The Mind and Body Collective

08/28/2025

08/28/2025

As the owner of Nourished Resilience LLC, Rachael is an HAES-aligned clinician passionate about helping individuals and couples build healthier, more connected lives.

She specializes in treating eating disorders for clients aged 14 and up and also works with couples to strengthen their relationships, improve communication, and navigate challenges together.

Whether you're working on your relationship with food, your body, or your partner, Rachael strives to create a compassionate, judgment-free space where you feel supported and seen. She's a certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) through IAEDP and draws from a variety of evidence-based approaches—including CBT, DBT, Experiential and Humanistic therapies, Solution-Focused techniques, and the Gottman Method.

Rachael believes that healing and change are possible, even when things feel overwhelming. She strives to meet clients where they are and walks alongside them through their journey toward growth, connection, and resilience.

If you'd like to get on Rachael's wait-list, contact her at nourishedresilience.net

08/27/2025

08/23/2025

08/22/2025

From dungeon creep show to nearly drop dead gorgeous.

08/19/2025

We are so excited to introduce you to Melissa DeHaven, Billing Specialist/Professional Problem Solver/Administrative Ninja!

Melissa brings 15 years of billing and accounting experience from the hospitality field to her new venture as a mental health biller. With a background in customer service and office management, she is detail-oriented and committed to accuracy and efficiency in every step of the billing process—all while maintaining a friendly, personalized approach. She also has experience in the mental health field as an administrative superhero and is trauma-informed and has a unique understanding of the complexities of the therapy world.

What Melissa enjoys most about her work is helping providers feel less stressed about paperwork so they can focus on what is important, clients. Outside of work, she enjoys making her own cold brew coffee, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family, often by way of glamping at her permanent site at an RV park.

Melissa is finally ready to expand her billing and administrative talents to the public and is able to work with clinicians outside of The Mind and Body Collective. Melissa provides billing services, administrative assistance, help with credentialing, VCAP claim submission and more for $25/hour.

If you are interested in working with Melissa don't hesitate to reach out to us at mindbodycollective25@gmail.com or contact her directly at billing@melissadehaven.com

08/17/2025

08/02/2025

We’d like to introduce you to our intern, Darren. Darren is currently enrolled in Waynesburg University’s Master of Counseling Psychology. He was a great fit for us due to his clinical interest in EMDR, trauma, somatic work, nature, and mindfulness practice. 

Prior to entering the mental health field he worked for 18 years running a nature-based mentorship program for teens and young adults in parks and forests around the country. He is passionate about the outdoors and enjoys the opportunity to help people experience the benefits of nature through conservation work and experiential activities. He deeply values the healing power of being connected with our bodies and nature. 

As a counselor in training, he brings a compassionate and collaborative spirit to his work and values creating a safe space for clients to explore how past experiences influence their present. Darren’s therapeutic approach integrates a variety of techniques and modalities including mindfulness-based interventions, somatic work, and grounding. He is eager to learn more and is excited to get an array of clinical experiences at The Mind and Body Collective!

He is currently open to start seeing his own clients both in-person and via telehealth. Darren is taking clients at no cost. 

Please email us to get a consultation with Darren!

mindbodycollective25@gmail.com

07/25/2025

Add therapy into your summer self-care routine!
We have an intern that is looking for a new clients! Please reach out if you are interested. We will be featuring him soon so you can read more about him!

07/24/2025

It's coming together!

07/17/2025

Meet one of the faces behind The Mind and Body Collective, LLC!

Sarah Ludwig, LPC

Sarah is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing for over a decade providing trauma-focused treatment to an array of individuals of differing ages, races and ethnicities, and treatment needs/diagnoses. Sarah has a vast amount of experience in a variety of different treatment settings from inpatient, residential, family-based, to owning her own private practice since 2019. Sarah has expertise in the treatment of trauma, especially those impacted by sexual violence. Sarah also specializes in domestic and intimate partner violence, victimization of any type, OCD treatment, ADHD and neurodivergency treatment in adults and teens. Sarah is an EMDR therapist, but is also certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) and Trauma Process Yoga Group (TPYG). She is an adjunct professor at Seton Hill University where she teaches addictions in their masters in counseling and art therapy program. She has a vast history of training in the community on topics related to victimization, borderline personality disorder, and therapist burnout.

Sarah believes in bringing life to therapy and utilizes the power of humor to aid in the healing process. She is passionate about the work she does and is eager to help both clients and colleagues achieve their goals. Sarah is credentialed with UPMC and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Although not accepting new clients, Sarah is able to provide referrals as needed or take new clients on a case-by-case basis when openings occur. Sarah is also open to accepting new therapists for clinical supervision for PA state licensure.

Sarah is also a mom, wife, cat lady, and gamer. 😺 🎮