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Open Space provides inclusive LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy, wellness services, and expert-led training.

11/21/2025

✨ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ✨

🏳️‍🌈 Meet 𝗧𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲 (𝘀𝗵𝗲/𝗵𝗲𝗿), one of our skilled therapists here at Open Space!

🚨 Taffie has just added 𝗡𝗘𝗪 early morning and late afternoon/evening slots to 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆! 📅 🤩

🌟 Taffie is an EMDR certified therapist and has extensive experience supporting folks navigating sexual identity, gender identity, relationship dynamics (including ENM), domestic/interpersonal violence, sexual concerns, and trauma & PTSD in a truly non-judgmental space--there's no such thing as 'TMI' with her. Taffie is also WPATH trained in writing 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 for gender affirming surgery.

🌟 Offering both in-office sessions in our 🏢 East End office (Shadyside) and via 💻 Telehealth across the state of PA, Taffie is ready to support you where ever you are.

👉 Ready to start your journey with Taffie? Check out our 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 page below (or click the link in our bio) to take the first step in getting scheduled. We will be in touch within 24 business hours! 💛

➡ www.openspaceccw.com/getstarted

🥳 (You NOW also have the ability to 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁 out of our up-to-date current availability options, allowing us to skip an entire step in the process and get you scheduled even sooner!)

11/21/2025

🗣️ Your identity isn’t the problem.

👉 People *choosing* not to do the bare minimum—*that’s* the problem.

Respect isn’t complicated.
And your pronouns aren’t optional.

Your identity isn’t confusing. It’s valid. Full stop. 🩷

11/20/2025

🏳️‍⚧️ Today we pause to honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence. Each name represents a whole person—someone's child, friend, partner, parent—whose light was extinguished too soon.

𝙄𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣:

We see you.
We mourn with you.
We fight alongside you.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans lives have always mattered. Today and every day, we hold space for grief while working toward a world where trans people can live freely, safely, and joyfully.

Light a candle. Say their names. Transform sorrow into solidarity.

Thank you to for sharing the second graphic, listing the names of those lost due to violence over the past year.

11/19/2025

🏳️‍🌈 You don’t have to shrink, mask, overperform, or prove a thing.
🏳️‍⚧️ You are enough as you are. Today, right now, in this exact moment.

🩶

11/18/2025

Honoring your boundaries is an act of self-respect.

✔ You’re allowed to have limits.
✔ Your boundaries are valid.
✔ And you’re allowed to hold your boundaries without carrying the weight of someone else’s feelings about them.

🩷

11/16/2025

✨ 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 ✨

📝 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦:

1️⃣ Complete the form on our 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 page 👉 www.openspaceccw.com/getstarted.

2️⃣ We'll respond 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 24 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 with provider matches and current availability. (𝗣𝗥𝗢 𝗧𝗜𝗣 👉 Choose a specific day/time a provider has available to 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 and 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 your intake process!)

3️⃣ We hold your preferred appointment for 24 hours while you complete our super quick 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 that gives us what we need to verify your insurance benefits (if applicable) and set up your client portal.

4️⃣ We send you our 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹, which contains your appointment details, insurance/fee responsibility, and an invitation to your 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯!

5️⃣ At least 24 hours prior to your session, you'll complete a few essential forms (consent, two brief assessments, and a short questionnaire), 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂--not paperwork.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

11/12/2025

📣 We're excited to share that we have a few clinicians with ✨ 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 ✨ who are now able to accept 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 and 𝗕𝗖𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝗣𝗢 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 (in addition to others)!

Take a moment to review our clinicians and the appointment times they each currently have available. If someone looks like a fit, just head to our 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 page below! ⬇

👉 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗰𝗰𝘄.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱

(Want to fast track your intake process? Our new and improved 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 page now includes UP-TO-DATE availability for all of our clinicians, which helps us reduce an entire step! 😀 🤸‍♀️ 🙌)

We can't wait to support you.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

10/21/2025

📣 ✨ 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀! ✨ 📣

🌿 𝗧𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶 (she/her) ➡ Limited openings - spots are filling up fast! Now in network with Highmark/BCBS, Aetna and Optum/UHC. UPMC and Geisinger are in progress.

🌿 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 (she/her) ➡ Schedule is NOW open! Able to accept Aetna and self-pay. Highmark/BCBS, Optum/UHC, UPMC, and Geisinger are in progress.

🌿 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶́𝗮 (he/him) ➡ Schedule is NOW open! Able to accept Aetna and self-pay. Highmark/BCBS, UPMC, and Geisinger are in progress.

🌿 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘖𝘖𝘕 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙝 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵! 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸!

⭐ Interested in scheduling with one of our clinicians?

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 👇

𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐰.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝

10/08/2025

You’re allowed to slow down.
You’re allowed to pause before pushing through.
You’re allowed to take time to heal.
Without guilt, without comparison, without rushing your process.
💜

10/07/2025

The memories don't disappear—but they don't have to control you anymore.

👉 EMDR therapy helps your brain reprocess trauma and distressing experiences so they lose their emotional charge. It's not about reliving what happened; it's about moving through it in a safe, structured way with a trained clinician by your side.

Whether you're navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, or overwhelming stress, EMDR is a research-backed approach that can help you find relief and reclaim your peace.

You don't have to carry this weight alone. 💛

Ready to explore if EMDR is right for you?

Visit ➡ www.openspaceccw.com/getstarted to connect with a therapist who can support your healing journey.

10/06/2025

✨ Meet 𝐓𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐞 (she/her)! ✨

Taffie sees adults ages 18+ via Telehealth 💻 and in-person at our East End (Shadyside) office 🏢.

…𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒!

🏳️‍🌈 "𝐼'𝑚 𝑎 𝐿𝐺𝐵𝑇𝑄𝐼𝐴+, 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑘-𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑡. 𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓: 𝐴 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒'𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦. 𝐼 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒, 𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒.”

➡ Taffie is able to write 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 for gender affirming surgery, and is also a 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐌𝐃𝐑 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭--an evidence-based approach that has proven to be incredibly effective for trauma and PTSD.

🏳️‍⚧️ She is currently able to accept Aetna, United Healthcare/Optum, and self-pay. (Highmark BCBS, UPMC, and Geisinger credentialing are in progress and should be effective within the next few weeks!)

⭐ Interested in scheduling with Taffie?

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 👇
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐰.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝

09/12/2025

We can’t wait to share these incredible therapists and wellness providers with you! 😍🥰

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

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Our practice is specifically designed to meet the needs of our community and eliminate fear of judgement as a barrier to personal growth and wellness. From our workplace culture to our work with our clients, we promote diversity, inclusivity, and progressive approaches.

We believe in people. We believe in true acceptance--not just tolerance. We believe that change can happen--at any point in our lives. We believe that it's never too late to shed the "stuff" you've been carrying around.

We believe that the simple act of being heard--truly heard--can set the stage for a renewed life and the courage to say:

"This is not how my story is going to end."

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