Offices in: doylestown, pa & King of prussia & Los Angeles, CA
Offices in: doylestown, pa & King of prussia & Los Angeles, CA
When you call or text our practice (text for a quicker response), Lynne Welsh or Ariel Virk will return your text or call within 24 hours.
Hello, I'm Lynne Welsh. Welcome to Welsh Therapy.
WHO WE WORK WITH AT WELSH THERAPY
children, adolescents, young adults, college students, adults, parents, couples and families
WHAT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WE WORK WITH:
ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Family Conflict, Mood Instability, Self Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Anger Issues, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, School Avoidance, Sexual Identity Issues, Binge Drinking, Excessive Marijuana Use, Adddiction to Gaming, Racial Trauma, Relationship/Marital Issues
MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS FROM MEDICAL ISSUES:
We work with the mental health issues associated with these medical issues...
Concussion from Sports/Athletics, Fibromyalgia, PCOS, Long Covid, Chronic Fatigue, Premenstrual Dyphoric Disorder, Menopause
WHAT TYPE OF THERAPY WE OFFER:
individual therapy, psychological evaluations, academic support, executive functioning skills work, coaching, parent support therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and group therapy.. We are partnered with a psychiatric practice, PS Psychiatry who can provide you with psychiatric assessments and medication.
WHAT TECHNIQUES WE USE IN OUR THERAPY WITH CLIENTS:
EFT, DBT, CBT, EMDR.
WHEN YOU FIRST CONTACT WELSH THERAPY:
I am the first point of contact when you calll or text Welsh Therapy. I will return your call or text quickly to schedule a 15 minute intake. Once the intake is complete I will quickly connect you with a therapist.
MY BACKGROUND
My background includes a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and Advertising, a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, with Post Graduate Training in Psychoanalysis. In addition, I am a Certified Coach and Certified Interventionist. My education with the combined worlds of Business, Therapy and Coaching have been a great combination for me to connect our clients with the best treatment team. I feel fortunate to do the work I am most passionate about doing every day.
ARIEL VIRK, LPC
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND COUPLES;
Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, Self Esteem Issues, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict
Research and Special Interest:
Racial Identity Issues
Ariel provides a safe and comfortable environment for your adolescent or young adult to open up and feel safe sharing the uncomfortable feelings they are experiencing in daily life. Ariel is engaged and personable in her work with clients. She utilizes a combination of DBT, CBT, and talk therapy . Ariel helps clients who have a difficult time expressing their feelings and who oftentimes don't know what they are feeling.
When Ariel works with anxious teens or young adults she helps them come to grips with the anxiety and the effects of the anxiety which are oftentimes not wanting to feel anger at anyone and being fearful that teachers, coaches, friends or their parents are angry at them. Ariel addresses the people pleasing that can be present for anxious kids in the hopes that making everyone happy will avoid anyone being angry at them. She helps her anxious kids understand that they are able to take up space, lean on their family and friends, and that they don't have to feel guilty about everything and constantly apologize.
When Ariel works with kids who have been diagnosed with ADHD she not only is in a therapist role, she is also in a coaching role to help her clients understand the chaos that ensures in their daily lives with the lack of schedules for sleep, morning routine, being on time for school, a balanced diet, organizing their school work, and their bedtime routine. There are often self-esteem issues and shame after years of untreated ADHD and anger and blame may be present toward parents in order to cover up the shame of many years of feeling that they have failed at many things they are attempted to accomplish.
When Ariel is working with kids who use substances such as pot or alchohol to deal with feelings she dives in to help them uncover what feeling they are attempting to numb with use of substances. The more awareness and understanding they uncover the closer they become to feeling the feelings and not acting on them. There are instances where there is undiagnosed anxiety or ADHD present and teens are using substances to self medicate for those mental health issues.
