Mariah Gormas (she/her/hers) is a Registered Clinical Art Therapist. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling and Art Therapy from Albertus Magnus College. For the past two years she supervised graduate art therapy students from New York University working with LGBT older adults. She has experience working with adults in substance use recovery, veterans with PTSD, and adolescents in eating disorder treatment.  Mariah has participated in trauma informed therapeutic training in South Africa and has served as a guest speaker for the US Health Justice Course at Yale School of Medicine.

Mariah combines traditional talk therapy with creative expression through visual art making. This form of art making can offer insight into unconscious emotional  experiences where talk therapy alone can sometimes be limited. She works from a queer feminist intersectional social justice framework. Her goal is to co-create a space where folx can access their own healing through a deeper insight into self and experiences.

Originally from Michigan, Mariah is a recent Philadelphia transplant who relocated from Brooklyn, NY with her wife.

Öykü’s bio is coming soon!

Kate is interested in helping clients think about how past experiences and relationships may be affecting their lives today, and supporting clients to shift patterns that no longer serve them. Her clinical practice is informed by a range of modalities, primarily pulling from psychodynamic, feminist, relational, attachment, and trauma theories. She works to bring a somatic approach to her practice, meaning she is conscious of the mind/body connection and can help clients build internal awareness around that relationship, especially in relation to trauma. Many of us have complicated relationships to our bodies, or may feel disconnected from our bodies, and Kate is interested in exploring that relationship and working towards healing.

In addition to her work at The Therapy Center of Philadelphia, Kate also works for an intervention, treatment, training and education program working to stop harmful behavior and intimate partner violence.

Mabel is a Master’s – level student at Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and will be graduating Spring 2022. She also obtained a degree in music therapy from Temple University in 2013. Mabel practices from a person-in-environment perspective and acknowledges the way families, communities, racial/gender inequity, and other social constructs impact mental health. In doing so, the majority of her work is informed by psychodynamic, attachment, and trauma theories. Mabel has a particular interest in relational trauma and attachment disruptions. She is also interested in the healing power of mindfulness, creative expression, and somatic work.

Chelsa’s practice is rooted in Person-Centered Theory, Dance/Movement Therapy, and Mindfulness.  Recognizing that everyone has the innate ability to be healthy and whole, Chelsa creates a nurturing space for growth.  She meets her clients in the here and now by working with their specific strengths to build confidence, self-worth, and self-reliance.  Rediscovering the skillful use of Movement and Intentional Breathing, the individual learns to ground, connect with their inner self, and tap into the healing knowledge of their mind-body wisdom.  Individually or in concert, these practices support growth and development by promoting self-awareness, safe exploration of difficult feelings and emotions, and expansion of self-esteem and a core sense of self.

In addition to DMT and Counseling, Chelsa offers support through an Earth-based spiritual approach to personal growth and development; Intuitive Guidance, internal wisdom through deep listening to guide and support choices and actions; and energy work using Reiki (Universal Life Force) and Candle Magic (element of fire) to facilitate transformation.

Chelsa trusts herself and her clients to always work toward health, healing, and wholeness, creating a strong mind, body, and spirit.

My name is Kay and I am a white, trans, queer, licensed clinical social worker who is interested in the ways that authentic connection, collaboration, and accountability bring us closer to ourselves and each other and strengthen our communities. My approach to therapy is rooted in an ethic of social justice that emphasizes your right to claim and embody your purpose within a life that resonates with your definition of personal, social, and political empowerment. In our work together, my goal is to support you in moving through the world in whatever body, self, and community feel like home, in your ability to endure and resist the forces of power and oppression in society, and in your right to be safe. Whether it’s your aim to manage anxiety and stress, build a healthier relationship with your body and self, engage in healing around traumatic experiences, or develop more rewarding relationships, I provide a non-judgmental space in which we’ll work together to explore those things that feel hardest to manage alone.

I use a variety of therapeutic modalities, including relational, narrative, and feminist theories. In addition, I am trained in and excited about engaging EMDR and Somatic Experiencing as alternative ways to connect with, process, and heal from trauma using the inherent wisdom carried within our bodies.

