Diakon Family Life ServicesTherapist in Williamsport, PA
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Diakon Child, Family & Community Ministries is a faith-based organization that provides a range of programs and services for children, youths, families, and adult individuals across Pennsylvania and Maryland. Founded through the 2000 affiliation and merger of Tressler Lutheran Services and Lutheran Services Northeast, with roots dating to 1868, Diakon serves nearly 70,000 people annually through approximately 25 service centers and affordable housing communities. The organization also administers the Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption & Permanency Network. In 2024, Diakon's senior living operations merged with Lutheran Senior Services. Operating under the motto "Many Hands, guided by One Heart," Diakon is part of Lutheran Services in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, providing hope, hospitality, and healing to those in need.
Role
Therapist
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Evidence-based approaches
Faith-based
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Anger management
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Brief intervention
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing. A collaborative conversation that strengthens your own reasons for change rather than arguing you into it.
Relapse prevention
Relapse Prevention. Identifies your specific high-risk situations, warning signs, and choice points. Then builds a written, rehearsed plan for each so the moment is not the first time you decide.
Substance use disorder counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Trauma-related counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Mental health treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
Facility
- Outpatient mental health facility
Emergency services
- Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Diet and exercise counseling
- Family psychoeducation
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
Education & counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Children/Adolescents
- Young Adults
- Adults
- Seniors
Special programs
- Young adults
- Seniors or older adults
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
- Persons with eating disorders
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
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