Marriage & Family Therapy – CRAVE Therapy and Counseling Services
CRAVE Therapy and Counseling Services, LLC is a private therapy practice established in 2021 and located at 409 North State Street in Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522. The practice is led by Heather Gerhart, who holds credentials as a Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and Certified Collaborative Trauma Professional-II (CCTP-II). Gerhart draws on 17 years of prior professional experience in hospital nursing as she now provides therapy-focused services to individuals, couples, and families.
The practice offers individual therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. Individual therapy is described on the site as focused on helping clients meet personal goals, which may include growing in self-awareness, understanding the underlying causes of symptoms, and working toward healing from trauma. Couples therapy addresses relationship dynamics and conflict resolution, aiming to support partners through relational challenges. Family therapy is oriented toward helping struggling families heal and grow together over time.
Therapeutic modalities include EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), as reflected by professional certification badges displayed on the website. Areas addressed through the practice’s services include anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma, grief, and stress management. The integration of nursing experience and marriage and family therapy training is presented as informing the overall approach to client care.
Sessions are conducted in-person at the Ephrata office and are by appointment only. The practice does not indicate telehealth availability in the available site content. Based on what the site states, the practice appears to operate on a self-pay basis; insurance acceptance is not mentioned. The site notes that crisis intervention is outside the scope of services and provides crisis resources including Lancaster County crisis intervention services and the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Contact information includes phone (717) 400-8094 and email cravetherapy21@gmail.com. The practice states that responses are provided within 24 hours on business days, Monday through Friday.