Creative. Competent. Compassionate.
ABOUT US
Blake W. Ringenberg
Co-Owner
LPC
Blake is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) known for providing unique, engaging therapy for individuals, couples, and families. He specializes in narrative, experiential, and person-centered therapy techniques. Blake earned his masters in clinical counseling from Columbia International University in 2012 and has worked extensively with adolescents, and young adults. Blake has a rich background in religion as well as philosophy. Blake is a board certified therapist and licensed to practice as a professional counselor in the State of Michigan as well as Pennsylvania.
Blake accepts PerformCare (medical assistance), Highmark, UPMC, Preferred Health Care, United Behavioral Health, Aetna, Quest, and Optum insurance plans. Please call your insurance provider to verify that your 90837 behavioral health sessions will be covered and to see what your session cost or copay will be.
CURRENTLY HIRING AMAZING THERAPISTS WITH
LPC, LMFT, OR LCSW
Gretchen Ringenberg
Co-Owner
LMFT, LPC
Gretchen graduated from a masters program designed specifically for marriage, couples, and family counseling. Her greatest passion is working with couples and especially enjoys helping couples to work through conflict and affairs. Gretchen also loves to work with individuals and specializes in working with teenagers and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. The theories she utilizes the most with her clients are Internal Family Systems, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Solutions-Focused Therapy. Gretchen loves to incorporate sand tray therapy and nutrition into her sessions (when requested) and enjoys watching her clients grow in liking themselves and becoming the hero of their own story.
Gretchen currently accepts Optum, Quest, Aetna, Medicaid (PerformCare, Amerihealth Caritas, UPMC for You, Highmark Wholecare), Highmark, and United insurance plans. Her session rate is $110 per session.
Madeline Lucas, Intern
Madeline earned her B.A. in Psychology from West Chester University and is currently working towards her M.S. in Clinical Psychology at Millersville University. As a counseling intern at Gethsemane Counseling, Madeline will be applying the knowledge and skills that she has acquired throughout her academic journey. Madeline is interested in utilizing cognitive behavioral techniques in order to help her clients make connections and alterations between their core beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Additionally, she is excited to observe and learn from the perspectives of other experienced therapists in order integrate a variety of therapeutic techniques into her practice. She is eager is grow as a mental health counselor and is dedicated to making a positive impact on her clients’ lives. In the future, she plans on pursuing licensure as a professional counselor. Madeline is currently accepting clients on a sliding scale fee.
Sean Cornwall
MA
LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
Sean earned his masters degree from Northcentral University in 2020 and specializes in working with couples, families, teens and men. He is a person-centered humanistic therapist who uses an experiential base with a variety of techniques to help his clients achieve their goals. Sean looks at not just the individual and their current challenge, but their life as a whole and offers guidance on how to make changes in multiple areas to achieve lasting change. Sean believes in the strength and ability of each person, couple, or family to achieve their goals and is honored to be a part of the journey toward positive growth.
Sean currently accepts Highmark BCBS, Optum, Quest, Aetna, Medicaid, and United insurances. His session rate is $110 per session. Sean is currently not accepting new clients.
Angela Engle, MA, NCC
Angela's holistic approach to counseling is based on a strong belief in the human capacity for healing and growth. She believes you can cultivate mental-emotional wellness using the tools you possess within yourself as well as your network of support. Using person-centered techniques, Angela will help you learn to honor and experience your emotions while also being attentive to cognitions that often influence how you feel. Angela has a special heart for helping youth and young adults, especially those struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, life changes, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and self-esteem. She would consider it a privilege to come alongside you on your journey and bear witness to your story as it unfolds.
Angela does not currently accept insurance plans. Her session rate is $75-110 per session, based on what her clients are comfortable with. Angela is currently not accepting new clients.
Kimberly McGhee
MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Kimberly is a Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Kimberly takes a strength-based, holistic approach, that is client-centered. As a board=certified art therapist, Kimberly supports a century-old belief that art making and creative expression are essential to improving physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing. By focusing on the PROCESS not the PRODUCT, Kimberly helps clients of all ages draw, paint, collage, and sculpt in a non-threatening way, to explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, reduce stress/anxiety, increase self-esteem, reduce depression, build strength and resiliency, and even process traumatic events from the past. As a trauma therapist clinically-trained in EMDR, Kimberly is known for providing strength-based trauma therapy to clients of all ages, who have experienced adverse life experiences. Kimberly also practices Mindful-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) Narrative Sand Tray Therapy, Bilateral Stimulation, Forward-Facing Trauma Therapy, Bilateral Drawing, and the Graphic Narrative, and incorporates DBT and CBT principles, as well as mindfulness and grounding techniques. Kimberly earned her master’s degree in art therapy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana.
Kimberly is currently accepting clients with Medicaid, UPMC, Highmark or Optum insurance. Please call your insurance provider to verify that your 90837 behavioral health sessions will be covered and to see what your session cost or copay will be. Kimberly is currently not accepting new clients.
Alyssa Andre
MA, LAC- Individuals, Couples, and Families
Alyssa earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and is a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC). After years as an educator and adolescent life coach, Alyssa pursued an education in therapeutic disciplines where she witnessed the vast needs of young people, families, and couples alike who were navigating relationships, trauma, mental health challenges, behavioral concerns, loss and change. Alyssa takes a holistic approach with her clients, specializing in adult and adolescent therapy, couples and families, and uses a client-centered approach informed by Internal Family Systems, Solutions-Focused methods, and Adlerian Theory. Alyssa cultivates a space for clients to be themselves, and without judgment, supports the journey to wholeness, wellness, and self-efficacy. Alyssa encourages her clients to ask questions about the treatment process, be curious about their growth and potential, and to trust and know that they are exactly where they’re supposed to be.
Alyssa is accepting new clients and is not currently in network with insurances- her rate is $75-125 per session.
