Therapists for college students near Pittsburgh, PA
Melvinik Simmons was born and raised in Brownsville Brooklyn, New York. Growing up in a single parent household in the projects of Brooklyn was challenging. Where she comes from truly makes her the person she is today. "I saw everything that you can imagine, drugs, violence, even witnessing my childhood friend jump off a building". She knew at a young age people were "broken and felt helpless". Melvinik’s passion and mission is to inspire people and work with them to achieve their goals. "I am not only a therapist, but I care a great deal about my clients who I work with". "I am you and you are me" My mission is to help heal broken hearts. "I have been through a lot of what you may be going through, and I am here to tell you that healing is possible". Melvinik has been in the helping profession for over 20 years. She specializes in depression, grief/loss, anxiety and PTSD. She was a social worker for several foster care agencies, a supervisor for a crisis unit, a counselor for YMCA, and a therapist in the behavioral health department for several years at Richmond University Medical Center (N.Y) and St Luke University Health Network (P.A.). She has been in private practice (Talk Trust Heal LLC) for 4 years providing virtual therapy to clients in N.Y. P.A. and S.C. where she currently resides. She has an integrative approach combined with different styles, modalities, and methods to promote wellness. "I don't have a "one size fit's all approach" I immediately like to start where my clients are and offer a non-judgmental platform where they are able to talk in a safe environment. She is dedicated and committed to her clients and their mental health. Her motto is "Trust the therapeutic process, talk about the presenting issues and heal".
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck? Life can be difficult to navigate and sometimes we need an unbiased ear to listen and support us on our journey. Together we can work to help you achieve your goals and get the most out of life. I look forward to helping you be the best version of yourself.
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Are you trying to heal from past trauma's? Are you going through a life transition? Feeling drained or exhausted? Are you looking for general support? Looking to improve your quality of life? Wherever you are, Journey to Healing Counseling Associates, promises to meet you where you're at. Seeking help isn't easy, so I commend you for taking the first step. I believe therapy is so important as life can be beautiful, it can also pose challenges you shouldn't have to face alone. I believe in providing unconditional acceptance and positive regard. My counseling style is warm, gentle, and non-judgmental. Be heard. Be seen. Be valued.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than a decade of experience working with youth, adolescents, and young adults. I believe therapy works best when clients feel understood, respected, and supported. I strive to create a space where individuals can feel safe being themselves while learning skills to navigate life's challenges. I am bilingual and provide therapy in both English and Spanish. My approach to therapy is to embrace change and to adapt to those changes in a constructive manner. I focus on the person and the challenges from a solution focused point of view. We will look at the presenting challenge, personal thoughts, self-perceptions, support systems, difficult emotions, and work around it in order to strengthen the client's abilities to tackle these challenge head on and be successful.
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Do you feel like your unwanted thoughts are taking over your life? Are you a struggling and frustrated individual who feels like giving up? Have you lost all hope in your life? Are you struggling in college? At work? Does it feel like you are falling apart? Do you feel anxious and weary? Are your unwanted childhood memories interrupting your productivity? Meet with Heloise Ridley, EdD, MBA, MA, LPC, NCC: I support adults struggling to connect with others, establish healthy boundaries, or communicate within their current relationships due to early childhood trauma. I utilize a trauma-informed, culturally attuned lens to support you as a client with unconditional regard and occasional humor. Based upon your needs and preferences as a client, my clinical orientation can include a blend of AEDP, family systems, trauma-healing, strengths-based, and narrative therapy. I strive to provide a “no judgement zone” for you as clients to pursue your healing. I believe I serve as a cheerleader in your journey towards new hope and resilience.
The Therapy Gal was created to destigmatize and normalize mental health and therapy. We have a lighthearted approach to describing therapy, and a more thoughtful style in how we approach each individual client. As systemically trained therapists – meaning we take your system into consideration (i.e. your caregivers, siblings, school, friends, etc.) – we can better assess what makes you you, and what has affected you thus far. Our goal is to support you through becoming the best version of yourself, and to help you become well-equipped with various coping strategies that will get you through these tough transitional periods.
I am licensed in SD and PA with over 16 years of experience. I work with clients who face a variety of challenges. I work with teens, adolescents and women of all ages. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I tailor dialog and treatment plans to meet unique and specific goals. I believe you are the expert of your story and your strengths will assist you in overcoming challenges. Taking the first step toward therapy takes courage, be proud for getting started!
I have a special interest working with young adults struggling with body image issues, life stage transitions, trauma, relationships, and anxiety. I use an eclectic approach that is client centered.I show up as a human first and believe that in order to create a space in which my clients feel safe showing up as their authentic selves, I need to first show up as my authentic self. My style is conversational and informal. I seek to help the client get a better understanding of themselves and meet their inner selves with compassion and non-judgement.
