Here’s the thing about finding a counselor in Philadelphia – you need someone who gets that you can have your dream job and still feel empty. Someone who understands that you can look like you have it all together on Instagram while crying in your car after work.

We work with a lot of high-achievers who are used to being the reliable one, the organized one, the one who has their life figured out. But the truth is, no one has it all figured out — and trying to keep up that image all the time is exhausting.

Individual counseling means getting real about what’s actually going on underneath all the productivity and people-pleasing. No judgment, no weird therapy speak, just honest conversations about why you feel stuck even when everything looks perfect from the outside.

Depression doesn’t always look like staying in bed all day. Sometimes it looks like going through the motions while feeling completely disconnected from your life. You’re accomplishing things but nothing feels satisfying. You’re surrounded by people but feel totally alone.

Depression can be sneaky like that. You might think you’re just tired or stressed, but really you’ve been running on empty for so long that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to actually enjoy things.

Depression therapy helps you reconnect with yourself and figure out what actually matters to you. Not what you think should matter, not what looks good on paper, but what genuinely brings you joy and meaning.

We start small because depression makes everything feel overwhelming. Maybe it’s taking a walk without listening to a podcast. Maybe it’s cooking something you actually want to eat instead of just grabbing whatever’s easiest. Baby steps count.

Grief isn’t just about death. It’s about any significant loss – jobs, relationships, friendships, health, dreams that didn’t work out. Sometimes it’s grieving the person you thought you’d be by now.

Philadelphia went through a lot of collective grief during the pandemic. We lost routines, social connections, and ways of being that felt important. Some people are still processing what changed and what we can’t get back.

Grief counseling helps you sit with loss without rushing to “move on” or “get over it.” Grief is love with nowhere to go, and we help you find ways to honor what you’ve lost while still building a life you want to live.

Life transitions counseling is for when you’re going through big changes and feeling completely lost. New job, new city, new relationship status, new life phase – transitions are hard even when they’re good changes.

Transitions bring up questions about identity. Who are you in this new situation? What do you want? How do you make decisions when everything feels uncertain?

Maybe you moved to Philadelphia for work and love the city but feel lonely. Maybe you got promoted and feel like an imposter. Maybe you ended a relationship and don’t know who you are outside of it.

Life transitions counseling helps you navigate change without losing yourself in the process. We help you figure out what’s most important to you so you can make decisions that feel authentic.

People-pleasing therapy is for when you’ve spent so much energy making everyone else happy that you’ve lost touch with what you actually want. You say yes when you mean no. You apologize for things that aren’t your fault. You worry constantly about what other people think.

People-pleasing usually starts as a survival strategy, but as an adult it leaves you feeling resentful and invisible. You take care of everyone else but nobody takes care of you.

People-pleasing therapy helps you identify your own needs and wants, which can be surprisingly hard if you’ve been focused on others for years. We practice setting boundaries and saying no without feeling guilty. We help you tolerate other people’s disappointment, which is often the scariest part for people-pleasers.