Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice, guided by founder/director Karen L. Smith, MSS, LCSW, lives up to the high standards and expectations that guide the Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based practice's exceptional team of seasoned therapists. Full Living specializes in making meaningful matches between clients and therapists.
Besides the obvious considerations of clients' stated needs, Full Living also takes into consideration personality and style. As a team, Full Living offers psychotherapists who have a wide range of training, education, specialties, and approaches. With the additional consideration of personality, Full Living feels confident in its ability to find every client a great match.
Besides the obvious considerations of clients' stated needs, Full Living also takes into consideration personality and style. As a team, Full Living offers psychotherapists who have a wide range of training, education, specialties, and approaches. With the additional consideration of personality, Full Living feels confident in its ability to find every client a great match.
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Our Founder and Director has maintained a full-time private practice for nearly 20 years. Early in her work, she identified the value of collaborating with other clinicians to discuss theories and approaches to work with clients, and the value of having more than one clinician engaging with the same client or client system.
When you don't have the time or the ability to visit your doctor's office for medical care, you can turn to telehealth. The exceptional team at Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice offers telehealth to new and existing patients, giving you the ability to videoconference with your doctor, receive medical care, and be prescribed medication while staying in the comfort of your own home.
Depression can be debilitating, and by its very nature, is a barrier to performing any of the activities that would help decrease its burden. Depression is not simply a mood, but rather a significant condition. Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice in Center City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has talented clinicians throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, providing psychotherapy to overcome depression.
Low self-esteem can radically affect your success in life and often affects and is affected by mental health issues such as eating disorders, social anxiety, and depression. If you struggle with low self-esteem, the psychotherapists at Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice represent a diverse group of culturally competent clinicians with individual styles and training in a wide range of approaches.
If you feel overwhelmed with anxiety, you're not alone. Anxiety is the most common mental health problem in America, with studies estimating 30% of adolescents and 20% of adults affected. The team of therapists at Full Living: A Psychotherapy Practice work closely with clients in the Greater Philadelphia area, customizing their therapy based on each client's type of anxiety and mental health needs.
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Dena T.
Sep 26, 2021
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My husband and I began working with Karen a few months before our pandemic wedding in 2020. While I am very familiar with and open to psychotherapy, my husband was initially more ambivalent. Karen put him right at ease and allayed his fear that he would end up being blamed for everything. I enjoyed Karen's down-to-earth, straight-forward, yet reflective manner. She really helped us work through some very sticky issues. I am so grateful that she offers video visits so that we can continue to work with her as new issues arise over the years. I highly recommend this practice!
Emily Lynch
Nov 26, 2020
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Full Living was recommended to me via several friends and I have been very impressed. Karen did a great intake interview and matched me with a wonderful therapist whose style and personality are a very good match - a huge relief after years of trying to sort through therapists on my own without any way to determine if we would be suited to each other. Karen has made this a very smooth, friendly and straightforward experience and I would definitely recommend her practice!
Ben Beaman
Oct 16, 2020
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Becca Craig
Jul 13, 2020
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My boyfriend and I have been seeing Karen for a few months to help us navigate the tricky ups and downs of our relationship. Karen has been phenomenal! She has been a beacon of clarity in dark and confusing times. Her intuition is spot on and ability to connect history with current issues is some of the best I've seen. I highly recommend her or any of the services she is involved in.
Amy Cohen
Aug 12, 2019
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I highly recommend Full Living. Karen Smith, the director, is promptly responsive to inquiries and gives a thorough explanation of how the practice works, costs, etc...Karen happens to be my therapist. She is extremely professional, it's easy to schedule appointments, the office is comfortable and private. The cost seems a little high but she will work with you to submit claims to insurance. But the main and most important thing is that she is really insightful and empathetic and knows her stuff.
Shobhana Kanal
Jul 28, 2019
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I'm a clinical social worker/psychotherapist who's been part of the Full Living network for several years and been matched with clients by Full Living director Karen Smith. Karen has a gift for making matches between therapists and people seeking help. When friends and acquaintances ask me how to find a therapist, I like to recommend they call Karen. She is super easy to talk to and provides a free telephone consultation in order to suggest a therapist match. She has access to a whole network of skilled, experienced, and demographically diverse therapists. Searching for a therapist can be confusing
