than Just Talk....... If you haven't been in psychotherapy before, you may not realize that the traditional approach to treatment is to educate the client about their conditions and teach them how to change their own feelings and behaviors. Although this approach can be very helpful, it is usually a long process that depends a great deal on the individual's courageous persistence. Moreover, a change in behavior and belief does not necessarily resolve the history of negative experiences fueling such things as depression and anxiety. These are some of the reasons I offer "More Than Just Talk".
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Drug Abuse Therapists
How do substance and drug recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other clients in recovery; in outpatient programs, individuals reside at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff often also includes people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other methods.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for substance use reduce the amount of drugs they consume. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.
Are there specific medications for substance and drug use?
There are medications approved to treat substance use disorder—such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and acamprosate. These medications do help people cope with substance use as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone can help reduce cravings, methadone is an opioid medication used to treat severe pain, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.