Jodie Hnatkovich LPC, PMH-C (she/her)

The Basics

Title: Founder, Executive Director, Trauma and Grief Therapist

Availability: Limited

Location: Telehealth Hybrid

Schedule: Weekdays only

Insurance/payment: Allegheny County Medical Assistance (CCBH)

My Specialties

*Families navigating the loss of a pregnancy, infant, or child.

I want to walk this unknown with you and support you on this journey. I know there are no words that can take this pain away, and that is never my goal. My hope is to help you move through the pain and find a way to remember the joy they brought into your life. I know this pain, and I want to support you.

*Families processing traumatic childbirths and subsequent pregnancies.

There are ways to help you walk through this. We work to understand what has happened, understand current triggers, and create a plan to live the life you WANT to live. This makes it sound very simplified – but when you are ready to do the hard work, I got you.

*Medical providers navigating secondary traumatic stress.

I want to change the dialog not to be ‘if’ providers develop secondary traumatic stress – but rather ‘when.’ Medical providers usually enter the field to help people, AND people die, or traumatic events happen. It is impossible to be a good provider and show up empathetically for your patients without having their stories impact you eventually.

*Neurodivergent Parenting

Learning how to support neurodivergent kiddos is a journey… especially once you understand the hereditary nature of neurodivergence. I am here to support you and your family on this journey of self-discovery, acceptance, healing, and liberation.

Some Fun Facts

My special interests, in no particular order: 

Human behavior; 

Therapy; 

Running; 

Art (painting or mixed media); 

Leadership styles/roles; 

Fluffy farm animals (and chickens); 

Preventing preventable stillbirths; 

Preventing preventable reproductive trauma; 

Rom Coms; 

Parenting and my kiddos; 

Neurodivergence Liberation / Understanding (specifically ADHD and Autism in femmes and AFAB); 

Anything else I find cool, fun, or ridiculous

Favorite Quote (s)

"No one should need a diagnosis in order to be compassionate to themself." - H. Hoang 

"A slow me is much better than a sick me" - H. Hoang "

'Being Yourself' does not mean you have yourself figured out. It just means you are allowed to *show up* without the expectation of who someone else said you should be." - Morgan Harper Nichols