- Individual counseling
- Relation issues
- Depression, anxiety
- EMDR
- TF-CBT (children ages 3-18)
- Family therapy
The trained staff at the COBYS Family Services offer professional psychotherapy and support to individuals, couples, and families at two locations in Lancaster County. COBYS therapists encourage individuals and families to work through problems and find healing in broken relationships.
COBYS therapists are providers for several insurance companies. Here are the types of issues that our therapists address:
Touchstone Foundation provides funding to COBYS to support our efforts in equipping therapists to become Family therapy licensed in their professional field.
Most of our therapists take the following insurances:
Visit Us
We are now accepting daytime inquiries for children and adults at both locations. Please email counselingadmin@cobys.org for more information.
Unfortunately, we are not taking referrals for after school or evening hours at this time. Please contact your insurance company for other referral sources.
Specialized Services
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
TF-CBT is a short-term treatment intervention for children who exhibit behavioral or emotional symptoms as the result of having experienced a trauma. Both children and parents are involved in the treatment process.
TF-CBT primarily reduces symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is characterized by problems with managing trauma- related negative emotions and physical reactions caused by memories or reminders of the trauma that may lead to maladaptive coping such as avoidance of reminders. These reactions often interfere with functioning at home, in school, and in interpersonal relationships.
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The specific components of TF-CBT are summarized by the acronym PRACTICE:
- Psychoeducation is provided to children and their caregivers about the impact of trauma and common childhood reactions.
- Parenting skills are provided to optimize children’s emotional and behavioral adjustment.
- Relaxation and stress management skills are individualized for each child and parent.
- Affective expression and modulation are taught to help children and parents identify and cope with a range of emotions.
- Cognitive coping and processing are enhanced by illustrating the relationships among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This helps children and parents modify inaccurate or unhelpful thoughts about the trauma.
- Trauma narration, in which children describe their personal traumatic experiences, is an important component of the treatment.
- In vivo mastery of trauma reminders is used to help children overcome their avoidance of situations that are no longer dangerous, but which remind them of the original trauma.
- Conjoint child-parent sessions help the child and parent talk to each other about the child’s trauma
- Enhancing future safety and development—the final phase of the treatment—addresses safety, helps the child to regain developmental momentum, and covers any other skills the child needs to end treatment.
Educational Support Groups and Classes
COBYS offers these group opportunities to empower individuals through evidence-based programs. Click the name of the program link for more information on each program.
The COBYS Counseling Center
444 Murry Hill Circle
Lancaster, PA 17601
Located north of Route 30, off Route 272. Left on Murry Hill across from Highland Presbyterian Church, left onto Murry Hill Circle.
The COBYS Premanency Unit
134 E. King St.
Lancaster, PA 17602
Located on King Street between
Duke and Lime Streets in Lancaster.