A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US.

Samantha Mathews, MA, LPC, NCC is a Philadelphia-based Clinical Mental Health Counselor with a focus on Trauma, Women’s Issues, anxiety, and groups.

Samantha is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania.

Samantha Mathews, MA, LPC, NCC

Sam received her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of the Cumberlands and her B.A. from The University of Mary Washington. Her experience includes working in outpatient community mental health providing comprehensive trauma treatment, and a domestic violence agency providing individual, group, and crisis counseling for survivors of family and intimate partner violence.  Samantha also has previous experience in outpatient addiction treatment. Sam and her husband have two kids and are on the leadership team at their local church in the Fairmount/Brewerytown neighborhoods.

In addition to private practice counseling, Sam is the Founder and CEO of Andrée Collective, a nonprofit that leverages the wedding industry to provide employment and therapy to domestic violence & human trafficking survivors. Learn more at www.andreecollective.org.

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Psychoeducation

  • Domestic and Sexual Violence

  • Training and educating church leaders and members

  • Marriage and Couples

  • Foster Families

  • Grief and Life Transitions

  • Anxiety and Depression

  • Group counseling

  • Integration of the Gospel and evidence-based counseling practices

Maryrose Yerger, MS, LAPC

Maryrose Yerger is a Philly based Professional Counseling Associate. In addition to her work with SMCC, she also serves young adults as a recovery-oriented counselor in community mental health. Maryrose has had a passion for working with women and survivors of trauma since her time at Penn State where she worked to cofound REACH (Research Engagement and Community Healing), an initiative to combat sexual violence on college campuses. She received her MS in Couples and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon. In her work she draws on  her background in Yoga and meditation instruction, transpersonal psychology, expressive arts, and nature-based therapy. She is trained in both Gestalt and Internal Family Systems therapy.  Maryrose loves collaborating with other women. She believes wholeheartedly in the power of transforming our trauma together through shared creative potential and empowerment. In her free time you can find Maryrose singing, dancing, painting, strumming her guitar, and hiking the Wissahickon.

In addition to her work at SMCC, Maryrose is a group and art therapist at Andrée Collective, a nonprofit that leverages the wedding industry to provide employment and therapy to domestic violence & human trafficking survivors. Learn more at www.andreecollective.org.

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Life Transitions

  • Relationship Issues

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Body Positivity

  • Couples and Families

  • Art Therapy

  • Grief

  • Mood and Personality Disorders

  • Spirituality

COUNSELING PRACTICE & REFERRAL INFORMATION

SM Counseling & Consulting

Samantha Mathews and Maryrose Yerger see both individual and group clients in person in our East Falls office or via telehealth. Reach out through the contact form on this site to schedule a consultation.

John Applegate & Associates

Samantha Mathews joined John Applegate & Associates in 2019. If you are interested in setting up an appointment with Samantha or one of the other mental health professionals at JA&A, please contact the office of John Applegate & Associates here.

Philadelphia Renewal Network

Samantha Mathews also accepts referrals through the Philadelphia Renewal Network. The Philadelphia Renewal Network is a network of Christian counselors and psychiatrists providing Biblical-based professional care and counsel in partnership with and as an extension of the shepherding arm of local churches in the greater Philadelphia region. If you are a church in the Philadelphia Metro Area and are interested in joining PRN, please connect here.

Andrée Collective

Maryrose Yerger runs low-barrier in-person and online group therapy through Andrée Collective. Therapy is offered for adult female survivors of trauma on a pay-what-you-can bases. Maryrose offers psychoeducational & processing trauma groups as well as art therapy trauma groups. Get more information or register for an upcoming group here.