Population Served: Provide servifes for both Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol therapy for ages 12 and up.

Type of Behavioral Services Offered: Individual therapy, couples therapy, group therapy.

Reimbursement: Fee for Service. Third party reimbursement includes: Highmark products, UPMC Commercial products, Medical Assistance, TRICARE, Gateway Medicare ASssured, Highmark Medicare, Traditional Medicare. If needed, sliding scale available.

Number of Clients Served Annually: 10-15.

Qualification of Staff: Gretchen has a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling for the Deaf, Deaf/blind and Hard of Hearing from Gallaudet University. She has been working in the field of mental health for 11 years and as a therapist for 8 years.

Language Fluency: 2 signing staff members both SCPI level 4.

Accreditation: Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Accessibility: The facility is wheelchair accessible and has visual signals.

Program Type: Private provider of mental health, drug and alcohol treatment services

Type of Behavioral Services Offered: Outpatient counseling.

Reimbursement: Fee for service. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Highmark, Tricare and there is a sliding scale.

Number of Clients Served Annually: 10 clients served in private office who are deaf, hard of hearing and children of deaf adults (CODA’s).

Qualifications of Staff: Kristy graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Education of Persons with Hearing Loss and worked as a teacher at Pressley Ridge School for the Deaf (approved private school) as a teacher for children aged 6-21. Kristy completed her Masters in Social Work form the University of Pittsburgh in 2006 with a focus on direct practice and received her credential as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2008. She has worked in community mental health services as an individual and family therapist, as well as a school- based therapist for children, adolescents and their families. Kristy’s approach to therapy values the whole perosn, emphasizing self-awareness and responsibility, understanding relationships and engaging in the search for meaning and purpose.

Language Fluency: ASL fluent.

Current Services: Adults and couples, DBT, CBT, and psychotherapy

Program type: Mental health outpatient counseling.

Population served: Adult individuals and couples therapy.

Reimbursement: Fee for service, third party reimbursement from most insurance companies and employee assistance program through employers.

Number of Clients Served Annually: Annually, services were provided to 8 people who are deaf and 3 who are hard of hearing.

Qualifications: Ms. Zingrone received an associate of arts degree in sign language interpreting from the University of Akron in 1986. She worked as an interpreter until moving to Pittsburgh in 1991. Ms. Zingrone has over 20 years experience as a mental health counselor. She received a masters degree in clinical social work from the Ohio State University in 1989. She currently works in her private practice office of Squirrel Hill providing mental health therapy to adults and couples. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Pennsylvania.

Accessibility: The facility is wheelchair accessible, has visual emergency signal, amplified phone and flashing signal. Competent in expressive and receptive ASL.

Current Services: Outpatient mental health services for children, adults, adolescents, and couples.

Gretchen Hoffer, MA, NCC, LPC
gretchen@villagetherapy.org

Kristy Weidner, LCSW
kristy@villagetherapy.org

Jessica Bovard
Jessica@villagetherapy.org