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I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE!
If you’re visiting my website, you’re thinking about whether things in your life really need to be as hard as they are. Perhaps you aren’t sleeping well. Maybe your relationships are suffering. You might be tired of living a life of filled with anxiety. Or maybe you just want someone to talk through some things with.
You are looking for a therapist who will listen and interact with you. Someone who can be supportive and help you find solutions to your problems. Someone who will help you live a life that is different than it is today.
I am that therapist. I won’t just sit quietly and nod, I will work with you to make things better. I will partner with you to work on the things you want to change. We don’t have to talk about your childhood (unless you want to) we can talk about what is happening in your life right now. I want you to be able to laugh in session along with talking about the tough stuff.
If you are ready to make changes then contact me today to discuss how I might best help you. In order to best fit your needs I have moved to a tele-health only model. I am also currently focused on providing EMDR Intensives and can assist people that currently reside in both Pennyslvania and California.
Cathy Hanville, LCSW They/She
I feel like I am extraordinarily lucky to do this work. I spend my days helping people move past their anxiety. I have always loved hearing people’s stories. People that work with me love that I am interactive and have a good sense of humor. I believe there should also be a lot of laughter in the therapy room. Give me a call or email today to see if we be a good match to work together.
Here I am talking about EMDR Intensives
Anxiety is what I do the most. My goal is to help every client live a calmer life. Read more here.
I use EMDR with many of my clients. I have found EMDR has helped many people get unstuck from patterns and thoughts that they had struggled with for years. I currently focus on EMDR Intensives.
This allows me to help more people that need trauma therapy in this time where it is so difficult to find a therapist.
Many people I work with identify as transgender or non-binary. However you identify I am here to help you work through the process or work through whatever other struggles you have. For more information on my work with gender identity click here.
Thoughts From a Psychotherapists-Blog Posts
December 2022
Why I Am Not Excited About the Gay Marriage Bill
I will admit, I am tired of hearing about how this gay marriage bill is such a great thing. I will start by saying it was a necessary law. Because whenever I have feelings about it I keep getting told it's something. And indeed, it is something. If Obergefell is overturned this will allow those that are married to have their marriages recognized in whatever state they live. It also means that if they live in one of the 35 states that will likely make gay [...]
November 2022
The LGBTQ+ Community Under Attack
I would have liked to write a post about gratitude for Thanksgiving. Or write one on any other topic other than this one. However, I cannot let the horror of what just happened at Club Q a few days ago. On the eve of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, another trans person died. Along with other LGBTQ+ people who were just out enjoying a drag show. People went out looking for community and fun and ended up experiencing a tragedy that will forever affect their lives. [...]
October 2022
Managing the Rage-Be The Person You Want to Be
Like many of you, I have struggled with rage since 2016. It has gotten worse for me as I watch locally and around the country as laws are being passed to erase LGBTQ+ people. In addition, there are continued injustices against Blacks and other POC. I see the harm happening and I envision the harm to come. Laws that I know will cause people to die. It is hard to respond in anger to people on the internet spewing this mess. A part of me wants [...]
Leaving the Bay Area Bubble for Pennsylvania
I was born and raised in NJ. In the 90's I moved to San Francisco. In the 90's it was a very different time for LGBTQ+ people. On the East Coast, you needed to be closeted in most places. The word transgender was never spoken and non-binary was not a word most people identified with. You were closeted and butch or femme. Moving to San Francisco was a move for freedom. Freedom to be who you were without being constantly judged or scared. Not to say there [...]