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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse, Parenting, Christian, Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Intimacy-related, Anger, Self esteem, Career, Bipolar, Depression, Teens
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family, Depression, Christian, Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Older, Grief, Intimacy-related, Parenting, Anger, Self esteem, Career, Bipolar, Teens, Conservative counselor
Areas of focus: Anger Management, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Parenting, Trauma / PTSD
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), EMDR, Eclectic, Humanistic, Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
State License: Pennsylvania
Areas of focus: Anxiety, Behavior Issues, Career Counseling, Caregiver Stress, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Education/Personal Development, Faith Transition, Family Conflict, Grief, Immigration/Newcomer, Infidelity, Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital / Premarital, Multicultural Issues, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma / PTSD, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress
Languages: Arabic, English
Treatment Approaches: Attachment-based, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, EMDR, Emotionally Focused, Existential, Existential Psychotherapy, Family / Marital, Family Systems, Gottman Method, Holistic, Humanistic, Integrative, Long-Term, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Narrative, Play Therapy, Psychodynamic, Relational, Social Support, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Spiritual Counseling, Systemic, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
State Licenses: Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Gestalt, Interpersonal, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Somatic, Trauma Focused
State Licenses: Maryland and Pennsylvania
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Family Systems, Gottman Method, Psychodynamic
State License: Pennsylvania
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Attachment-based, Eclectic, Emotionally Focused, Existential, Expressive Arts, Family Systems, Feminist, Humanistic, Integrative, Jungian, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Transpersonal
State Licenses: Colorado and Pennsylvania
Areas of focus: Caregiver Stress
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Existential, Psychodynamic, Trauma Focused
State Licenses: Pennsylvania and Virginia
Areas of focus: Aging, Alcohol Abuse, Anger Management, Anxiety, Codependency, Coping Skills, Divorce, Goal Setting, Grief, Leadership, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Self Esteem, Stress, Women's Issues
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Family / Marital, Interpersonal, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), Family / Marital, Family Systems, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Trauma Focused
State License: Pennsylvania
Online Therapy compiled this list of 15 top-rated therapists in Philadelphia using eight key factors, including specializations, credentials, availability, cost, and other essential features. You can be confident all the therapists recommended offer quality care at a fair price and are easy to work with. |
Choosing the Best Philadelphia, PA TherapistsCredentialsCredentials should follow state regulations and prove a therapist is trustworthy. In Pennsylvania, applicants must complete a 60 semester-hour graduate degree in counseling, a 100-hour practicum, and a 600-hour internship. Post-graduation, they must complete 3,000 hours of supervised experience within two to six years and pass a national licensing exam. AccessibilityThe right therapist will focus on the type of therapy you’re seeking and be accessible. A therapist’s availability is enhanced by flexible scheduling, which may include extended and/or weekend hours. All the therapists listed offer remote services to make therapy more attainable on your schedule. CostThe listed therapists charge per-session with varying rates for individual, couple, family, and group sessions. While cost shouldn’t be the only deciding factor, per-session rates must work with your budget. Ask whether they accept your insurance or provide documentation so you can be reimbursed, and find out if they offer a sliding fee scale based on income. |
Website
610-517-3127
Harold Kirby is a licensed clinical social worker and nationally recognized speaker and expert in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He has over 27 years of clinical experience treating OCD, and the complete range of anxiety disorders and depression. Harold provides an eclectic approach to treatment so clients can better understand and effectively manage their disorder and related symptoms. He offers a free OCD support group.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Anxiety Grief |
N/A | Cost per Session: $240 | No | Yes |
Website
267-551-1270
Jessica Pavelka is a licensed professional counselor of seven years and a registered yoga teacher who believes in a mind-body approach. She uses psychotherapeutic yoga as a complementary tool to enhance overall well-being by bridging therapy techniques with yoga asana. She accepts FSA/HSA and offers a sliding fee scale.
What patients say: “Jessica is a truly beautiful soul. She exudes patience, kindness, and understanding.”
