INDIVIDUAL THERAPY IN PA AND FL

I offer individual therapy sessions in my Center City office to adults living in Philadelphia, and telehealth to residents of Pennsylvania (PA) and Florida (FL). I am currently in-network with Highmark/ Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.

Therapeutic Process

In general terms, the healing process of trauma therapy involves discussing (via talk therapy) current and/ or past traumatic experiences that continue to cause issues or impairment with life currently. Folx that reach out to me, are often having a hard time coping with triggers, and so the focus is often on dealing with dysregulation of the body, aka triggers via somatic regulation (somatic therapy), cognitive reconciliation (talk therapy), or both.

Folx are often dealing with the following symptoms after being exposed to triggers:

PHYSICAL (somatic)

Heavy breathing

Palpitations

Sweating

Headaches

Tightness or tension in the body

Body aches

Chronic tension, stress, or anxiety

Disconnection from body or surroundings (dissociation)

MENTAL/ EMOTIONAL

Thoughts of worry, doom, or overwhelm

Catastrophic thinking

Anxiety

Panic

Trouble remembering things

Gaps in memory (dissociation)

SOCIAL

Trouble speaking up for self

Lack of awareness about needs and boundaries

Fear of setting boundaries

Isolation

Fear of trusting others

Attachment issues

Goal of Therapy

The goal of therapy (either somatically or via talk therapy or both) is to get to a point were the issues are not interfering with quality and necessities of life. The length that folx are in therapy is very individual and there is no way for me to know how much each person will need. I invite you to look at the issues going, as well as how much time and finances you are able to put towards improving yourself, and let that be a guide for what you currently need or are able to do.