
WELCOME TO EMPOWERED CREATIVE COUNSELING
I appreciate incorporating the arts into my sessions, but it's just one of the many ways I support my clients in their journey of self-expression.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania, holding an M.S. degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. With over 10 years of experience in the field, I have successfully assisted numerous clients using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and various other forms of therapy techniques to improve their lives.
About Your Therapist
Kierstyn Gunn-Berube
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MS, NCC, CCTP
I am a licensed Professional Counselor and certified School Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. I live in Bucks County with my husband, and our dog Luna. For years, I worked as a Clinical Mental Health Therapist at The Resilience Therapy Group by Robin Pepe in Doylestown. While there, I helped many of my clients find success in different areas of their lives. Before working in the private practice setting, I was a middle and high school counselor in West Chester, PA. I enjoyed helping my clients navigate the college planning process through course scheduling, career counseling discussions, and career assessments. I have worked in a variety of professional positions to better prepare myself to become a counselor. These positions include therapeutic support staff, behavioral support staff, music therapist assistant with the veterans, ability specialist at the YMCA, and as a learning support, and emotional support education assistant in Central Bucks School District.
I have over 10 years of work in the field, during that time I have helped many clients be successful while implementing academic, social, emotional, and behavioral interventions for their clinical mental health treatment plans. I think outside the box when it comes to working with my clients. Using different perspectives, I put myself in my clients’ shoes to better understand them, to see things from their eyes, and to figure out what they need from our therapy sessions. I encourage my clients to dive deeper into their thoughts, emotions, and feelings sometimes through creativity, and other various therapeutic techniques. I am passionate about helping others who struggle, because of my own life experiences I had to overcome. Those experiences made me passionate to help others work through their own obstacles in life to find success and to overcome.

I utilize both art and music therapy techniques to better connect with some of my clients. With my background in performing arts, particularly in vocal performance studying opera, I have been immersed in the arts since my early youth. I can provide a unique set of skills to help clients with performance anxiety, not just for the arts, but for sports anxiety as well. When it comes to using music therapy techniques, I volunteered at the Coatesville VA Hospital, where I got to perform and provide music therapy to the veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the different wards. At the VA hospital, I worked with veterans who experienced difficulties with alcoholism, and other mental health disorders. Having a background in music therapy and the arts, I get to help my current clients with performance anxiety, preparations for auditions, for choir or school musicals, college auditions, and sports games. Through a combination of artistic expression and CBT counseling, I empower my clients to tap into their creativity and further explore their deeper thoughts and emotions in our sessions.
My Qualifications
License
Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Education
Post-Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Gwynedd Mercy University
M.S. in School Counseling Certified PK-12, Gwynedd Mercy University
B.A. in Psychology, West Chester University
Certifications
Trauma Informed Therapy Certification
Pennsylvania Elementary School Counseling Certification
Pennsylvania Secondary School Counseling Certification
Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program (SAP) Certification
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