Individual Therapy in Philadelphia and Newtown, PA
Sessions tailored to help you navigate life's challenges, explore your innermost thoughts, and unlock your full potential.
We believe that every individual has the strength and capacity for personal growth and transformation.
Who Individual Therapy is For
Individual therapy is for anyone who is tired of carrying something alone.
That includes the person whose anxiety has quietly narrowed their life, the one who holds everyone else together but cannot say what they need, and the one who looks fine on paper and still feels flat, restless, or numb.
It is for people in the middle of something (like a divorce, a move, a new baby, a loss, a career they no longer want) and for people in the middle of nothing in particular who simply know something is off.
It is for adults who have never sat in a therapist's office and are not sure they are "the type," and for those who have done this work before and want to go deeper.
Candid Therapy and Counseling works one-to-one with clients in person at our Old City Philadelphia and Newtown, Bucks County offices, and by secure video anywhere in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
You do not need a diagnosis, a crisis, or the right words to start, just a reason that matters to you.
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Generalized worry, panic, low mood, burnout, perfectionism, and the specific exhaustion of holding it together while feeling like you are barely managing. Also the practical side: coping strategies, time management, and the stress of a schedule that has no slack in it.
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Difficulty saying what you need, recurring fights that go nowhere, patterns of over-giving or over-explaining, conflict avoidance, and the loneliness of being in a relationship or a family where you do not feel known or seen.
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Moving, changing careers, graduating, becoming a parent, ending a relationship, losing someone, entering a new decade, or that disorienting stretch where the structure you built your life around has changed and you have not yet built the next one.
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Deciding whether to stay or go, recovering after a relationship ends, rebuilding after betrayal, and the particular work of figuring out who you are when a long partnership has ended.
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Sexual, emotional and physical trauma, including abuse in childhood, assault, coercive relationships, and the experiences people carry for years without ever calling them trauma out loud.
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Learning to say no without guilt, recognizing where you have been over-functioning, and handling the pushback that usually follows when you start doing things differently.
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The internal critic that will not let up, chronic self-doubt, and the difference between accountability and punishment.
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Desire discrepancy, difficulty with arousal or performance, shame, and the ways sexual wellbeing and general mental health affect each other.
More detail on the dedicated Sex Therapy page and on our Affirming Care page.
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Affirming, informed care for LGBTQIA+ clients, including exploration of identity, coming out, family response, and the everyday weight of navigating a world that is not always safe.
What We Work On In Individual Therapy
Some people come to individual therapy knowing exactly what they want to change. Others just know something feels off and they cannot name it yet. Both are good reasons to start. You do not need a diagnosis, a crisis, or the right vocabulary to begin… you need a therapist who will take the time to understand what your life actually looks like, and who will be honest with you about what will help.
Individual Therapy at Candid Therapy and Counseling is one-to-one work with a licensed counselor who sees a small number of clients by design. Sessions are fifty minutes, held in person at our Old City Philadelphia or Newtown, Bucks County offices, or by secure video anywhere in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Most people start with a free fifteen-minute consultation call so you can get a feel for how Lauren works before committing to anything.
The first session or two are kind of like an orientation… what brought you in, what your history looks like, and what you actually want to be different. From there, we work on uncovering the pattern underneath the presenting problem, not just managing the symptom, while still sending you home with tangible tools.
Sessions are fifty minutes and typically start weekly or every other week. Between sessions, you practice what you noticed or observed (i.e., a boundary held, a pause taken, a familiar argument interrupted, etc.). And every so often you stop and look honestly at whether this is working, because a plan nobody reviews is just a routine.