Supporting You From the Comfort of Your Home
Specialized Therapy for Personality Disorders
Compassionate, Evidence-Based Care, Delivered Securely via Teletherapy
When conflict becomes the norm or connection feels out of reach, it can be hard to know where to start. Whether you’re navigating recurring arguments, rebuilding trust, co-parenting stress, or family tension that’s been simmering for years, you don’t have to handle it alone. PA Behavioral Services provides evidence-based family and couples teletherapy across Pennsylvania to help you communicate more clearly, repair ruptures, and create steadier relationships.
Our team typically responds within 24 business hours to help you take the first step.
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A secure, confidential first step — no pressure, just support.
Understanding the Weight of Personality Disorders
Personality patterns aren’t character flaws; they’re protective strategies your nervous system built a long time ago. They can quietly shape every relationship and decision in your life.
You might recognize these common experiences:
Intense Emotional Swings
Feeling joy, anger, shame, or emptiness in waves that seem too big or too sudden for the situation.
Unstable Sense of Self
Struggling to describe who you are, what you want, or what you believe outside of other people’s expectations.
Difficult Relationship Patterns
Cycles of closeness and conflict, fear of abandonment, or pulling away from the people you actually want close.
Inner Critic on Overdrive
Harsh self-judgment, perfectionism, or a constant sense that something is wrong with you.
At PA Behavioral Services, we hold space for the full picture — not just the diagnosis. We meet you exactly where you are, without judgment.
Our Approach
Stability, Skills, and Self-Understanding
There is no quick fix for long-standing patterns, but real, lasting change is absolutely possible with the right framework and the right clinician. Our licensed clinicians look beyond labels to understand how these patterns uniquely impact your life, values, and goals
Your Core Support System
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Practical Skills for Big Emotions – Build mastery in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness — the four core DBT skill sets that change daily life.
CBT & Schema-Informed Work
Reworking the Beliefs Underneath the Pattern – Identify and gently reshape the core beliefs and inner narratives that keep painful cycles in place.
Mentalization & Insight-Based Therapy
Understanding Yourself and Others More Clearly – Strengthen your ability to interpret your own and others’ inner experiences with more accuracy and compassion.
Trauma-Informed Care
Honoring Where the Patterns Came From – Recognize how earlier experiences shape present-day responses, at a pace that prioritizes safety and stability.
Your First Step
The Virtual Consultation
Beginning therapy for personality work can feel vulnerable, which is why we’ve designed our intake process to be as seamless, transparent, and low-resistance as possible. Your initial virtual consultation is a dedicated, secure space to explore your options with no pressure.
What to Expect:
A welcoming, confidential conversation with a clinician.
An initial review of your specific challenges, goals, and scheduling needs.
A clear explanation of how our teletherapy model works securely from home.
A personalized matching process to connect you with the right specialist on our team.
Why Choose PA Behavioral Services?
At PA Behavioral Services, we understand the unique journey each person takes on their path to mental wellness. Our comprehensive range of services is designed to meet you wherever you are in the Keystone State, offering specialized care that fosters healing, growth, and empowerment. Discover the support you need to reclaim your well-being, tailored specifically for the Pennsylvania community.
Pennsylvania Expertise
We are deeply rooted in the Pennsylvania community. Our clinicians understand local resources, regional dynamics, and the unique needs of individuals living throughout the Commonwealth.
Rigorous Professional Standards
Our clinical team consists of highly trained, fully credentialed LPCs and LCSWs who participate in ongoing specialized training and clinical supervision.
Specialized Training in Complex Cases
Co-founders Christina Lees, LPC, and Nicole Valley-Garrison, LPC, bring extensive experience treating personality disorders, complex trauma, and co-occurring concerns across clinical settings.
Our Commitment to You
We promise to provide an ethical, reliable, and deeply compassionate therapeutic environment. We view therapy as a collaborative partnership rooted in mutual respect, clinical integrity, and safety.
What We Do
We provide high-quality virtual individual therapy, DBT-informed skills work, and long-term, collaborative care tailored to your goals.
What We Do Not Do
We do not provide quick fixes, guarantee specific emotional outcomes, or replace emergency crisis medical services.
What Our Clients Say
Reach Out to Begin Your Teletherapy Journey
You don’t have to wait for anxiety to diminish on its own. Support is completely available from the comfort and privacy of your home. Connect with PA Behavioral Services to find care that fits your needs.
Availability: Virtual appointments across Pennsylvania