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When you call or text our practice (text for a quicker response), Lynne Welsh or Ariel Virk will return your text or call within 24 hours.
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, PARENTS, FAMILIES AND COUPLES
SPECIALTIES:
Anxiety, ADHD, Family Conflict, Disorder Eating
Tools I use to work with clients:
EFT & DBT
Erika works with teens/adolescents who are struggling with ADHD, Anxiety, Self Esteem Issues, Body Dysmophia or Disordered Eating. Erika has a way of making teens feel right at home in her shame-free therapy room, so they can open up and share what they are truly feeling. She has a youthful energy, allowing teens to connect with her quickly. Erika works with her clients using DBT skills, CBT skills, and mindfulness. She honors each of her client's individual processes and circumstances, and believes small steps can lead to big changes.
Erika helps her clients improve their relationship to food, movement, stress, sleep, social media, and social circles. All of these areas greatly impact mental health, especially for teenagers. By establishing a safe and supportive space, Erika helps her clients develop a deeper understanding of the habits and choices that will improve their energy, balance and quality of life. She guides her clients to find their own empowered voice, and to feel calm and strong in mind and body.
Erika has worked for one of the top college prepatory programs in the country, helping her teen clients navigate the stressful process of getting into college. She works with teens (and adults) in show business, who have absorbed the unrealistic expectations of the entertainment industry. She helps these clients discover that their value is in who they are, not what they do.
Her clients would describe her as relatable, encouraging, compassionate, and safe. And their parents credit her for having a life changing impact on their children, as they navigate the difficulties of being a modern day teenager.
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, ADULTS
SPECIALTIES:
ADHD, Anxiety, Anger Management, Failure to Launch for Young Adults, Kids experiencing Parents Divorce, Family Conflict, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Area of Interest:
Failure to Launch in Young Adults/College Students
Luke is a Graduate Student of Social Work at Temple University.and a Certified Adolescent Mental Health Coach . Luke works with adolescents, college students and young adults. He works with with adolescents with ADHD, Teens dealing with their parent's Divorce, Anger Management Issues, Family Conflict, Depression, Anxiety, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
With young adults Luke's particular area of interest is "Failure to Launch" . Luke works with young adults who are experiencing difficulty moving forward in their lives in various ways: the inability for finish college, the inability to motivate themselves to find a job or stay in a job, or young adults who are using pot/marijuana to deal with the difficulties of life.
Luke has a unique way of helping these kids begin to capture their true identity. Together they explore where they are in their lives, where they want to go whether it is in their academics, careers, with self care or in relationships, and what is holding them back from being all that they can be. With tremendous patience and respect for the client and where they are at this very moment, Luke begins to help his clients tell their story and put the pieces of the puzzle together.
For Lukes clients parents, he often refers them to a Parent Support Therapist as while their child is doing the hard work of therapy they may be frustrated and need guidance on how to support their child and how to take care of themselves in the process.
Luke's approach is personal and relaxed, he has a way of helping kids feel comfortable opening up to him.
CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, PARENT/CHILD SESSIONS
SPECIALTIES:
Maryluz clients experience discontent in their daily lives, periods of or consistent sadness, loneliness/isolation, rejection, abandonment, feeling shut down, immobilized, finding themselves angry all the time
Maryluz Robinson is an Artist in Bucks County and has an art studio in Chalfont, PA. MaryLuz' Artwork has been featured in art exhibits throughout Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. Maryluz is a Certified Therapeutic Coach and an Art therapist. In Art Therapy, she works with children and adolescent clients to help them become closer to their emotional selves and put feelings on paper, for some children and teens, putting things on paper instead of speaking about feelings is easier and more efficient in working through things.
In her therapeutic coaching practice, Maryluz works with individuals of all ages to explore the issues causing discontentment in their daily lives. Maryluz and her clients explore ways to enhance their well-being by creating conscious choices to make a change. Settling into a weekly session time with Maryluz to begin working on the issues creating suffering for the client can be life-changing.
In Art Therapy, when children or teens are anxious to begin the process, she often asks them to bring their music for their session. The Art Studio, Cherry Blossoms, is rustic and cozy and a place where clients can begin to create on paper what is in their hearts and souls and, then learn a language to express their feelings verbally. Maryluz also gives the kids the choice of bringing their dog into sessions to help them relax. For her Art Therapy clients, Maryluz often works with the client in addition to a therapist and other team members. She is a team player and very passionate about understanding her clients through their art expression.
