The following resources are reputable organizations. However, it is not our “practice” to refer and/or recommend these services. They are suggested based on successful results of others.
Children’s Core Provider System
Access to comprehensive services is through the core provider system.
To receive any of the following services the child/adolescent must have a mental health diagnosis and his/her doctor (psychiatrist) must prescribe that it is medically necessary.
Eligible children (see below) can register for services with the County’s Children’s Core Providers (Creative Health Services, Devereux Community Services, Child Guidance Resource Centers, and Holcomb Behavioral Health Services in Kennett Square).
All children with a mental health diagnoses qualify for Medical Assistance regardless of parental income. (Documentation of income must be provided to determine if the child and family qualify for any additional benefits) The Core Provider agencies can assist a family in applying for MA.
If a child is already receiving MA and needs a mental health assessment you can contact Community Care Behavioral Health (1-866-622-4228) for referral to an assessment site. If you have private insurance that must be exhausted first. If you are going for a level of care assessment because you are requesting Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) services private insurance does not have to be accessed first. You must specify that this is the reason for the assessment.
Treatment Services
All mental health services are voluntary with the exception of when someone presents as a danger to self or others.
At the age of 14 the child is able to consent to their own treatment. Parents may also consent for them. Adolescents are also responsible for release of any records. This is outlined in Act 147 (Minors’ Consent Act, as Amended.)
Outpatient – Counseling services for children, adolescents, and families provided at an agency. Psychiatric, psychological and medication monitoring can also be provided.
Partial Hospital - A program operated during the daytime hours, which provides individual and group counseling as well as medication monitoring. Education is also provided at these programs via the Intermediate unit.
Family Based Mental health Services - Intensive in home services that usually include several hours per week of service for up to 32 weeks. The number of hours is tailored to the needs of the family and is family therapy focused. This program is used to divert children from the need for a higher level of treatment or to assist them in adjusting when leaving a higher level of treatment.
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) – (Also referred to as “wrap around”). This program provides services to children in their own home and community with a strong emphasis on natural supports. There are three services funded under BHRS as described below. Other specialized programs can also be developed.
Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS) - TSS staff assists family in applying behavioral techniques to work with their child in various situations.
Mobile Therapist (MT) - Provides counseling to the child and family in the home and community and supervises the TSS/TSSA. MT staff can write up behavior programs.
Behavior Specialist Consultant (BSC) - Develops behavior plans. They can be experts in specific areas of treatment.
Summer Therapeutic Activities Program (STAP) – Camp like program with an emphasis on psychosocial rehabilitation.
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) - Intensive evidenced based family treatment. FFT consists of 12-16 sessions. 24 hour on call is not part of the service. Other clinical services are not recommended to be provided at the same time. This service works extremely well with those also involved in the juvenile justice system.
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) - Over a period of 4 - 6 months, MST is delivered in homes, neighborhoods, schools and communities by master’s level professionals or experienced bachelor’s level professionals with low case loads. A crucial aspect of MST is its emphasis on promoting behavioral change in the youth’s natural environment.
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a short term, evidence based therapy that works with families to increase the child’s pro-social behaviors and increase the parent’s behavior management skills while improving the quality of the parent/child relationship. This model targets children ages 2-7 who are exhibiting externalized disruptive behaviors (i.e. verbal and physical aggression, noncompliance, defiance, temper tantrums, and ADHD symptoms).
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a research based therapy model that supports children and their families in trauma related challenges. The goal of TF-CBT is to help address the bio-psychosocial needs of children, with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other problems related to traumatic life experiences. TF-CBT is a model of psychotherapy that combines trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral therapy. Children and parents are provided knowledge and skills related to processing the trauma; managing distressing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; and enhancing safety, parenting skills, and family communication.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidenced based therapy model. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a behavior therapy approach that effectively teaches how to better manage powerful emotions, urges and thoughts that seem to be too difficult for the teen to control under their regular ways of coping and dealing with day-to-day life. It is not a “process” based therapy in which change occurs through exploring feelings and thoughts leading to insight, but rather it is a skills based therapy in which skills are taught, learned, practiced and measured leading to changes in behavior.
Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) A specially trained foster care home with 24-hour supervision for children and adolescents with serious MH needs.
Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) – Residential program that provides individual, group, family and milieu therapies.
Inpatient - Psychiatric hospital stays for the acute stage of mental illness or behavioral difficulties. Inpatient stays are very short term, usually no longer than 10 days.
Case management Services
Administrative Management - Short-term, office-based case management to assist in accessing needed services.
Resource Coordination – (Usually) office-based case management that does not include a 24-hour on call system.
Blended Case Management (BCM) – Case management services that include both intensive case management level and resource coordination level of service intensity. Children/families may move between levels according to need without changing their case manager. Intensive case management level includes a 24-hour on-call service. .
Children's Review Team - This group assists with all referrals for RTF or TFC. They also provide case management for children while in placement and assistance with discharge planning. This group is located at Child and Family Focus.
LISTING of PROVIDERS
Full Service (Core) Providers
Creative Health Services, Inc. (Spring City) One Mennonite Road Spring City PA 19475 (610) 948-6490; Children's Intake Specialist: (610) 948-6490 ext. 1525
Devereux Community Services: (Phoenixville) 1041 West Bridge Street Phoenixville PA; Children’s Intake Specialist: (610) 933-8110 ext: 2841
Holcomb (Kennett Square) 920 E. Baltimore Pike Kennett Square 19348; Children's Intake Specialist: (610) 388-7400
Child Guidance Resource Centers (Coatesville) 744 E. Lincoln Highway Suite 420 Coatesville PA 19320; Contact: Intake Specialist: (610) 383-5635 ext 3212
BHRS (Wrap-Around) Only Providers
Network for Behavior Change (Exton) (610) 524-8701 ext. 160
CCIU (Downingtown) (484) 237-5241
Penn Psychiatric (Phoenixville) (610) 917-2200 for evaluations only (Collegeville) (610) 489-3340
Devereux Whitlock (Berwyn) (610) 942-5900 or (610) 296-6800
TW Ponessa (Exton) (610) 363-5500
Family-based Mental Health Services Providers
Child and Family Focus (Phoenixville) (610) 783-1788 ext. 225 (Family-based and Family-based for children with autism)
Northwestern Human Services Chester County Division (Kennett Square) (610) 444-1552 Contact: Tim Sosar (215) 442-1570 ext. 11 or Pete Demeester (Family Based)
Creative Health Services, Inc. (Spring City) Contact Intake: (610) 948-6490 ext. 1521
Devereux Community Services (Phoenixville) ontact Intake: (610) 933-8110
Holcomb- (Exton & Kennett Square) Contact Intake: (610) 363-1488
Warwick Family Services (Malvern) Contact Intake: (267) 210-6966
PCIT Providers
Child Guidance Resource Centers: (Coatesville) Contact Intake: 610-383-5635 ext. 3212
Devereux Community Services (Phoenixville) Contact: 610-933-8110
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Providers
Devereux Community Services (Phoenixville) Contact Intake: 610-933-8110
Therapeutic Foster Care
Child and Family Focus: (Kennett Square) Contact Intake: (484) 732-8459 ext. 40
Functional Family Therapy
Vision Quest East Chester County (Downingtown) Contact Intake: (610) 486-2280 ext. 3217
Multisystemic Therapy
Child Guidance Resource Centers – Contact : (484) 454-8700 ext.1404
Therapeutic Summer Activities Program
Child Guidance Resource Centers: Contact Intake: (484) 484-8700 ext. 1465
Advocates
Child and Family Focus
Audubon Office (610) 650-7750 Contact Supervisor: Paul Karaman
Ed McKenna
Kim Booz
Deb Willett (JPO Children)
