Play Therapists in Akron, OH

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.

You’ve spent years being the strong one the person others rely on but lately the pressure has been building, and it’s getting harder to hold everything together. I help overwhelmed professionals, caregivers, and women move from survival mode into clarity, balance, and emotional resilience. My work centers on helping you live from purpose, not pressure, using a warm, collaborative, evidence‑based approach.

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.

Working collaboratively we will fix the problems that take away from your ability to enjoy family, friends, hobbies and work.

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

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 System 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.

Gender ID

	70%	Female
	25%	Male
	5%	Non-Binary

Session Type

	86%	In Person and Online
	14%	Online Only

Top Specialties

93%	Anxiety or Fears
93%	Depression
71%	Child or Adolescent Issues
64%	Parenting
64%	Divorce
64%	ADHD
64%	Trauma and PTSD

Ages Served

100%	Adult
86%	Teen
79%	Children
79%	Young Adult
50%	Senior

Client Focus

57%	Women
36%	LGBTQ+
21%	Men
21%	Military / Veterans
14%	Persons with Disabilities

Play therapists in Akron, Ohio OH

South Psychology

Online Therapy for Anxiety, Burnout & Life Transitions -AZ, IL, OH

NewBirth Counseling & Wellness Group LLC

Dr. Jennifer Baumgardner

Darby Creek Counseling

Play Therapy therapists in Akron, Ohio Statistics

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