Center for Hope and Health: a mental health private practice

Our primary mission is to empower our clients to take control of challenging/ difficult areas in their lives through the use of skill-based, present-focused, goal-oriented, and scientifically-proven treatments.

Farren Landes, M.S. Farren has worked in community behavioral health starting as a mobile psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner and outpatient therapist. She is also currently completing her second year as an extern at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. In her first year, she focused on diagnostic assessment and report writing and…

Breaking the Period Taboo: Navigating Hormones, Mental Health, and Self-Compassion

Written by Dr. Julie Thompson Let’s talk periods. My clients are mostly teen girls and young women, so this topic comes up quite a lot. Not only is it helpful to explore connections between menstrual cycles, hormones, and mental health, it also breaks down the taboo some may feel comes with discussing their monthly guest.… […]

Learning Boundaries: Navigating Burnout and Prioritizing Self-Care at Every Age

Written by Amanda Turco, LPC Boundaries can be so challenging, whether you’re 15 or 75! Recently, I have been having a lot of conversations with my clients about feelings of burnout and the importance of setting boundaries. Whether it is a more stress- free time of year or wildly busy, we often neglect our own… […]

Navigating Weight Checking and Avoidance in Eating Disorder Recovery

Written by Paulina Syracuse The number on the scale. This one number can have a large impact on how someone with an eating disorder (or someone without this diagnosis but struggling with negative body image) feels about and views themselves. It can have the power to potentially make or break one’s sense of self-worth and… […]

Want to make an effective New Year’s resolution?

Written by Amanda Turco, LPC It’s almost the new year, which means many of us are thinking about resolutions, you know, the ones that often fizzle by February. There’s a variety of reasons why New Year’s Resolutions don’t stick for most people. One of these is that we set goals based on what others might… […]

Breaking the Scroll: Navigating the Impact of Social Media on Mental Health and Setting Healthy Boundaries

Written by Amanda Turco, LPC Have you ever been scrolling through social media and realize you have just been consumed for hours? How do you feel when you come back to awareness? What is going on in the present around you? Did you miss something? Do you feel good about the time you spent or… […]

How to Schedule an Appointment

To make an appointment for a comprehensive mental-health assessment, please call CHH at 866-739-3083

main office location

63 West Lancaster Avenue
Suite 05
Ardmore, PA 19003

Toll Free: 866-739-3083

Local: 610-645-5311

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