You will find Maryluz's works of Art on theartlls throughout our building.
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS/COLLEGE STUDENTS, ADULTS
SPECIALTIES:
Anxiety, Depression, Mood Instability, Adults experiencing Divorce, Children of Divorce, Relationships Issues, Marital Issues, Narcissistic/Destructive Relationships
Hello, I'm Anita I work with women in various stage of transition in their lives. I work with women who are thinking about divorce, going through a divorce, or on the other side of divorce and trying to build a new identity.. I support women whose husbands have had an affair and who are experiencing betrayal trauma. I also work with women who have experienced narcissistic abuse in their relationship.
I empower women to notice patterns and beliefs about themselves that influence their decisions and behavior in their primary relationships. By looking back at their family history to identify any patterns they are repeating in their romantic relationships. I support women to make conscious and thoughtful decisions in their choice of partners and to gain entitlement and power in their relationships.
As nurturers and mothers, women tend to extend this mothering instinct into other areas of their lives, whether with their significant other or their work environment. Learning to be in relationship without doing all the work in the relationship is possible once we understand ourselves and what makes us do what we do each day.
Lia works with children and adolescents who are dealing with anxiety, depression, disordered eating, and ADHD. She understands that adolescence is a time marked by unique struggles, including academic pressures, evolving social dynamics, identity exploration, and emotional development. Her approach is deeply rooted in the principles of trauma-informed, integrative care.
Lia believes in a collaborative partnership with her clients, adapting her approach to meet their specific developmental stage, interests, and challenges. No two journeys are alike, and Lia ensures that each young individual's unique path to healing is respected and supported. She is committed to fostering a safe, non-judgmental environment where her clients can freely express themselves, explore their emotions, and embark on a journey towards a brighter and more resilient future.
Lia is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on trauma and child and adolescent therapy. She also provides Therapeutic Coaching to clients within our practice.
Samantha is an Intern from Chestnut Hill College where she is Graduate Student in Counseling Psychology. Sam 's work is with children and adolescents who are dealing with anxiety, depression, disordered eating, and ADHD. Sam has a passion for working with children/teens and understanding where they are in the process of development, and explores their social interactions, their relationshi with academics, their lifestyle as far as nutrition, sleep and exercise, their sibling relationships and their relationship with their parents.
When working with children under 14 years old Sam also meets with the parents alone and does family therapy with the child and parents as well. Sam's ability to study the patterns in families, with well meaning parents who would do anything for their child. As parents we are often anxious when our child does not appear happy or experience joy. We want to fix that and often the ways we go about that are not helpful for the child or the parents relationshi with their child.
Hello I'm Laney. With a trauma informed approach, I work with adolescents, young adults, and adults who are experiencing mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood instability, grief loss, marriage or relationship issues, or clients who are navigating a major life transition. I am a Certified EMDR Practitioner (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. EMDR supports my clients in overcoming traumatic experiences, anxiety, OCD, grie/loss and other emotional challenges.
One of my specialties is Muliticulturall Identity Issues for individuals who have experienced identity issues due to cultural differences. This can be experienced as a result of either appearances (body shape, facial features, skin color), hair texture),, different cultural belief systems, or religious beliefs. Living in the U.S. and having different beliefs and cultural practices can be challenging with children, adolescents, college students, and individuals in the work force. When there is conflictsoccurring in the World or in your country of origin you may feel microagressions or discrimination surrounding you simply based on your appearance or dialect.
PA Certified Teacher
Executive Functioning Skills Provider
ADHD Educational Support Coach
Homeschooling Program Coordinator/Case Manager
Hannah is a PA Certified Teacher and has a young, interactive style in her sessions with children, adolescents, and college students. Hannah's time is divided between working with homeschooled families as the coordinator to design and help the chid and family implement the plan, remind the child and parents of deadlines , provide a structure with objectives, goals, and a weekly and daily calendar. She helps families and children with the challenge of staying on track with completing all the paperwork necessary. .Hannah also teaches Executive Functioning skills with her clients with ADHD,
The parents of Hannah's clients are often impressed with the trust present in Hannah's relationship with their child and how , with this trust, is able to push and be directive with their child and they actually listen.
With the frustration of ADHD on parents and children, children often stop listening to parents and tune them out. Although parents are well meaning they are in pain for their child and want them to feel better so they may go into lecture mode, or nonintentionally shame their child by pointing out issues. Once Hannah is on board, the parents can simply be parents and the power struggle that has been present between parent and child can dissipate and they can relax and enjoy the relationship once out of the role of disciplinarian or teacher to their child.
