Mandy Kushner

Mandy Kushner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-S, NCC) with an impressive 20 years of experience helping a diverse range of clients, including preteens, teens, adults, and elders. She creates a relaxed, supportive, and positive environment during counseling sessions, fully understanding the challenges clients face when sharing personal information. Mandy embodies respect, honesty, and compassion, listening to her clients without judgment. Her expertise spans various therapeutic settings, including outpatient care, home/community support, school-based interventions, psychiatric hospitals, and primary care offices. She provides personalized individual, couples, family, and group counseling, addressing a spectrum of issues such as trauma and PTSD, anxiety, mood disorders, and relationship challenges, including LGBTQ concerns and co-parenting. Mandy specializes in trauma, having a particular focus on past and present experiences, encompassing sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, as well as unresolved grief and the experiences of veterans. With certifications in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), she employs an eclectic approach, integrating diverse modalities like Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Narrative Therapy to best meet each client’s unique needs.