Transform your life with our team of highly skilled trauma specialists and attachment-based therapists.

Life is too short to surrender to old wounds, unhealthy patterns, or the weight of trauma.

LGBTQIA+ affirming, trauma-focused therapy

serving clients across Pennsylvania

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Come as You Are - We will Meet You There.

You belong here.

You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or exhausted from carrying the weight of trauma, identity-based stress, or repeating relationship patterns.

You’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.

I’m Morgan (she/her), founder of Morgan Karcher Counseling, LLC, a trauma specialist with a team of highly skilled therapists offering services for folx navigating anxiety, grief, identity exploration, caregiving, ODC, BPD, codependency, attachment wounds, and more.

This space is built for healing, curiosity, and change.
At Morgan Karcher Counseling, we’re a team of queer therapists offering trauma-focused care for healing, self-trust, and liberation.

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Therapy here is about

coming home to yourself.

At your pace, on your terms.

Therapy that meets you where you are.

Whether you’re looking to process past trauma, build self-trust, or feel more connected in your relationships, we’ll work together at a pace that feels safe, supportive, and grounding.

Specialties include:

LGBTQIA+ therapy and Gender Exploration
Trauma-informed care (PTSD, childhood trauma, complex trauma, BPD, CPTSD)
Codependency and boundary work
Grief, loss, Chronic Illness, Caregiving, and life transitions
ADHD, anxiety, and identity exploration
Body image and self-worth
Integrative approaches, including Art Therapy, DBT, and ACT

Our Team

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Morgan Karcher

Founder & Trauma Specialist

Claudia Greenholt

Licensed Clincial Social Worker & Psychotherapist

Faith Higgins

Psychotherapist & Art Therapist

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Couples Therapy

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Our Approach

At Morgan Karcher Counseling, we believe healing starts when you feel truly seen and understood.

Our mission is to create a safe, affirming space where you can explore your identity, process trauma, and reclaim your power. We respect the uniqueness of your experiences and believe in therapy as a partnership—one where you feel connected to your therapist and supported in making meaningful change.

With a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and feminist approach, we blend various therapeutic methods, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Trauma-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Art Therapy.

We tailor our approach to your needs, helping you navigate your past, manage the present, and build a future that reflects your true self.

As a queer-affirming practice, we’re committed to supporting your healing while challenging the systems of oppression that impact your mental health. We empower your voice and honor your journey without judgment.

Healing looks different for everyone, some days it’s about building trust, other days it’s about confronting tough emotions.

Whatever it is for you, we’re here to meet you where you are and walk with you. You are the expert in your own experience. Our role is to support you in reconnecting with yourself and reclaiming your power.

Come as you are, and we’ll meet you there.

Our Approach

Trauma Informed &

Trauma Focused

Every therapist on our team is both trauma-informed and trauma-focused. This means we understand that trauma isn’t just something that “happened”—it’s something that lives in the body, mind, and nervous system. We take into account how your past experiences—whether a single incident or years of ongoing harm—may be shaping your current sense of safety, connection, and identity.

Being trauma-informed means we approach every session with the understanding that trauma impacts how people think, feel, relate, and cope. It means we move slowly, collaboratively, and respectfully, always working to create a space that feels emotionally and physically safe. You won’t be pushed to retell your story before you’re ready, and you’ll be met with empathy rather than judgment.

Being trauma-focused means we don’t just acknowledge your trauma—we’re trained to help you process and heal from it. Each therapist brings their own approach to this work—whether that’s through Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), attachment-based work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), or feminist and relational frameworks. What unites us is a deep commitment to supporting clients who have experienced trauma in all its forms.

Trauma can look like a single event, like an accident or assault. It can also be complex and cumulative—growing up in a home where emotional safety was missing, surviving ongoing abuse or neglect, experiencing systemic oppression, religious trauma, or complicated grief.

Whatever your story, we believe your responses to pain have been adaptive—and we’re here to help you reconnect with your strength, your body, and your inner sense of safety.

Healing from trauma is a delicate and deeply personal process. We approach it with the utmost care—honoring your pace, your story, and your strength. Our intention is to support you in reclaiming your power, processing the impact of what you’ve lived through, and breaking free from cycles of shame, guilt, and pain. It’s not about forgetting or pretending it didn’t happen. It’s about gently untangling from the past and reconnecting with your sense of self, agency, and liberation.

Attachment-Based

Do you ever wonder why connection can feel so complicated—why you might crave closeness, yet also protect yourself from it?

