Khalilah Yadullah, LPC, NCC, MSEd

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

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Professions: Mental Health Counselor, Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor

Languages: English

My Approach to Therapy

Therapy is more than talking about what’s wrong, it’s about understanding what you’ve been through, learning how to manage what you’re feeling, and developing the tools to create meaningful change. My approach integrates DBT, somatic-based therapy, EMDR techniques, and CBT to help you address the connection between your thoughts, emotions, body, and relationships. If you struggle with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, trauma, negative self-talk, difficulty setting boundaries, relationship challenges, or feeling stuck in unhealthy patterns, therapy can help you move forward. Through DBT, we work on practical skills for emotional regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and healthier communication so you can respond to difficult situations instead of feeling controlled by your emotions. Through CBT, we identify the negative and unhelpful thought patterns that may contribute to anxiety, self-doubt, shame, or feeling stuck. You’ll learn how to challenge those thoughts and develop healthier, more balanced ways of thinking. With somatic-based therapy, we pay attention to how stress and past experiences show up in your body. Together, we work toward greater awareness, grounding, nervous-system regulation, and a stronger sense of safety within yourself. Using EMDR-informed techniques, we can gently address distressing experiences and emotional triggers while building coping resources and helping you develop a greater sense of control and emotional safety. You deserve a space where you can be understood, not judged. Therapy can help you move from simply surviving to creating a life that feels more balanced, connected, and fulfilling.

My Practice & Services

Your first therapy session is more than simply answering questions, it’s the beginning of creating a space where you can finally exhale, feel heard, and be yourself without judgment. From our first conversation, you can expect a warm, supportive, and compassionate environment where your experiences are respected and your emotions are validated. You don’t have to have everything figured out before you walk through the door. You simply have to be ready to begin. Together, we’ll explore what has brought you to therapy, understand how past experiences may be impacting your present, and begin identifying the patterns, beliefs, and emotional wounds that may be keeping you stuck. When appropriate, we may incorporate trauma-informed approaches to help you safely process difficult experiences, not by forcing you to relive them, but by helping you develop greater understanding, emotional safety, and control. You’ll also begin learning practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions, quiet self-criticism, strengthen your relationship with yourself, and create healthier ways of responding to life’s challenges. Most importantly, therapy is a relationship built on trust. We’ll move at a pace that respects your needs, your story, and your readiness. You deserve a space where you don't have to be strong all the time. You deserve to be heard, understood, and supported. Your first session is the first step toward greater self-awareness, healing, and meaningful change. You don’t have to navigate it all alone. Let’s begin.

My Therapy Focus

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Learn how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are connected, and develop healthier ways of thinking and responding. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, low self-esteem, stress, and feeling stuck in unhelpful thought patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Build practical skills to manage intense emotions, reduce emotional overwhelm, improve relationships, tolerate distress, and respond to difficult situations without feeling controlled by your emotions. Culturally Responsive & Sensitive Therapy You don't have to leave your culture, identity, family values, or lived experiences at the door. I recognize how culture, race, ethnicity, faith, family, community, and life experiences can shape the way we understand ourselves and the world around us. Your identity is welcomed and respected as part of the therapeutic process. Trauma-Informed Therapy Your experiences matter. Trauma can affect the way we think, feel, behave, relate to others, and experience our bodies. My trauma-informed approach prioritizes safety, trust, empowerment, and choice while helping you understand how past experiences may be affecting your life today. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) EMDR can help you process distressing or traumatic experiences that may continue to affect you in the present. Rather than simply talking about the trauma, EMDR helps the brain process difficult experiences so they can become less emotionally overwhelming. Somatic-Based Therapy Healing isn't only about what happens in your thoughts, your body can hold stress, fear, grief, and trauma too. Somatic therapy helps you develop greater awareness of your body's signals and learn skills to regulate your nervous system, release tension, and feel more grounded and connected to yourself.

Expertise & Specialties

Age Groups I Work With

TeensAdultsElders

Therapy Services & Specialties

Clinical SupervisionGroup Therapy Individual Therapy & Counseling Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling Premarital Counseling Telehealth

Concerns & Challenges Addressed

AbandonmentAbuse / Abuse Survivor IssuesAddictions and CompulsionsAdjusting to Change / Life TransitionsAggression and ViolenceAngerAnxietyAttachment Issues

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

Anger ManagementCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Industries & Communities

BIPOCEducationFirst Responder/Medical ProfessionalsLGBTQ+Military/Law EnforcementProfessional SportsSelf-Employed and Freelance ProfessionalsUnion First