Posted on Oct 9, 2019
BookWe are currently offering short-term counseling with our masters- level intern at no cost. Call us today to discuss!
Reading Counseling Services
Counselor in Wyomissing, near Reading, Shillington, Exeter, Bernville, Birdsboro, Blandon, Douglassville,Temple, Mohnton, Sinking Spring
Opening at 9:00 AM
Updates
Posted on Jul 10, 2019
We now are scheduling appointments for those who have medical assistance (CCBH- Berks County). Call today to schedule an appointment!
Posted on Jul 5, 2019
Natasha is currently accepting private pay clients. She offers a reduced rate of $100 the first session and then $75 thereafter. Call today to set up an appointment.
Posted on Jun 2, 2019
BookEmilie has availability this week for new clients in the evening! Emilie enjoys working with kids, teens, adults and specializes in treating a variety of mental health needs. Emilie currently accepts Highmark insurance plans. Call today to set up your appointment :)
Posted on May 21, 2019
BookThinking about starting weekly counseling? Schedule an appointment this week with Emilie. She has lots of availability in the evenings. She accepts Highmark insurance plans.
Posted on May 9, 2019
Call nowRebecca now specializes in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Evidence-based and excellent for individuals struggling with trauma or PTSD. Schedule an appointment today and ask for Rebecca! She currently accepts Highmark Insurance plans.
Posted on Apr 19, 2019
Call nowWelcome Emilie! We are extremely excited to add Emilie to our therapists. She works with people of all ages and specializes in a variety of needs. Check out her bio at https://readingcounselingservices.com/therapists/
Posted on Apr 3, 2019
Call nowFinally on Aetna Insurance. Call today to set up your first session!
Posted on Mar 30, 2019
Call nowRebecca’s schedule is filling up fast. Call today to get a Wed or Saturday appointment. Rebecca specialize in a variety of areas including trauma. She currently accepts Highmark or Quest insurances.
Testimonials
6 months ago
- Amber NMy counselor seems genuinely concerned about me and is helping me through a difficult time in my life.
a year ago
- Omar JGreat place,great service and good prices... make you feel good about you and.. really professional consultant
a year ago
- Tressica CThe environment was very relaxing. It made me feel so comfortable. I highly recommend it
Reading Counseling Services, LLC
Reading Counseling Services is a counseling practice consisting of
well-diverse, licensed and professional counselors specializing in a
variety of areas to assist the people of the community. Our focus is to
provide collaborative, evidence-based care for those with psychological
or behavior challenges. Our Reading Therapists meet with individuals,
couples and families to address a variety of needs. Reading Counseling
Therapists provide culturally-sensitive care and welcome people of all
ages, ethnicities, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We
respect your privacy and will keep your information confidential.
Counseling sessions are available in our office, conveniently located in
Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
We service all people of Pennsylvania and our office in Berks County is
easily accessible from towns and cities such as Reading, West Reading,
Shillington, Kenhorst, Exeter, Bernville, Birdsboro, Blandon,
Douglassville, Fleetwood, Leesport, Kutztown, Morgantown, Mohnton, Oley,
Robesonia, Temple, Lenhartsville, Shoemakersville, Hamburg,
Wernersville, and others.
If you are looking for a Wyomissing therapist, please call us at
(888)76-THERAPY or (888)768-4372 to talk with a Reading Counseling
Services counselor. Counseling sessions are by appointment only. We
proudly serve the Reading PA community and surrounding areas. Reading
Counseling Services currently offers same-week availability for new
clients to be seen in our Wyomissing PA office. We offer evening and
weekend sessions in addition to our normal business hours. Our email
address is readingcounselingservices@gmail.com,
but please remember that email is not a secure form of communication.
We accept private pay and most insurance plans. Please review the
insurances that we accept on our Rates/Insurance page at https://readingcounselingservices.com/contact-us/.
What is Counseling?
Professional counseling involves a partnership or a collaborative
effort between one or more clients and a professional counselor to
assist the client(s) to identify solutions to certain types of problems
or to reach goals. The issues addressed in counseling very often are
producing significant levels of distress for the clients as well as
leading to problems with their functioning. The difference between
counseling and getting advice from friends or family is that a
professional counselor is trained in understanding human behavior and in
specific techniques to solve many different types of problems and can
apply these techniques over different situations.
What Types of Problems Can I Address with my Wyomissing Counseling Therapist?
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The types of problems that professional Wyomissing counselors are trained to address can include:
Learning skill building techniques (e.g., parental skill building,
developing effective communication skills, academic skills, etc.).
Addressing relationship issues.
Increasing self-confidence and coping skills.
Assisting people to overcome mental health issues and promote optimal mental health.
Don’t Only People with Mental Illnesses Get Into Counseling at Reading Counseling Services?
While Reading counselors do assist people with different types of
mental illnesses, you do not need a mental health diagnosis in order to
be involved in counseling. Many clients involved in counseling are
addressing strengthening their personal relationships, developing new
skills, and learning more effective ways to deal with stress or other
daily issues.
I Heard that Research Proves that Therapy Doesn’t Work
This is one of the many myths regarding therapy. The truth is that
the research demonstrates that therapy does work. This does not mean
that everyone who goes into therapy will be successful; however, over
the vast majority of situations counseling is successful in obtaining
its goals and very often it is more successful in the long run than the
use of medications or other approaches.
Isn’t Therapy Just Laying on the Couch, Talking about How You Feel, and Talking about Your Childhood?
