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Berks Counseling Center – Reading

Address: 645 Penn Street 2nd Floor - Reading, PA
General Phone Number: 610-373-4281
Website: http://www.berkscounselingcenter.org/
Facility Type

Berks Counseling Center provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Reading.

  • Mental Health Treatment
  • Dual Diagnosis Treatment Provider

Berks Counseling Center is run by a private non-profit organization.


Service Settings (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Berks Counseling Center provides treatment in the following settings.


  • Outpatient mental health rehabiliation
Emergency Mental Health Services

Berks Counseling Center provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.


  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Mental Health Treatment Approaches

Berks Counseling Center utilizes the following treatment approaches.


  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Trauma therapy
Pharmacotherapies & Medications

Berks Counseling Center utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.


  • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®)
  • Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
  • Haloperidol (Haldol®)
  • Aripiprazole (Abilify®) 
  • Lurasidone (Latuda®) 
  • Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) 
  • Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®) 
  • Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
  • Risperidone (Risperdal®)
  • Ziprasidone (Geodon®) 
Payment Information

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at Berks Counseling Center and possible financial assistance.


  • Community Mental Health Block Grants
  • Community Service Block Grants
  • Federal Grants
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • Other State Funds
  • Private Insurance
  • Cash or Self Payment
  • State-Financed Healthcare Plan Other Than Medicaid
  • State Mental Health Agency Funds
  • Sliding Fee Scale (based on income and other factors)
Special Programs / Groups Offered

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Berks Counseling Center.


  • Transitional age young adults
  • Veterans
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Screening & Testing

Berks Counseling Center offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.


  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
Ancillary Services

Berks Counseling Center provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.


  • Assertive community treatment
  • Case management
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Housing services
  • Intensive case management
  • Illness management and recovery
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Supported housing
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