Therapist in Philadelphia, PA (Online Therapy)
Millmark Counseling works with adults and couples across Philadelphia by secure video. We do not have a Philadelphia office — our two offices are in East Stroudsburg and Allentown. What we offer here is therapy you attend from home, with Catherine Denzel, LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Why people in Philadelphia choose video sessions
Philadelphia has no shortage of therapists. What it often has a shortage of is availability — the practice that looks right has a waiting list, or has openings only in the middle of the working day, which is no use to someone who works.
Video removes the part of the problem that is geography. There is no cross-town journey at rush hour, no parking, and no forty minutes lost either side of a fifty-minute session. For some people that is the difference between attending weekly and drifting out of therapy after a month.
Therapy for people who work in healthcare
Philadelphia is a hospital city. A significant part of our practice is with clinicians — nurses, physicians, social workers, therapists — and that brings particular difficulties when you go looking for your own therapy.
The professional world is smaller than it looks. You may not want to sit in a waiting room in the health system you work in, or risk a therapist who shares your supervisor, your training program, or your conference circuit. Being physically distant from the city can be an advantage rather than a compromise.
There is also the assumption — sometimes your own — that you ought to be managing this already. Sessions here start from the position that knowing how something works does not make you immune to it.
What we work with
Anxiety, and the physical tension that comes with it. Burnout and high-performance exhaustion. Grief, bereavement and ambiguous loss. Relationship and attachment difficulties. Life transitions and shifts in identity. Chronic self-doubt and imposter feelings that bear no relation to how others see you.
We see adults 18 and over, and couples. We do not prescribe medication — Catherine is a therapist, not a prescriber — and if medication becomes part of the picture, we will say so and help you find the right person for it.
What you need for a video session
A private space, a reliable connection, and roughly an hour. Headphones help more than people expect, both for sound and for privacy. A parked car is a perfectly reasonable therapy room, and plenty of people use one.
One requirement is not negotiable: you must be physically located in Pennsylvania during the session. A Pennsylvania license covers clients who are in Pennsylvania at the time. If you travel for work, that is worth planning around, and we can talk about it.
Fees
Our current session fees, including the reduced number of sliding-scale places held for genuine financial hardship, are listed on the fees page.
How we work, and why it translates to video
Catherine provides individual and couples therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a core part of the work, and it is one of the approaches that transfers most naturally to video: structured, built around between-session practice, and not dependent on being in the same room to be effective.
The wider work draws on person-centered (Rogerian) therapy, mindfulness-based techniques including MBCT and ACT, strengths-based therapy, trauma-informed care, and solution-focused collaboration — set out more fully on our approach page.
One practical note on couples sessions by video: both partners need to be in Pennsylvania, and it works far better when you are in the same room as each other rather than on two separate screens.
Booking
Call (888) 919-1947, email counseling@millmarkhealth.com, or request an appointment. A staff member will call you back within one to two business days.
If you would rather be seen in person and can travel, our offices are in East Stroudsburg and Allentown.
Therapy is provided by Catherine Denzel, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, licensed in Pennsylvania and able to see clients located anywhere in the Commonwealth. If you are in crisis, call or text 988. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest Emergency Department.