No. Therapy is a collaborative relationship between the Reading
counselor and client that requires both to work on specific issues. It
is not a passive experience where you simply talk about how you feel or
about issues that occurred in your childhood and you are suddenly
“cured.”
How Long Does Therapy Last with a Reading Counseling Therapist?
Many people are still under the mistaken impression that therapy must
last for years in order to be effective. In some cases this may be
true, but the best case scenario is to continue therapy sessions until
the problem that has brought you into therapy has been resolved and the
issues resulting from the problem can be managed by you. However,
insurance companies often put restrictions on the number of therapy
sessions that one can receive coverage for and it is important to
understand your insurance benefits and discuss this with the Reading
therapist before receiving help.
Are There Different Types of Counseling at Reading Counseling Services?
Professional counseling can be used to address numerous issues and
you can look at the types of issues that counseling can address in the
services section. Basically there are two different types of counseling:
individual counseling where one client meets with the counselor and
works on the client’s problems and group counseling where two or more
people meet with the counselor and address specific issues. There are
different types of group counseling approaches that include:
Group counseling is most often depicted as a situation where several
different clients meet with the counselor to discuss specific issues.
The clients in the group are typically not related to one another, but
share a similar problem/issue. These types of specialized groups most
often deal with one particular problem area such as problems with
addiction, anger management, anxiety, depression, etc. and the clients
in the group all have similar issues related to the topic that the group
addresses.
Family counseling is a type of group counseling where all the members
of the group are family members. Family counseling is a useful approach
to dealing with many different types of situations including developing
stronger communication skills within the family, resolving family
conflicts, working with issues with addiction, with eating disorders,
and many other issues.
Couples counseling or marital counseling occurs when the clients in
the group are romantic partners. Couples counseling can address many
different issues within the relationship including issues with
addiction, trust issues, communication issues, dealing with resentment,
and many other issues.
What Are some of the Advantages of Individual Counseling?
Engaging in individual counseling sessions offers several advantages:
You are the sole focus of the counselor’s attention and your problems
can be directly addressed. The counseling sessions are focused on your
particular problems. You get feedback from the counselor that is
directly designed for you.
Individual sessions can be designed for your specific situation and entire session is devoted to your specific needs.
Only you and your Wyomissing counselor know about the specifics of
your issues and the goings-on in the counseling sessions; no one else
can have access to them unless you allow the counselor to disclose
information to someone.
For the most part, you can move at your own pace and the counseling sessions are adjusted for you specifically.
You can attend counseling sessions to suit your own schedule.
What Are Some Advantages to Group Counseling at Wyomissing Counseling Services?
Group counseling offers some specific advantages that may be attractive to some clients:
Obviously family counseling and couples counseling may more
effectively address relationship issues within the family (couple) and
can better allow the family (couple) to work together on their specific
issues compared to individual counseling.
In general in groups where many different individuals are working on
one specific issue one of the major advantages is the notion of
universality: that you are not alone in your struggles and their other
individuals like you that have similar problems.
People in group counseling can learn from one another in addition to learning from the counselor.
People in group sessions get a much broader perspective of the issues
as they hear other people discuss issues or when they hear their
partners or family members discuss their perspectives on these issues.
This creates a better understanding of the entire situation.
Clients in group sessions often develop a broader perspective
regarding their own issue as a result of listening to others discuss
similar problems/solutions.
Which Is Better Individual or Group Therapy with a Reading Counseling Therapist?
There is no one answer to the question of whether individual therapy
or group therapy sessions are better. Instead, Reading counseling
sessions should be designed to fit the needs of the clients in therapy.
For people that are experiencing significant relationship problems,
family or couples counseling may be more appropriate, but only if other
members of the family (couple) are willing to attend therapy sessions.
Parents that wish to learn more effective parenting skills may find
that they need both parents and even the children involved in the
sessions in order to get the maximum effectiveness from the sessions,
but parents seeking to develop more effective parenting skills can also
benefit from individual therapy.
For other types of problems, where clients wish to remain relatively
anonymous and work intensely on their own issues, individual therapy may
be more suitable. The research that compares group counseling methods
to individual counseling methods typically finds that both are
effective, but that some types of problems may be easier to address with
group therapy and others may be more effectively addressed with
individual therapy.
You can discuss your needs and goals with your Reading counselor
before deciding which type of approach would best suit your needs.
Other Reasons to Consider Counseling with a Wyomissing Counselor
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There are several other important reasons for you to consider counseling with a Wyomissing counselor:
The effects of counseling often continue over the long-term. For
instance, while you might find that taking medication relieves issues
with anxiety, when you stop using the medication you may find that your
anxiety returns. If you are in counseling to address issues with anxiety
you will learn strategies and techniques to reduce anxiety that will
stick with you over time.
Although counseling is often considered to address emotional or
psychological issues, it can also result in the alleviation of physical
problems such as problems related to stress, fatigue, difficulty
concentrating, and so forth. The effects of counseling are not just
“psychological.”
Counseling helps to identify the deeper issues associated with many
of the difficulties that people experience and prepares them to better
address similar issues. Being in counseling will help you to understand
yourself as well as to better understand other people.
Counseling may also assist you to give back to others. People in
group counseling often motivate other members of the group to improve
their situation. Clients and family counseling can assist family members
to address specific problems. In addition, when you learn about
yourself and how to handle your own issues it better prepares you to
assist others.
Research studies have demonstrated that counseling also helps to
rewire the brain. By reconceptualizing issues through working with your
counselor and restructuring your approach to situations you can bring
about brain changes that are also conducive to having other positive
experiences.
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