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My passion lies in fostering a non-judgmental environment to explore your patterns and experiences. I bring a blend of warmth, empathy, and occasional humor to our sessions, helping you process life challenges with more groundedness and resilience. I particularly enjoy working with adolescent clients and adults ages 18-40, and I have a special interest in life transitions, relationships, family-of-origin wounds, and trauma. Other areas of interest include anxiety, people-pleasing, ADHD, women's issues, coping and communication skills, codependency, career guidance, stress management, and self-esteem cultivation. My passion lies in fostering a non-judgmental environment to explore your patterns and experiences. I bring a blend of warmth, empathy, and occasional humor to our sessions, helping you process life challenges with more groundedness and resilience. I particularly enjoy working with adolescent clients and adults ages 18-40, and I have a special interest in life transitions, relationships, family-of-origin wounds, and trauma. Other areas of interest include anxiety, people-pleasing, ADHD, women's issues, coping and communication skills, codependency, career guidance, stress management, and self-esteem cultivation. In our sessions, Internal Family Systems and Attachment Theory inform my therapeutic approach, allowing us to explore current patterns and challenges through the lens of your past experiences. I often integrate somatic techniques and knowledge from Yogic philosophy, Feminist Theory, CBT, and DBT. Finding the right therapist can be challenging. Through collaboration around your therapeutic goals, allow me to assist you as you embark on a journey of profound self-discovery, integration, and lasting transformation. With me as your guide, unravel patterns and foster the courage to evolve with newfound clarity and self-trust.
Do you feel like you're living in a permanent state of unhappiness? Knows No Face LLC is a mental health and wellness counseling and consulting company. As a licensed professional counselor, author and speaker, Rashida Henry developed this company with a natural desire to promote mental health awareness within the urban community. Knows No Face works with millennials between the ages of 21 and 38 who are confused about the next stage in their career, are seeking to overcome generational barriers and gain clarity on their purpose in life. Through individual counseling and support groups Knows No Face assists their clients in developing insight into that which is holding them back. Ms. Henry is the author of "Deliver Us From Darkness" a poetic memoir about her journey of overcoming seasons of depression and illuminating purpose. This book was inspired by Ms. Henry's passion for helping others and her desire to assist others in living out their full potential. For those teens who are interested in pursuing careers in mental health, Knows No Face LLC also offers short term mentorship for young men and women to assist them in identifying various career opportunities and educational tracks in the area of mental health and clinical counseling.
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Do you feel like you are not living your life to its full potential? Are you utilizing unhealthy coping strategies? If you are feeling unsure, worried, or not like yourself, you've come to the right place. I work with my clients to help them reach their optimal wellness. Together we reduce anxieties, build and mend relationships, and tackle anything life can throw at you. I use a strengths-based and solution-focused approach as well as a variety of techniques to meet each of my clients’ unique needs. Email or text is the best way to contact me directly or go to www.Mindfulrecoverymd.com to schedule an appointment. I specialize in treating individuals or couples, adults and adolescents 16 and older with anxiety, life transitions, trauma, depression, grief, substance abuse, relationship issues, and PTSD but, I treat and work with many others. Let's start today to make your better tomorrow, and put peace back into your life. You dont have to do it alone!
At Terra Firma, our mission is also our greatest passion: to help you recognize how awesome you really are, and that you’re capable of anything you put your mind to! We want to help you evolve into the version of you who feels seen, heard, and understood; the one who feels confident, happy, and whole. We know that there are times where it feels like there’s absolutely no way that’s ever going to happen, because you’re just not the kind of person who’s capable of feeling better. But you absolutely can and we're here to help you get there! What makes our practice a little different is that we approach each client with the understanding that people do not fit neatly inside little boxes. Your relationships, career, hobbies, diet and exercise, spiritual beliefs, etc. etc. are all interacting to create the current version of you. In our holistic therapy approach, we shirk the mindset that you are a narrow range of symptoms to be treated, and instead look at you as a whole person. Our approach is built on empathy and compassion, and is designed to arm you with the wellness tools needed to help you tackle the various battles you may be facing along your holistic journey to happiness.
We are a counseling practice that supports individuals, across a broad range of mental health challenges, to improve wellness & resilience, with high quality, individualized services. We work with children, adolescents & adults, from all walks of life, who are facing a wide range of issues, to create increased positivity with relationships to their environment. We use a strength based, trauma informed approach, combined with CBT, to support the process towards wellness. We treat Anxiety, ADHD, ODD, Autism/Developmental Delays, Aging, Bereavement, Coaching, Eating Disorders, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Somatic Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Trauma, PTSD, School transition & general stressors.
I provide therapy for young adults and adults struggling with mental health concerns, such as anxiety and depression, personal and family trauma, stress, adjustment disorder, and relationship issues. If you are looking to process through emotions and feelings, reframe negative, defeating thoughts, or make changes to improve your wellbeing, my counseling services may be the right fit for you.
Our team at PsychPhilly is passionate about connecting with the community and providing quality mental healthcare throughout the greater Philadelphia area and beyond. We offer a holistic and solutions-based approach to achieving and maintaining wellness. We strive to meet you where you are. Our work will be based on your wellness goals. PsychPhilly believes in collaborating with members of your wellness team. If you don't have one, we'll support you in developing one. If you've had a sense that other therapists don't get it (or don't get you), it's hard to begin that process again. At PsychPhilly our life journeys inform our work as wellness care providers. We hope that you will allow us the chance to "get it" as part of supporting your health and well-being.
