Understanding your patterns
My foundation is psychodynamic therapy. We explore how your experiences and relationships shape the ways you feel, connect, and respond today, with curiosity about patterns that may be difficult to see on your own.
Bill Curtin, LCSW · Virtual therapy in Pennsylvania
When coping isn’t enough.
Time to understand what’s underneath.
Maybe something hurts, something’s stuck, or life just feels difficult. You don’t need the right words yet. We’ll start with what’s bringing you in.
Request a free 20-minute consultationFree 20-minute consultation · Online therapy for adults in Pennsylvania.
Beginning where you are
You don’t need to have
it all figured out.
You may be considering therapy because of a specific concern, a difficult transition, or a pattern you feel ready to change. We can begin with what is troubling you now, while making room to explore the experiences, relationships, and feelings that shape your life.
Together, we can work toward greater self-understanding, more freedom in how you respond to familiar challenges, and a clearer sense of what makes life meaningful to you.
My approach
Practical help.
Deeper understanding.
Working with the present
I also draw on my training in cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. Practical tools can help us examine thoughts and behaviors and work with the concerns that brought you to therapy.
Finding what matters to you
Alongside addressing immediate difficulties, there is space to explore meaning, relationships, and the choices that could help you live more fully. Your priorities help guide our work.
Areas of support
You don’t have to
carry it alone.
Traumatic grief
When loss comes with trauma (a sudden death, a violent loss, grief tangled up with what happened), the mourning needs room, and so does the shock. I work with people carrying both.
High-achiever burnout
From the outside it looks like success. Inside it feels like running on empty with no permission to stop. I work with high achievers who are burning out and want a different relationship with work, ambition, and rest.
Men’s mental health
A lot of men were never given much language for what’s happening inside. Therapy can be a place to build that language, without judgment and without having to perform being fine.
First responders
Police, fire, EMS, dispatch: the job asks you to absorb what most people never see. I spent a decade in the victim services field and community behavioral health. I understand the culture and the cost.
Anxiety & depression
Racing thoughts, dread that won’t lift, the flat gray of depression. Practical tools and deeper understanding, together. Not one or the other.
PTSD & trauma
Trauma-informed care including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), structured, evidence-based work for when the past won’t stay in the past.
Why TherapyPA
Depth and practical help,
together.
- Two traditions, one room
I’m certified in psychodynamic psychotherapy and CBT, and trained in CPT for trauma. We can go deep and still leave each session with something useful.
- A decade where it counts
Before private practice, I spent a decade in the victim services field and community behavioral health. That work taught me what it means to sit with people during the worst moments of their lives, and it’s the foundation of how I practice now.
- A real relationship, not a protocol
This isn’t a six-session program. It’s a therapeutic relationship built over time, aimed at lasting change. Not just symptom management.
- Private by design
With no insurance involved, no insurer ever sees a diagnosis or a treatment note from our work, and nothing goes to an employer. For people who need therapy to stay completely separate from the rest of their life, that separation is the point.
About Bill
A thoughtful, collaborative
space to be yourself.
I’m Bill Curtin, a licensed clinical social worker based in Philadelphia. I work with adults through online therapy in Pennsylvania.
I hold a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania (license CW025367, current through February 28, 2027). My experience includes outpatient community mental health, victim services, and group practice work.
I am trained in both psychodynamic clinical work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I’m interested in helping you understand yourself on a fundamental level, while attending to the problems you want help with today.
Questions
What people
usually ask.
What are your fees?
Sessions are $200. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are available based on financial need. Mention it when you reach out if cost is a concern. I provide superbills on request if you’d like to seek out-of-network reimbursement from your insurer.
Do you offer a free consultation?
Yes. A free 20-minute consultation so we can see if we’re a good fit. We’ll talk about what brings you in, any questions you have, and what working together would look like.
Where and how do sessions happen?
All sessions are held online through secure telehealth, for adults located in Pennsylvania.
Do you take insurance?
I don’t bill insurance directly. If you’re hoping to use insurance, mention it when you reach out and I’ll point you in the right direction.
How private is private-pay therapy?
Very. Because there’s no insurance, no insurer ever receives a diagnosis or treatment records from our work, and nothing is shared with an employer. What you tell me stays between us, within the standard legal and ethical limits all therapists follow.
What is the first session like?
We’ll talk about what brings you in, what you want to be different, and how we might work together. There’s no pressure to have it all figured out. Beginning where you are is the whole point.
What is your cancellation policy?
Please give at least 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule. Late cancellations and missed sessions are charged the full fee, except in true emergencies.
Getting started
Let’s begin with
what brings you here.
I offer a free 20-minute consultation so we can see if we’re a good fit. Sessions are held online through secure telehealth, for adults located in Pennsylvania. If you’re hoping to use insurance, mention that when you reach out and I’ll point you in the right direction.
Book your free consultationPick a time that works for you. You’ll get a confirmation right away.