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Help, Healing & Hope Therapeutic Services, LLC
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP
Verified Verified
Wyncote, PA 19095
Help, Healing, and Hope (H3) Therapeutic Services is committed to helping people find their sense of purpose and happiness. Whether you have serious emotional difficulties, or you are struggling with finding your sense of peace, my staff and I are here to help you every step of the way. Let's work together to improve your sense of satisfaction of where you are, and what you hope to become." To schedule an appointment, please email your contact information to h3therapeutic@gmail.com, or send a text message to 267.355.9374, and a member of our staff will contact you.
Help, Healing, and Hope (H3) Therapeutic Services is committed to helping people find their sense of purpose and happiness. Whether you have serious emotional difficulties, or you are struggling with finding your sense of peace, my staff and I are here to help you every step of the way. Let's work together to improve your sense of satisfaction of where you are, and what you hope to become." To schedule an appointment, please email your contact information to h3therapeutic@gmail.com, or send a text message to 267.355.9374, and a member of our staff will contact you.
(267) 452-2172 View (267) 452-2172

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Crystal R Jackson
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Carly Ellman
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The Center for Family Empowerment
MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Do you have a child or teen struggling with big emotions or fitting in with peers? Anxiety, depression, or self-harm? Self-esteem, confidence, or body image? Maybe something at home feels off, communication is lacking, frustrations are running high, and you're feeling lost as to the next best steps. As a team of highly specialized and skilled clinicians with extensive experience working with tweens, teens, and families in a variety of settings, we are equipped to support you as an individual, or your child, your teen, and your family.
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Crystal Jackson
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Verified Verified
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Susan Rachel Span
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Dr Robin Lowey & Associates Psychological Svcs
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Verified Verified
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Susan Kaye-Huntington
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Verified Verified
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Holly Bittner
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Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
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Michelle Cotter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19118  (Online Only)
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Romain Diaz
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Verified Verified
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Sarah Barry
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Verified Verified
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Tamar Kornitzer
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Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Abington, PA 19001  (Online Only)
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Bernie Epstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
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If we often struggle to connect with ourselves and with others, then how can we feel safe, how can we make sense of what's happening inside, how can we make sense of what's happening between us and others? I help people find meaningful ways to effectively communicate and connect with themselves and each other, make sense of their experiences and relationships, and ultimately, find a path toward healing. I believe in the innate drive of every person to move toward health. With acceptance, curiosity, and compassion, I help people slow down, attune to that drive, and support them in moving with it.
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Kindred Art Therapy Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
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I specialize and am trained in anxiety and social anxiety, ASD in children, teens, and adults, depression, grief and loss, and exploring healthy relationships.
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I specialize and am trained in anxiety and social anxiety, ASD in children, teens, and adults, depression, grief and loss, and exploring healthy relationships.
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Dawn Allison Wolf
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC , LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Glenside, PA 19038
I have helped clients with stress, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, parenting issues and more.
Treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion is very important to me and I will seek to establish a genuine, caring therapeutic relationship with my clients. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to start therapy can be hard but I am here to help you get started!
I have helped clients with stress, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, parenting issues and more.
Treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion is very important to me and I will seek to establish a genuine, caring therapeutic relationship with my clients. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to start therapy can be hard but I am here to help you get started!
(267) 214-3797 View (267) 214-3797
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All Ears Counseling Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Abington, PA 19001  (Online Only)
We teach skills to manage anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, and general stressors.
We support children, teens, families, and young adults facing a wide array of challenges, from managing daily stressors to recovering from pervasive traumas. We offer individual and family sessions as well as coaching services for caregivers hoping to use play therapy with their children at home. We strive to help individuals and families move from just getting through each day to living with intention and thriving. If you’re facing uncertainty, your child is experiencing difficulties, or if you’ve faced pain and loss and want to start or strengthen the healing process, All Ears Counseling Center is here to listen.
We teach skills to manage anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, and general stressors.
We support children, teens, families, and young adults facing a wide array of challenges, from managing daily stressors to recovering from pervasive traumas. We offer individual and family sessions as well as coaching services for caregivers hoping to use play therapy with their children at home. We strive to help individuals and families move from just getting through each day to living with intention and thriving. If you’re facing uncertainty, your child is experiencing difficulties, or if you’ve faced pain and loss and want to start or strengthen the healing process, All Ears Counseling Center is here to listen.
(267) 651-0683 View (267) 651-0683
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.