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Anxiety Depression Bipolar Disorder |
Flex Spending Account Health Savings Account |
Cost per Session: $200 | Yes | Yes |
Website
484-278-1230
Noam Dinovitz is a licensed clinical social worker who prides himself on his accessibility. He offers evening and weekend appointments, video/phone counseling, and connects through email, phone, and text. He specializes in anxiety, depression, and addiction and offers a sliding fee scale.
What patients say: “Noam is very prompt with his responses and very flexible when it comes to scheduling. He makes me feel comfortable with sharing my experiences.”
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Anxiety Depression Addiction |
N/A | Not Provided | Yes | Yes |
Website
610-525-7527
Dr. Anna Fineberg is dedicated to the unique needs of postpartum women and is an expert in treating postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. She also devotes her practice to reproductive psychology, including infertility, loss, prenatal anxiety, traumatic childbirth, depression, body image issues, and postpartum adjustment. Dr. Fineberg has spent numerous years researching stress during pregnancy and has completed training in perinatal mental health.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Trauma and PTSD Anxiety Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum |
N/A | Not Provided | No | Yes |
Website
267-227-9373
Olga Lomanovitch is a licensed clinical social worker who believes in the healing power of cultivating a healthy relationship with yourself by identifying, understanding, and connecting with your needs, then learning how to provide for them accordingly. Olga has been practicing for 14 years.
What patients say: “Olga is great! She listens and challenges me when I need it. She understands everything and shows me so.”
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Addiction Self Esteem Trauma and PTSD |
N/A | Cost per Session: $125 | No | Yes |
Website
267-281-9839
Dr. Uchechi Ukuku is a licensed psychologist with over 10 years in the field. She concentrates on the treatment of trauma and has extensive training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents and prolonged exposure therapy for adults. Dr. Ukuku works with clients aged 10 and older and believes in developing a therapeutic relationship that facilitates change through experiencing emotions and changing thoughts and behaviors.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Trauma and PTSD Sexual Abuse Life Transitions |
Aetna Student Insurance Highmark Optum |
Cost per Session: $140 | No | Yes |
Website
267-343-5327
Ebony Peake is a clinical social worker and certified anger management specialist who provides anger management therapy designed to meet the needs of adults struggling with various anger issues. She’s been helping clients address their anger in group settings and one-on-one counseling for 13 years.
What patients say: “Helped me with my anger, helped us understand our relationship and the way we communicate is toxic.”
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Depression Relationship Issues Anger Management |
N/A | Cost per Session: | Yes | Yes |
Website
267-702-4862
Dr. Adrian Chiu is a licensed clinical psychologist who delves into relationship issues, including identity and cultural concerns. Through couples therapy, he encourages clients in romantic relationships fraught with emotional distance, distrust, and miscommunication to facilitate intimacy through open, honest communication. Dr. Chiu also treats depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. He works with several insurance carriers and Medicare and offers a sliding fee scale on a limited basis.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Depression Anxiety Relationship Issues |
Aetna BCBS Federal Employee Program (FEP) BCBS of (Any State) BlueCross and BlueShield Highmark Horizon BCBS (PPO Only) Medicare OON for Amerihealth OON for Indepedence Blue Cross OON for Independence Administr OON for Keystone Health Plan OON for Magellan |
Cost per session: 60 Minute Initial Evaluation – $175 45 Minute Therapy Appointment – $130 55 Minute Therapy Appointment – $160 90 Minute Process Group – $50 Sliding Scale on a Limited Basis |
Yes | Yes |
Website
215-821-7211
Kaitlin Staples is a licensed professional counselor and board-certified registered art therapist who primarily works with adults using art therapy, dream analysis, and discussion to better understand the symbolic nature of their patterns and behaviors. Her areas of practice include relationship issues, grief and loss, disordered eating, body image, trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and addictions. Kaitlin offers a sliding fee scale.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Relationship Issues Eating Disorders Addiction |
N/A | Cost per session: $150 per 60 minute session |
Yes | Yes |
Website
833-444-9446
Dr. Ili Rivera Walter is a licensed marriage and family therapist and couples therapist who specializes in helping couples sort through individual desires and couple goals to better understand each other and move forward again. Each couple receives a tailored therapy plan that helps them quickly see progress as they work together as a team. Dr. Walter provides online therapy only and offers a sliding fee scale.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Relationship Issues Marital and Premarital Infidelity |
N/A | Cost per session: $200 per session (couples’ therapy) |
Yes | Yes |
Website
215-437-0632
Dr. Michael Keesler is a neuropsychologist who offers neuropsychological evaluations for ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer’s, and dementia, among others. He treats patients aged six to 99, has 12 years of experience, and accepts various insurance carriers and Medicaid.
