Community Counseling Services (CCS)

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The goal of CCS is to help individuals return to a productive life – one in which they can contribute to the community – with an emphasis on building life skills and independence.

CCS provides outpatient assessment, evaluation and treatment for individuals who are experiencing mental health disorders, intellectual disabilities and concomitant substance abuse problems. This community-based program provides services to adults and children in Luzerne County. Our multidisciplinary staff includes physicians, licensed counselors and peer support and advocacy specialists.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services

Psychiatric rehabilitation, also known as psychosocial or psych rehab, focuses on restoration of community functioning and well-being of an individual who has a psychiatric disability. Rehabilitation work undertaken by psych rehab specialists, psychiatrists, social workers and other mental health professionals seeks to effect changes in a person's environment and in a person's ability to deal with his/her environment, so as to facilitate improvement in their symptoms or personal distress.

The Greenhouse: A Clubhouse Vocational Program

The Greenhouse Program enables people with psychological and emotional challenges to overcome barriers to maintaining or returning to employment. The program focuses on psychosocial interventions, goal setting and service coordination and helps individuals to make good decisions, work effectively and lead a productive and fulfilling life.

Telepsychiatry

Telepsychiatry is one of the most effective ways for individuals to increase their access to psychiatric care. This form of video conferencing can help people connect with their physicians and other health care professionals.

Crisis Intervention

The Crisis Program is available 24/7 to help individuals experiencing acute psychiatric episodes, providing assistance to patients and their families and facilitating referrals to necessary treatment programs.

Case Management Services

Our certified peer specialists provide ongoing support in areas such as housing, employment, and social relationships for individuals who have a serious mental illness and need help obtaining community resources, enabling them to live independently.

Partial Hospitalization Programs

Partial hospitalization programs are used to treat mental illness and concomitant substance abuse. In partial hospitalization, the individual resides at home, but attends the treatment program several days each week. Group therapy, individual counseling, psychcopharmacological assessment and medication checks are integral to the program.

Outpatient Counseling

Outpatient counseling is provided during the day and evening hours to allow consumers flexibility in meeting their treatment goals. Individual therapy is provided by licensed social workers and experienced psychiatric professionals.

Children’s Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services

This eliminates the need for hospitalization or other more traditional therapies by providing support for children and adolescents in their home, school and community. The program includes a comprehensive treatment plan for the child coupled with individual counseling and one-on-one therapeutic support.

Autism Program

This program promotes improvements in learning ability, development, behavior, communication and social skills acquisition for children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Comprehensive psychological evaluations, individualized behavioral intervention, and family and individual therapy are provided.

Community Residential Rehabilitation Programs

These are transitional residential programs for consumers with mental illness and provide housing, personal assistance and psychosocial rehabilitation in a comfortable residential environment.

Personal Care Homes

Our personal care home provides food, housing, assistance and supervision for residents who require help with dressing, bathing, diet or medication management, but do not require skilled nursing or intermediate care.

Forensic Services

Counseling services are provided to inmates at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in order to prevent suicide and effectively manage inmate behavior.

Insurance Information

Community Counseling Services is an approved provider for Medicaid and Medicare as well as most insurances and managed plans. Credit card and payment plans are an option. Financial assistance is available for many clients. For information on payment options, call (570) 552-6000.

Community Counseling Services

110 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
(570) 552-6000

24-Hour Emergency:
(570) 552-6000