Meet Our Counselors

Hello! I’m Anna

Pre-licensed Counselor

Anna Larsen

Anna Larsen Pre-licensed Counselor Change can only occur in a strong, secure therapeutic alliance, and it is my goal to create an atmosphere that aids in developing a successful therapeutic relationship. I believe clients are the experts of their own lives, and it is my role to help uncover patterns, explore new perspectives and provide tools for growth.

My approach is to explore past experiences through uncovering the unconscious mind, coping with present struggles and challenges, as well as planning and finding purpose in the future. I work from a holistic and trauma informed perspective to give you the most appropriate care. Not only will we use therapeutic tools to help overcome difficulties, but we will explore lifestyle changes that may affect overall mental and physical health.

I have experience working with clients with chronic pain and sleep disturbances. I have special training in dream interpretation as well. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups to provide therapy. My specialty and passion is treating children and adolescents. It is important to contextualize children and adolescents as part of their larger systems such as school, friendships, family and community. I work closely with caregivers in order to continue progress made in sessions in the home, as well as collaborate with schools or other resources.

I also have extensive experience working with children with Autism, anxiety and trauma, as well as children experiencing family separation, loss, adoption or bullying. I look forward to starting your counseling journey with you! It is my goal for you to achieve a healthy and purposeful mindset.

Specialties:

• Play Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Sleep Disturbances
• Chronic Pain
• Depression and Anxiety
• Behavioral Issues
• Parenting
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self-Harming
• Spirituality
• Trauma and PTSD

Hello! I’m Leyla

Pre-Licensed Professional Counselor

Leyla Richards

Leyla is a pre-licensed therapist with professional experience in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, working with families, adults and adolescents with mental health and co-occurring disorders. During this time she gained knowledge in working with individuals with a variety of life experiences, symptoms, and therapy goals. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with her Bachelors in Rehabilitation and Human Services, and Rosemont College with her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Leyla uses a person-centered integrative approach to work with families, adults and adolescent clients. She truly believes every individual already has all the tools they need for mental wellness, and her role as a therapist is to support her clients in exploring these tools to experience a more fulfilling life. Leyla is a proponent of considering the whole person and all their strengths.
Leyla spends her time outside of work with her husband, their baby boy, and their senior rescue dog exploring the Royersford area and messing up the lyrics to different songs. She is an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and believes in equity for all.

Specialties:

• Perinatal Mood Disorders
• Parenting 
• Depression and Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• Relationship Issues
• Personality Disorders
• Adult PTSD/Trauma-Informed Identity & Adjustment Disorders

Hey There! I’m Julia

Pre-licensed Professional Counselor

Julia Miller

Change can happen at any time, and I believe that each client has the ability to create that change. I see counseling as a team effort to create and reach therapeutic goals for every client.

With a variety of coursework and relevant life experiences, my goal is to help each client feel accepted, heard, and comfortable.

I have spent the last five years at Rosemont College gaining insight and knowledge that can help create an environment that inspires and motivate clients to reach their therapeutic goals. Using a person-centered, holistic approach helps clients create a connection between themselves, their environment, and their mental wellbeing.

I graduated from Rosemont College with my Bachelors in Psychology in May of 2022, and I am currently working toward a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – pre-licensed.

Welcome! I’m Alyssa

Professional Counselor

Alyssa Carbo

My therapeutic process is to learn how your belief systems, attachment style, and wounds have developed from your childhood experiences and been shaped over the years by different environments and relationships. We will trace out current and past events, thoughts, emotions, habits, and interactional patterns present in your life. To enable healing and change, I will encourage positive health habits (psychological, physical, nutritional, and spiritual) as we journey together.

My passion is discovering who you are on a deeper level and the motivators that drive you to become your ideal self in order to design and achieve the life that fulfills you and build relationships that will sustain you.

I believe that we were created for connection and living a purpose-driven life. It is my goal to walk alongside my clients, providing security as we move at a steady pace.

I earned my B.A. in Applied Psychology at Penn State University and M.A. in Clinical Counseling with a certification in Applied Behavior Analysis at Eastern University.

Specialties:

• Emotion Focused Therapy (individual, couple, family)
• Applied Behavior Analysis (develop positive habits and skills)
• Play Therapy
• Social Skills (Autism, Down’s Syndrome, Attention-Deficit)
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy Exposure Therapy / Response Prevention (OCD, Anxiety)
• Grief Counseling and Life Adjustments
• Co-parenting
• Career Counseling