Primary Location
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
313 W Liberty St Suite 224
717-394-3994
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 964-8581
313 W Liberty St Suite 224
717-394-3994
Lancaster, PA 17603
Call Cheryl Wilson-Smith
Offers online therapy
We've avoided treatment disruptions caused by COVID-19, we strive to mitigate it's spread by remaining vigilant to the needs of our clients.
About
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.
We look forward to building a relationship with you. We have several Clinicians on staff to help you manage and ameliorate your trauma related symptoms, Shelby Brightbill M.A, LPC CAADC John Goldman M.S.W., LCSW, CAADC, and Jenna Wolfe, M.A., LPC CAADC CCTP C-DBT
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Call or Email Advanced Counseling and Research Services for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581
Finances
- Session Fee: $190 per session
- Couples Session Fee: $200 per session
Pay By:
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- AmeriHealth
- Anthem
- Beacon Health Options
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Capital Blue Cross
- Centerstone Military
- ComPsych
- Department of Defense
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Geisinger
- Health Net
- Health Net Federal Services
- Highmark
- Humana
- Independence Blue Cross
- MHN | Health Net
- Magellan
- Military OneSource
- MultiPlan
- Non-Insured Clients Accepted
- Optum
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- We DO NOT accept Medicaid
- We DO NOT accept Medicare
- Out of Network
Our insurance and billing is managed through Prohealth Billing Solutions in Shermandale Pennsylvania.
Email us or call (717) 964-8581 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 21 Years
- License: Pennsylvania / PC-006514
We specialize in psychological trauma and each clinician has post-graduate training and certifications in psychotraumatology.
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: PESI-Evergreen Certifications / Certified Clinical Trauma Professional-117407
- Certificate: Green Cross Academy of Traumatology- American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress / Certified Traumatologist- 01504270909
- Certificate Date: 2014
Endorsements
"Cheryl was a top graduate student of mine who demonstrated a wonderful depth and breadth of understanding, knowledge, and therapeutic skills."
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTP, CCH
Advanced Counseling and Research Services's Groups
Healing Techniques: DBT Women's Group
In this 15 week psychoeducational group, you will learn the foundational principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that can help you regulate emotions and become more effective in your behavior and interactions with others. Learning practical skills along 4 areas: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. We will start with a mindfulness practice facilitated by the group instructor, explanation of the specific week's skill focus, discussion of personal application for these skills, and a homework assignment to practice in order to be reviewed the following week. Facilitated by Jenna M. Wolfe MA, LPC, CAADC, CCTP, C-DBT.
Primary Location
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
313 W Liberty St Suite 224
717-394-3994
Lancaster, PA 17603
313 W Liberty St Suite 224
717-394-3994
Lancaster, PA 17603
Call Cheryl Wilson-Smith
(717) 964-8581
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Substance Use
Issues
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- 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
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Transgender
- Trauma Related Disorders
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
Communities
- Aviation Professionals
- Bisexual Allied
- Blind Allied
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Deaf Allied
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Immuno-disorders
- Intersex Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Little Person Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Sex Worker Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Single Mother
- Transgender Allied
- Veterans
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)
- EMDR
- Eclectic
- 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
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Group
Last Modified: 21 Mar 2023
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