Therapy for Women in Pennsylvania, Delaware & Virginia
Culturally Affirming Therapy For Women
Online therapy from Black & BIPOC therapists who see, hear, and honor high-achieving millennial women.
Our Mission
At AWA Counseling Services, we provide compassionate, culturally responsive, and evidence-based mental health care tailored to women, people of color, and the BIPOC community. Our mission is to foster resilience, healing, and empowerment through individualized care that honors diversity, ensuring every client feels seen, heard, and supported.
Meet Adara Anderson
Our Mission
At AWA Counseling Services, we provide compassionate, culturally responsive, and evidence-based mental health care tailored to women, people of color, and the BIPOC community. Our mission is to foster resilience, healing, and empowerment through individualized care that honors diversity, ensuring every client feels seen, heard, and supported.
Meet Adara Anderson
Adara founded AWA Counseling Services to create a supportive space for women, especially women of color, seeking care for their mental health. Our team specializes in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Many of our clients come to us looking for a therapist who understands their experiences and shares their worldview, because therapy should be a place where you feel seen, safe, and truly validated.
I specialize in working with women struggling with anxiety, adjustment, and relationship issues. Clients come to me looking for a therapist who looks like them and can understand their worldview, because therapy should be a place where you feel safe and validated.
“We celebrate and uplift women of color in our practice, drawing from our lived experiences as minority women.”
— Adara Anderson, LPC
Are these challenges holding you back?
Anxiety and Depression
Race and Cultural Expectations
Perfectionism & Burnout
Parenting & Motherhood
Life Transitions
Family Expectations and Trauma
Imagine a life where you…
can finally lay down the exhausting armor of perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety, untangling your worth from your daily productivity.
navigate the beautiful, complex realities of motherhood without carrying the invisible mental load all on your own, allowing yourself to rest without guilt or burnout.
feel empowered to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma, setting boundaries around heavy family expectations so you can write your own story.
exist fully and authentically, no longer having to translate your lived experience or mask the weight of racial and cultural expectations just to get through the day.
find your way out of the heavy fog of depression, reclaiming your joy, your energy, and your right to a soft place to land.
Culturally informed therapy can help you…
unravel the exhausting threads of high-functioning anxiety and perfectionism
process the heavy, unspoken weight of intergenerational trauma
find a soft, validating space to land when the invisible, relentless mental load of motherhood pushes you into deep burnout.
safely explore and push back against rigid racial and cultural expectations without feeling like you have to translate your identity
lift the heavy fog of depression using deeply relational, person-centered approaches that honor your unique lived experience
break free from generational cycles of over-functioning
Our Therapy Services
Our virtual therapy services are designed to support women on their journey toward healing, growth, and self-discovery. Whether you're seeking one-on-one support, the power of community through group therapy, or support for your relationship with your partner, our team is here to meet you where you are.
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Couples Therapy
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Not sure if therapy is right for you? Schedule a free 15-min consultation call to discuss your goals and concerns to determine if we’re the right fit.
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FAQs
Review our most commonly asked questions. If you are still unsure about therapy, you can book a free 15-min consultation call with us today.
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All sessions are conducted via a secure and easy-to-use telehealth platform, similar to Zoom. Phone sessions can also be conducted on an as needed basis. We are not providing any in-person counseling at this time.
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The first session will be an initial assessment to discuss your background information, history, and needs for treatment. During this first session, you will have the opportunity to see how therapy will work, review practice policies, ask questions, as well as determine whether or not you are comfortable with the therapist. The therapist will also review your intake forms and screenings with you.
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Therapy sessions are typically 50-60 minutes. Depending on individual need, most sessions occur weekly or biweekly. You can discuss with your therapist what is best for you.
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Typically therapists or counselors have their master’s degree in counseling, and may have additional certifications and specialities through continuing education and training.
While psychologists provide counseling services, they also provide psychological testing for schools, courts, and other entities. Psychologists usually have an advanced clinical degree.
Psychiatrists usually do not provide therapy/counseling services and are typically available for medication management. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in behavior. If medication is necessary, it is usually used in conduction with counseling/therapy. Medication therapy is not a replacement for therapy.
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Yes! To see a list of in-network plans, please visit the About Us page.
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Access to HIPPA secured virtual mental health care in PA & DE
Secure and easy to use therapy platform
Flexible scheduling and easy appointment booking
Therapy from a Licensed and Board Certified Therapist
