Counseling Tips, Couples Counseling, LGBT Therapy, Online Therapy
Julia Salerno
The 5 Most Common Communication Mistakes ...

Struggling to connect with your partner? Healthy communication is essential for a strong relationship, but even the best couples face challenges. Discover the top five communication mistakes couples make—and practical strategies to overcome them. Whether you're in Philadelphia or Bryn Mawr, PA, this guide offers actionable tips to improve connection and foster deeper understanding. Don’t let miscommunication hold you back—click now to learn how to strengthen your bond!

The 5 Most Common Communication Mistakes Couples Make—and How to Fix Them
Julia Salerno
Dear Future Client–A Letter from Your Trauma ...

Reaching out for trauma therapy takes incredible courage, and I want you to know that your pain is valid. Whether your trauma stems from a single event or years of painful experiences, healing is possible. In therapy, we’ll work together to rebuild safety, manage emotions, and help you feel whole again. Every step forward, no matter how small, is progress.

You don’t have to go through this alone—click to learn more about what to expect in therapy and how we can start this journey together.

Dear Future Client–A Letter from Your Trauma Therapist
Anxiety Disorder, Counseling Tips, Couples Counseling, Online Therapy, telemedicine, Trauma Therapy
Julia Salerno
Building Stronger Communication with Couples ...

Struggling to communicate effectively with your partner? Couples counseling in Philadelphia offers transformative tools to bridge gaps, foster understanding, and strengthen your relationship. Discover how expert guidance can help you build a stronger, more connected partnership.

Building Stronger Communication with Couples Counseling in Philadelphia
Counseling Tips, Couples Counseling, LGBT Therapy, Online Therapy
Julia Salerno
Reconnecting After the Holidays—Post-Holiday ...

The holidays can be a whirlwind of family gatherings, packed schedules, and unmet expectations, leaving couples feeling disconnected. Post-holiday therapy offers a chance to reflect, rebuild, and renew your relationship. Discover practical strategies to improve communication, deepen intimacy, and navigate challenges together in our latest blog. Reclaim your connection and start the new year on a stronger footing—read more to find out how!

Reconnecting After the Holidays—Post-Holiday Therapy for Couples
Tiffany Spilove
Making Therapy Accessible: Where to Find ...

Couples counseling is most effective when rooted in specialized training and a systemic perspective. Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) bring a distinct approach to relational therapy, considering the intricate dynamics of family systems, attachment patterns, and relationship influences. At Spilove Psychotherapy in Bryn Mawr, PA, we’re proud to offer affordable couples therapy led by skilled MFT Interns under expert supervision. Learn how this unique training and collaborative care can transform your relationship journey. Click below to explore what sets MFTs apart and how our therapy services can support you and your partner in building a deeper connection.

Making Therapy Accessible: Where to Find Low-Fee Couples Counseling Near You

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Taking Your Inner Critic Off the Holiday Guest List

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Taking Your Inner Critic Off the Holiday Guest List

You get caught up in the idea that you need to create the perfect holiday experience for yourself and for those around you. Each holiday season you set extremely high hopes that this year will *finally* be different. Yet, you often fall short of these expectations that you put on yourself. You often become overly stressed and anxious because of the added pressures of the December month. And while you had good intentions at the start of the month, you have set the stage for your inner critic to take the spotlight because you feel that you have fallen short. 

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Addiction Recovery Series 2: Holding Space for Recovery During the Upcoming Holiday Season

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Addiction Recovery Series 2: Holding Space for Recovery During the Upcoming Holiday Season

It is easy to get overwhelmed by the holiday season, especially when you are in recovery and trying to remain sober. However, there are many things that you can do to mentally and emotionally prepare yourself for the challenge of staying sober! Just remember to give yourself grace, use your sober safety tools, have a sober safety plan in place and remember to have fun.

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7 Tips to Navigate Your Eating Disorder During the Holiday Season

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7 Tips to Navigate Your Eating Disorder During the Holiday Season

The holiday season for many with an ED or in ED recovery can feel like the superbowl of negative thoughts and body image, anxiety, decreased self-esteem and even sadness. Which is why it feels impossible to try to keep your eating disorder from controlling your holiday season. It can feel easier to let the eating disorder voice win because it is so exhausting to keep your ED in check. And as exhausting as it is, you can still support yourself through the holiday season with the list of tips below. 

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Managing Holiday Anxiety

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Managing Holiday Anxiety

What if ‘the most wonderful time of year’ brings nothing but holiday anxiety? What if you feel overwhelmed and stressed during this season, rather than joyous like society tells us? And what if you don’t feel or want to be that cheerful this year? Well, I am here to tell you that this is completely natural.

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Managing Post ThankSgiving Day (PTSD) Emotions

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Managing Post ThankSgiving Day (PTSD) Emotions

By the end of Thanksgiving Day, you don’t feel like the confident adult you know you are, feel anxious, overwhelmed, annoyed and drained. You feel your old wounds reopened and you want to retreat inside of yourself because the comments you feel like you already dealt with, still hurt you. You are still bothered by the family drama that you find yourself dragged into, even though you thought you set that boundary. You're angry and even upset because you thought that this year would finally be different.

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Navigating Your Eating Disorder on Thanksgiving

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Navigating Your Eating Disorder on Thanksgiving

Whether you are fearful of the foods you will encounter on Thanksgiving Day, concerned about how you will manage your eating disorder voice, or just feel anxious about the pressure to eat or not eat you have the power right now, to prepare a toolbox of coping strategies to pull out of your back pocket when you are feeling overwhelmed and anxious this Thanksgiving.

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National Stress Awareness Day

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National Stress Awareness Day

Stress follows you everywhere! And as much as you want to avoid it, you cannot. Which is why it is important to take space to understand your own stress. Even though at times, it can feel extremely overwhelming, taking space to be curious about your own stress will not only help you but improve your everyday life.