
Alcove Counseling Services
LCSW, LSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1150 Lancaster Blvd, Suite 100, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Let's Connect (717) 691-1090

Congratulations on your first step to feeling better! Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, or intense emotions? Does life seem unfair and difficult? Do unwanted thoughts and feelings invade your peace? Do you have professional, personal or life goals that are unfulfilled? Life is hard and having a caring and competent therapist can help manage life difficulties and make life more meaningful. We have an accepting and affirming approach to counseling. We can help you work through your struggles.
Michael Phillips, LCSW, Sandy Gordon, LCSW, and Sharon Bietsch, LCSW, are experienced, caring, kind and informed counselors that will provide the support and care you need to work through your anxiety, depression, anger, or intense feelings. Email is the best way to contact us, and we will get back to you quickly.
We accept most major insurance companies and Private Pay. Our goal is to listen to you, understand your perspective, and help you work through the situations so that your life is more fulfilling. If you have come this far, reach out to us and let us help you start on your road to feeling better!
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Alcove Counseling Services now - (717) 691-1090
Let's Connect (717) 691-1090

Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Cash, CheckInsurance
- Aetna
- Almost all insurances taken.
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- ChoiceCare Network
- Company if we are not paneled.
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- First Choice Health | FCH
- Geisinger
- Health Net
- Highmark
- Humana
- Medicare
- Optum
- Quest Behavioral Health
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hea
- We will attempt to contract with your insurance
- Out of Network

Alcove Counseling Services
LCSW, LSW
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (717) 691-1090
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Pennsylvania / CW013894 Michael Phillips
- Certificate from Professional Counselor PC007585 / 2014
- Certificate from National Association of Social Work Military, Veterans and Family / 2014
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Christian Counseling
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Imago
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Play Therapy
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Telemental Health
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Alcove Counseling Services
1150 Lancaster Blvd
Suite 100
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 691-1090Email us