Criticism, blame and family gossip are a few of the difficult ways that couples and families try to communicate with one another.  Anne Ream, a Licensed Professional Counselor and therapist Philadelphia PA, 19119, specializes in working with relationship problems.  Anne has helped many people develop healthy relationships through couples therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy.  Please visit her page on couples or families, under the “services” tab.

Here is Anne’s Therapeutic Philosophy:

Psychological health is vital for a healthy, happy life.   Experience has taught me that people can and do heal from difficult experiences, as they create the psychological health they need for the life they want. Therapy helps people change emotional problems into emotional intelligence.      

Finding a therapist one feels safe with is important; therefore one needs to learn as much as possible about a prospective therapist.  Facilitating client’s process is my primary objective.  Facilitation is done with deep listening, asking reflexive questions and raising self-awareness.  Consequently, clients deepen their understanding and discover and work toward their solutions, resulting in an improvement in self-esteem.   My preferred style of working is humanistic, intersystemic and based in the science of interpersonal neurobiology.   

In my work, with people of all ages from various cultures, I have seen that many people have negative perceptions of themselves, when in fact; they are stronger, more intelligent, capable, creative and resilient than they know.  All it takes is someone who believes in them, to help them recognize the abilities they have to build the relationships and lives they want.  My naturally optimistic nature, tempered by experience, continues to be renewed as I recognize the positive characteristics of people I work with.  It is exciting to watch as, people begin to recognize their positive qualities, because of the work we have done together. 

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, verbal therapy is central to my practice.  If a client is interested in using Art Therapy, we do so.  Please refer to my page “Art Therapy.”

My mission is to facilitate holistic growth and balance in couples, families, individuals and their relationships.