JFS is pleased to announce the hiring of
Malinda Myers, LCSW, as our new director of the
Mynd Works Counseling Services. Jewish Family Service is a hidden treasure in the Harrisburg area. The providers here are seasoned, compassionate and motivated. Mynd Works Counseling provides therapy to a diverse clientele and seeks to broaden its client base.
Malinda Myers sees a wide variety of people, typically adults and couples. She specializes in trauma therapy and is certified as a Dialectical Behavioral Therapist. DBT skills help people stabilize the chaos in their lives through the use of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. She is also working with Pinnacle Health Weight Loss Clinic to perform weight loss evaluations and support for people seeking to lose weight.
The environment at Mynd Works is professional and competent. We pursue meeting your needs in a compassionate, warm and thorough way. Our therapists come from varied backgrounds, which works to create a rich tapestry of available therapeutic resources.
Several therapists at Mynd Works Counseling Services see a range of ages.
Mary Tarbell, LPC, RPT, RPT-S, specializes in
play therapy for children ages
5 - 14. She is extensively trained in trauma and attachment and does quite a bit of work with adoption and foster care children
. Mary also deals with issues using behavioral modification and provides social skills groups for ages
5 - 8
and
9 - 12.
We are pleased to congratulate Mary for receiving her RPT-S credentials this month. (Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor)
Marjorie Koch, LCSW ,Certified Geriatric Care Manager, and director of
SeniorLinks, offers a specialized intervention for the geriatric population. She is well-versed in the specific needs of this population and provides case-management as well as customized interventions for our elderly.
Rachel Kuhr, LCSW, besides being the Director of the Adoption and Family Based Mental Health programs, provides high-quality interventions with families in stress. She has provided co-parenting interventions, and specializes in adolescent therapy. She has extensive knowledge and experience, and is an invaluable asset to Mynd Works Counseling Services.
Bryna Sherr, LCSW, runs our adolescent social skills group. She also sees a limited caseload of adolescents and adults, where she utilizes her enthusiastic, engaging manner to help ease her client's transitions through life. Bryna Sherr provides social skills groups for ages 13 - 18.
We accept a wide variety of insurances.
Call us at (717) 233-1681 for more information.