Education Advocate at the ARC: (610) 696-8090 ext. 220 Contact: Jodi Dill
CCIU Parent Mentor (Downingtown) (484) 237-5123 Contact: Maryann Amici
Chester County Dept of MH/IDD: (610) 344-6265 or 1-800-692-1100 ext 6265
Contact Maureen Stryker (610) 344-5358 Strykerme@chesco.org
Cornerstone Therapy and Wellness
Therapy and Psychiatry
639 Swedesford Rd.
Malvern, PA 19335
610-616-5935
Dr. Bauer, Psychiatrist
CM Counsel
Therapy and Psychiatry
740 Springdale Drive, Suite 102
Exton, PA 19341
610-524-0780
Dayspring Counseling Services
403 West Lincoln Hwy.
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-2088
Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D.
Psychologist
430 Exton Commons
Exton, PA 19341
610-280-7282
Priscilla Singleton, MSW, LMFT, LCSW
317 Exton Commons
Exton, PA 19341
(610) 594-9808
Karen Williams, LCSW
740 Springdale Drive
Exton, PA 19341
610-524-0780
Exton Behavioral Health
The Commons of Oaklands
766 West Lincoln Highway
Exton, PA 19341
610-873-2233
Matthews Counseling and Coaching
Jesse Matthews, Psy.D; Psychologist
157 Little Conestoga Rd #3
Chester Springs, PA 19425
610- 482-4496
Kris Brightbill
Family Therapist
433 West Market Street
West Chester, PA 19382
http://www.turningtidestransitions.com/about-kris.html
484-319-1334
James Karustis, Ph.D.
Psychologist
506 E. Lancaster Ave. 2nd Floor
Downingtown, PA 19335
610-518-1876
Healing Concepts
Lara Krawchuk, MSW, LCSW, Director
1450 E. Boot Road Suite 500-D
West Chester, PA 19380
610-209-3111
Ari Tuckman, PsyD., MBA
Psychologist
105 East Evans Street, Suite B
West Chester, Pa 19380
610-344-3442
David Martinson, Ph.D, LPC
Springfield Psychological
709 East Gay Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-544-2110
Jill Crawford, LCSW
Child and Family Therapist
617B Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 564-6835
Rehab After School
Drug and Alcohol
491 John Young Way #300
Exton, PA 19341
800-238-4357
rehabafterwork.pyramidhealthcarepa.com
The Light Program
Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient
491 John Young Way #300
Exton, PA 19341
610-644-6464
https://thelightprogram.pyramidhealthcarepa.com/
Seeds of Hope
Eating Disorder Treatment
491 John Young Way #300
Exton, PA 19341
610-644-6464
seedsofhope.pyramidhealthcarepa.com
The Renfrew Center
Eating Disorder Treatment
320 King of Prussia Road
2nd Floor
Radnor, PA 19087
1-800-RENFREW (736-3739)
