Personal Statement

Therapist profiles can be overwhelming. You may feel like you have to know exactly what you need in order to find a therapist that addresses it. I want you to know that helping you learn what you need is part of therapy. Maybe all you know for sure is that you are emotionally suffering and would like help. My background is working with adoption (all forms), foster care, family loss, trauma, parenting, co-dependency, and more. However, I also help folks from all walks of life reduce their emotional suffering and achieve their goals. Whatever your needs are, I'm happy to see if I can help you suffer less and enjoy life more.

My work is client-led, adoption-competent, trauma-informed, client-centered, anti-racist, accepting of all bodies, and LGBTQIA+ affirming. I approach every client without judgement and with their best interest at heart. The best/fastest way to connect with me to set up an intake screening and initial appointment is through email.

You are your own greatest expert. You carry within you the answer to what you need. My job is to create a comfortable, safe, and nurturing space where your needs and expertise are honored and sacred. Your hard work for yourself is always worth it. You are so very worthy.

Client Focus (Age)

  • Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
  • Adults

Therapy Specialties

  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ Issues
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Phobias
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Orientation

  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Integration of different therapy models
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Person Centered/Rogerian
  • Psychodynamic
  • Trauma Focused
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)

Modality

  • Individuals
  • Family
  • Group

Accepted Insurance Plans

  • Out Of Network

Years in Practice

10+ years

Services Fee

  • Initial Consultation $180-$180
  • Therapy Session $180-$180

Payments Accepted

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

Online Profiles

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Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) CW022320 PA 2022
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Q1-0012062 DE 2022

Associations

Name
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Publications

Title Publication Year
Flip the Script: an Adult Adoptee Anthology The An-Ya Project 2015
Adoption Spotlight (in Sexuality Concepts for Social Workers and Human Service Professionals) Cognella, Inc. 2014
Taking Hold of the pen that Writes my Life Story (in Dear Wonderful you: Letters to Adopted and Fostered Youth) The An-Ya Project 2014
Afterword (in Adoption Reunion in the Social Media age) Entourage Publishing 2014
Lost Daughters: Writing Adoption from a Place of Empowerment and Peace CQT Media and Publishing 2014
Perpetual Child: Adult Adoptee Anthology The An-Ya Project 2013
The Declassified Adoptee: Essays of an Adoption Activist CQT Media and Publishing 2013

Education

School Degree Major Year
Bryn Mawr College MSSClinical Social Work2014
West Chester University of Pennsylvania BSWSocial Work2013
Simmons University DSWSocial Work

Languages

  • English

Office Address


Therapy Center for Transformative Growth

Therapy Center for Transformative Growth

228 Main St

Parkesburg, Pennsylvania 19365

Website: therapycenterforgrowth.com

Hours Of Operation

Monday 10:00AM-5:00PM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10:00AM-5:00PM
Thursday 10:00AM-5:00PM
Friday 10:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday 8:00AM-3:00PM
Sunday Closed
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