Rustin Paradise, LPC

My name is Rustin (she/they), and I work with clients struggling with trauma. Read below to find out more about me and how I can help.

When you think about how far you have come from your past, you are amazed.

The steps that you have taken to get to where you are today did not seem possible three years ago. Even though your situation has completely changed and life is incredible, it still doesn’t feel that way. You feel guilty about what has been left behind. Extreme emotions come up from smells, sights, or statements, and you can’t control it. Nightmares cause you fear when you think about sleeping.

You are sick of living this way and want to find some sort of peace but don’t know how or where to start.

Therapy CAN help!

By working together on a consistent basis, we can improve your mood, calm your mind, and decrease those nightmares so you can live your best life.

You deserve peace.

Bio

Rustin Paradise, LPC (she/they) is a mental health therapist with a counseling practice based in Pittsburgh, PA. She offers (primarily virtual) individual therapy to people who have encountered trauma in their life and are physically located in the state of Pennsylvania at the time of sessions.

Rustin graduated with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling in 2019 and gained her license in professional counseling (LPC) from Pennsylvania in 2022. She has extensive training in different types of trauma treatment and uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) in their practice. They became EMDR certified in January 2024 through EMDRIA and is currently an EMDR Consultant-in-Training (CIT). Rustin completed IFS Level 1 Training through the IFS Institute in January 2024. Rustin has over five years working in mental health and over nine years working in drug and alcohol.