When Ariel is working with kids with Oppositional Defiant Disorder who are angry at the world and acting out she helps them express that anger in a productive way by communicating feelings instead of using the anger as a defense. Undiagnosed and untreated anxiety or ADHD may be the some or most of the reasons these kids are reading at their parents, families and others. This may be a way to deal with the vulnerability, fear, and out of control feelings kids may have who are struggling with ADHD and anxiety without therapy or medication.
Parent Support Therapist
Family Therapy
ADHD Parent Specialist
Young Adults (19 years old and up)
Specialties:
ADHD
Anxiety
Depression
Mood Disorder
Gender Identity Issues
AREA OF INTEREST :
ADHD
in Young Adults/College Students 19 years of age to Adult
PARENTS of Children of all ages who have ADHD
Liana works with parents of kids of all ages to educate them on ADHD and all the facets and the way this condition weaves its way into family life, parenting, and the life of their child. Parents often think a child is lazy or disorganized or is not trying their best to follow through on schoolwork, chores around the house, or new sports or hobbies as they often don't finish what they started and leave these activities after just a few practices. Parents often have guilt when they realize that their child was in fact doing the best that they could.
By the time parents and kids have their first appointment with Liana there may already be battle scars from years of undiagnosed ADHD in the family, in the relationship with the parents, and academically. The frustration and shame for these kids who are unaware of why their brain works the way it does can create shame, embarrassment, anxiety, and hopelessness. Sometimes this is expressed as anger toward family, making excuses, or blaming everyone else for their issues except themselves. All of this may be a defense to the vulnerability they feel about not being able to function as highly as their siblings, kids at school or in the neighborhood.
Liana works with kids over 21 years old who have been diagnosed with ADHD to help them with executive functioning skills, organize their daily schedule, create a healthy sleep routine and get on a wake schedule each morning and have a morning routine. She also helps them express their true feelings and not just anger when they feel they cannot do what they are asked to do.
ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS:
Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, BiPolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Self Esteem Issues, Eating Disorders
SPECIALTY: OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORDER
Dr. Irvin's clients feel immediately comfortable as she infuses she is engaged, brings humor into sessions to lighten the heaviness and is direct in a sensitive manner. Jen jumps in and works hard in her sessions, She builds trust with clients before getting into the deeper work and calling her clients on things that they are avoiding or blaming others for their behavior instead of looking inside themselves and taking accountability. Jen helps kids learn to feel vulnerable enough to admit what they are actually feeling instead of being angry or withdrawing.
Whether your child is anxious, oppositional, constantly anger, depressed or has been diagnosed with ADHD...Dr. Irvin can help.
Parent and kids love Jen and feel her passion in her work every day. Jen goes above and beyond to help her clients find their authentic selves under the layers of anger and defensiveness. Dr. Irivin helps kids connect more with parents and invites parents in to begin a conversation about the real feelings and all the vulnerable feelings their clients have, with consent from the child.
Parents and kids rave about Jen and feel supported and held in the work that they do together. Jen brings hope to families with challenging dynamics that leave all family members feeling hopeless and disconnected.
Jen works in a family systems approach and uses talk therapy, DBT, and CT in her work each day.
CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS:
Psychological Assessments/Evaluations
ADHD Assessment/Evaluation
ASD Assessment /Evaluation
OCD Assessment /Evalutation
Educational and Psychological Assessment/Evaluation
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS
Anxiety, ADHD, High Functioning Ashperbers Syndrome, Depression, Self Esteem Issues, and Adoption Trauma
Area of Interest:
ADOPTION TRAUMA THERAPY
Kat is Certified in Adoption Competency
Kat works with her clients who have been adopted and may have experienced adoption trauma or feelings around the adoption. Kat builds trust and helps the client open up about the difficult feelings they are experiencing on a daily basis. Kat helps her clients put feelings into words. If her clients are not aware of what they are feeling Kat will work with them to identify and name those feelings.
Kat works with your anxious teens or young adults by empowering them to identify the triggers that may cause the anxiety and works with them to learn ways to self regulate and become present when those triggers arise.
