Barbara L Sawatis


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 United States

About

Have you heard the phrase "If you're going through Hell, keep going”? Sometimes in our darkest moments, we need cheerleaders. We need people who recognize that what we are going through seems unbearable and that the simple act of going forward takes courage. Therapy can be the vehicle to help us move forward. When treatment is non-judgmental, supportive and encouraging, you and your therapist can make an unstoppable team. I believe that people want to be "well," but we just don't know an effective way to achieve it. Together, we can work on identifying your personal path to wellness and improved confidence in your strengths.

My therapeutic approach is eclectic and strengths based, utilizing cognitive behavioral approaches, insight-based work, motivational interviewing, EMDR, and expressive art techniques as appropriate for each individual. My experience includes attachment , adoption issues, addiction & recovery, ACOA/codependency, trauma, women’s issues, and mood disorders.

I endeavor to approach each person non-judgmentally and with compassion. My strength lies in helping you recognize your strengths. I look for the “healthy strivings” in a person’s experience. I assume people are basically good and want to be happy. We just need help learning how to do that in a healthy and effective manner.

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Qualifications: Carlow University
Academic Suffixes: LPC
Expertise: Addiction, Adoption, Anxiety, Body Positivity, Cancer, Codependency, Depression, Domestic Violence, Family Conflict, Gambling, Grief, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans, Women

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