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The Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NBCC
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $120
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Coventry
- Highmark
- Magellan
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- Licensed Professional Counselor: Stephanie Marie Wijkstrom
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Pennsylvania / PC009553 Stephanie Marie Wijkstrom
- In Practice for 13 Years
- Certificate from Professional Counseling PC009553 / 2017
- Attended Carlow University, Graduated 2011
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
- Anger Management
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intimacy/ Relationships
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Psychotherapy
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
DBT Skills Group for Wellbeing and Growth
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Are you seeking practical skills to enhance your emotional well-being and improve your interpersonal relationships? Look no further than our DBT Skills Group, where Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is presented in a class-like format that combines psychoeducation and engaging activities. Throughout this 10-week DBT Group, we will focus on developing and strengthening essential skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation.
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Location
Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh
2539 Monroeville Boulevard
Monroeville, PA 15146
Healthy Relationships Group
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Discover powerful tools for fostering healthy relationships where we’ll explore emotions, attachment styles, and communication techniques. By breaking harmful patterns that can create toxic relationships, setting boundaries, and fostering mutual respect, we pave the way for healthy relationship dynamics. We are inclusive and welcome people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, including those from the LGBTQIA community. Led by Dr. Aalaa Alshareef, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist renowned for her expertise in conducting assessments, devising treatment plans, and implementing evidence-based interventions. Dr. Alshareef specializes in addressing relationship challenges including boundaries, parenting, intimacy, infidelity, trust, and beyond.
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Somatic Therapy: Psychotherapy and Yoga Group
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By combining evidence-based psychological interventions with somatic therapy, yoga therapy, breathwork, and mindfulness practices, we aim to provide a comprehensive treatment approach that addresses your unique needs. Week 1: Introductions - Get to know the group and explore trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness. Week 2: Vagus Nerve Stimulation - Experience restorative yoga poses for somatic healing. Week 3: Balance and Grounding - Discover techniques for achieving balance in life. Week 4: Self-Compassion - Embrace self-acceptance and navigate emotions with compassion. Week 5: Somatic Stress Relief - Learn techniques for stress relief and relaxation. Week 6: Inner Strength - Develop resilience and confidence.
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2539 Monroeville Boulevard
Monroeville, PA 15146
Location
Primary Location
The Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh
830 Western Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412) 567-6013Email us
Additional Location
The Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh
9401 Mcknight Rd
Suite 302
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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