We are accepting clients in our Philadelphia area offices and virtually.

Serving Philadelphia + 42 States Online

About Therapy for Women

A specialized practice for women built to deliver therapy that actually changes lives.

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Meet Our Founder

Amanda E. White • Executive Director

Before I became a therapist, I struggled with an eating disorder and substance use disorder. I promised myself if I ever made it to the other side, I would dedicate my life to helping other women heal. I know what it’s like to feel hopeless and stuck… to think is my life ever going to get better? I know it can.

After seeing many therapists throughout my life who didn’t get me, I founded Therapy for Women Center in 2017. I wanted to build a practice where women could find therapists who are both highly skilled and truly human — a place with offices so warm and inviting you actually look forward to going.

Every therapist on our team is someone I personally vouch for. And if you ever need a different approach, want to switch therapists, or need additional support like psychiatry or nutritional counseling, we make that happen without any break in your care.

We believe therapy should do more than help you cope. It should can and should change your life.

Meet Our Staff

Leona Scifres
Client Care Coordinator

Hi! I’m Leona. I’m so glad you are here! My role involves booking appointments, billing requests, insurance reimbursements and anything else that can make your experience in therapy better. I have always had a passion and a desire to love, connect with, and help people. Finding a role where I can incorporate my passions of mental health and connecting with people is especially special. As someone who has searched for, found, and consistently stayed in therapy, I understand a lot of the feelings that come along with it. And I love to talk, so let’s chat! I am so happy that I get to be the first phone call or email in your process of finding therapy.

Meet Our Therapists

Every therapist on our team is carefully chosen for their clinical skill, advanced training, and lived experience. We only hire therapists who we fully trust and stand behind.

Megan Gaughan, LPC

Pennsylvania

Jules Choe-Castillo, LSW

Pennsylvania

Sydney Ciarrocchi, LPC, CCTP

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Arizona

Sam Dalton, LCSW

Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Utah, Virginia

Julia Johnston, Therapy For Women Center

Julia Johnston, LPCC, LICDC

Ohio & Florida

Arielle Cosgrove, LCSW

Internship Coordinator

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Jeannine Hinnant, LPC

Pennsylvania & Delaware

Aleksandra Freiling, LCSW

Pennsylvania, Massachusetts & Missouri

Vic Yamasaki

Clinical Intern

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Becca Adleberg, LPC

Pennsylvania, Florida & Vermont

Amanda E. White, LPC

Owner & Executive Director

PA, FL, SC, VA

Lauren Berardo, LCSW

Clinical Coordinator of Center City Office

Pennsylvania

Beth Krieger, LAMFT

Pennsylvania

Gabrielle Salomone, LCSW

Clinical Director

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

AJ Sarbaugh, LMFT, CEDS

Clinical Coordinator of Virtual Office

California, Texas, & Colorado

Dr. Kelly Bradley, PsyD, HSPP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

40 states

Stephanie King, Therapy for Women Center

Stephanie King, LPC

Clinical Coordinator of Main Line Office

Pennsylvania & Florida

Julie Belling, LCSW

Pennsylvania and Virginia

Nicole Cantor Hirsch

Clinical Intern

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Taylor Pearl, MS, LAC

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Hannah L. Smith, LSW

Pennsylvania

Portrait of Hannah Mcgrath, therapist specializing in anxiety, depression, eating disorders and OCD

Hannah McGrath, MDiv, LPC

Pennsylvania

Valerie Rivera, LPC

Can conduct sessions in Spanish!

Pennsylvania

Mary Dever, LSW

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Zara Khan, MS, LPC

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Erika Pranzo, LPC

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas

Jessica Pinti Dunson, LMHC, LCAS

Arizona, North Carolina, Florida

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Chris Turpyn, LPC

NJ, CO, MO, FL, SC, NC, VT

Ashley Gyuriska, LPC

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Melissa Huff Smoldt, LPC, LMHC

Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina

Portrait of Fernanda Formel, LMFT | Therapy for Women Philadelphia

Fernanda Valentin, LMFT

Clinical Coordinator of Old City Office

Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Florida

Deb Aiken

Clinical Intern

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

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We Serve 42 States Online

Therapy For Women Center offers online therapy in 42 states in addition to serving those local to the Philadelphia area at our four offices. Click here to get started!

Virtual Counseling

In-Person Counseling

Local to Philly? Find us in person at one of our four locations in the Philadelphia area.

Kind Words From Real Patients

“No practice has helped me the way Therapy for Women has.”

“I have been to many therapists for trauma work but no practice has helped me the way Therapy for Women has. This practice is based on mutual trust. Your therapist will happily share bits of their own life experiences. This always makes me feel less alone in what I am experiencing and make sessions feel so comfortable. I really think this practice is something special and I am SO happy I found it when I did.”

“Therapy for Women empowers clients to see change in themselves.”

“Therapy for Women offers a fresh and modern approach to therapy which involves empowering clients to see change in themselves. They give you tools to supplement what’s talked about in session so you can go home and practice life skills. This step has been so crucial for my long-term recovery and emotional stability. The therapists genuinely care for each client. No matter why you go to Therapy for Women, these women WILL change your life. I really can’t thank them enough.”

“Therapy for Women has saved my life and then stuck with me to help me rebuild it from the bottom up.”

“In addition to individual therapy, I'm in a weekly group. I've created wonderful friendships here. It's also functioned as a safe space for me to experiment with things like stating my needs, getting vulnerable, setting boundaries, and receiving feedback from a non-therapist. Therapy for Women has saved my life and then stuck with me to help me rebuild it from the bottom up.”

“They just genuinely care about their patients.”

"I found this center when I needed it most in life. They matched me with a few therapists and first time was a charm. The center itself is very quick to act if you need anything. I see a psychiatrist within the practice as well and he too is amazing. They just genuinely care about their patients. You don’t feel like a time slot to them."

“…the very first therapist they hooked me up with was my perfect match.”

"Finding the right therapist is the hardest journey when you are already at your worst. I've tried multiple and none were working for me. But then I was told about Therapy for Women Center and the very first therapist they hooked me up with was my perfect match. We've been together coming on 2 years and she has really been amazing."

“The office has a soothing atmosphere, you immediately feel comfortable and at ease.”

"Happy to have found Therapy for Women Center. I can feel a change in my thinking and lifestyle and it is a huge difference from a year ago. So grateful! The office has a soothing atmosphere, you immediately feel comfortable and at ease."

About Therapy for Women

Meet Our Founder

Meet Our Staff

Meet Our Therapists

We Serve 42 States Online

Local to Philly? Find us in person at one of our four locations in the Philadelphia area.

Old City

Center City

Main Line

Collingswood

Kind Words From Real Patients

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