Our Therapy Team

  • Liana Martina Maneese LPC, NCC, MA

    Founder + Clinical Director Pennsylvania

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    Alexis Griffin, LCSW

    Therapists

    she/her

    Specialties include:

    OCD Racial identity Self esteem Trauma informed care LGBTQ+ affirming care Neurodiversity affirmation and advocacy Anxiety Depression Life transitions Grief and loss Stress management/Burnout Family conflict

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    Jasmine Cho, LAPC, ATR-P

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Art Therapy, Creative Healing & Expressive Arts
    Somatic Approaches (e.g., breath, movement)
    Bilingual Therapy (English & Korean)
    Trauma-Informed Care
    Cultural Identity & Bicultural Experience
    Liberation/De-colonial work

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    Tessa McArdle, LCSW

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Adolescent & Young Adult 
    Psychodynamic Therapies 
    Liberation Psychology & Social Justice-Oriented Care 
    Grief & Loss
    Mental Health as Collective
    Trauma-Informed Therapy 
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 
    Mindfulness 
    Goal-Oriented & Collaborative Therapeutic Approach 
    Systemic & Community Healing Focus 
    Meaning Making

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    Mariana Silva, LAPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Sessions in English & Portuguese
    Liberation psychology & social justice-oriented practice
    LGBT+ , BIPOC & immigrant-affirming care
    Reproduction, family formation & parenting (including queer family building)
    Burnout, stress & caregiver fatigue
    Body image, self-love & intuitive eating
    Shame, perfectionism & self-esteem
    Life transitions & emerging adulthood
    International students, third-culture families & global mobility
    Career exploration, launch & development
    Family conflict & generational trauma
    Relationship & attachment patterns

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    Megan Loftus, LAPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Body image and disordered eating recovery
    Strengths-based and relational approaches
    Gender and sexual trauma
    Grief, chronic illness, and disability support
    Depression, anxiety, and internalized oppression
    Identity development and values-based living
    Internal Family Systems (IFS)
    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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    Lisa Ash, LAPC, ATR-P

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Art Therapy
    Trauma & Emotional Overwhelm
    Self-Esteem
    Grief & Loss
    Anxiety/Depression
    Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

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    Colby Bell, LSW

    Therapist
    they/them

    Specialties include:

    Trauma/CPTSD
    Interpersonal Conflict and Relationships
    Internal Family Systems (IFS)/Parts Work
    Poly/Kink Dynamics
    LGBTQ+ Identity
    Community-focused care
    Reproductive Mental Health (education and support)

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    Gonzalo Bird, LSW

    Therapist
    he/they/él/elle

    Specialties include:

    Gender and Sexual Identity
    Medical/Social Transitioning
    Relationships (family, friends, community, couples)
    Parts Work & Attachment
    Neurodivergence
    Bilingual Therapy (English and Spanish)
    Liberation Psychology
    Addiction Recovery
    Anxiety/Depression
    Trauma

  • olivia shine, LAPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Emotion-Focused & Relational Therapy
    Trauma-Informed & Nervous System Integration
    Feminist, Liberation-Centered, and Decolonized Care
    DBT & Movement-Based Interventions
    Consciousness-Raising & Somatic Healing
    Spiritual & Culturally Significant Practices
    Humor & Storytelling as Therapeutic Tools
    Recovery from Activism Burnout
    Grief, Depression, Self-Harm & Addiction Support
    Identity Exploration, Accountability & Self-Compassion

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    Lauren ("Lo") Nakamura, LSW

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Somatic Therapy (Hakomi)
    Reiki & Movement-Based Healing
    Mindfulness-Based & Strengths-Based Therapy
    Anxiety, Depression, Stress & Transitions
    Relationship Challenges & Self-Worth
    Trauma-Informed Care
    AAPI, Queer & Marginalized Identities
    Somatic Liberation & Decolonial Healing
    Holistic & Integrative Health (mind-body-community-spirit)
    Inner Child & Wonder-Based Healing Modalities

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    Lydia Gibson, LAPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Mind-Body Connection & Somatics Strengths-Based & Trauma-Informed Mindfulness & Stress Management Yoga, Reiki, & Sound Healing-Informed Practices Radical Acceptance Liberation-Focused  Identity & Self-Esteem Generational Trauma & Internalized Oppression Anxiety  Depression ADHD  PTSD  Grief Relationship Skills (including CNM support

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    AKHILA JANAPATI, LSW

    Therapist
    she/they

    Specialties include:

    BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care
    Anxiety, Perfectionism, Isolation & Relationship Issues
    Generational Trauma & Decolonial Healing
    Somatic & Parts Work
    Biochemistry-Informed Holistic Practice
    Neurodivergence Celebration & Support
    Self-Esteem & Emotional Regulation
    Identity Exploration & Cultural Integration
    Queer & Immigrant Experiences

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    Zuly E. Inirio, DMA, LSW

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Bilingual Therapy (English & Spanish)
    Trauma-Informed Care (including somatic techniques)
    Imposter Syndrome & Performance Anxiety
    Burnout & Stress Management
    Identity Formation & Intersectionality
    LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy
    Holistic & Functional Approaches
    Integrating Evidence-Based + Somatic Methods
    Creative Arts & Expressive Therapy

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    Isabel Fabre, LAPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Identity Exploration & Formation
    BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy
    Neurodivergent-Affirming Practices
    Trauma & Emotional Overwhelm
    Anxiety Disorders
    Grief & Loss
    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
    Narrative Therapy
    Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

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    Maria del toro, LPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Relational Trauma
    ADHD (Assessment & Management)
    Communication Skills & Boundary Setting
    Historical & Intergenerational Trauma
    Trauma-Informed & Psychoeducation-Based Therapy
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    Solution-Focused Therapy
    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
    Person-Centered & Individualized Care

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    Justine Eicker, LPC

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Generational & family of origin trauma
    Attachment & core wounds

    Early childhood distress
    Intimate partner violence (IPV)
    Reproductive mental health
    Birth & obstetric/gynecologic trauma
    Chronic illness and disability
    Anti-fat bias and body liberation
    Grief and loss
    Systems-informed therapy
    OCD
    Complex family dynamics
    Post-traumatic stress
    Religious trauma

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    Anna Dekleva, LCSW

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Perinatal & Reproductive Mental Health
    Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
    Parent/Caregiver Stress & Burnout

    Relationship Anarchy
    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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    ASHLEY ZAJACS, LCSW

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Trauma (complex, childhood/familial, birth, medical)
    Post-traumatic stress disorder
    Pregnancy and infant loss
    Perinatal mental health
    ADHD (particularly late diagnosis)
    Autism (particularly late diagnosis)

    Life transitions
    EMDR
    DBT

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    Sara Izzo

    Masters Level Intern/Certified Peer Supporter‍ ‍She/Her

    Specialties Include:

    Individual, couples, and families Trauma and complex trauma Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Substance use and recovery Child welfare and family systems Disability and chronic health conditions Identity development (race, culture, sexuality) Incarceration and reentry experiences Life transitions and adjustment Strengths-based and resilience-focused care

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    Maggie Lynn Negrete

    Masters Level Intern‍ ‍she/they

    Specialties Include:

    Narrative Therapy ‍ ‍Creative (Art) Interventions Mindfulness Cognitive Restructuring Intersectional Identities Pagan-Informed Life Transitions: Parenthood, Grief Chronic Illness/Pain

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    Tucker, M.A.

    Therapist
    she/her

    Specialties include:

    Religious trauma and healing from harmful belief systems
    Body image work and fat liberation
    Intersectional feminist therapy
    Relationship therapy with an anti-patriarchal lens
    Collective liberation and anti-capitalist mental health care
    Worker stress, burnout, and labor organizing-informed care
    Relational and conversational approaches
    Collaborative, power-conscious care

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    Montia D. Brock, LPC

    Collaborative Growth Supervisor

    NCC, IMH-E, CLC, CD (DONA)

Peer Support Team

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    Alexandra Weiner

    Peer Support Worker
    she/her (if we are cool, anything)

    Specialties include:

    Gender Dysphoria
    Transition Concerns
    Sex work stigma
    Organizing struggles
    Dealing with legal repression

  • Walid Khoury

    Peer Support Worker
    he/him

    Specialties include:

    Life & Career Transitions
    Anxiety & OCD management
    Grief (individual and collective) and loss
    Immigration & refugee support 
    Dying process support; death doula work
    Community & political organizing work and struggles
    Non-violent communication
    Male connection
    Intimacy 

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    James

    Transition Companion
    he/him

    Specialties include:

    Medical/Social Transitioning (Gender Doula)
    Navigating Neurodivergence Care
    Disability/Chronic Pain & Illness Care and Grief
    Adult Children of Addicts and Dysfunctional Families
    Internal Family Systems (IFS)/Parts Work
    Attachment & CPTSD Support
    Spiritual and Ancestral Healing
    Liberation-focused Coaching and Peer Support

Management Team