As if life isn't hard enough; who needs perfection to ruin the decent? There is a cruelty to perfectionism. It takes something that could be enjoyed, even celebrated, and turns it into failure.
Philadelphia psychotherapy practice Full Living specializes in making thoughtful matches between clients and skilled experienced therapists in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
Finding a therapist is a daunting task. Besides identifying a therapist with the right credentials, education, and training you need a way to find our if they are any good.
Sometimes we get referrals from friends or family or colleagues, who know the therapist is good, but that doesn’t mean it is a good match for you.
Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice will offer you a free initial consult with our director Karen L. Smith so that she may get a sense of your needs, wishes, as well as your personality and style. The intake will allow her to make a good match with one of Full Living’s great clinicians.
Smith is and analytically oriented psychotherapist with 25 years in practice. She is additional the Founder/Director of Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice, which specializes in matching clients with seasoned clinicians in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
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