Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and accepts 54 insurances. Specializes in Depression, Grief, Life Transitions and 8 more.
(she/her)
Hi there! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania and have 26 years of experience in providing individual, couples/marital, family, and play therapy counseling/therapy to adults, children, adolescents, families, and couples. If you'd like assistanc in scheduling your first appointment with me; please contact our wonderful Grow Therapy Office staff at:Phone:1(786)7551863 or email: intake+Kristie16908@growtherapy.com Thank you, Kristie😊
In our first session together I will be getting to know you; your strengths; asking about specific challenges/stressors that led you to seek support; and creating a safe space for you to feel comfortable and just be yourself.
I am a Strengths-based therapist. I believe each person comes into therapy with their own strengths, abilities, and life experience; that I can build upon to help them feel better, happier, and more fulfilled.
Adults 18+ for Individual Therapy, Marital/ Couples Therapy, and Family therapy for Adult Children and Parents. I enjoy working with women and men that are very self-aware(or have a desire to become more self-aware); want to feel better; feel more confident; and feel happier and more fullfilled in their lives.
Cash - $45 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Capital Blue Cross
Capital Blue Cross - Medicare
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Geisinger - Commercial
Geisinger - Medicare
Geisinger – Dual (Geisinger Gold HMO D-SNP)
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Highmark
Highmark - Medicare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
UPMC Health Plan
I use Cognitive-behavioral Therapy to help clients explore how their thoughts impact their feelings/emotions and mood. I then teach techniques to use such as thought-stopping, and replacing with positive self-talk that helps shift their perspective, decrease negative feelings, increase positive feelings, and improve mood.
I believe compassion and empathy are very important qualities of a therapist. I like to get to know my client first, and provide a safe place to talk about what's on their mind. I start by asking about their job, family, friends, and things they enjoy doing for fun. I ask about their strengths and current coping methods they use day to day. I explore their thoughts on current stressors impacting their life, losses, family of origin, and any possible painful/traumatic events they have experienced.
I get to know the couple first, and provide a safe, supportive space to help each partner feel heard, understood, and supported. I begin by asking how the couple met, how long they've been together, what they liked about each other in those early days of the relationship. I then explore what issues/concerns/problems bring them to couples therapy at this time, and ask what they are hoping to achieve in therapy.
5 ratings with written reviews
August 3, 2026
Wonderful counselor. Would have loved to continue working with her, but she is limited to working with clients in her State only.
July 1, 2026
She listens and does not judge me. She gives me good ideas to help me conquer some long standing issues I have.
April 28, 2026
I really need to have a warm, open minded person to talk with. I have had therapist in the past that were rather cold and clinical imagine encourage me to share with her. Right now she’s asking questions and am I asking questions and making comments so we’re just in getting to know period. Right now they find a very likable and look forward to working with her.