- Client-centered care
- Strengths focused
- Trauma aware
About Colleen
Colleen Mest is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. She welcomes conversations about trauma, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, anger, and life transitions. Her focus includes issues like attachment, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and postpartum concerns.
Colleen takes a collaborative, client-centered approach. She listens first and follows the pace a person sets. Sessions emphasize a person's strengths and practical steps to make small changes that add up over time. Colleen aims to create a calm space for reflection and problem solving.
Her background includes more than 12 years working in mental health and assessment across a range of concerns. She has supported people with histories of trauma and those facing workplace or fertility stress. She often helps people clarify life purpose and manage seasonal mood shifts.
In sessions she uses a mix of methods to match what each person needs. Approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, solution-focused strategies, and relationship work informed by Imago ideas. These tools are used in straightforward ways to address daily challenges and longer-term goals.
Colleen practices in Pennsylvania and works in English. If someone wants to proceed, the typical next step is to use the site's Start Therapy process and complete the short matching questionnaire so scheduling can follow.
Approaches that guide online work and flexible care
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and following the person's priorities, helping them feel heard and supported while they decide what to change. This approach is useful for stress, self-esteem, grief, and settling into new life roles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and managing daily symptoms through practical steps and short exercises.
Imago Relationship Therapy brings attention to how relationships shape patterns of interaction and communication. When relationship strain or communication problems are present, this approach can help people notice old patterns and try new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will recommend or combine approaches that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and may adapt over time as goals change.
If you are considering online options, check the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when that works best, and reduce travel time. Discussing practical needs during the matching step helps determine the best way to meet weekly or occasional goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Colleen address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her style in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, starting with listening and emphasizing individual strengths while working at a pace the person is comfortable with.
What is her professional background?
She has over 12 years of experience in assessment and mental health treatment and has worked with people across a range of concerns, including histories of trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.