For people that are hesitant to try therapy, what do you wish you could tell them?

More information coming soon!

"Helping you to Heal, Change and Grow”. At Emerging Spirit Counseling Services, we provide mental health therapy for women, youth and families, as well as conducting trainings. We seek to foster an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance for those in need of help and strive to provide supportive therapeutic interventions to help guide our clients through difficult situations, strengthen family and individual functioning and help them move in new directions so they may experience more fulfilling and meaningful lives."

I became a therapist out of my love for helping others. Life is challenging and we all go through struggles. I believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to feel heard, validated, valued, inspired and worthy. My goal is to help you become the best version of yourself by providing a warm and empathic environment while offering guidance and skills to effectively manage your life. Whether you are struggling with a chronic mental health diagnosis, situational depression or common life stressors, therapy can help. Nurturing your mental health is one of the most important things you can do!  I specialize in working with teens and young adults. I have found the most benefit in working with young women to develop confidence, self love and let go of societal expectations telling us who we should be to fully embrace who we are. In additional, I enjoy working with college aged kids to help manage academic stressors and expectations and develop coping skills to reduce anxiety and depression. As a recent new mom, I have also found great joy in working with pre and postpardum mom’s to help address anxiety, depression, increase coping skills, normalize the experience and provide support to all the challenges and joys that come with being a mom. Areas of expertise include trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and grief/loss. I strongly believe that managing our emotions is paramount to quality mental health. Simply talking about our emotions doesn’t solve the overall problem. However, when we are aware of our emotions, understand them and process them rather than avoid them, we can respond rather than react. Our decision making does not have to always be in response to an emotion. Balancing emotions with knowldege, insight and awareness is key to regulating emotions and regulating emotion is one of the most important skills one can possess. After all, emotions drive human behavior. When we can effecitvely and healthfully manage them, we are better able to navigate realtionships, address conflct, improve relationships, reduce stress and live our lives to the best of our potential. This, in combination with developing personalized coping skills, is what I base my therapeutic interventions on.   

Our practice is committed to providing cultural competency in the care that we provide. We work with all populations. We take pride in providing ethical care for all. Spanish services available.

I’m not the kind of therapist we envision from classic tv shows with the couch & the nods and smiles. I’m pretty active in session. I‘m curious and investigative and I want to dig in deep so your understanding and compassion for yourself can start to emerge and aha moments can begin. I will encourage you to turn the inner insights you have through our sessions into steps in the outer world. This is a gentle process that goes at your pace.

I graduated in 2022 from Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky with a Master of Education in Counseling. I interned for a year at Serenity Counseling in Gallatin, Tennessee. I was able to work with so many wonderful individuals and couples who got their, "oooh, I never thought of it that way" moments. The moments of clarity of all the components that have played a part in the reason they seek therapy. The parts that have caused the pain, self-doubt, worry, anger, sadness, and so on. The parts that made them feel they had lost their way and couldn't find where they fit in the world. It was an honor to work with each person to begin to find their way. I learned so much from this internship; not only how to work with my clients, but I learned so much about myself and why I chose this field to work in.  ​

Hi, If you are reading profiles here it’s likely things could be better, for you or a loved one and you are seeking professional help to get to a better place.     I applaud you for opening your self for new possibility s and willingness to explore options. That is sign of good health and dynamism to take steps towards resolution. I am a Clinician with over 25 yr’s experience in mental health field. After completing graduate school in Clinical Psychology, I worked in various   capacities and found my true calling, that is Crises intervention and Individual and Family Coaching on coping with substance abuse and mental illness. I specialize in working with well family member in recognition of specific mental health and substance abuse issues including personality disorders and guide the family and individual towards treatment and rehabilitation. I have provide individual, family and group sessions on information, education and coping skills  to improve adaptation of individual and family. I provide education on learning about the illness or condition, level of treatment best suited, role of pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy and advocacy in healing journey. With my involvement families have a better understanding of what they are up against and what steps to take and role they can play in the recovery process and have decrease in stress and anxiety. My goal is to support well family members have a good quality of life though it’s hard being caregivers . I help create a family action plan and connect the consumer with local and state resources to decrease family burden. If you are interested we can talk on phone , first 15 minutes of consultation are free.   I see clients in my office in Highland Park and Livingston New Jersey. Those who are at a distance I provide telephone  and zoom based services.   What you are going thru, I get. I have family member with mental health issues and I have sought psychotherapy and coaching for myself when I needed and that’s why I do what I do with passion. I wish you good luck.  

I am originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, I have two brothers and a mother. My childhood was very normal until my late teens when my father passed away from cancer. Not surprisingly, this whole process was sudden and challenging in many ways for myself and the rest of the family. My situation could have gone very differently; however I was fortunate to get linked with a therapist who took the time to challenge my thinking. Luckily, I was able to get into college and pursue my passion of social work. My approach: Three words that describe my approach are: problem solving, non-judging, and patient. I think therapy can be fun and interesting. My overarching goal with therapy is build a mutual relationship that serves the client. I feel clients have the ability to solve their problems; however, us as people sometimes need someone from outside our situation to bounce ideas off of. My clinical strengths: I have extensive experience working with anxiety, panic and substance use. I know first hand how crippling anxiety and panic attacks can be, I really enjoy tying to help others gain confidence and learn to cope with these conditions. After applying for my Independent license I started working for Veteran Affairs on a homeless/ substance use residential unit. There I taught substance use groups, individual psychotherapy and attended many trainings to widen my skill set. During COVID, this unit was reworked and resulted in me taking a job outside the unit. I now assist local hospitals with our clients and their discharge needs. This obviously is a slight departure from my normal skills and is part of the reason I work in private practice as well.

Giovanni Pierre is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and the founder of Safe Haven eBehavioral Health. He started this virtual clinic with the goal of destigmatizing mental health conditions and helping individuals reach their full potential. Giovanni Pierre has several years of valuable experience in various settings in the mental health arena. He started his career as a behavioral health technician; he then graduated with his Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and immediately worked in psychiatry. He then went on to receive his Master’s of Science in Nursing. While completing his master's degree, he has trained under knowledgable physicians, nurse practitioners, and psychotherapists at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, MedStar Harbor Hospital, and other outpatient/inpatient locations. With his years of experience in mental health, he honed his treatment approach. He developed his patient skills in a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses, such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression. Giovanni’s goal is to help individuals struggling with their mental health relieve their burden and help them fulfill their full capabilities! He fully understands that each individual is an expert on themselves. He is committed to collaborating with you to find a treatment approach that works best for you!

Welcome! I am a Colorado native but moved to PA a few years ago. I graduated with my master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Villanova in 2021. My counseling approach is collaborative. I help empower you to find your inner voice and heal the hurt that you have been carrying around for such a long time. I am here to sit with you through your successes and your pain. I will help you discover your own power and help you live your best life.