The trained staff at COBYS Family Services offer professional psychotherapy and support to individuals, couples, and families at locations in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. COBYS therapists are providers for several insurance companies, and uninsured clients may qualify for an affordable sliding scale, based on income and family size. Here are the types of issues that our therapists address:
Unfortunately, we are not taking new referrals at this time. Please contact your insurance company for other referral sources.
COBYS Counseling phone number is 717-661-3548.
For an overview of COBYS Counseling Center and the State of Mental Health in Lancaster County click here.
Touchstone Foundation provides funding to COBYS to support our efforts in equipping therapists to become licensed in their professional field.
We also provide some specialized services:
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.
The specific components of TF-CBT are summarized by the acronym PRACTICE:
Learn more about the effects of trauma on children and TF-CBT at:
nctsn.org/resources/audiences/parents-caregivers
nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/tfcbt_general.pdf
Seeking Safety is an evidence-based group therapy program that focuses on coping skills in the present moment.
Many people affected by trauma may turn to addictive behaviors to try to manage difficult feelings. Seeking Safety discusses tools to help you manage these symptoms and to cope effectively.
Learn to navigate triggers and successfully build a life of safety, security and wellbeing. People do not share stories of their traumas, but instead look towards the future and practice new ways to cope, safely.
Topics include: safety, stress and trauma, healing from anger, grounding, when substances control you, recovery thinking, community resources, healthy relationships, and boundaries.
Seeking Safety is an open-enrollment, mixed gender group. Participants may join the group at any point and receive a certificate after participating in 10 complete sessions.
Please see our Family Life Education page for more details and to register.
Divorce is a reality for millions of families.
Co-parenting is an intentional commitment to put the children first.
Join other co-parents in this free skill building program as you navigate the challenges of co-parenting. Learn about tools that are proven to help parents:
Please see our Family Life Education page for more details and to register.
This 11-session program is geared to parents of young children (aged 2-9) on the Autism spectrum or with language delays in order to promote children’s emotional regulation, social competence, language skills, school readiness, and relationships with others.
Topics discussed will include:
Please see our Family Life Education page for more details and to register.
For us, it has always been about changing lives for eternity, whether through fostering (helping the child(ren) and parents) or through adoption (a more permanent mentorship with the children). The most satisfying part is seeing lives changed for eternity and knowing that we had a part in that.
– COBYS Resource Parents Joel and Jaclyn