Attachment-based therapy explores the early bonds you formed with caregivers and how those experiences continue to shape the way you connect, disconnect, pursue, or withdraw today. Whether you tend to feel anxious in relationships, value independence to a fault, or move somewhere in between, these patterns didn’t develop randomly—they were intelligent adaptations to your early environment.

When infant monkeys are separated from their caregivers, they rock themselves, clutch their own bodies, and engage in repetitive self-soothing behaviors. These responses are not random—they are instinctual attempts to regulate overwhelming distress. Even without comfort from a caregiver, the nervous system searches for ways to create a sense of safety.

When we experience neglect, inconsistency, unpredictability, or emotional unavailability in childhood, we adapt. Some of us become hyper-aware of others’ needs. Some learn to rely only on themselves, hyper-independence. Some quiet our needs altogether. These strategies once helped us survive—but over time, they can leave us feeling disconnected, guarded, or chronically unsure in our relationships.

These early experiences form relational blueprints. They influence how safe it feels to depend on others, how we respond to conflict, and how we experience closeness.

In therapy, we begin to gently update those blueprints. With curiosity, consistency, and care, we explore your patterns—not to judge them, but to understand them. As safety grows, so does the capacity for secure, compassionate connection—both with others and within yourself.

Queer Therapists

Anti-Oppressive

& Feminist

Healing does not happen in isolation. It happens within the context of our identities, lived experiences, and the social systems we navigate every day. Our practice is grounded in anti-oppressive therapy and feminist therapy, which means we actively examine how power, privilege, and systemic injustice impact mental health, relationships, and overall wellbeing.

As trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapists, we recognize that experiences of racism, sexism, fatphobia, ableism, queerphobia, transphobia, classism, and other forms of systemic oppression are not separate from emotional distress—they are often deeply connected to it. Anxiety, depression, relational conflict, and self-doubt can be shaped by chronic marginalization, invisibility, or harm.

We provide identity-affirming therapy that honors the full complexity of who you are. This includes LGBTQ+ affirming therapy, body-liberation–informed care, and support for individuals navigating intersectional identities. You will never be asked to minimize, justify, or leave parts of yourself behind in the therapy room.

Our feminist approach centers collaboration, equity, and agency. We view you as the expert of your own life and prioritize shared decision-making over hierarchy. Rather than pathologizing your responses, we work to understand them within the context of your relationships, culture, and environment.

Practicing social justice–oriented therapy requires ongoing reflection and accountability. We continuously examine our own positions of privilege, engage in anti-racist and decolonizing practices, and remain open to feedback. This commitment is not a statement—it is an active and evolving process.

You deserve therapy that sees the whole of you: your story, your resilience, your identities, and the systems that have shaped your journey. Our goal is to co-create a space that is not only safe, but empowering, affirming, and liberatory.

Have you ever felt like your experiences as a queer person weren’t fully understood or validated in therapy? We recognize the importance of having queer therapists who truly get it. Our team is made up of professionals who are not only LGBTQIA+ affirming but are also deeply attuned to the specific challenges and joys that come with being queer.

Having a queer therapist means being seen, heard, and understood in ways that go beyond surface-level acceptance. It means having a space where your identity isn’t just tolerated—it’s celebrated. We understand the complexities of navigating gender, sexuality, family dynamics, and societal expectations, and we are here to provide a safe, affirming space to explore those experiences.

Whether you’re working through internalized oppression, navigating relationships, or simply seeking a therapist who understands your unique journey, we’re here to support you in embracing your authentic self with pride and confidence.

Art Therapy

Process over Product

At Morgan Karcher Counseling, we offer art therapy as a powerful tool for healing and self-expression. Art making is not just about creating something "beautiful"—it’s a process of resistance against self-silencing, an opportunity to express what words simply cannot capture. Whether through creation or destruction, art therapy allows for a deeper connection to your inner world.

We follow the Expressive Forms Continuum, which emphasizes the importance of "process over the product”. The goal isn’t to create a finished masterpiece, but to engage with the experience of making art—exploring emotions, memories, and thoughts in a nonverbal way that’s sometimes more freeing than traditional talk therapy.

Art therapy is uniquely flexible—it allows our therapists to adapt to your needs, meeting you where you are and being open-minded in our approach. Whether you are creating or deconstructing, the creative process offers a safe space for vulnerability, helping you work through difficult feelings in a way that feels natural and authentic to you. It’s a way to explore, heal, and grow, whether you're expressing joy, grief, anger, or hope.

Through art, we can unlock parts of your story that may be hard to express otherwise. It’s an invitation to explore, release, and reconnect with your emotions on a deeper level, helping you move toward self-acceptance and healing.

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