Developmental therapists in Akron, OH
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Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Something in you knows that what you're carrying runs deeper than the presenting problem.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and outwardly composed-yet internally they live with anxiety, depression, chronic tension or pain, relentless self-criticism, or a sense that something essential is blocked, muted, or just out of reach. These struggles may surface in mood, in the body, in behavior, or in relationships-including sexuality and intimacy-but they are rarely contained to any one area. They tend to reflect deeper emotional and relational patterns formed early in life, often before language, that continue to shape how a person approaches closeness, vulnerability, agency, pleasure, and self-expression.
My work centers on how early experience shapes the capacity for self-regulation, desire, connection, and meaning throughout life-and particularly on how people come to know what they need and want, how they learn to express or inhibit those impulses, and what happens when these capacities become conflicted, constricted, or difficult to sustain.
I integrate psychoanalytic hypnotherapy, somatic awareness, and clinical sexology within a reflective, depth-oriented process. Hypnosis functions as a central clinical tool-creating conditions for deeper internal contact with emotional, bodily, and unconscious experience that can be difficult to reach through conversation alone. The aim is not only relief from symptoms, but the development of a more coherent and compassionate relationship with one's inner life: sensations, emotions, impulses, and desires.
This work is oriented toward lasting psychological change-and toward greater freedom in how one relates to oneself, one's body, and one's capacity for connection, authenticity, and vitality. It is best suited to those ready to move beyond symptom management toward something more fundamental.
7 Years Experience
Online in Akron, OH (Online Only)
Developmental
Darby Creek Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
We are a group of clinical counselors and social workers who providing counseling and psychotherapy services in a comfortable office setting. We also offer TeleTherapy to clients within the State of Ohio
19 Years Experience
Online in Akron, OH
Developmental
South Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
South Psychology provides expert consultations, evidence-based outpatient therapy services, and thorough diagnostic assessments. Therapeutic services serve individuals and families across the lifespan, with specializations in perinatal mental health, early childhood mental health and behavior, neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD & Autism), disruptive behaviors, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, adjustment disorders, trauma, personality disorders, social skills development, family therapy, parent management training, parent-child interaction therapy, and health psychology.
Assessment services are curated based on individual needs to provide socioemotional, psychoeducational, and psychodiagnostic evaluations with detailed diagnostic information and insightful treatment recommendations.
South Psychology partners with doctors, schools, and extracurricular or ancillary services to become a valued member of your health support system.
8 Years Experience
Online in Akron, OH
Developmental
NewBirth Counseling & Wellness Group LLC
Professional Christian Counselor, Certified Christian Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Consultant with a PhD in Psychology
We are a virtual and in person Christian Counseling/Therapy Practice/Certified Life Coach and Consulting practice. Here at NewBirth Counseling & Wellness Group, focusing on the wellness and wellbeing of Individuals, families, children, couples, partnering with Northside Medical Centers. & other facilities across the board assisting to uncover the root issues that make navigating difficult life situations unbearable. We offer effective psychological care. Our focus is working to assist with healing as a whole and become aware of their inner strengths through Counseling or Coaching. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to their concerns, customizing a treatment plan that fits their need. We assist each individual with love and care.
23 Years Experience
Online in Akron, OH
Developmental
Donna M Torbico - HEAL & GROW for ACoAs
Counselor/Therapist, Recovery Therapist in Private Practice 40 years
FREE INTRO Session - to see if we're a good fit. My main focus is working with ACAs - adults who were raised in an alcoholic / narcissistic family. The long-term goal is to uncover your True Self, develop a Loving Parent voice, heal the Wounded Child, & encourage the Healthy Child to shine.
Together we identify the harsh beliefs you absorbed from your family, school & religion, and work on transforming them into positive do-able ‘rules’ to live by.
EXP: “I know what I know”, “I have a right to my needs”, “”There’s no such thing as perfect”…..
I also provide a safe place for you to experience painful or joyful emotions you weren't allowed to feel growing up. ACA Recovery work is about facing the reality of early damage, and working to overcome the after-effects.
“Trying to flourish in an atmosphere of criticism is like trying to get sober in a bar.”
40 Years Experience
Online in Akron, OH (Online Only)
Akron's identity as the 'Rubber City' — once the world capital of tire manufacturing — has given way to a post-industrial economy navigating transformation, and therapists here frequently address the long-term psychological effects of deindustrialization: economic stress, community grief, and the identity challenges of a workforce that has had to reinvent itself across generations. The city is home to the University of Akron and has a growing health sciences and polymer science sector, creating a more economically diverse population than its industrial reputation suggests. Summa Health and Cleveland Clinic Akron General provide institutional mental health resources alongside a private therapy community concentrated in West Akron, Fairlawn, and the Highland Square neighborhood. Akron's significant Black community and the city's ongoing recovery from decades of economic decline shape a therapy culture in which community resilience and racial equity are recurring clinical themes.
Developmental Therapy therapists in Akron, OH Statistics
Developmental Therapy therapists in Akron, OH average 17 years of experience and charge around $215 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (88%), Depression (82%), and Loss or Grief (71%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$215
Accept insurance
29%
Offer sliding scale
41%
Gender ID
| 74% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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Session Type
| 59% |
In Person and Online |
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| 41% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 88% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 82% | Depression |
| 71% | Loss or Grief |
| 65% | ADHD |
| 59% | Self Esteem |
| 59% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 53% | Body Image |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 59% | Young Adult |
| 41% | Children |
| 41% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
Client Focus
| 59% | Women |
| 41% | LGBTQ+ |
| 35% | Men |
| 24% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 18% | Asian |