Child and Family Art Therapy Center
Michael Fogel, MA, LPC
Autism Specialty
Station Square 2 Suite 109
37 N. Valley Road
Paoli, PA 19301
610-649-1080 Ext. 1
Local Community Mental Health Agencies
Life Counseling Services
491 John Young Way, Suite 300
Exton, PA 19341
610-644-6464
1-800-882-2799
Human Services
520 E. Lancaster Ave.
Downingtown, PA 19335
610-873-1010
Child Guidance Resource Centers
744 Lincoln Hwy E #420
Coatesville, PA 19320
610-383-5635
https://cgrc.org/
Holcomb Behavioral Health
930 E. Lancaster Ave. Suite 220
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-1488
http://www.chimes.org/holcomb/
Child and Family Focus
Valley Forge Office Colony, Building 2
Suite 300 and 320
11 Davis Road
Valley Forge, PA 19481
Phone: (610) 783-1788
CRISIS HOTLINES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255)
Valley Creek Crisis Intervention
24-Hour Hotline
610-280-3270
REPORTING CONCERNS
Safe2Say Something
24 hour tipline - 1-844-SAF2SAY
CHILD ABUSE
Hotlines to report suspected physical, emotional and sexual abuse
ChildLine
800-932-0313
Chester County Dept. of Children, Youth & Families
601 Westtown Road, Suite 310
West Chester, PA 19380
610-344-5800
DRUG AND ALCOHOL SUPPORT
Support for families and loved ones of those struggling with drugs and/or alcohol
Al-Anon/Alateen
610-696-4216
www.pa-al-anon.org
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
215-923-7900
www.sepennaa.org
Caron Family Support Groups
800-678-2332
www.caron.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
610-692-9001
DRUG AND ALCOHOL INFORMATION
AA 24 Hour Alcohol & Drug Helpline
800-821-4357
The COAD Group
467 Creamery Way
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-6164
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Center for Addictive Diseases (CAD)
Oaklands Corporate Center
479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 800
Exton, PA 19341
484-565-1130
Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems
920 E. Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-388-9225
Bilingual: 484-368-4915
La Comunidad Hispana
731 W. Cypress Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-4545
Rehab After Work
491 John Young Way
Exton, PA 19341
610-644-6464
GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT
A Haven
623 North Pottstown Pike
Exton PA, 19341
484-716-1807
Healing Concepts, LLC.
535 N. Church Street, Suite 115
West Chester, PA 19380
610-209-3111
Peter’s Place: For Grieving Children & Families
336 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
610-687-5150
SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS
The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc.
24 Hour Hotlines:
Sexual Assault 610-692-7273
Other Crimes 610-692-7420
MEDICAL / EMERGENCY SERVICES
Chester County Hospital
701 E. Marshall St.
West Chester, PA 19380
610-431-5000
Paoli Hospital
255 W. Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, PA
610-648-1000
FULL SERVICE CORE PROVIDERS
Child Guidance Resource Center
744 East Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA 19320
610-383-5635
Creative Health Services, Inc
One Mennonite Road
Spring City, PA 19475
610-948-6490 x1525
Devereux Community Services
1041 West Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-933-8110
Holcomb (Kennett Square)
920 East Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-388-7400
ADDITIONAL AGENCIES FOR COUNSELING SERVICES
Anxiety and OCD Clinic
270 Lancaster Ave, Building J
Malvern, PA 19355
484-947-8820
Aversa Counseling Group of Chester County
Lionville Professional Center
91 Dowlin Forge Road
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-7115
Cornerstone Therapy and Wellness
639 Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355
610-616-5935
Dayspring Counseling Services
403 West Lincoln Highway
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-2088
Delaware County Professional Services
780 E. Market St. Suite 230
West Chester, PA 19380
610-892-3800
Exton Behavioral Health
The Commons at Oaklands
766 West Lincoln Highway
Exton, PA 19341
610-873-2233
Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems
467 Creamery Way
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-1488
The Horsham Clinic
722 East Butler Pike
Ambler, PA 19002
800-237-4447
Life Counseling Services
491 John Young Way
Exton, PA 19341
610-644-6464
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County (CHIP & Medical Assistance)
30 West Bernard St., Suite #1
West Chester, PA 19382
610-344-5370
Main Line Behavioral Health
888-CARE-898
Sanare Today
917 Old Fern Hill Road, Suite 100
West Chester, PA 19380
610-344-9600
EATING DISORDER SERVICES
Brandywine Hospital Eating Disorders Program
Coatesville, PA 19320
877-406-0431
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Eating Disorders Program
King of Prussia, PA 19460
800-879-2467
Life Counseling Center – SEEDS OF HOPE
491 John Young Way
Exton, PA 19341
610-644-6464
The Renfrew Center
320 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
800-RENFREW
INFORMATION ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Chester County Department of Mental Health/Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
610-344-6265
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Downingtown Communities That Care (CTC) is dedicated to promoting a safe and supportive environment for our youth and families through the facilitation of prevention initiatives and activities that engage and unify our community.