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WELCOME TO EMPOWERED CREATIVE COUNSELING

I love to incorporate the arts within my sessions to help my clients with self expression

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. I have an M.S. degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. During my years of work, I have helped many of my clients be successful with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to better their lives.

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About Your Therapist

Kierstyn Gunn-Berube

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC

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I am a licensed Professional Counselor and certified School Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. I live in a small town near the coast with my husband, and our dog Luna. For years, I worked as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor/Therapist at The Resilience Therapy Group by Robin Pepe in Doylestown, PA. 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 at a performing arts school. 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 9 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 all my clients to dive deeper into their thoughts, emotions, and feelings through creativity, and 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. 

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I utilize both art and music therapy techniques to better connect with 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

Pennsylvania Elementary School Counseling Certification

Pennsylvania Secondary School Counseling Certification

Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program (SAP) Certification

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