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Bridget Appleby, MA, LPC, NCC

Bridget Appleby, MA, LPC, NCC
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Bridget Appleby, MA, LPC, NCC

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Professions: Licensed Professional Counselor
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Telephone: 484-749-1399

Billing and Insurance:

I am an in-network provider for:

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Optum
  • Optum/United Health Care
  • OSCAR
  • Oxford (UnitedHealthcare)
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare Student Resources
Session Fees: I offer sliding scale rates for self-pay clients and provide paperwork for out-of-network benefits. I also offer hardship packages for clients in tight financial circumstances. Please inquire about hardship packages upon intake, as I am limited in the number of packages I can offer at a time.
Sliding Scale Available
Evening Availability

Therapy in:

80 West Welsh Pool Rd.

Suite 204S

Exton, Pennsylvania, 19341

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What's My Approach to Therapy?

If you’re feeling stuck—knowing what’s hard but unsure how to break through—you're not alone. Whether you're grappling with trauma, anxiety, or the lasting effects of sexual or domestic abuse, it’s normal to feel uncertain about the next step. Therapy can be a safe and powerful space to unpack these struggles, find clarity, and learn how to move forward in a way that feels right for you. Together, we will empower you, helping you take control of your life and build deeper, more meaningful connections—with yourself, others, and the world. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone; healing is possible. My therapeutic approach is client-centered, focusing on genuineness, warmth, and unconditional positive regard. With a trauma-focused lens, I integrate IFS, Gestalt, mindful self-compassion, and mindfulness techniques. This holistic approach helps clients heal, gain insight, and build resilience on their journey to growth and recovery. Life is already hard enough without trauma; allow yourself the opportunity to unburden, learn new strategies and perspectives, and start living authentically. If you are ready to begin this chapter in your healing journey, please reach out today. I look forward to our work together.

What I Say to People Concerned about the Therapy Process

'Gentle Growth' is a reference to the incomparable, natural process we all can experience in our healing journey. As a professional counselor, I am equipped with clinical knowledge and experience to provide quality therapeutic interventions. In addition to these interventions is my philosophy that a therapist must also provide time, space, and an abundance of warm, genuine compassion for their clients so they can safely and confidently delve into this rewarding journey. 'Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.' -Lao Tzu

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Therapy Services & Specialties

Client Age Groups I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English

Industries & Communities Served

  • BIPOC
  • Education
  • First Responder/Medical Professionals
  • LGBTQ+
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals
  • Union First

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Anxiety
  • Career Issues
  • Caregiver Issues / Stress
  • Creative Blocks
  • Dissociation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Fertility Issues
  • Helplessness / Victimhood
  • Inadequacy
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Panic
  • Perfectionism
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Seasonal Affective (SAD)
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Teen violence/dating violence
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Young Adult Issues

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Collaborative Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Positive Psychology
  • Relational Psychotherapy

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