Marta Cofone, LPC completed her training in EMDR at The Maiberger Institute. Marta is passionate about working with individuals and couples across the lifespan from adolescence to older adults with a range of experiences including substance abuse, trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Working from a trauma-informed lens, she views therapy as a collaborative effort where individuals and couples can identify their strengths and cope with their problems more effectively.  

Coming from an integrative perspective, Marta recognize that every person and couple has their own unique history and set of concerns. Frameworks that she utilizes include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and a person-centered foundation. As a trained EMDR therapist, she helps clients process trauma and life disrupting events to live a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Chenglu Ding, LPC, completed her EMDR training through Thrive Training & Publications. She has extensive experience working with survivors of sexual abuse and individuals navigating family-of-origin and culturally rooted complex trauma. Chenglu is interested in how trauma affects both the mind and body and uses EMDR therapy to help clients work through painful memories and feel less overwhelmed by them.

In her work, Chenglu combines EMDR with skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness. She helps clients reprocess difficult experiences while also learning practical tools to manage emotions and stress. Her goal is to help clients feel more peaceful and settled in their bodies, and to move forward with greater insight and emotional stability.

Melody McAllister, LMFT-AS, is a licensed therapist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania practicing in our Center City office. Melody is a certified EMDR therapist through EMDR-IA. She is also a Certified Advanced Grief-Informed Practitioner. Melody has extensive experience working with individuals who struggle with substances and/or are in recovery.

For the patterns that feel sticky and unbreakable, even after years of talk therapy, Melody offers EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Many have come to know EMDR as a treatment for significant trauma, but it is also incredibly effective in turning down the volume of those deeply held negative beliefs, such as the voice that tells you that you’re “not good enough”. Melody will empower you with the tools to quiet those internal messages, rebuild your sense of self, and strengthen the one relationship that will never end- the relationship you have with yourself.