Joe beinlich, lmsw
Specialties:
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Substance use
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LGBTQIA +
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Anxiety & Biopolar
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Stress management/Life Changes
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Adolescents (ages 16 and up)
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Couples - Level I Gottman (Certified) (poly-friendly, non-monogamous friendly)
Joe brings compassion and positive energy to the therapy setting. He brings the clinical experience of working with clients within several community settings facilitating groups, case management services, and identifying the individualized needs of the clients that he works with. He weaves in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches to ensure that clients are able to feel a sense of comfort as he assists them in their emotional journey. Joe's clinical interests include meeting the client is in order to help them develop a deeper understanding of themselves, while also creating new behaviors and ways of thinking which help the individual to achieve their goals.
Joe has over five years of experience providing therapy for individuals within different levels of care, including inpatient, outpatient settings. His approach as a therapist is to always provide a safe, compassionate therapeutic safe space that promotes the importance of balance, structure, and accountability within the therapy process.
Joe received his Masters in Social Work from West Chester University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #138265
Licensed Social Worker - Delaware State Board
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
Kerri hartnett, lmsw
Specialties:
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Substance use
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Co-occurring disorders (substance use & mental health)
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Stress management
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Anxiety
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Crisis management & trauma
Kerri is an energetic therapist specializing in substance use, co-occurring disorders, harm reduction, and assisting clients with life changes such as adjusting to recovery and sobriety, processing trauma in a safe space. She utilizes her clinical knowledge of Motivational Interviewing and behavior interventions to ensure that clients are able to identify their needs while feeling a sense of safety within a vulnerable process. Kerri brings a sense of awareness when working with clients who are diverse, promoting the importance of allowing clients to set goals, empowering them throughout the therapeutic process. She brings a wealth of clinical experience working for non-profit organizations such as the Salvation Army and Prevention Point in Philadelphia, facilitating groups and services for individuals.
Kerri offers a warm and compassionate approach to therapy to her clients, as well as utilizing different community resources to enhance the therapeutic process. while feeling a sense of safety during vulnerable processes.
Kerri received her Masters in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #136891
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
Mary brings a wealth of clinical and professional experience with working with families, adolescents, and adults. She provides a compassionate safe space when working with clients who are dealing with significant trauma integrating cognitive behavioral therapy and addiction specializes include Somatic Experience training & Narrative Art Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Mary's clinical interests include co-occurring disorders, human/sex trafficking, and working with women who have experienced significant trauma.
Mary has a wealth of experience providing therapy for individuals and families within different levels of care. She offers her clients guidance and promotes empowerment during the therapy process, allowing them to set goals in therapy along with also encouraging the value of cohesion of the mind, body, and soul
Mary received her Master's in Social Work from Temple University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #135055
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
Mary shay, lmsw
Specialties:
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Trauma & PTSD
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Borderline Personality Disorders
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Mood Disorders
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Anxiety & Depression
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Co-Occurring Disorders (Addiction & Mental Health)
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elby katumkeeryil, mpc
Specialties:
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Trauma & PTSD (Women's Issues)
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Substance abuse disorders
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Anxiety
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Bi-Polar & Depression
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Co-Occurring disorders
Elby is an energetic therapist specializing in Substance Abuse Disorders and Women's Issues. Additionally, she works with trauma cases and creates a safe, compassionate space for clients to process and share their trauma as a part of the therapy process. Elby is certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). She has also been certified in HAVEN training on Sexual and Domestic Violence. She has several years of experience working with adults to assist and support them in identifying treatment goals while helping process feelings and emotions.
Elby offers a warm and compassionate approach to therapy for her clients, providing a feeling of safety while clients work through traumas or stressful situations. Her strength is empowering clients to grow through the therapy process.
Elby received her Master's in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University. She also has a Bachelor's from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
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Angelique is a licensed counselor specializing in adolescents and teenage holistic therapy. She creates a safe and therapeutic environment that incorporates play therapy, expressive arts therapy where she guides clients to their goals and brings a sense of accountability. Angelique has significant experience working in programs such as adolescent residential programs and outpatient programs promoting the importance of independence, stability, and safety. Angelique has several years of experience working with nonprofit organizations throughout Pennsylvania coordinating family cohesion which is an essential part of the therapy process.
Angelique has a wealth of experience providing therapy for adolescents and families within different levels of care, including inpatient, outpatient settings. Her holistic approach as a therapist is to always provide a safe, compassionate therapeutic space that promotes the importance of balance, structure, and accountability within the therapy process.
Angelique received her Master's in Social Work from Temple University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #SW133653
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
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Angelique porter, lmsw
Specialties:
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Adults & Adolescents & Teens
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Suicidal Ideation/Self-Injurious Behaviors in Teens
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LGBTQ-IA+
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Depression & Anxiety
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ADHD
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Trauma
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Andi Snyder, LMSW
Specialties:
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Children & Adolescents
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Teens
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Family Conflict & Resolution
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Anxiety & Depression
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Stress Management
Andi has worked extensively with foster and adoptive families, supporting parents and children. She has work with many local non-profit organizations, facilitating trainings, working with individuals and creating programming. Andi's clinical interests include family dynamics, conflict resolution and supporting adolescents and teens dealing with anxiety & stress. Her clinical interventions utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), traditional talk therapy and various creative activities to bring comfort and expression to the therapeutic space.
