Grief counselors and therapists in Bala Cynwyd, PA

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience supporting adults through life challenges. I have worked in private practice, and a variety of clinical and community based programs with individuals, families and couples. My present focus is working with individual adults in private practice, where I offer a supportive and collaborative space for growth and healing. I have compassion for client's who are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, and relationship issues. If you are seeking support to better understand yourself, improve relationships and work toward meaningful and lasting changes, I would be honored to help you.

Hi - I am so glad you are here. I am Karr, a Licensed Professional Counselor and wounded healer with a burning passion to support the healing journey of others. I specialize working with the queer community and those who feel stuck in their survival mode after surviving traumatic experiences. I have training and experiencing navigating trauma, gender affirming care, and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy.

I am an avid reader and obsessed with all things fantasy. At my core, I am a lifetime learner and dedicated challenger. I enjoy exploring the way systems operate, how they impact us today, and ways we can resist and challenge as a collective. When I am not working with clients, you can find me with my head in my kindle, spending far too many hours playing video games, or in some other hobby I am currently hyper-fixated on only to forget about a month later!

I believe therapy should be a space where you feel comfortable being yourself, understood for who you are, and free from judgment. I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Philosophy at Duquesne University and my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Waynesburg University. I have worked in the mental health field for about five years, including three years in a psychiatric hospital, and have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

Throughout my career, I've supported clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, life transitions, identity exploration, and other challenges. I enjoy getting to know each person and understanding the experiences, relationships, and circumstances that have shaped who they are.

My goal is to help you better understand yourself, recognize the changes you want to make, and find a way forward that feels meaningful to you. I believe change is possible, even when it isn't always easy, and you don't have to navigate it alone.

Jessica is an African-American woman. Jessica earned her Masters of Social Work in 2016 from the University of Pennsylvania. Jessica has since worked with several school districts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to support students with mental and behavioral health needs. Over the past 7 years, Jessica has developed and managed programs designed to support at-risk youth and provided individual and group therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults.

I am a native of Chile, having lived in the USA for almost 30 years. I obtained my Masters in Counseling Psychology at Temple University in 2007 and I am bicultural and bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish. I have advanced training in Systemic Trauma Therapy at the IFIV institute in Spain, and I have completed Level 2 Internal Family Systems (IFS) as well as having been a Program Assistant a few times in trainings by the IFS Institute. IFS is a non-pathologizing, evident based, effective, and the most respectful and compassionate approach I have come across in all these almost 20 years of clinical practice; "All parts are welcome", is IFS's motto. All of you is welcome.

I am a Pennsylvania-licensed psychologist with 23 years of counseling experience with adults of all ages, from late-adolescence and across the lifespan.

My practice focuses on helping individuals develop personally meaningful ways of navigating anxiety and depression, grief and loss, trauma and PTSD, time-of-life transitions, and identity development. These therapeutic partnerships often involve identity-affirming explorations of racial, ethnic, LGBTQIA, and neuro-diversity matters within clients’ lives.

Helping clients feels safe, regarded, and at ease... I work hard to understand what each individual needs from me to feel these things at the forefront of our relationship.

I feel really confident in my empathic attunement toward clients as I authentically connect with each individual. I prioritize creating a shared space of sincerity as clients begin telling me their stories.

And what an honor it is, helping clients share their narratives in a manner that highlights their courage and resilience, as well as their yearning and needs.

As we begin to explore and understand all of these things, we hone in on each client’s inner resources and external supports — identifying these things and figuring out how each individual client can feel most empowered in themselves.

Taking the first step toward therapy takes courage and I'm honored to be part of that journey. My goal is to create a space where you feel genuinely safe and accepted, so we can do meaningful work together.