Counseling

Anita provides individual, couples, and family counseling in Lancaster, PA, as well as offsite training and consulting.

***Counseling philosophy – The client has the answers within them.  The counseling space is for guiding and developing strategies to make those answers a reality.

Counseling modalities: Child-centered play therapy, Relationship Enhancement (RE) skills building, rational emotive behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, sand tray and collage therapy for pre-teens, teens and adults.

Counseling is provided in a relaxed and accepting setting that allows clients to choose among several different approaches, from traditional “talk” therapy to expressive activities.

Areas of particular skill & interest…

Child-centered play therapy, ages 3-12.  Trained through the National Institute for Relationship Enhancement.

For Children—adoption & foster care, trauma & abuse recovery, depression, anxiety, obsessive/compulsive traits, selective mutism, learning & developmental issues, sensory integration, autism, social issues (family, school, peer)

For Teens—adoption & foster care, trauma & abuse recovery, depression, anxiety, obsessive/compulsive traits, selective mutism, learning & developmental issues, sensory integration, autism, social issues (family, school, peer), self-injury, eating disorders, sexuality, gender issues

For Adults—adoption & foster care, trauma & abuse recovery, depression, anxiety, obsessive/compulsive traits, selective mutism, learning & developmental issues, sensory integration, autism, social issues (family, school, peer), work issues, partner/marriage counseling, life transitions—especially young adult/transition to adulthood

 

Counseling services are private and confidential.

All services will be provided on a foundation of non-discrimination. Clinician will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, creed, immigration status, refugee status, country of origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual identity, sexual orientation, physical, mental or intellectual ability, military or veteran status, employment or education status, socioeconomic status, marital or family status.  All individuals are encouraged to express their views on any issue with honesty in counseling sessions. Any bullying, discrimination or harassment of any kind is prohibited on the premises.

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