Working collaboratively with our clients to become more self-sufficient and lead fulfilling, productive lives.
People of all ages and backgrounds come to Pinebrook Family Answers for high quality outpatient counseling and psychiatric services. Our clinical practitioners address a wide range of behavioral health problems, interpersonal issues and stressors related to life transitions for children, adolescents, adults and seniors. All counseling is conducted by master’s level clinicians and is informed by our certification as a trauma-informed agency. Psychiatric services are provided by psychiatrists, Advance Practice Nurse Practitioners, and through the innovative use of telepsychiatry.
Pinebrook Family Answers has partnered with Greenspace to provide progress measurement tools for our clients. This leading-edge technology is based on research showing that tracking progress through therapy is one of the most important predictors of lasting change and improvement. With this technology, clients work with their therapist to regularly track progress so that they can both see the results over time. See more: Greenspace.
Typical Problems/Issues:
Anger management
Attention deficit and developmental disorders
Behavioral disorders
Depression
Emotional disorders
Life, school, work balance
Parentings skills
Trauma and abuse
Family conflict
Services Provided:
Assessment & Referral
Therapy Services
- Individual – most often come for counseling to help deal with depression, anxiety, and/or stress.
- Couples – Couples needing assistance with their relationship for various reasons.
- Family – Can include parents and children, parents and adult children, and/or parents, children and grandparents.
- Group
Psychiatric Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Medication Management
Outpatient Services
Pinebrook has three different locations and participates in the Magellan, PerformCare and CCBH networks, Medicare Assistance and most commercial insurance, including clients enrolled with employee assistance plans. Licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service, and accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA)
To make an appointment for outpatient services, please call 610-432-3919 for our Allentown office, 610-559-8151 for our Easton office and 610-863-8151 for our Wind Gap office.
James’ Story
When James first began outpatient services with Pinebrook, he was a quiet, anxious, and passive eleven-year-old boy. At the time, he was living with his mother and younger brother at his grandmother’s home. James had witnessed street violence and was struggling to cope with the trauma suffered as a result of his father’s involvement and subsequent incarceration. He lacked the ability to share his thoughts and feelings in a healthy way and was struggling to protect his family during his father’s absence. Due to the lack of clarity in each family member’s role, conflicts often arose. James would become very angry, which he demonstrated either in defiance and aggression or becoming sad and withdrawn.
Through the course of individual and family counseling, James and his family improved their ability to communicate with one another, manage their emotions during conflicts, and establish healthy roles for each member of the family. As a result, James has become less anxious and is now more assertive. His relationship with his father has also greatly improved through increased correspondence and visits.
Today, James, his mother and brother are living in their own apartment. While there are financial struggles, they are able to share their feelings with one another in ways that rarely lead to conflict, and have developed relationships based on respect. James now participates in a supervised community boxing program, which is supported by strong male role models. He continues to perform well academically. Through the course of treatment, James’ mother also recognized her own anxiety and anger issues and has worked diligently to overcome them through Pinebrook’s outpatient adult services.