Support for Those Who Need to Survive and Deserve to Thrive
Therapy and support that meets you where you are,
seeks to understand what you’ve lived,
and walks alongside you as you journey towards where you want to go and who you want to be.
Navigating and exploring your internal world, while addressing life’s challenges and highlighting strengths and resources.
Hello,
I’m Clarise (she/her/ella), a Colombian-American, licensed clinical social worker serving folks in Pennsylvania. I provide customized therapy and support to people of all ages and stages.
How I See Therapy:
I like to think that we each carry a metaphorical backpack filled with our lived experiences. Some of the items in our backpack are useful, light, and easy to carry. Other items might be heavy, jagged, and hard to hold.
I think of therapy as a place you can sit and put your backpack down. As the therapist, my job is to provide you with a place to rest and a table where you can place the different items that you carry, look at them, understand them, and decide what you want to do with them.
Unfortunately, I cannot carry your backpack for you or take it from you, but I can help you smooth out rough edges or build muscles that will make carrying your backpack easier. I am here to sit with you, cry with you, walk beside you, and support you - while finding pockets of peace and joy along the way.
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I invite you to explore my website to learn more about the different services I provide.
Whether or not you decide to reach out to me, I hope you know that you are worthy of being seen, heard, and supported.
-Clarise
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Caregiver Support
Support for individuals navigating life alongside a loved one with cognitive impairment or dementia.
Alzheimer's disease, Vascular dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Frontotemporal dementia, and more -
Grief & Loss
Support for those living with grief and loss
Anticipating the loss of a loved one, loss due to estrangement, migratory grief, grief after death, and more -
Identity Exploration
Support, exploration, and celebration of identity at any age through an intersectional lens
Aspects of identity include LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity, and more
Set up a complimentary chat
There’s no right or wrong time to ask for support. You’ve already made it this far. Scheduling an introductory consultation/screening is the next simple step to having another person beside you and beginning to get the support you deserve on your journey to surviving and thriving.
Contact
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