I am a white, straight, cis woman whose work as a therapist (MFT 2020) draws from 20+ years of practice to support love, justice, and freedom in myself, my family, and my community.

I’m committed to therapy’s capacity to help humans transform suffering, numbness, and confusion into energy to live more fully, each as who we truly are, in meaningful relationship with others. Therapy can help us see choices where there seemed to be none, cultivate love we long for, and build the world we believe in.

I work with individuals, relationship partners, and families. I collaborate with clients to shape therapy to their strengths, their hopes, and where they might like to grow. Work is multi-dimensional and often includes exploring patterns of relating across systems and time; awareness of body, mind, and feelings in the present moment; and engaging clients’ chosen practices of wonder, connection, spirituality, and meaning.

I have a strong interest in multi-generational and collective trauma and healing justice. From 2017 to 2020, I was coached in multi-contextual family systems by Monica McGoldrick, and I have been studying and practicing mindfulness since 2005. Earlier in life, I have taught yoga, taught writing, and served as the board chair of a foundation supporting women and trans artists creating social change.

Amy’s bio is coming soon!

Hi! I’m Sarah Grace, a Black queer healer and counseling intern at TCP. I’m a Master’s student at Penn in the counseling and mental health services program, with a background in Black liberation/healing justice organizing and nonprofit education work.

I see therapy as a space for us to work together to better understand and hold what hurts, and find a path forward to a more juicy and joyful life! I favor relational approaches, and lean into feminist therapy and psychologies of liberation to contextualize our experiences, what keeps us stuck, and wonder how we might get more free. I’m interested in how other modalities (yoga, breathwork, connecting to spirituality and ancestral magic, etc.) can support our growth and healing as well.

Meg Potoma is a white, queer, trans, and small fat master’s level counselor and art therapist. They received their BA in Art Therapy at Converse College and MA in Counseling and Art Therapy from Drexel University. The majority of Meg’s clinical work has been with trans people in addiction and mental health recovery. Because of this experience, they specialize in working with people with intersectional identities. Through the use of a collaborative approach, Meg works alongside clients to explore their intentions and goals for therapy. They believe that each client’s journey is different and strives to meet individuals where they are in the therapeutic space. Meg is both gentle and direct in their approach and believes in the use of community, creativity, and humor as healing. Meg is kink-aware, pro sex-worker, anti-capitalist, and knowledgeable about non-monogamous relationships.

Forogh Rahim is an Afghan refugee and a queer identified Muslim woman. Forogh immigrated to the U.S. with her family as an adolescent and lived in California before relocating to Philadelphia for her studies. Forogh is currently a 3rd year doctoral candidate in Drexel University’s Couple and Family Therapy program. She joined TCP in February of 2019 to complete a clinical internship.

Forogh completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis, where she majored in Biopsychology. She earned her master’s degree from Palo Alto University in Marriage and Family Therapy. Forogh has 4+ years of clinical experience working individuals of all ages and families. In her work, Forogh has focused on serving ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged families and communities.

Forogh draws from her own experiences of being marginalized and from her education to understand the intersection between living on the margins and mental/relational health. She utilizes this understanding between social marginalization and health to build strong therapeutic relationships with her clients and implement a holistic framework to understand client concerns.

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I can help you by joining you in exploring your anxiety, your fear, your grief, and your relationships. Together, we will be able to look at your patterns which may be negatively impacting your ability to function, and unravel them for a more fulfilling and satisfying life.

I received my Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Counseling from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, followed by a Master of the Arts in Counseling Psychology with a focus in Community Mental Health from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA.

I value humor, play, creativity, exploration, feminism, pragmatism, and chances to build a healthy relationship with emotions that we are usually told to squash. Although we are taught to separate our intellect from our emotions, it is important to remember that we can have physical manifestations of our emotions, and that our bodies can affect our thoughts.

The world is often unwelcoming of those who do not conform to the status quo. Therapy should be a space in which you can be validated and heard, without having to educate your therapist about the merits of your lifestyle or your social position.

As your therapist, I will collaborate with you to find the tools that best suit you and your needs. I welcome your weirdness.