Andi offers a warm and compassionate but accountable approach to therapy to her clients, while providing a feeling of safety during a sometimes traumatic and vulnerable process.
Andi has a Master of Arts degree in Applied Sociology from UMass and received her Masters in Social Worker from Columbia University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #SW136425
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Handle With Care ® Behavioral Management System Certified Trainer
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work
Lauren is a licensed counselor specializing in integrated care and working on interdisciplinary care teams. She has an interest in Applied Mindfulness, Animal Assisted Intervention and Human-Animal Bonds, ceramics, and yoga. Her interest and understanding of women's issues regarding pregnancy and postpartum are furthered by her current training and study in Sex Therapy with the Council for Relationships, and to become a Certified Full Spectrum Doula providing intersectional and anti-racist and holistic labor, birth, and postpartum support.
Lauren has had the pleasure of working with many different populations and has a passion for working with adolescents, pregnant women, those that identify as women, and those in the LGBTQIA+ population. Lauren's specialty is in helping people through life transitions, identification, and building community and balanced life. Incorporating mindfulness, the arts, and movement into her approach to therapy.
Lauren received her Master's in Social Work from West Chester University in Pennsylvania.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #SW138311
Lauren baker, lmsw
Specialties:
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Stress Management
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Adolescents & Adults
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LGBTQAI+
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Pregnant & Postpartum Women's Issues
Mickey is a licensed social worker specializing in working with the LGBTQ2+ community, working with both adolescents and adults promoting a compassionate therapy space for individuals to explore their identity and transitional periods. Mickey brings several years of experience with a clinical background in suicide prevention, working with several non-profit organizations throughout the Philadelphia area. Mickey integrates a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach when assisting clients with depression, anxiety, panic disorder, ADHD, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Mickey strives to provide justice-oriented and antiracist services supporting the practices' mission and values.
Mickey’s approach to therapy is offering a kind and safe environment within the therapeutic space. They excel at breaking the ice to make sure each session is comfortable and rewarding, ensuring that therapy is adaptive to each individual's needs, and often utilize mindfulness as a tool to aid the therapy process.
Mickey received their Master's in Social Work from Temple University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #SW139207
Mickey Collins, lmsw
Specialties:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Adolescents & Adults
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LGBTQAI+
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ADHD
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
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Panic Disorders
Amanda Kahler, LcSW
Specialties:
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Anxiety & Depression
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Stress Management
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Life Transitions
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Spiritual Concerns
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Complex Medical Diagnosis
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Caregiver Fatigue
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Grief & Loss
Amanda is a warm and empathetic therapist. She works with adults of all ages through life's many changes. She has a background in oncology and has had the opportunity to support individuals and their loved ones through life-altering diagnoses. Amanda recognizes the interconnectedness of mental, physical, and spiritual health. She believes that when one area begins to heal, the others will also benefit. She assists her clients in identifying strengths and finding meaning in difficult situations.
Amanda brings a peaceful and joyful presence to therapy. She feels honored to enter into her clients' lives during challenging and often pivotal seasons. She recognizes that starting therapy can be intimidating and seeks to make her clients feel comfortable and valued.
Amanda received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #CW022512
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work
Brie (she/her) is a Hispanic, white, able-bodied, queer licensed clinical social worker and yoga teacher. Her goal in therapy is to co-create a brave space with you to explore your past, and current experiences and to dream of your future.
Brie has extensive experience working with those who experience anxiety, depression, mania, complex trauma, psychosis, panic attacks, substance dependence, and loss. She has worked with clients exploring gender identity, and sexual identity, those in life transitions, and with people making changes in their relationships. She believes in utilizing a harm reduction model and enjoys bringing mindfulness and body awareness into therapy. In the session, she utilizes CBT, Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Serious Mental Health Conditions, DBT, and Internal Family Systems Therapy.
Brie received her Master's in Social Work from San Diego State University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #CW020148
Professional Memberships:
Brianne Scott, LCSW
Specialties:
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LGBTQ-IA+
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Depression & Anxiety
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Complex Trauma
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Psychosis
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Panic Attacks
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Substance Dependence
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Grief & Loss
kianna morgan, lMsw
Specialties:
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Teens & Adults
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Trauma Cycles
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Complex Trauma
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LGBTQ-IA+
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Anxiety & Depression
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EMDR
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Family Interactions
Kianna is a person-centered and trauma-informed therapist that develops a safe space and works to build a strong therapeutic relationship with her clients that fosters connection and growth. From her own healing journey she knows that finding a therapist that you connect with may lead to growth beyond your greatest imaginings. She is passionate about supporting teen and adult trauma survivors and cycle breakers as they walk along their path of healing.
Kianna is honored to work with people that feel anxious, depressed, and unstable during these unsettling times. She sees you as a whole person that has strengths, dreams, and innate worth. A LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist who enjoys working with the LGBTQIA+ community.
