Founders and owners Nicole Garrison and Christina Lees
About PA Behavioral Services LLC
Founded in 2021 amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic ,PA Behavioral Services emerged as a beacon of hope for those seeking reliable, compassionate mental health care. Recognizing the need for consistent, accessible therapy, we offer a range of HIPAA-compliant services tailored to meet you wherever you are on your journey to wellness. From individual therapy and group sessions to innovative teletherapy options, we empower our clients across Pennsylvania to achieve mental well-being in the comfort of their own homes.
Our approach is personal:
We see beyond diagnoses to treat the individual. Our team of experts is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment where every client feels valued, understood, and empowered. We’re not just therapists; we’re allies in your journey towards healing and growth.
Our Promise:
To offer consistent, creative, and reliable mental health support that makes our clients feel safe, secure, and empowered. Let’s navigate the path to wellness together.
Meet Our Team
Christina Lees, LPC, NCC
Christina Lees is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor with more than 10 years of experience supporting individuals navigating severe trauma, anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, psychosis, addiction and sobriety, eating disorders, and related mental health concerns. She has worked with clients in Partial Hospitalization Programs, Outpatient Programs, and Transitional Outpatient Programs, providing both individual therapy and group-based care.
Christina understands how stressful and overwhelming the search for a therapist can feel. Her goal is to ease that process by offering a space built on security, trust, validation, support, and safety. Through a compassionate and personalized approach, she helps clients explore their thoughts, emotions, and reactions while providing appropriate interventions tailored to their needs.
In addition to her clinical work, Christina offers LPC and LCSW supervision for professionals who are planning to enter the field or are currently working toward licensure and need weekly supervision hours.
Nicole Garrison, LPC, NCC
Nicole Garrison is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor with more than 10 years of experience treating OCD, anxiety disorders, and trauma. Helping clients work through anxiety and OCD has become a true passion of hers and is a central part of her clinical work.
Nicole specializes in evidence-based treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She primarily uses a short-term, problem-solving approach while tailoring treatment to each client’s individual needs through a flexible “Neapolitan” combination of therapeutic methods.
Nicole also uses Prolonged Exposure (PE) to support clients experiencing PTSD. In addition to her work with anxiety disorders, OCD, and trauma, she has training in ecosystemic structural family therapy, which helps examine behavioral patterns within homes, families, and couples.
She also provides clinical supervision for professionals working toward state licensure.
Amanda Jervis, LPC
Amanda Jervis is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania who creates a safe, welcoming, and trauma-informed therapeutic relationship to support clients in their healing and growth. She is passionate about working with individuals experiencing disordered eating, body image concerns, eating disorders, anxiety, and mood disorders.
Amanda specializes in treating a variety of eating disorders, including Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, also known as ARFID. She also supports clients experiencing body image concerns and OCD, using Exposure and Response Prevention, or ERP, as part of treatment when appropriate.
Throughout her clinical career, Amanda has worked in community mental health, residential treatment, and outpatient settings. Her approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and incorporates additional evidence-based interventions to help clients build emotional awareness, tolerance, and self-efficacy.
Amanda believes in continuing to learn and grow as a clinician so she can provide thoughtful, effective care. She considers it an honor to support clients through difficult seasons and help them recognize that they are capable of hard things.
Ashley Witynski,
MA, LPC, ADHD-CCSP
Ashley Witynski is a Licensed Professional Counselor and ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider who works with children, adolescents, and adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD or suspect they may have ADHD. She helps clients build practical skills, especially executive functioning skills, to support confidence, consistency, and success in daily life.
Ashley’s therapeutic approach is integrative and personalized, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, strengths-based therapy, solution-focused therapy, and client-centered therapy. Because ADHD is often connected with negative self-talk, she uses CBT techniques to help clients strengthen their sense of identity and develop a more compassionate, authentic view of themselves.
Ashley also specializes in treating trauma, OCD, anxiety, and depression, and has experience supporting individuals who have experienced interpersonal violence or domestic violence. She has worked with adolescents experiencing severe depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.
Ashley believes relationships shape the way we experience life, including our relationships with others and with ourselves. She helps clients identify their strengths and values to improve self-worth and quality of life. Her style is calm, empathetic, and approachable, often incorporating humor and mindfulness to create a safe, supportive space where clients can confront life’s stressors.
Paulina Cardella, MA
Paulina Cardella is a mental health therapist who works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She supports clients experiencing anxiety, depression, behavioral concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, ADHD, ASD-related challenges, PTSD, family-related stressors, and relationship concerns.
Paulina also provides marriage and couples counseling, helping partners improve communication, rebuild trust, navigate conflict, strengthen emotional connection, and develop healthier relationship patterns. Her clinical focus includes co-parenting and family dynamics, including high-conflict custody situations, communication challenges, and support for families working to build healthier relationships.
Paulina is passionate about creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive space where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered. She supports women navigating self-esteem concerns, relationship challenges, life transitions, stress management, and personal growth. With a trauma-informed approach, she helps clients process difficult life experiences while building resilience, healthy coping skills, emotional awareness, boundaries, communication skills, and self-confidence.
Her approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, strengths-based therapy, solution-focused therapy, Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy, and skill-building interventions tailored to each client’s needs. Paulina earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavioral Analysis and her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She is also a member of the American Counseling Association.
Fluent in both English and Polish, Paulina offers culturally sensitive, bilingual therapy to clients across Pennsylvania through secure teletherapy. She is committed to supporting all clients, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, with warmth, respect, and compassion.
Abigail Clark, LPC
Abigail Clark is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in the treatment of OCD and anxiety using a person-centered approach to Exposure and Response Prevention, also known as ERP, and cognitive therapy. She enjoys working with adults of all ages as they navigate life transitions, stress management, relationship challenges, and personal growth.
Abigail is passionate about creating a safe, compassionate, and transparent therapy space where clients can feel accepted, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek help and considers it an honor to support clients through vulnerable moments in their lives.
Her therapeutic approach is client-centered and strengths-based. Abigail believes each person has unique strengths and abilities that can help them move through life’s challenges. In addition to ERP and cognitive restructuring, she supports clients in building coping skills, interpersonal relationship skills, and a more positive relationship with themselves.
Abigail has experience working in a variety of mental health settings, including inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient therapy. She is neurodivergent-affirming and LGBTQ+ affirming, and she is committed to providing welcoming, respectful care for every client.