A little about me

Prunella is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Pennsylvania with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in helping women who have survived toxic and emotionally abusive relationships, heal themselves through self-love.  Prunella helps women heal codependent behavioral patterns that contribute to unequal and unhealthy relationship dynamics. Her approach to treatment is specific to the needs of everyone and emphasizes the utilization of innate strengths, skills, and abilities to improve one’s capacity to cope with life stressors.​

Areas treated:

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• Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

• Boundary Setting

• Poor Self Concept

• Parenting support and skills training

• Anxiety/Panic Disorders

• Mood Disorders

• Depression

• Anger Management

• Marital Discord

• Interpersonal Conflict

• Codependency

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Methodologies:

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• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Motivational Interviewing

• Trauma Informed Treatment Modality

• Supportive Therapy

• Solution Focused Therapy

 
Psychotherapy is what most people think of when they think about therapy.  This mode of therapy includes discussing challenging topics with your therapist and utilizing discussion to work through them.  There are different types of psychotherapy, you and your therapist will determine what will work best for your situation.  The different types include:

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• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - This form of therapy helps clients reframe and restructure maladaptive thought patterns and practices.

• Psychodynamic therapy - this form of therapy helps reveal underlying or unrecovered challenges from childhood that may be impacting ones life currently.  There is a strong focus on the unconscious mind and how it impacts one's actions in the present.  

• Supportive therapy - this approach uses guidance and encouragement to help clients live their best lives.  Through building self-esteem and self-confidence, clients gain greater coping skills and function at a higher level reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and feelings of hopelessness. 

• Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) - taking a different approach to working on personal challenges, PPT focuses on increasing positive emotion, engagement, and meaning rather than directly targeting depressive symptoms.  For example; rather than trying to decrease or eliminate sadness, it instead focuses on increasing happiness and well-being.