Kianna is an EMDR and mindfulness-oriented therapist that works to empower others to decrease shame and step into self-love. She has received extensive training on the effects of trauma and trauma focused interventions. She has been trained in and uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and more to help you develop the skills to increase your quality of life.
Kianna received her Master's in Social Work from West Chester University.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #SW139445
Professional Memberships:
Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work
Veronyca is a collaborative and creative licensed social worker based in Philadelphia. Veronyca sets out to establish psychologically safe bubbles wherever she goes, to enhance security for processing, growth, and transition management. Her person-in-environment-centered approach encompasses topics such as harm reduction, substance use, co-occurring experiences, the human-animal bond, grief and bereavement, trauma cycles, Latina/immigrant issues, chronic illness, and crisis response to experiences including suicidal ideation/self-injurious behaviors.
Veronyca’s family is from Costa Rica and she deeply understands and appreciates how culture influences social work practices, as well as how we communicate and process. She uses culturally responsive principles and practices to develop anti-racist frameworks with the use of relational value systems like familism, and personalism. She uses behavioral interventions with a framework in the foundations of CBT, meeting folx where they are, using storytelling and meaning-making skills to process complex trauma and grief.
Veronyca received her master’s degree in Social Work from Temple University. She has over five years of experience as a crisis responder and advocates for people living their lives at the intersections of multiple marginalities, including people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and people engaged in survival sex work.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #139728
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
Veronyca rodriguez, LMSW
Specialties:
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Immigration
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Depression & Anxiety
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Trauma
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Survivors of intimate & partner violence
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Grief & Loss
Fatima is a licensed social worker with both work and research experience serving children and families in various settings including, schools, non-profit organizations, and community-based mental health agencies.
Her drive to serve others stems from her lived experience. Her passion is directed at helping those who have experienced various forms of trauma by creating and fostering safe spaces for their voices and experiences to be heard. Fatima brings warmth and authenticity with her to therapy and believes that within everyone is the capacity to learn and grow for healing.
Fatima received both her Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Pennsylvania State Board - License #139728
Professional Memberships:
Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)
fatima Bakayoko , LMSW
Specialties:
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Children & Adolescents
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Depression & Anxiety
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Trauma
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PTSD
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Survivors of intimate & partner violence
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Grief & Loss
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Meet The Interns
The Nourished Nest has partnered with the counseling program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Honora Feinberg
Graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at University of Pennsylvania
Honora is a graduate-level intern, working on her Master’s of Mental Health Counseling coursework at the University of Pennsylvania. Her counseling approach incorporates modalities like ACT (acceptance and commitment) Therapy, Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to create an environment that honors the client’s lived experience.
As a member of the queer community, Honora is passionate about establishing therapeutic spaces that are LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming, and allied towards BLM, Poly/Kink/Non-Monogamous, Sex Worker and Alternative Lifestyle communities. Additionally, Honora has a deep interest in women’s sexual health and the convergence of menstrual and mental wellness.
tALIA
BINA
Graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at University of Pennsylvania
Talia is a first-generation immigrant to Jewish Persian parents, and therefore understands the importance of background in development. She believes that identity is vital to understanding our thoughts, behaviors, and actions, and so her therapeutic approach seeks to explore the challenges faced through a cultural perspective.
Talia focuses on exploring the patient's challenges through their own lens. She views sessions as collaboration and works with clients to find ways to promote more positive and adaptive coping mechanisms. She also works to ensure that clients have the skills and tools to apply to future challenges that may arise.
Her focuses include relationship issues, anxiety, coping skills, and trauma, including C-PTSD. She utilizes an eclectic approach that includes attachment-based interventions, CBT, mindfulness-based techniques, and person-centered, and trauma-focused therapy.
sARAH STUPP
Graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at University of Pennsylvania
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Sarah is a Master’s Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania in Mental Health Counseling, she received her bachelors at George Washington University studying Spanish and Public Health. Sarah has worked in medical research at both of her alma maters, focusing on chronic illnesses, maternal-fetal medicine, and weight loss. Her therapeutic approach focuses on psychodynamic, existential, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
She is interested in working with adult clients of all ages, focusing on life transitions, career counseling, anxiety, and depression. Due to her experience living in 6 different states, community building and socialization are her strengths. In her career, she hopes to contribute to the ever-growing research on psychedelic-assisted therapy techniques and somatic experiencing.
Madeleine Bates
Graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at University of Pennsylvania
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Madeleine is passionate about providing holistic, compassionate, and adaptive care for adolescents (16 and up) and adults seeking assistance with emotional stability and life transitions. Her goal in counseling is to create a safe space in which to explore past and present experiences and develop skills to instill hope and confidence for the future.
Madeleine worked as a Mental Health Technician at a youth residential treatment program for over a year where she developed clinical skills in de-escalation, safe crisis management, mindfulness, and empowerment. She has experience working with youth facing anxiety, depression, home-life instability, trauma, mood disorders, substance use, and dependence, as well as gender and sexuality exploration. Madeleine collaborates with clients to create a therapeutic space that promotes balance, creativity, acceptance, and accountability.
Madeleine graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College with Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Music.