Alex Corkos, MA, LMFT
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4160 Washington Rd Ste 212, Canonsburg, PA 15317
4160 Washington Rd Ste 212, Canonsburg, PA 15317
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Therapy is interpersonal treatment for problems in living. It involves talking with a trained professional about conditions ranging from depression and anxiety to relationship conflicts and career frustrations. Therapy provides ways to express feelings, understand patterns of thinking, gain perspective on past events and current relationships, set goals, and clarify dreams for the future. Therapy can both alleviate pain and suffering and add meaning and richness to life. Therapists employ a range of techniques and methods, some suited to particular mental health issues and some that can be applied to clients dealing with a variety of issues. All therapists seek to increase their clients’ mental health and to act as a confidential and careful listener.
How Can Therapy Help Me?Therapy can help you understand and reframe your problems and concerns. It can teach you specific emotional and social skills, and can help you reap more satisfaction from your work and your relationships. A therapist’s office can be a sanctuary where you are free to express private thoughts and struggles. Friends and family members can provide excellent emotional support, but a therapist can give you a trained, and more impartial, perspective on your life. Because subjective feelings and thoughts are involved, therapy’s effectiveness is harder to measure than, say, a cure for a medical ailment but many studies have shown the effectiveness of therapy in improving quality of life.
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I specialize in working with individuals, couples, families, adolescents and young adults from a strength-based, goal oriented approach that recognizes the importance physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness play in maintaining balance in one’s life and relationships. My twenty-four year career in the helping profession is varied and diverse. I am experienced in treating children, adolescents and adults with emotional, behavior and addictive problems and in both individual and group therapy settings. I have many years of experience in private practice and in residential mental health and addiction recovery programs located in both California andPennsylvania. I earned my Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine in 1984 and my Masters degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy fromAzusa Pacific University in 1986. I have been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California since 1990 and in Pennsylvania since 2003. I am a nineteen year resident of the South Hills of Pittsburgh with my wife of twenty-five years. We have three children ages twenty-one, seventeen and fourteen.
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- As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I provide competent, compassionate and confidential counseling in the South Hills area of Pittsburgh. I am located near Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, South Park, Canonsburg, Washington, North Strabane, South Strabane, Cecil, Houston and Venetia, Pennsylvania. Making the decision to seek help can be difficult and choosing the right therapist can often be overwhelming. I offer a confidential and no-cost consul
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- Confidential Counseling: Yes Free Phone Consultation: Yes Insurance Accepted: Yes Sliding Scale Fee: Yes Free Parking: Yes
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