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Building Brighter Futures
for Children & Youth
since 1863
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Bethany Counseling Ministry
Bethany Counseling Ministry was established in 1982 as an extension of the healing ministry of Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. The Ministry services include supervision for social work, pastoral counseling, and marriage and family therapy interns, as well as many successful interventions with kids and their families. With office space provided by 40 churches in three conferences, Bethany Counseling Ministry is able to extend its services to over 35 counties. Since its inception in 1982, the Ministry has: -
provided therapeutic services to over 14,000 children
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completed over 55,000 family counseling sessions
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offered more than 1,000 educational seminars
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conducted more than 3,000 professional consultations
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and provided therapeutic services to over 1,000 clergy and their families
Bethany Counseling Ministry is founded on the belief that what happens to individuals - children, youth or adult - affects our whole family. What happens in a family has an impact on all the members. Therefore, they are committed to a holistic approach that considers significant relationships in the treatment process, even though individual family member may be the only one in the sessions. Whether families, couples or individuals are seen in counseling sessions, they treat concerns such as:
- anxiety
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blended families
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child/adolescent adjustment problems
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chronic illness
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depression
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enhancing relationships
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gender issues
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grief
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- intimacy issues
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life changes
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marital/family conflict
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premarital concerns
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school problems
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spiritual issues
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stress management
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recovery of life’s meaning and purpose
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Services to the Church
Bethany Counseling Ministry offers services to the Penn Central, Penn Northeast and Pennsylvania Southeast Conferences of the United Church of Christ, their Associations, Pastors and local congregations seeking to strengthen their Family Life Ministries. We are available to provide leadership for Workshops and Seminars, Family Retreats, Weekends for Couples, Pre-Marital counseling, and consultation on Family Life topics and issues.
Confidentiality
Your records and the contents of your sessions are confidential information and will remain confidential and will not be released without your written consent. By ethical standards and by law, this confidentiality will be maintained, except when subpoenaed by law or if in the agency’s view, the life or health of any person is in danger.
Fees and Appointments
There is a fee for services set at the initial appointment. It is based on a sliding scale that takes into consideration the client’s financial circumstances. To make an appointment, call the office location in your area.
Main Office Locations
Rev. David E. Gallick, LSW, LMFT
Allentown Counseling Director
St. John’s United Church of Christ
36 South 6th Street
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 610.437.2466
BCMAllentown@bethanyhome.org |
John Ries, MA, Licensed Psychologist
Reading Counseling Director
First United Church of Christ
611 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601
Phone: 610.375.9212
Fax: 610.375.0704
BCMReading@bethanyhome.org |
Scott Watts, MS MDiv, LPC
Harrisburg Counseling Director
Salem United Church of Christ
231 Chestnuet Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717.236.6083
Fax: 717.236.6083
BCMHarrisburg@bethanyhome.org |
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