Surya Guhanand, MFT (she/her)

Owner of SG WellnessSolutions LLC & Therapist at The Empowerment Collective

Surya Guhanand, MFT

Fee: $150/50 minutes individuals

$165/50 minutes couples and families

(Reduced fee available $80-100)

Licensed in: PA

Location: Philadelphia & Virtual

Being stuck doesn't always look like paralysis, sometimes it looks like running the same exhausting loop with the people you love, over and over again.I work with kids 11+, families, and adults who feel caught in repetitive patterns or just worn down by the demands of daily life. Many of my clients are adult children with complex origin stories, navigating the tension between obligation, identity, and trying to figure out how to honor where they come from. My goal is to help you move from feeling stuck to feeling more connected; to yourself and to the people who matter to you. 

My approach is warm but honest. I care a lot about building real trust with the people I work with, because I think that relationship is where the actual healing happens. I want this to be a space where you don't have to carry the hard stuff alone, where you can be direct with me, and I'll be direct with you too. I love this work because of the uniquely restorative therapeutic relationship we co-create. 


Together, we'll start by getting curious about the patterns that you continually see, and then work on practical ways to help you show up more like the person you actually want to be.

When I work with families, I stay even-handed, not taking sides, while paying close attention to the specific micro-cultures and unwritten rules of your family and their context, not just generic ideas about what families “should look like". Every family carries its own history and expectations, so I want to understand you and yours.

While working with clients I tailor my therapeutic approach and pull from varied modalities including: internal family systems, emotionally focused therapy, trauma focused CBT, Bowenian systems theory and contextual family therapy.

Outside of running my business, I can usually be found among the trees with my corgi, Astro, experiencing live music events, or lifting weights. If I'm not outside, I’m definitely binging a show or learning a new recipe.These are a few of my favorite things 🎶 They help me feel calm while the world seems anything but. I find peace in places where people come together to live in their humanity. 

If you're interested in working with me, let’s schedule a 15-minute consultation call. 😊

My specific interests include:

  • Teens (13+)

  • Adult children of immigrant parents

  • Intergenerational dynamics

  • Blended families (co-parenting, joining families, new families)

  • Single mothers

  • Family dysfunction 

  • Men's mental wellness

  • Relationship stress and communication

  • Relational trauma and stuck relational patterns

  • High achievers

  • Identity and self-concept

  • Anxiety, burnout, depression