Business Details
30 Years
experience
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapy Partner in Perryopolis
Counseling Connections of Southwestern Pennsylvania has been dedicated to improving mental health outcomes since our founding in 1996. Our practice specializes in personalized therapy for individuals of all ages, addressing complex issues including trauma, addiction, mood disorders, and family dynamics. With over 85 combined years of clinical experience, our team employs evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, tailored to each client's unique needs.We maintain collaborative relationships with medical professionals and schools to ensure comprehensive care, while operating with a trauma-informed perspective and unconditional acceptance philosophy. Our commitment to community extends through partnerships with local agencies and specialized programs for families navigating legal challenges.
Services
Individual Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Family Therapy
Trauma Counseling
Addiction Counseling
Mood Disorder Treatment
Coparent Counseling
DBT Skill Building
Grief Counseling
Personality Disorder Treatment
Details
- Year established: 1996
Highlights and features
- We offer personalized therapy tailored to your specific needs and goals
- Our team includes clinicians with over 30 years of combined trauma expertise
- We practice unconditional acceptance in all therapeutic relationships
- We provide holistic care integrating medical professionals and school systems
- We maintain 24-hour scheduling availability for urgent discharge transitions
Services
Individual Therapy
Our personalized therapy sessions create a safe space for exploring emotional challenges and developing coping strategies. With clinicians employing client-centered approaches, clients address life transitions, build resilience, and improve self-awareness. Sessions focus on tailored treatment plans that respect each individual's unique experiences and personal goals while maintaining strict confidentiality.
Trauma Counseling
Specialized trauma treatment addresses both acute and complex trauma manifestations through evidence-based modalities. Therapists guide clients in developing coping skills to manage trauma reminders while promoting gradual healing. Treatment integrates relaxation techniques with cognitive restructuring to reduce anxiety symptoms and restore emotional stability while respecting clients' pacing of therapeutic work.
Family Therapy
Solution-focused family therapy addresses relationship dynamics and intergenerational patterns affecting household members. Our clinicians facilitate communication improvements and conflict resolution strategies for diverse family systems. Specialized interventions target child-parent relationships, divorce adjustments, and trauma-informed family rebuilding to promote healthier interpersonal connections.
Addiction Counseling
Comprehensive addiction treatment employs relapse prevention strategies and support system integration for sustained recovery. Therapists work with clients to understand addictive patterns while developing healthy coping mechanisms. Our team collaborates with medical providers to address co-occurring disorders and supports clients through the challenges of maintaining sobriety.
DBT Skill Building
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy programs teach practical skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Clients learn mindfulness practices and interpersonal effectiveness techniques to improve daily functioning. Our certified clinicians structure skill-building sessions to help manage intense emotions while promoting behavioral flexibility in challenging situations.
People
Jennifer Pravlik
Therapist
With over 20 years in mental health, Jennifer specializes in trauma treatment and self-care promotion. A Licensed Professional Counselor since 2004, she combines clinical expertise with creative therapeutic approaches for improved client outcomes.
Susan E. McAninch
Clinical Social Worker
Susan brings 30 years of trauma counseling experience and 11 years teaching clinical social work. Her expertise in domestic violence interventions and DBT skill development creates effective treatment plans for diverse client populations.
Paige Martin
Associate Counselor
Paige provides client-centered counseling with specialties in life transitions and mood disorders. Her recent master's degree in clinical mental health counseling supports evidence-based approaches to personal growth and relationship challenges.
Tony Schrim
Senior Therapist
With decades of experience in child development and family systems, Tony specializes in attachment issues and trauma-informed care. His court-recognized expertise informs effective interventions for complex family dynamics.
Questions
What types of therapy services do you offer?
We provide individual therapy, family counseling, trauma treatment, addiction recovery, and DBT skill-building programs. Our clinicians tailor approaches to each client's specific needs.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Contact us via phone or email to discuss your needs. We prioritize urgent cases and aim to schedule new clients within 24 hours of initial contact.
Do you work with clients outside Perryopolis?
While based in Perryopolis, we serve clients throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania and maintain professional partnerships across multiple community systems.
Can you provide court documentation if needed?
Yes, we have extensive experience providing court testimony and progress documentation for legal cases involving mental health, custody, and family dynamics.
How do you handle medication management?
We coordinate with primary care physicians for medication needs while focusing on therapeutic interventions. Our team helps clients communicate effectively with medical providers.
What makes your trauma treatment different?
Our trauma approach balances coping skill development with gradual processing, respecting client pacing while addressing trauma's ongoing impact on daily life.
