A Steady Place to
Process What Happened
What happened to you still shapes how you feel safe today. Guiding Kindness Therapy offers trauma-informed, collaborative counseling for women working through past experiences that still affect their sense of safety, trust, and calm — available in Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia, and virtually across PA, FL, and ME.
Private pay · virtual & in-person · no referral needed
Does This Sound Familiar?
Trauma doesn't always look like a single dramatic event. If a few of these feel close to home, you're in the right place.
Certain sounds, smells, or situations put you on edge before you know why.
You stay busy because sitting still lets too much in.
Trusting people takes longer than it used to, even people who've earned it.
Your body reacts to things your mind has already made peace with.
Sleep doesn't come easy, or it comes and you still wake up tired.
You've gotten good at appearing fine. Being fine is a different thing.
If a few of these felt close to home, it might be time to talk to someone.
Schedule ConsultationTake Our Quiz to Find Your Trauma Therapist Match
Answer four quick questions and we'll match you with the therapist on our team who best fits how you'd like to be supported as you work through what you've been through. It takes about a minute, and there are no wrong answers.
What Trauma Leaves Behind Has Layers
We work alongside the patterns many survivors carry: a body on constant alert, caution around trust, flashbacks that surface without warning, or a tendency to go numb. Here's a closer look at each one.
Learning your body can stand down
Your nervous system learned to stay alert, scanning for danger long after the danger passed. That response made sense once, and now it may be exhausting to carry. We help your body learn it's safe to rest.
Rebuilding trust at your own pace
Trusting people, even good people, can feel harder than it used to. That caution kept you safe once. We work at a pace that respects what trust costs you now.
Making sense of what your body remembers
A smell, a tone of voice, or a certain situation can pull you back into a moment you thought was over. These reactions are not a sign that something is wrong with you. We help you understand and work with them.
Coming back into your body
Going numb, checking out, or feeling far away from your own life can be a way of coping with more than you could hold at once. We help you find your way back into feeling present, at a pace that feels safe.
What to Expect When You Start
Three steps, at a pace that respects where you're starting from.
Free Consultation
A short call to share what's bringing you to therapy and see if we're the right fit, at whatever pace feels comfortable. No pressure, just a conversation.
Intake Assessment
Your first full session gives us a clearer picture of your history and what feels safe to work on first, so your care plan fits your pace instead of a template.
Ongoing Therapy
Regular sessions built around your goals and your nervous system's pace, whether that's weekly support or space to check in less often.
Care You Can Trust
Every therapist here is licensed, trauma-informed, and genuinely invested in helping you feel like yourself again. Here's what our Bala Cynwyd clients have to say.
Therapy has become a fixture in my life and I can't imagine not going at this point. I actually look forward to my appointments!
Very grateful to have a talk therapy office in Bala Cynwyd that is very human-focused, compassionate, and honestly, just nice people to be around and have support you.
Such an amazing practice and truly helped me turn my life around!
Fees for Therapy Services
Investing in therapy brings lifelong benefits. Guiding Kindness Therapy does its best to provide quality and affordable therapy for clients in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Maine.
50 Min Individual Sessions
with Master's Level Therapists
$130
50 Min Individual Sessions
with Licensed Therapists
$150
Couples & Family
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
$185
EMDR
EMDR Intensive
$200
(90 min) or $150 for 2 sessions a week
What is the benefit of private pay vs. insurance?
Guiding Kindness Therapy is a private pay practice. We partner with Mentaya and Thrizer to help our clients save money on therapy.
- You get to choose your provider and are not limited by only those providers covered by your insurance.
- Private pay gives everyone flexibility and access to therapy, even those who don't have a diagnosis.
- You get to dictate the direction that your care goes in, and no one is accessing your information without your permission.
Frequently Asked Questions
The things women ask us most before booking. If yours isn't here, just call.
Do I need a referral to start trauma therapy?
Do you take insurance?
How much does therapy cost?
What are the benefits of private pay therapy?
Is virtual trauma therapy available?
How long does trauma therapy usually take?
What if I don't want to talk about the details right away?
What happens at my first appointment?
Take the First Step Today
You deserve to feel safe in your own life again. Fill out the form and our team will reach out shortly to match you with the right therapist.
- Licensed, trauma-informed therapists
- In-person & virtual sessions
- Private pay, no referral needed
Prefer to talk? Call (267) 585-4476
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