About me

Hi! I’m Haley Higby! I graduated with my Master of Social Work from West Chester University and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in PA.  As a social worker, I value empowering children, teens and young adults who face adversity and always act with care and compassion toward clients. Through active listening I am able to identify clients’ needs, which allows me to collaborate with them and their support system when creating a treatment plan that utilizes their strengths to enhance their well-being.

I have dedicated my career to providing evidence-based trauma informed care by obtaining my Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certification (TF-CBT) and am a Clinical Certified Trauma Professional (CCTP).   I am an EMDR trained therapist through an EMDRIA approved program with a focus on using EMDR with children, teens and their families, as well as EMDR with adults. I also am a Certified EMDR Parent-Child & Attachment Specialist.  Furthermore, I provide a space for children and adolescents to discover their super powers of managing their big emotions and processing traumas and/or life events that are distressing for them.  My past experience includes working at several different levels of mental health care as an outpatient therapist with children through adult ages, as a Trauma therapist, and also with a local hospital as a case manager.  In addition to my clinical work, I also provide supervision to LSWs at Cool Creek Counseling who are working toward their LCSW licensure.

In sessions I utilize strength-based approaches including Mindfulness based interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Child-Centered Play Therapy, and EMDR therapy.  I believe including parents and other support systems are also integral in working with children and teens.  I have great knowledge in working with anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and giftedness and twice-exceptionality (2E). I understand that gifted and 2E kids often carry their own adversity, and I help them process what it's like to feel or experience the world differently from their peers.  I hope that those who align with my approach reach out and start their recovery and discovery with me!