Therapists Beginning With J in Pennsylvania

My clients are typically seeking to work on long-standing mental health struggles, personal growth/life skills, and support in times of big life changes. Although sometimes we tend to seek treatment to address a specific concern, I work with individuals to help them to uncover other areas of their lives in which they want to make meaningful change. I am intentional in building a therapeutic space full of warmth, humor, and trust as we work through these concerns together.

I have been a therapist for over 30 years, seeing individuals, couples, and families. My goal as a therapist is to connect with what you're going through so that I can help you understand and empower yourself more completely. Managing transitions and huge life shifts can create feelings of anxiety and loss of identity - like having the rug pulled out from under us. Despite living in unpredictable times, we can still find our strength and resilience. There is a way to feel safe while being in touch with your natural vulnerability.

Individuals who seek my help are looking for peace and contentment. As a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, I listen to your story so that I can assist you gain insight into how your struggles with relationships, life transitions, feelings of inadequacy, or bothersome patterns of behavior are influenced by underlying emotional pain, trauma, grief, and unconscious conflicts. You may be suffering from anxiety, depression, or episodes of panic. We will work together to help you develop new pathways for coping. The insights and transformations made with Psychodynamic Therapy are long lasting and life changing.

Providing in-person convenience to Newark, DE, and surrounding PA/MD areas and Telehealth throughout DE and PA I am committed to help you live fully and explore your potential. I specialize in understanding and solving the life problems of the individual adult (18 and up) which may cause depression and anxiety. I have developed a deep understanding of the pressures inherent in relationships, academia, and cultural dynamics that can fuel these conditions. I am interested in helping to identify and solve issues which cause emotional challenges and am invested in helping people resolve difficulties with grief and loss processes.

Life is never the same after the loss of a loved one; it rattles you to your core. You struggle to regain your balance and grapple with the incomparable pain you feel. You don’t know how to carry on now that your beloved family member, spouse, friend, or pet is gone. They were such a meaningful part of your life and made you so happy. Now, their absence feels like a piece of you has been ripped away. You’re so disoriented from the loss that you keep thinking to yourself, “This isn’t real. They can’t be gone.”

Are you struggling with sex? Do you feel disconnected in your relationship, or from your own needs and wants? You may be fed up with a lack of intimacy, dead-end conversations, or chronic self-doubt and worry. You might not even remember a time when you didn't feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to feel more confident. Most of all, you’re ready to understand yourself better and to learn new ways of relating.

I think of the therapeutic relationship as a workshop where clients can plan, tinker, experiment, test, and refine parts of themselves, their relationships, and their lives with my unwavering support. It's a place and time where we can collaborate on what might need to change, what tools are necessary for the task, and on the ways it might begin to unfold. I create and hold a safe place for clients to ponder, practice, and consider change-- especially when they struggle to maintain that space for themselves. As a trauma informed practitioner, I am able to ground and contain intense affect to help clients feel held.

Life has many unexpected challenges, our challenges lead us to change ourselves through reflection and the discovery of new insights in order to follow a healthy life plan. I assist clients in transforming life's challenging moments into positive practices that establish a framework to live a fuller and richer life. Through collaboration we will work towards developing an awareness that leads to a place of acceptance and healthy growth. I believe through the journey of therapy and self-discovery, an individual can become more insightful in order thrive in today's challenging world.

"Every Conversation Matters." Counselors facilitate healing through a process of genuine dialogue with their clients. In a world of challenges or going through a life transition can feel overwhelming. These challenges may bring about anxiety, hopelessness, and a sense of isolation, but you do not have to face them alone. Having a safe space to process everyday obstacles-whether from past or present challenges, and identifying solutions that works with a person that is nonjudgmental, and will help you to get to the root of the problem so you can begin to rebuild your life or your relationship is what makes all the difference.

I am an addiction and trauma specialist with 15+ years of experience helping individuals, couples and families travel the road to recovery. I've worked as a sexual abuse case manager, drug and alcohol counselor, trauma group facilitator and military family consultant. I use an integrative approach rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to assist in the development of new, applicable coping skills, constructive processing and identification of concrete ways of managing after the therapeutic experience has ended. I hope that you'll allow me to help you and those most important to you journey towards wellness.

Rick specializes in work with early-life abuse and neglect. Over 30 years of work with domestic violence/abuse include training of police response to domestic violence, as well as therapy for victims. Rick also counsels couples with problems with communication, chemical and behavioral addictions, anger, infidelity, intimacy, and “lifestyle” conflicts.

If you are experiencing anxiety, indecision and frustration in your life and have a desire to more successfully cope with the current Covid Virus crisis or any life, work and relationship upsets, I am a perfect fit for You. My work is through video/phone sessions. I aim to create a comfortable partnership with you based on caring, attentive listening and tailor made coaching suggestions. I am not a cookie cutter therapist. I bring a well integrated knowledge and wide experience to our work. I love what I can do for my clients .

Finding the right therapist can feel like a daunting task especially when you are overwhelmed, trying to manage a challenging relationship, or adjusting to life's twists and turns. I specialize in couples therapy, anxiety, depression, support with parenting, and perinatal mood disorders. I support clients experiencing life transitions such as grief, caring for aging parents, retirement, divorce, career changes, empty nest, and emotional trauma. I strive to provide a warm, collaborative space for my clients, while offering a direct approach to therapy.

My goal is to help clients maximize their potential to increase their awareness, purpose, and well-being which will lead to positive outcomes. My passion is to provide a warmth therapeutic relationship in which will stimulate healing. I provide a safe therapeutic environment where you can express your truth without judgement. As an team, you and I will work together to address the symptoms and develop positive coping strategies to utilize during challenging times.

Do you have trouble opening up to others? Is it difficult to talk about your feelings? Do you ever wonder why you have certain thoughts? It’s common for people to bottle up emotions and project their feelings onto others, but there is a healthier way to handle them. You are worth it! I work with people who have experienced depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions. I have a special interest in working with women in Midlife. I can help you navigate the challenges of feeling stuck, questioning your identity, and setting your priorities.

Are you seeking to know yourself and others in a more genuine and authentic way? I believe that meaningful relationships with our self, our partner(s), family, friends, and community are essential to our overall sense of wellness, life satisfaction and emotional security. Using a systemic, attachment-based framework, I seek to create an environment that is affirming, strengths-based and collaborative, while also challenging my clients to identify narratives that no longer serve them, behaviors that move them further from their goals, and dynamics they feel stuck in.

My goal is to help clients learn skills to manage anxiety/depression. My passion is to provide a warm therapeutic relationship that will stimulate healing. I provide a safe therapeutic environment where you can express your truth without judgment.

Crystal Jackson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 7 years of experience. She specializes in treating children, teens, adults, and seniors who are experiencing ADHD, adjustment disorder issues, anger management issues, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, women's issues, and more.