Counseling in Lancaster, Harrisburg, Carlisle & Gettysburg
You don't change in isolation. Neither should your counseling.
Individual, couples, and family therapy for South Central Pennsylvania, grounded in one idea: lasting change happens when you shift and the people and systems around you respond differently.
The first voice on the phone is a counselor's.717.209.2357
Our approach
We help systems change.
You change within your family, your workplace, your relationships, and your community. So we start with your full picture: your history, your family patterns, and the events that shaped you.
From there we help you understand your patterns and practice new ways of relating, both within yourself and with the people around you. Sometimes that means individual sessions. Sometimes it means bringing a partner, a parent, or a whole family into the room.
Services
Counseling for where you are
Individual Counseling
Anxiety, depression, grief, and the patterns that keep repeating.
Learn moreNew Footing Evaluations
Substance use evaluations for court, probation, attorneys, and employers, through New Footing.
Learn moreCouples Counseling
The same arguments, disconnection, trust, and what comes next.
Learn moreFamily Counseling
Changing how the whole family relates, so change holds at home.
Learn moreCo-Parenting Counseling
Raising children together across two households.
Learn moreIntergenerational Conflict
Adult children, parents, and grandparents finding new footing.
Learn moreGroup Counseling
Connection and perspective alongside your individual work.
Learn moreEMDR Therapy
Processing trauma and stuck memories, in Carlisle or online.
Learn moreSubstance Use Counseling
Systemic counseling for substance use, for individuals and families.
Learn moreEvery service is also available online, by secure video, anywhere in Pennsylvania. About online counseling
When you need us most
Support doesn't stop at the end of a session.
Between sessions
Every client gets their counselor's direct phone line. Your counselor, or a colleague, is on call for support between appointments.
In crisis
Your safety comes first. We help you through the crisis, then work to understand what happened so it's less likely to happen again.
In immediate danger? Call 911, or call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
New Footing
Need a substance use evaluation?
New Footing is our evaluation service, for court, probation, an attorney, an employer, or your own peace of mind.
Locations
Serving all of Central Pennsylvania
Our practice is built for the full range of people who live here, including people of color, working-class families, women, the LGBTQ+ community, and Spanish-speaking families.
Careers
Your clients are yours.
Connect Counseling does not use non-compete clauses. If anyone on the team ever leaves, their clients are free to follow. And supervision toward your license is free.
A clear, percentage-based schedule that rises as a caseload settles.
At no charge. Peer to peer if need be, plus the tools to do the work.
Bring an idea, a CEU course, a group, a podcast, and the practice will help build it.
Ready to start?
Call for a free consultation.
The first voice on the phone is a counselor's. No obligation, just a conversation about whether Connect Counseling is right for you. In person in four offices, or online anywhere in Pennsylvania.