Frequently Asked Questions

Therapy is an opportunity to discuss issues that are important to you while having a trained, objective person help you work through the current situation and  with dealing with similar future situations. Therapy can be about one specific problem, or multiple problems. Therapy is a collaborative effort and it takes an active role of both client and therapist for change to occur.

People see a therapist for a wide range of reasons from stress management to treatment of a specific diagnosis. Sometimes an event occurs that causes an individual to seek out help, while others may attend therapy because it provides a trained objective person to help them work through some issues they may have been struggling with for years.  Therapy can be beneficial because a client may feel a sense of control in their life and have the tools to be able to make better decisions or changes in their life. 

The length of time it takes to see results from counseling sessions varies depending on the individual and the issues being addressed. Some clients may see improvements after just a few sessions, while others may require longer-term therapy.

While religious and spiritual issues may not be a focus of therapy, they are relevant aspects of a client's life, helping to define their values, beliefs, lifestyle choices. and decision making and serving as a source of strength and support. The therapist's role is to be sensitive to any beliefs that are important to the client and integrate them into therapy if the client wishes for this. The integration of faith into the therapy process is not pastoral counseling or spiritual direction.

Dr. Doty is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in PA with a doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has extensive training and experience working with individuals, couples, and families. Dr. Doty is also an AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate and provides supervision to those working to complete their graduate education or to obtain their MFT license. 

Student interns have completed most of their educational institution, have demonstrated core competencies and have been determined by their educational institution to be ready to apply their skills to working with clients. 

We provide counseling services for individuals of all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults.

We provide counseling services for individuals, couples and families. 

Dr. Doty accept BCBS, CCBH (medicaid), Highmark, Geisinger Health Plan, Optum, United Behavioral Health, and UPMC insurance.

We do have a sliding fee scale. Information is available upon request.

A metered parking lot is located across the street from my office. The entrance is on Market St. directly behind the children's wing of the James V Brown Library.