Approach to Therapy

Mandy’s work is grounded in the belief that lasting change requires understanding the whole person — not just the symptoms they present with, but the daily habits, subconscious patterns, and family histories that shape how they think, feel, and behave. She helps clients examine the roles and dynamics they inherited from their families, understand how those patterns show up in the present, and consciously design a future they feel genuinely excited about.

Her integrative toolkit includes:

• Family systems theory — exploring learned roles, intergenerational patterns, and relational dynamics
• Brain health and nutrition — understanding how daily habits, sleep, movement, and diet affect mood, cognition, and emotional regulation
• Art and music therapy accessing insight and expression through creative modalities when words fall short
• Trauma-informed care — pacing work carefully with clients carrying anxiety, trauma, or deeply ingrained limiting beliefs
• Individual, family, and group therapy — flexing the format to what each client’s situation calls for

Clients set their own goals and pace. Whether the work is short-term and skills-focused or longer-term and exploratory, Mandy meets each person where they are.

A Specialist in Young Adults & Life Transitions

Mandy has been a pioneer in providing teletherapy to young adults and their families navigating the transition out of high school and college — long before virtual care became standard practice. After five years working directly on Temple University’s campus, she developed a nuanced understanding of the specific stressors that accompany early adulthood: the pressure to perform, the challenge of building identity outside of familiar structures, the weight of new financial and relational independence.

For families, this transition can be equally disorienting. Mandy works with both young adults and their parents to navigate this shift with greater understanding, communication, and confidence on all sides.

Who Mandy Works With

Mandy sees individuals, families, and groups across a wide range of ages and life stages, with particular depth working with:

• Young adults (high school through their thirties) navigating independence, identity, and early adulthood
• Families supporting a young adult in transition
• Adults seeking to shed limiting beliefs and patterns that are blocking progress in work, relationships, or finances
• Individuals ready to understand the mind-body connection and make meaningful lifestyle changes alongside therapeutic work

Available In-Person & Virtually

Mandy sees clients in person in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia and via secure HIPAA-compliant teletherapy throughout Pennsylvania. She is available most weekdays and evenings. Bryn Mawr Mental Health and Wellness is a fee-for-service, out-of-network practice. Upon request, patients are provided a detailed superbill
with the diagnostic and procedure codes needed to seek reimbursement from their insurance carrier.