Allison Park, PA Local Support & Community Resources

Gale Ann Foster, MSW, LCSW, understands that individuals are doing the best they can at any given moment and possess the desire to improve. She provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment for clients to explore the issues that have led them to seek guidance. Through her compassionate approach, clients learn about the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, enabling them to manage emotions and navigate the distress that life changes can bring. With a focus on mood disorders, coping skills, and self-harming, Gale recognizes that the desire for change is a constant in counseling. Utilizing diverse therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), she helps clients identify and replace unhealthy coping styles with healthier, more effective strategies. Gale is dedicated to partnering with each individual to identify their goals and support them on their journey to a healthier, more satisfying life, whether they are preteens, children, teens, adults, or elders.

Angela Collins is a Licensed Professional Counselor who embraces a trauma-informed perspective and an empowerment model in her practice. She provides individual therapy, couples counseling, and group therapy, always considering the person within the context of their unique life journey. Angela’s approach allows her clients to embark on a path toward understanding what constitutes a quality life. Her expertise includes addressing a variety of mental health concerns, such as trauma and PTSD, stress and anxiety, depression, sexual abuse recovery, self-injury, substance abuse, eating disordered behaviors, as well as family, marital, and relationship difficulties, including divorce and grief. Angela is dedicated to supporting her clients as they navigate these challenges and work towards healing and resilience.

Dr. Erin Donnelly is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Reproductive Sexologist who understands that each individual is a complex product of their past and present environments. She recognizes that as circumstances change, coping mechanisms may become less effective, leading to distress in areas such as anxiety, depression, anger, and relationship challenges. Dr. Donnelly's approach to therapy is integrative, collaborative, and personality-based, emphasizing the undeniable link between psychological and physical wellbeing. Specializing in comprehensive psychological assessment and treatment, she works with older adolescents, adults, and couples navigating anxiety-related disorders, mood disturbances, trauma reactions, chronic health issues, and sexual/reproductive challenges. An ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, Dr. Donnelly’s practice uniquely addresses issues surrounding sexuality and reproduction, including relationship and sex therapy, sexual dysfunctions, infertility, reproductive traumas, and the transition to parenthood. By collaborating within a multidisciplinary network of professionals, she ensures that each client receives holistic and personalized care tailored to their unique needs.