Finding Your Way: How Therapy Transforms Lives with Kia Medley-Stephens

What does it really mean to become a better version of yourself? Kia Medley-Stevens, founder of Optimal Key Therapy, believes professional mental health support plays a crucial role—and it's more accessible than many realize.
As a licensed professional counselor recognized across Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, Kia Medley-Stephens leads a diverse team of mental health specialists offering comprehensive support for individuals facing anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. In this episode of the Good Neighbor Podcast, Kia skillfully dismantles common misconceptions about therapy, explaining how her practice combines traditional counseling with specialized approaches like EMDR and art therapy to meet each client's unique needs.
Listen as Good Neighbor Podcast Host Bob Blaisse, takes the conversation towards a particularly illuminating turn when Kia addresses the warning signs that someone might benefit from professional support. Rather than focusing only on crisis situations, she highlights subtle indicators many of us dismiss, feeling unlike yourself, increasing isolation or losing interest in previously enjoyable activities. You'll hear Kia's strong belief that everybody at some point in their life should probably seek a therapist, while normalizing therapy as a universal resource for personal growth.
What makes this discussion especially valuable is Kia's practical approach to overcoming barriers to mental health care. From flexible virtual appointments that can happen from your car during lunch breaks to accepting most insurance plans and helping uninsured clients find financial assistance programs, Optimal Key Therapy exemplifies a commitment to meeting people exactly where they are. Listen in to discover how professional therapy might be the missing piece in your journey toward becoming the person you want to be—and how to take that first step today.

Optimal Key Therapy
www.OptimalKeyTherapy.com
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610-910-1864

--- About The Show--- Good Neighbor Podcast is a spotlight on local businesses in and around Delaware County, PA (“Delco” ) and Beyond... The executive producer and host, Bob Blaisse, is a community sponsorship advocate, business branding specialist, and publisher of several hometown magazines, including: Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors, Marple Friends & Neighbors and Newtown Edgmont Friends & Neighbors, mailed monthly to more than 12,000 homes in Western Delaware County, PA, and also available for reading online.