A better life therapy
 

Therapy in Center City, philadelphia

We believe in the power of therapy.

Life is full of challenges. We want to be there for you as you face them.

Couples and individual therapy

 

Therapy in center city, Philadelphia

Individual Therapy and Couples Therapy

A Better Life Therapy, LLC offers individual and couples therapy in our Center City, Philadelphia location. We provide therapy services for individuals who are struggling with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, and major life transitions.

We provide expert marriage counseling / couples therapy for those who are wanting to maintain or improve their connection or repair after a major rupture in the relationship.

Therapy services are provided virtually and in person.



Center City, Philadelphia Therapists

 

Marta Cofone, LPC, NCC

CLINICAL DIRECTOR OF CENTER CITY OFFICE

Rate: $$$

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Teens | Couples Therapy

Specialties: Substance Misuse and Abuse, Trauma, Life Transitions, Body Image

Training: Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania, Eye Movement Desensitization + Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), The Maiberger Institute EMDR Certificate, PACT training level 1, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Languages: English

Work with Marta: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Marta or read her entire profile here.

 

Folashade Adekunle, LPC

Internship clinical Coordinator and Therapist

Rate: $$$

Provides: Individual Therapy | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy | Relationship Intensive Therapy

Specialities: Relationships (monogamous and non-monogamous), Grief + Trauma, Anxiety, LGBTQ

Training: Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania, Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Level 1-2 Gottman Method

Languages: English

Work with Folashade: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Folashade or read her entire profile here.

 

Louis Hewett, LPC

Senior therapist

Rate: $$$

Provides: Individual Therapy | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Specialities: Trauma, Grief, Mood Disorders, LGBTQIA+ Issues

Training: Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and Deleware, Master of Arts in Counseling, Person Centered Training, Psychodynamic Therapy, Prepare/Enrich Premarital Counseling

Languages: English and Greek

Work with Louis: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Louis or read his entire profile here.

 

Emma Carpenter, LMFT, NCC

Therapist

Rate: $$

Provides: Individual Therapy | Couples Therapy

Specialties: Relationship Issues, Infidelity, Sexual Issues, Secure Attachment, Anxiety, Self Esteem

Training: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey, Master of Arts in Counseling with Marriage and Family Therapy Concentration, Levels 1-3 Gottman Method Therapy Training, Acceptance & Commitment Theory (ACT), Trauma & Attachment

Languages: English

Work with Emma: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Emma or read her entire profile here.

 

Deepal Pandya, MA

Therapist

Rate: $$

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Teens | Couples Therapy

Specialities: Relationship Difficulties, Identity, Life Transitions, Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQIA+

Training: Master of Social Work, Master of Education, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Level 1 Gottman Method Therapy Training

Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati

Work with Deepal: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Deepal or read her entire profile here.

 

Chenglu Ding, M.S.Ed., M.Phil.Ed.

therapist

Rate: $$

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Children | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Training: M.Phil.Ed. Professional Counseling, M.S.Ed. Counseling and Mental Health Services. Trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Prepare/Enrich Premarital Counseling

Languages: English, Chinese, Mandarin

Work with Chenglu: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Chenglu or read her entire profile here.

 

Julie McGlynn, MS

therapist

Rate: $$

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Children | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Training: MA in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Trained in TF-CBT, Couples Conflict, and Prepare/Enrich Premarital Counseling

Languages: English

Work with Julie: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Julie or read her entire profile here.

 

Elena Greenland, MA

therapist

Rate: $$

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Teens | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Training: MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Trained in Interventions in Couples Therapy, Intensive Couples Therapy Training: Level 1, Mindfulness, Somatic Therapy

Languages: English

Work with Elena: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Elena or read her entire profile here.

 

Sean Avellini

therapist

Rate: $$

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Teens | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Training: MA in Clinical Mental Health Counselling.

Languages: English

Work with Sean: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Sean or read more about him here.

Intern therapists

A Better Life Therapy trains counseling students who are currently in their Master’s program to provide individual, couples, and family therapy. Each intern is supervised by a senior licensed therapist and is sent through a rigorous training program. By working with an intern therapist, you can receive a much lower rate for therapy ($20-$90 per session).

 

Isabell Han

Clinical intern therapist

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Teens | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Training: Current Master level student at Villanova University

Languages: English

Work with Isabell: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Isabell or read more about her here.

 

Alicia Steinmetz

Clinical intern therapist

Provides: Individual Therapy for Adults + Teens | Relationship Therapy | Family Therapy

Training: Current Master level student at Rosemont College

Languages: English

Work with Alicia: Use our online scheduling tool to schedule with Alicia or read more about her here.

 

Check your benefits

Many of the people we work with utilize their HSA or insurance benefits to apply their therapy sessions towards their deductible or to receive reimbursement checks from their insurer.

If you have an HSA account, you can utilize your HSA card at the time of service to pay or you can submit your receipts for reimbursement from the account.

If you have health insurance, check your benefits to see if you receive out of network reimbursement and whether or not your sessions apply towards your deductible.

Benefits Checker

Use the benefits checker below to see what your insurance plan covers. If you don’t see the therapist’s name listed that your interested in working with, just click any name for an overview of your benefits.