We offer individual, group, couples, family therapy, anger management and drug and alcohol counseling in Chester County, Pennsylvania. We are licensed by the State to provide DUI counseling in  Pennsylvania.            Call: Lorraine Webster C.A.C.           811 West Chester Pike              West Chester, PA 19382              (610) 269-8396

Individual family and couples counseling: Monday thru Friday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  $55.00 DUI Groups: Saturday: 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. or 6:30 $40.00  Anger Management Group: Thursdays 6:00 p.m. $40.00 Young peoples group: Thursdays 7:00 p.m. $40.00  Relapse prevention group: Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. $40.00 Counseling for Professionals: Nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers Wednesday 6:00 p.m.  $40.00      D.U.I./Anger Management/ARD/IPP Evaluations $65.00 Impaired Professionals Evaluation $85.00 Child Custody Evaluations $120.00 Mental Health Evaluations $150.00 All evaluations are typed up while you are there and copies are provided for you and your attorney.    Services:  Individual, Group, Couples, Family Therapy,Anger Management. Drug and Alcohol Counseling and Counseling for Impaired Professionals are offered to clients from the West Chester, Exton, Paoli, Malvern, Downingtown, Coatesville, Kennett Square, and Chadds Ford areas. We also service other counties in Pennsylvania and other states.   Individual Therapy:  The session may focus on family of origin issues, co-dependency, depression, addiction, raising trust levels, childhood trauma, relationship issues, developing a positive self-image, reducing stress, and alcohol counseling.  SIGNS OF STRESS                         Top stressors  1) Withdrawing from others                             1) Starting a new job          4) Birth of a child  2) Using humor to hide pain                              2) Death in the family         5) Marriage 3) Trying to control other people                     3) Divorce                          6) Moving  4) judging yourself harshly   DUI Counseling:   DUI Groups  focus on helping the clients avoid high risk behaviors and comply with the stipulation placed on them by the court so they can put there legal issues behind them and get on with their lives. A copy of the clients completion papers will be sent to their probation officer. The DUI groups are available days, evening and weekends. Clients can choose the groups that are most convenient for them. To learn more about DUI Counseling and test yourself, "Are you a social drinker or a problem drinker?", click on to the DUI button. Call (610) 269-8396   Relapse Prevention: Relapse Prevention Groups focus on learning the early warning signals of relapse, identifying relapse triggers, defusing resentments before they get out of control, building a strong support system and developing positive coping skills. Call (610) 269-8396   Anger Management Program: Serving Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Consists of 12 weekly one hour group sessions. The group focus on learning the early warning signals of explosive behaviors, defusing anger before it gets out of control and developing positive coping skills. The facilitator of this group is a Licensed Psychologist with many years of experience in both addiction and mental health. He is a Certified Domestic Violence Counselor. A copy of the evaluation and completion papers will be given to the client and a copy will be sent to the client's probation officer and their attorney.  Call (610) 269-8396    Anger Management in the Work Place : Our conflict resolution program will improve organizational effectiveness in your team. A licensed psychologist will come to your company and work with your staff to help them with organizational development to change the current dynamic and be able to keep their focus on increasing productivity. The two hour workshops will be done two or three times depending on the needs of the company and can be arranged by  appointment. Call 610-308-2290 and speck to Drew Alikakos, M.S.   Grief Counseling: In grieving our loses we are able to let them go and heal the pain.  In our society we are given three days off work to bury a family member and we are expected to return to work as if nothing had occurred.  Many of us repress the sadness we feel for so long that a we can no longer identify or express our feelings.  In therapy we can access the unresolved grief and loss whether it was caused by death, divorce or abandonment.  We can process the pain of the loss of a relationship, a job or our self-respect.  This promotes healing.  To learn more about the symptoms of unresolved grief click on the grief counseling button.

Couples Counseling: One hour sessions. Most people grow up without good role models.  They never saw a healthy relationship and do not know how they work.  Understanding some of the basic differences, between men and women, allows each partner to be true to themselves and still be supportive to the other.  Even difficult issues like infidelity, addiction or abuse can be healed if both parties are willing to work through the process and let go of the past.  To learn more about some of the basic differences between couples click on the couples Counseling button.

State Board of Nursing and other Professionals: Pathway Counseling Services is a preferred provider

for the Voluntary Monitoring Program. Drew Alikakos, M.S. Licensed Psychologist facilitates a weekly

group designed for Impaired Professionals and works closely with the State Board of Pennsylvania and

The Peer Assents Program to support the professionals efforts to stay in the feild and comply with the

stipulations placed on them by the State Board so they can maintain their license. Call (610) 269-8396

Family of Origin Issues: Issues from childhood, may be creating obstacles to getting the life you want.  Many of us were programmed to seek the approval of parents who were never quite satisfied.  You may have been raised by an overly critical mother or an emotionally distant father.  These behaviors create wounds that affect the way we relate to ourselves and others. Many adults who were raised in dysfunctional families only guess at what normal is and they feel comfortable with chaos.

Co-Dependency; Co-Dependents often feel that when a loved one fails, they've failed.  This constant "failure" can lead to a loss of self-esteem.  The uncertainty of the co-dependent's life may lead to feelings of hopelessness and helplessness.  After experiencing painful feelings for so long, many co-dependent's simply stop feeling at all.  

Confidentiality:  Everything a client shares in therapy is protected by Confidentiality Laws.

RELAXATION EXERCISES: Coming soon! "Take Five" to learn more about relaxation exercises and how to order them click on to the relaxation tapes button.

To make an appointment call Lorraine Webster, C.A.C. at (610) 269-8396