Laura is in a Masters Program for Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She also holds a Master of Science in Integrative Biology with a focus on immunology, pan, and epistemology. Her scientific research and education along with her education of psychology equips her to deal with an understanding of the science and research of illness and the emotional issues that may accompany a client's illness or that of a family member.
Laura is also CBT Certified (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and DBT Certified (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy). She utilizes both CBT/DBT for work with clients with medical illness and the caregivers or those close to family members who have medical illness and the the various mental health issues that come from being sick such as anxiety, depression, grief/loss, hopelessness and adjustment disorders.
Laura works with individuals whose mental health has been affected by medical illness, whether they are experiencing illness themselves or helping a family member with an illness. Laura clients or their family members suffer with illnesses such as with medical illness ALS, MS, auto-immune disorder, long covid issues, or cancer.
Laura works with the depression that can appear after a heart surgery, or the frustration of dealing with a chronic illness such as lymes disease, fibromyalgia, or lupus. She also works with those given a cancer diagnosis to manage the anxiety that comes along with the uncertainty of waiting for tests results and outcomes.
Laura works with the grief and loss that can come with losing capacity to do the things in daily life one was able to do before the medical diagnosis. Laura helps clients through the stages of grief and to come to a place of acceptance to create a new life based on their present abilities.
Laura also works with family members, siblings and parents of clients with medical illnesses who aren't quite sure how to help their family member with the mental health symptoms that may come along with the illness.
Laura is available for individual coaching or family coaching to help her clients express the feelings that are happening inside of them in light of a recent diagnosis or a long term illness that has to be managed.
Samantha works with adolescents who are struggling with their dating relationships. Her clients meet with a therapist weekly and Sam meets with them outside of the therapy session when they have a need to talk with a coach for extra support. These kids are going through the tumultuous teenage ups and downs of dating in today's world of technology with Snapchat, Instagram, and cyberbullying.
Often her clients find it difficult to hold on to their sense of self while dating someone. All of their value goes into the other person as they were not on steady ground when they began dating. When their partner begins acting differently than the person they once knew by not being faithful or treating them unkindly, this can trigger many feelings and strong reactions. Some of her clients turn the anger in on themselves, question their own worth, and begin thinking it was because of the way they looked....if only they were thinner, prettier, or taller. All of these defenses are a way not to feel the real pain of the loss.
Because the loss is played out in the halls of their high school in front of peers those vulnerable feelings are difficult to feel. At times they retaliate online with posts to get back at the person they were dating. All of these actions often lead to public shame and embarrassment. They will do anything to hold onto the relationship, even at the expense of their mental health.
Sam is available to listen, reflect back, and validate the pain of the loss. And to be fully present for the intense raw feelings of a breakup, that in this day and age, is often played out all over social media and in harsh and unkind ways. The lack of discretion and privacy of some in this technology-driven generation creates other issues with the ups and downs of dating, that their parents did not have to deal with at their age. This lack of understanding on the parent's part often leads to frustration and the "just get over it" attitude which only pushes the child away and takes them feel more alone in the world. When a child feels profoundly alone after a loss other issues may present.
Sam can be very helpful to parents as well to help them understand how to meet their child exactly where they are, and not try to hurry the process. Sam emphasizes that the adolescent needs to feel supported and not alone at these troubling times as that aloneness leads to other issues.
Reilly is in her graduate studies in Art Therapy at Drexel University and works with adolescents and children using art and creativity to help them express their feelings. Reilly is engaging and personable and has a way with kids where she helps them open up and share what's going on for them in their lives with school, family, social, and internally.
Reilly works with kids who are anxious, having self esteem issues, body dysmorphia and those who just don't feel like they are fitting in socially. She also helps kids who are having a. lot of conflict at home with parents or siblings.
For adolescents and children who have a hard time opening up in therapy and feel anxious about coming to therapy and not filling the hour with things to say, Art Therapy helps them relax and draw and create so the focus is not on talking. Very quickly they can begin expressing themselves as they are comfortable doing both things at once.
At Welsh Therapy, we believe that the best care sometimes means collaborating with others who can assist in providing the most well rounded, and appropriate care possible. We have a group of providers that we will invite into our cases when a more specialized, or intensive approach is needed, in addition to the counseling services we provide.
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