Brian Swope, LMFT

Your real, authentic self is a better way to move through the world than framing yourself as not enough.

PHL Therapy Collective is led by Brian Swope, LMFT, and is a training site with low-fee and sliding scale options available through practicum and intern therapists as well as pre-licensure therapists. Everyone at the Collective is supervised by Brian Swope. This provides a breadth of knowledge and perspectives that are client-focused for teens and adults, including senior citizens, regardless of religion, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or relationship orientation.
You can expect a compassionate and safe space to build trust and explore the issues that bring you to therapy, whether it is trauma or any past experiences with present day consequences; deepening your understanding of yourself; and changing how you relate to the world around you. We are holistic in nature. Therapy is more powerful when you are not seen as an island, but rather a person who is intricately connected to and affected by all the systems around you. We are offer an eclectic range of therapeutic models, including Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Structural, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and other experiential perspectives, as well as sex therapy and elements of mindfulness, and a focus on improving communication.
Therapy can be short - 10 to 15 sessions, or extended, depending on your needs and interest. Client-focused means you are the expert on yourself. The role of the therapist is to provide a supportive outside perspective, not a “devil’s advocate”, that allows us to take a longer view - past and future - to help guide you toward your own goals.