Pennsylvania Counseling Services – West Philadelphia Street

Pennsylvania Counseling Services (PCS) offers accessible outpatient therapy for adults and adolescents struggling with substance use disorders and mental health issues or both. This clinic is located on West Philadelphia Street in York less than a mile west of downtown and two miles south of US Route 30 for direct route access to nearby Lancaster and Gettysburg.

They strive to create a safe, conducive and nurturing outpatient setting where clients are inspired to discuss their struggles and get the support necessary to start healing. They even offer optional telehealth across all their service locations. Telehealth can be particularly helpful for clients staying in remote locations as it eases transportation constraints. PCS keeps costs low by accepting Medicare, Tricare and several major private insurance companies. This also ensures access to care for broader audiences.

York Psychiatric Clinic guides clients toward lasting recovery and personal growth via quality, tailored care that addresses current and ongoing needs. They offer both general outpatient (OP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) to help adults over 18 navigate mental issues, unhealthy substance use and co-occurring disorders.

Therapeutic support is delivered in both group and individual formats by a multidisciplinary team of experts. These experts employ various proven methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to encourage change in behavior and thought patterns that often lead to substance dependence.

Specialized programming includes a Spanish recovery group that provides culturally responsive support and guidance for Spanish-speaking clients. They even offer Christian or spiritual counseling, which can help you find purpose and hope in recovery through connection to a higher power. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management may be provided as part of integrated care for patients with co-occurring disorders. This ensures well-rounded care that fosters general wellness of the mind, body and spirit.

The experts at PCS employ contingency management to help adolescents aged 12 to 17 navigate recovery. Contingency management is a proven approach that combines behavior management with cognitive behavioral techniques to promote lasting abstinence.

The technique basically rewards positive behavior like attending therapy or abstaining from drug/alcohol use with incentives such as vouchers or small prizes. Adolescents in recovery may receive a gift card for passing a drug test. This can help reinforce their motivation to stay sober. Emphasis is placed on weakening the rewards associated with using drugs by substituting them with healthier activities that encourage lasting abstinence.

Adolescent recovery in PCS highly emphasizes the involvement and support of your family, caregivers and even other natural support networks. Teens attend between 14 and 18 therapy sessions during the program to build practical coping and relapse prevention strategies. Sessions are tailored so teens can continue schooling and other daily routines while receiving care. The program also involves drug screening to monitor progress and compliance with treatment guidelines. PCS also offers school-based adolescent outpatient recovery, truancy prevention services and student assistance programs.