Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT (she, her)
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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 Email Advanced Counseling and Research Services now for a free 15 minute consultation - (717) 964-8581
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Couple Sessions $200
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- 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
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Pennsylvania / PC-006514 Cheryl Wilson-Smith
- In Practice for 24 years
- 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
Licensed Professional Counselor: Cheryl Wilson-Smith
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or Email us 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
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (717) 964-8581
2 Endorsements
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
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (717) 964-8581
Groups
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Men's DBT: Women's DBT: are offered by both Cady Monasmith and Jenna Wolfe. Please contact the office for dates and times.
Expertise
Anxiety
Borderline Personality (BPD)
Trauma and PTSD
Types of Therapy
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Age
Adults
Location
Liberty Place
313 W Liberty St Suite 224
Lancaster, PA 17603
Email Cheryl Wilson-Smith about this group or call - (717) 964-8581
Location
Primary Location
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
313 W Liberty St Suite 224
717-394-3994
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 964-8581Email Us
Additional Location
Kim Civitarese, M.A, LAPC, CCTP, CGP
Cady Monasmith, M.A., LPC, C-DBT
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 964-8581Nearby Areas
Advanced Counseling and Research Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC-FL, CCMHC, CCTP, CT
Call for a free consultation now - (717) 964-8581