When Kat works with ADHD clients she uses more of a behavioral approach to sort out all the areas of their lives that are being affected by the ADHD. This may be academics, family relationships, friendships, sports and their relationship with themselves. There can be shame, guilt, and humiliation for her ADHD clients as a result of what they perceive as failures when they couldn't follow through on what they started in many areas of their lives.
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, COUPLES, PARENTS, FAMIILIES,
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
SPECIALTIES:
Anxiety, Depression, Self Harm, Gaming Addiction, Self Esteem Issues, Drug/Alcohol Addiction, Gender Identity Issues
Rob woks with clients in a psychoanalytic manner and helps his clients understand that lies beneath the mental health issues that are presenting in daily life. Rob has a wonderful way of helping clients feel safe and comfortable enough to open up and begin to share the story of their lives. They explore why the clients is feeling discomfort daily, depression, anxiety, irritability, anger or withdrawal from being close to others. In a relaxed conversational manner Rob and the client helps the client begin to discover the clients authentic self and awarenesses begin to flow and clients begin to come closer to their authentic selves that were covered in layers of protection and defenses.
Rob is an author, a writer, and a yogi in his time away from the office. He shares his time between Philadelphia and New York City.
CHILDREN (ages 3-12 years old), PARENT SUPPORT
SPECIALTIES
ADHD, Anxiety, Anger issues,,
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adoption Issues, ODD, OCD, Mood Instability
TECHNIQUE:
Play Therapy
Kimberly works with children ages 4-12 years old. It is clear to colleagues and parents of her clients, that Kimberly's work is her calling. Kimberly uses play therapy to work with her clients. Her play room is designed to allow kids to let go and play. While playing Kimberly can begin to understand what a client may be struggling with and they can work through those issues in the sessions.
Oftentimes parents will ask, "so you are just going to play with my kid, how is that going to help them" ....Kimberly can talk with parents before the work begins so they have an understanding of her orientation, approach, and what their kids may feel during the play therapy.
Kimberly meets with parents for parent support sessions in a separate consultation room. The play room is for kids only. Therapists who share an office suite with Kimberly has described her clients running into the waiting room with their parents excited and waiting excitedly to get into the play room and play! Many parents will say my child is on their phone and doesn't play with toys anymore,....and within five minutes they are playing in Kimberly's magical play space.
ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, PARENT SUPPORT, FAMILY THERAPY
Specialties:
ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Mood Instability, Anger Management, Concussion from Sports, LGBZTQ+ community
Area of Interest:
Concussion from Athletics/Sports
Cindy's approach with clients is to create a comfortable safe setting so they can begin to open up ad share what they are feeling. Once trust is created, Cindy can begin the work of helping the client identify their feelings and understand what may trigger them in their daily lives to create behaviors that they later regret.
Cindy helps her anxious clients identify the triggers that cause the symptoms of anxiety or full blown anxiety attacks. She teaches them tools to use outside of the therapy room so the moment they begin to feel anxious feelings so they can self regulate and return to a calmer state.
For ADHD clients Cindy helps them understand the way their mind works which may feel different than the way their sibling thinks or their friend. She helps them understand the way their ADHD symptoms may be wreaking havoc in their lives at home, school, and in sports and socially. Awareness is essential to wanting to create change by working with executive functioning skills, creating daily schedules and using lists to identify what has to be done that day. Cindy helps clients understand the importance of keeping a consistent schedule for sleep and a realistic mourning routine so they can arrive at school on time. Conflicts arise in families with ADHD kids in the morning when all hell breaks lose trying to get them out the door to school.
Cindy works with her clients who have suffered concussions from sports. The identity issues that are present when a lifetime athlete is asked to sit out in sports for a month or more. These kids miss their schedules, their team members, and the social aspects that go along with being on a sports team. The result can be depression, substance use, and anxiety. Together Cindy and her client can understand the issues that resulted from the concussion and start one by one ny taking about and working on other ways to deal with this loss.
Managed by Horizon Wellness Center
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