What patients say: “He was pretty usefull [sic] to me while I was trying to overcome my debilitating social anxiety disorder.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Traumatic Brain Injury Alzheimer’s ADHD |
Aetna Aetna Better Health Amerihealth Blue Cross / Blue Shield CHIP Cigna Highmark Independence Blue Cross Keystone First Keystone Health Plan East Medicaid United |
Cost per Session: $3000 | No | Yes |
Website
484-416-1160
Alisa Stamps is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating adult children of narcissists and helping them overcome a lifetime of emotional pain and narcissistic abuse so they can discover their true selves. She also treats clients struggling with disordered eating and body image issues and additional concerns, including anxiety, complex trauma, PTSD, and codependency/family conflict. Alisa offers a sliding fee scale.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Codependency Eating Disorders Trauma and PTSD |
N/A | Cost per session: 50 minutes. The cost is $140 per session |
Yes | Yes |
Website
610-348-7780
Dr. Dennis Debiak has been practicing for 25 years and focuses on treating depression. He helps clients improve their lives by looking at their relationships, then examining and changing their way of relating so they feel less depressed and anxious.
What patients say: “I have never felt as confident and relaxed with a therapist as I have in therapy with Dr. Debiak. He is insightful and encouraging.”
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Depression Relationship Issues |
N/A | Cost per session: $150 for one 45-minute individual |
No | Yes |
Website
215-545-7014
Dr. Arlene Goldman is a licensed psychologist who offers therapy for relationship conflicts, sexual dysfunction, and other sexual difficulties. She has 30-plus years of experience and offers a sliding fee scale.
What patients say: “Dr. Goldman was very professional in her demeanor while still communicating warmth and concern. She both listened well and explained things well. Our work together, though brief, was highly effective and satisfying.”
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Sex Therapy Marital and Premarital Infidelity |
N/A | Cost per session: Avg Cost (per session): $200 |
Yes | Yes |
Website
484-899-9665
Katie Fries is a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist who specializes in helping clients with childhood trauma. She is both a child-trained and adult-trained therapist and has a unique understanding of how childhood experiences shape relationships throughout an individual’s life. Katie has extensive training in trauma, depression, inner child work, and play therapy, and tailors treatment so it will be most effective.
Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
Relationship Issues Trauma and PTSD Child or Adolescent |
N/A | Cost per Session: $180 | No | Yes |
Pennsylvania’s State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors administers licensure for LPCs in Philadelphia. Licensure requires completion of a 60 semester-hour degree in counseling or a closely related field with a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship. Master’s degree graduates must complete 3,000 hours of supervised counseling experience, and doctoral degree graduates must complete 2,400 with 1,200-plus hours post-degree. All applicants must pass the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification.
Philadelphia therapists usually charge per session, but per-session costs vary greatly. For the therapists listed, the cost of individual sessions lasting an average of 50 to 60 minutes ranges between $125 and $240. Longer sessions and couple and family sessions are available at a higher cost. Many of the therapists listed offer sliding fee scales, although some are only offered on a limited basis. Very few of these therapists work with private insurance carriers.