Colleen Mest, LCSW
Licensed in Pennsylvania · 12 years in practice
Colleen Mest helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and changes in life.
License and registration
- LCSW, Pennsylvania
- CW018002 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1619280054 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Colleen
Colleen Mest helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, grief, trauma, and changes in life. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue, low self‑esteem, anger, and family or workplace challenges. Colleen introduces a calm, steady presence and aims to make the first step feel less overwhelming.
Her style is collaborative and compassionate. Colleen focuses on individual strengths and works with each person to identify concrete goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are a place to talk through what feels stuck and to try practical strategies that fit daily life. Colleen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, which means she holds the LCSW credential and practices in Pennsylvania. She brings 12 years of clinical experience in assessment and mental health treatment.
That background includes work with people who have a history of trauma and those managing postpartum concerns or seasonal mood shifts. She uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person’s needs. Techniques drawn from client‑centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, solution-focused steps, and Imago relationship ideas are used where they help.
Conversations focus on simple, doable changes rather than jargon. Colleen pays particular attention to attachment and family of origin issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication difficulties, fertility and life purpose questions. She aims to help women who feel blocked from forward movement, and young adults navigating new roles and responsibilities.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Colleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Colleen names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort feelings and decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms. It is useful for stress, low mood, and practical coping skills.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan as progress and needs become clearer, so the work fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, ongoing support between sessions, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while using approaches that focus on practical change and emotional understanding.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Colleen help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, parenting strain, grief, compassion fatigue, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, focusing on a person’s strengths and on practical steps to reach clear goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience in assessment and mental health treatment, including work with people who have a history of trauma.
What credentials and region apply?
Colleen holds the LCSW credential and practices in Pennsylvania as a Pennsylvania LCSW.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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