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Available both in-person and online
313 W Liberty St Suite 224 717-394-3994 Lancaster, PA 17603
Advanced Counseling and Research Services provides a comprehensive array of professional counseling services to the greater Lancaster community. In general terms, these clinical services help clients address problematic issues in their lives that are impacting on their daily lives. Throughout the counseling experience, the counselor and client work collaboratively to address problems presented by the client. The overall purpose of counseling can be summarized in the following objectives: To identify the problematic issues facing each individual client seeking counseling. To identify secondary issues contributing to problem.
Cheryl Wilson-Smith is a Certified Traumatologist, and Licensed Professional Counselor, a member in good standing with the American Counseling Association, Association of Assessment and Research Counselors, as well as the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and The Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. She specializes in traumatic stresses.
Cady Monasmith, MA, BFA, LPC, CCTP, C-DBT is our Chief Clinical Officer, and Director. She offers group and individual state supervision for aspiring professional counselors. Kim Civitarese, M.A., LAPC, CCTP, CGP is our Chief Administrative Officer as well as offering accountability programs for behavioral substance use and dependency (pornography)
Call or Advanced Counseling and Research Services now for a free 15 minute consultation - (717) 964-8581

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Advanced Counseling and Research Services

313 W Liberty St Suite 224

717-394-3994

Lancaster, PA 17603 map

(717) 964-8581

Kim Civitarese, M.A, LAPC, CCTP, CGP

Cady Monasmith, M.A., LPC, C-DBT

Lancaster, PA 17603 map

Website
Trauma therapy plays a crucial role in our lives because Trauma is something that everyone encounters at some point. Healing starts here.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD, Dissociative Disorders (DID) and Substance Use 
$190 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Let's Connect (717) 964-8581
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Advanced Counseling and Research Services

313 W Liberty St Suite 224

717-394-3994

Lancaster, PA 17603 map

(717) 964-8581

Kim Civitarese, M.A, LAPC, CCTP, CGP

Cady Monasmith, M.A., LPC, C-DBT

Lancaster, PA 17603 map

Website
Trauma therapy plays a crucial role in our lives because Trauma is something that everyone encounters at some point. Healing starts here.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD, Dissociative Disorders (DID) and Substance Use 
$190 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $190
  • Couple Sessions $200

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • AmeriHealth
  • Anthem
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Centerstone Military
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • ComPsych
  • Department of Defense
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Geisinger
  • Health Net
  • Health Net Federal Services
  • Highmark
  • Humana
  • Independence Blue Cross
  • Magellan
  • Managed Health Network (MHN)
  • Military OneSource
  • MultiPlan
  • Non-Insured Clients Accepted
  • Optum
  • Quest Behavioral Health
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • We DO NOT accept Medicaid
  • Out of Network
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Our insurance and billing is managed through Prohealth Billing Solutions in Shermandale Pennsylvania.
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581
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Our insurance and billing is managed through Prohealth Billing Solutions in Shermandale Pennsylvania.
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581

Qualifications

    Licensed Professional Counselor: Cheryl Wilson-Smith

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Pennsylvania / PC-006514 Cheryl Wilson-Smith
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 24 years
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from PESI-Evergreen Certifications Certified Clinical Trauma Professional-117407
  • Certificate from Green Cross Academy of Traumatology- American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress Certified Traumatologist- 01504270909 / 2014
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We specialize in psychological trauma and each clinician has post-graduate training and certifications in psychotraumatology.
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581
"
We specialize in psychological trauma and each clinician has post-graduate training and certifications in psychotraumatology.
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Substance Use

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Crisis and Resiliency.
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Polyamory & ENM
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma Related Disorders
  • Veterans
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
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Individual Trauma and PTSD Treatment: It's specifically designed to help you process your experiences and develop robust coping strategies in a one-on-one setting. You'll receive personalized care. Individual Trauma Treatment is a highly effective healing method, providing a supportive and tailored environment that is conducive to healing. EMDR, Prolonged Exposure, and Brainspotting Therapies
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581
"
Individual Trauma and PTSD Treatment: It's specifically designed to help you process your experiences and develop robust coping strategies in a one-on-one setting. You'll receive personalized care. Individual Trauma Treatment is a highly effective healing method, providing a supportive and tailored environment that is conducive to healing. EMDR, Prolonged Exposure, and Brainspotting Therapies
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581

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Dr. David A Arena
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Cheryl was a top graduate student of mine who demonstrated a wonderful depth and breadth of understanding, knowledge, and therapeutic skills.

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Bisexual Allied
Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Brainspotting
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gestalt
  • Healing Techniques Group Therapy: DBT Group
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Narrative Exposure Therapy
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (717) 964-8581
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (717) 964-8581

Groups


Location

Primary Location

Advanced Counseling and Research Services

313 W Liberty St Suite 224

717-394-3994

Lancaster, PA 17603

(717) 964-8581

Additional Location

Kim Civitarese, M.A, LAPC, CCTP, CGP

Cady Monasmith, M.A., LPC, C-DBT

Lancaster, PA 17603

(717) 964-8581
"
Trauma therapy plays a crucial role in our lives because Trauma is something that everyone encounters at some point. Healing starts here.
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call for a free consultation now - (717) 964-8581
"
Trauma therapy plays a crucial role in our lives because Trauma is something that everyone encounters at some point. Healing starts here.
Photo of Cheryl Wilson-Smith - Advanced Counseling and Research Services, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call for a free consultation now - (717) 964-8581