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The Nourished Nest Therapy & Consulting provides quality mental health services to residence in Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Virginia.

Therapy is a process where trust and safety are two ingredients that assist in formulating a therapeutic relationship.

Virtual Therapy is conducted through a HIPAA-compliant platform, encouraging the client to find their own safe space, but access a therapist who can assist them in processing their goals and provide support.

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Individual Therapy

Individual therapy is a joint process whose common goal is to inspire change or improve quality of life. People may seek therapy for help with issues that are hard to face alone, a past or current trauma, self-esteem, to learn skills for handling difficult situations, making healthy decisions, and reaching goals.

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Monica Mehalshick, LCSW

Monica is the owner and founder of The Nourished Nest Therapy & Consulting group. She is an integrative therapist for professionals, executives, athletes, women, and parents. She provides a comfortable setting that allows clients a safe place to process, promoting balance and progression in a therapeutic relationship.

Monica has over 18 years of experience providing individual and couple's therapy for adults and late teens. Her primary focus is on adults struggling with addiction, anxiety, and depression. Her goal is always to provide resources and a path forward to grow and nurture her client’s spirits and unlock their mental empowerment.

Monica is a graduate of Alvernia University where she received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Addiction Studies. She also earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently a PhD doctoral candidate at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Monica has supervisor status from the State of Texas allowing her to provide clinical supervision to social work students. Throughout her career, she has worked in a state hospital conducting crisis intervention assessments where she worked extensively with state-wide drug court programs, as well as probation departments to assist with recovery programs.

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Specialties:

Addiction
Substance abuse
Mood & Anxiety disorders
Post-partum depression
Maladaptive behaviors (non-suicidal self-injury, substance abuse, anger, eating disorders, and addiction).
Women in abusive and emotionally manipulative relationships

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas State Board of Social Work- License #61791

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Colorado - License #CSW09927249

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Pennsylvania State Board of Social Work - License #CW018019

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Delaware

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Virginia -License #:0904013606

Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)

Board Approved Supervisor - Texas

Professional Memberships:

Member, National Association of Social Work (NASW)

JENNIFER ENNRI, LCDC, MSW

Jennifer is a licensed counselor specializing in substance abuse and family trauma. She is focused on using techniques and therapy to provide a nourishing environment where clients and family members can address addiction and trauma head-on.

Jennifer has 10 years of experience providing therapy for families and addictive patients. Her primary focus is on families struggling with crisis, addiction, substance abuse, and chemical dependencies. Her goal is always to provide a safe, calm environment rich with resources and a path forward to grow and nurture her client’s spirit.

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Specialties:

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) psychotherapy
Substance abuse
Family crisis
Trauma and PTSD

confidentiality

Confidentiality is the keystone to therapy; it protects your privacy to share freely and openly in our sessions together. Your sessions and all information you disclose are confidential. Except for the instances stated below, which are required by law, we will not share information or respond to inquiries of any kind from any source without your written consent:

If in our clinical judgment, you pose a threat to harm yourself, and you refuse appropriate treatment, we are ethically bound to notify the appropriate parties (those who can intervene to protect you).
If you indicate a serious threat to harm another person, we are legally required to warn the intended victim(s) and the police and/or to obtain a civil commitment to the state mental health system.
We are required to report any suspicion of child or elder abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities.
In some instances, the courts may subpoena our records or testimony. In most instances, we are forced to honor these subpoenas.

Please note: These stipulations apply to all mental health practitioners where we operate.

Therapy Length

There is no exact answer to how long therapy will last.

For some, therapy for years, and others may only be in therapy for a few weeks. Therapy is simply a conversation allowing you to process and address either issues from the past, or maintain a balance that you have integrated into your life. Simply put: when you feel like you are in that place you want to be, then that is when you should stop. Usually, in the initial stages of building our therapeutic relationship, we discuss the frequency of your sessions (weekly, biweekly or monthly, etc). You are in charge of what you need during therapy.

Insurance Accepted

Yes, and you can use your insurance if your benefits plan offers coverage for in or out-of-network providers. Most plans provide this coverage. You will need to contact your insurance company to determine your reimbursement coverage. Please be aware that we have no control over the confidentiality of your information once it is received by your insurance company.

We also accept self-pay patients. After youu request an Initial Assesment appointment, we will work with you to set up your profile in our systems and verify your insurance, notifying you of what the coverage and estimated co-pay will be.

Specialties

Each therapist in our practice has slightly refined areas of focus. However, most of their therapy has been treating clients with:

Anxiety and Major Depression,
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and
Substance Use Disorders.

We integrate Emotive Rational Therapy and Motivational Interviewing as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques along with holistic practices of mindfulness and breathing exercises.

Will it work?

Therapy isn’t something that should be viewed as an expense. This is an investment in your future and those around you as well. There should not be a price tag on that. This is an investment unlike any other and it is potentially life transforming. That being said, I cannot guarantee you that it will work for you. If we could do that, then we would be the richest people in the world. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, communicate and we can determine payment options that can encourage you to continue therapy, minus the additional stress.

Practice States

Our team of therapists are each licensed to help and service clients in Texas, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and/or Virginia only.

Due to licensing restrictions, we can only service geographical areas that are covered by our license credentials. While we would love to service clients coping with situations such as Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Substance Use Disorders in other states, our licensing restricts us to Texas, and Pennsylvania.