Couples therapists in Philadelphia, PA

Vanessa Ivins is a dedicated Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She obtained a Bachelor's and Master's of Social Work from Rutgers University. Vanessa has eight years of clinical mental health experience serving the child, adolescent, and adult populations. To ensure she provides the most effective and up-to-date therapeutic services, Vanessa completes continuing education training annually. Most of Vanessa’s experience was garnered through working in community behavioral health by facilitating individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. She is bilingual and enjoys showing cultural awareness and support to Spanish-speaking clients.

Vanessa uses a variety of therapeutic practices to meet the needs of her clients. To meet the needs of children and adolescents, she prefers the use of traditional talk therapy along with play therapy, art therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies. Vanessa is trauma-trained and uses a combination of traditional talk therapy approaches as well as EMDR strategies to meet the needs of her adult clients. She specializes in treating adults impacted by domestic violence. Vanessa provides everyone with a safe and confidential environment where they can talk about the most difficult experiences affecting their life. Vanessa empowers all of her clients to face whatever challenges come their way and to persevere through no matter the level of difficulty.

Vanessa is currently accepting clients of all ages with availability for 60-minute therapy sessions. All sessions are facilitated using a HIPAA-compliant virtual platform. Vanessa is available for early morning therapy sessions several days per week. Her hours of availability consist of early morning, evening, and weekend hours.

I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or adjusting to a new chapter, I aim to create a supportive space where you feel heard and understood.

I seek to provide a warm, open environment where all parts of you are welcome. I believe your emotional and psychological safety is my top priority. I seek to make your empowerment my focus and often work from a root-causing healing approach and focus on your innate resilience and build practical coping/calm tools on your journey to healing. We will work as a team to define what healing looks like for you. My mind/body connection approach and evidence based approaches provide you tools to use outside of our sessions.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania and certified Perinatal Therapist. I work with women 18-65 years old with a focus on the perinatal period and motherhood.

I have my Bachelors degree from the University of Scranton in Psychology in 2010 and received my Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in 2013 also from The University of Scranton. I have worked in many fields prior to getting into private practice and have experience with couples therapy, addiction, inpatient and outpatient mental health counseling, adolescents, grief and trauma. I hold a CRC (Certified Rehabilitation Counselor) and an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Pennsylvania.

Life can feel overwhelming at times, whether you're struggling with anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflict, stress, or simply feeling stuck. You don't have to navigate those challenges alone. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my goal is to provide a supportive, compassionate space where you feel comfortable being yourself and working toward meaningful change.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, chemical dependency treatment, correctional settings, and alternative education programs. I am passionate about working with individuals who feel misunderstood, overlooked, or judged, and I strive to provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where they can be themselves. My clinical interests include high-risk behaviors, challenging thought patterns, emotional regulation, relationship challenges, and personality disorders.

I am a husband, a father of two adult children, and a corgi dad. I am not a true Mainer as I moved here about 4 years ago from Pennsylvania where I spent most of my life. But, I have adopted Maine as my own. I love the outdoors and spend as much time as I can in them.

As far as the more formal stuff, I spent a lot of time in school. My credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ursinus College, a Masters of Education in Counseling from Rutgers University, an Executive Masters of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration from California Pacific University, a Masters and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Juris Doctorate in Law all from Widener University.

I have 20+ years management experience in behavioral health, managed care, academia and private practice settings. I have run my private practice for more than 30 years, have been a program administrator, corporate compliance/privacy officer, clinical director, program chairperson, and director of quality management during my career. I have taught at more than 20 colleges and universities. I have advised, supervised, trained, and taught hundreds of graduate students and professional counselors. I have also presented at many state, regional and national conferences and provided numerous trainings to social service and criminal justice professionals.

As a bilingual and bicultural therapist providing services in both English and Spanish, I offer a warm, supportive, and culturally responsive space where adults can feel heard, understood, and empowered. I work with individuals experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, stress, and major life transitions.

I believe that healing begins within a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we will explore how past experiences may be impacting your current thoughts, emotions, relationships, and sense of self while building practical tools to help you move forward.