Michael E. SpencerIOP Program in Wellsboro, PA
BS, CADC
Great to meet you
Mike was hired as a counselor at Harbor Counseling in 2004, coming from Laurel Behavioral Health with a background in Adolescent Mental Health. He was instrumental in developing the morning/daytime treatment program at Harbor and brought a strong 12-step recovery program which includes AA meetings every day at noon that are open to the public. After 12 years of direct counseling, Mike was promoted to Clinical Supervisor, overseeing other clinicians, and then accepted the position of Clinical Dir
Credentials
BS, CADC
Role
IOP Program
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonCall 570-724-5272 to schedule an initial evaluation.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Co-occurring
Evidence-based approaches
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
12-step facilitation
Twelve-Step Facilitation. Helps you engage with mutual-aid fellowships (GA, AA, SMART) as a recovery community rather than a solo grind.
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.
Matrix model
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
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.
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.
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.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Case management service
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
- Suicide prevention services
Education & counseling
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Children/Adolescents
Special programs
- Adult women
- Adult men
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
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