Heartwell Therapy, LLC

07/30/2026

No Waitlist: Whether you are facing struggles related to marriage, divorce, family dynamics, grief and loss, parenting, or everyday stressors, Gabby Peguero, LSW, is here to walk alongside you. She strives to create a collaborative environment that encourages honesty, transparency, and a genuine desire for growth. Through your work together, you can focus on moving forward into your next stage of healing, clarity, and fulfillment.

Learn more about Gabby, request a 15-minute free consultation or schedule your first appointment to help you decide whether you would like to schedule additional sessions, visit https://heartwellpa.com/about/ .

No Waitlist in Lancaster, PA, and online across Pennsylvania.

07/24/2026

No Waitlist: Margaret Roberts believes everyone’s experiences and feelings are valid; she welcomes you to a space that offers acceptance, compassion, and a touch of humor as you share your experiences. Margaret can help you improve communication, set healthy boundaries, and strengthen cohesion in your relationships.

Margaret is an LPC and LMFT who works collaboratively to explore past experiences, present challenges, and how clients want to move forward, fostering personal growth, self-acceptance, and stronger connections with others and themselves.

Learn more about Margaret, request a 15-minute free consultation or schedule your first appointment to help you decide whether you would like to receive counseling longer, visit https://heartwellpa.com/about/ .

07/23/2026

The trauma you have experienced can affect your everyday life. You may have difficulty sleeping, intrusive thoughts popping up without warning, or often feeling anxious. If you want to feel better and move on from the haunting images in your mind of the trauma you experienced, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence-based therapy that can help.

Everyone reacts to trauma differently. However, some of the common symptoms of trauma that indicate a person might have PTSD or at least benefit from a trauma therapy like EMDR include:

🌨️Easily startled or feeling “jumpy”
🌨️Difficulty sleeping, having nightmares
🌨️Experiences while awake of feeling like you are reliving the traumatic event “flashbacks”
🌨️Withdrawing from others, depression, intrusive/negative thoughts
🌨️Difficulty concentrating
🌨️Risky behavior
🌨️Anger, irritability

“Co-occurring” problems, such as drug/alcohol use as an unhealthy coping strategy. Depending on the constellation of trauma symptoms, an individual could also qualify for a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Research shows that EMDR helps with other issues, such as panic attacks, depression, chronic illness, and grief/loss, to name a few. Learn more about the technique and how it can help at https://moveforwardpa.com/our-techniques/emdr-therapy/.

When you meet with your MFC or HWT therapist, they will explain how EMDR works in more detail. The short story is that it helps your brain to process the traumatic event. This way, you can get the traumatic memory unstuck from your brain’s “fight, flight, or freeze” part. Then, you’ll begin to have fewer unwanted symptoms of trauma and PTSD.

Research shows that EMDR helps with other issues, such as panic attacks, depression, chronic illness, and grief/loss, to name a few. Learn more about the technique itself at https://moveforwardpa.com/our-techniques/emdr-therapy/.

When you meet with your MFC or HWT therapist, they will explain how EMDR works in more detail. The short story helps your brain to process the traumatic event. This way, you can get the traumatic memory unstuck from your brain’s “fight, flight, or freeze” part. Then, you’ll begin to have fewer unwanted symptoms of trauma and PTSD.

Book now: www.moveforwardpa.com/contact (individual therapy)
Book now: www.heartwellpa.com/contact (couples, family, relationships)

Both Move Forward Counseling and Heartwell Therapy clinicians are licensed in PA and trained in EMDR therapy.

07/21/2026

There is a way forward. A way to reset whatever dynamics are causing overwhelming stress in your relationship. Start with a free 15-minute consultation session, or start with one session; decide whether to continue from there.

You deserve support — and it's within reach. Read our therapist bios or book your free consult or first appointment. https://heartwellpa.com/about/

Our scheduler is happy to discuss your relationship needs, share details about our therapists with immediate availability, and help you find the support you deserve. www.heartwellpa.com/contact.

07/17/2026

We're proud to support Lancaster County's philanthropic circle of women giving quarterly for the benefit of ALL non-profits. You don't need to be a member to attend their monthly meetings, but they welcome you to join and donate $50 a quarter, when it's in your budget, to positively impact one non-profit in the county each quarter with checks averaging almost $7,000. Help them grow their impact! Learn more about Lancaster County Women for Good.

Thank you, Heartwell Therapy, LLC, for being our Impact Sponsor for the second half of 2026! We appreciate your team of couples, family, divorce/discernment, pre-marital, marriage, LGBT/Poly, and relationship counselors helping to raise awareness and grow our giving circle of women for the benefit of all non-profits in Lancaster County!

Learn more about their licensed team of therapists at www.heartwellpa.com.

07/16/2026

Knowing you might benefit from counseling and actually picking up the phone are two different things. If you've been putting it off, you're not alone.

Here's what usually gets in the way:
✔️ Cost or insurance questions — not knowing what's covered or what to expect
✔️ Disagreement at home — one parent or partner is ready, another isn't convinced
✔️ Not knowing where to start — finding the right therapist can feel like its own project
✔️ Fear of being blamed — worry that sessions will turn into pointing fingers
✔️ Scheduling — getting everyone in the same room isn't easy
✔️ Stigma — feeling like asking for help means admitting failure
✔️ Waiting for a true crisis — early tension doesn't always feel "bad enough" to act on

Here's the thing: none of these are good reasons to wait. They're just real, human reasons people hesitate. Learn more about the challenges families face, the struggles kids face with difficult family dynamics, and how parents face challenges, often in isolation. Learn more: https://heartwellpa.com/do-you-have-a-tense-disconnected-family-life/

A good counselor helps you work through the logistics and the worry — not just the original problem. https://heartwellpa.com/therapy-services/family-therapy/

Reach out today. We'll help you figure out the rest. www.heartwelllpa.com/contact.

07/09/2026

Kids and even teens often can't put their stress into words — but that doesn't mean they aren't feeling it. Family counseling gives them a way to be heard and a chance to feel steadier at home.

Here's what many children experience:
✔️ A way to express feelings they didn't have words for before
✔️ Feeling truly heard — often for the first time — in a space where no one talks over them
✔️ Less anxiety, especially when they've been caught in the middle of tension between parents
✔️ Real improvements in behavior, since a lot of "acting out" is a child's way of showing distress
✔️ A clearer understanding of family changes like divorce or a parent's illness, instead of being left to guess
✔️ Closer relationships with parents and siblings
✔️ Relief from carrying too much — some kids quietly take on a "peacemaker" role that was never theirs to hold
✔️ A model for handling conflict, just from watching the adults around them work through disagreements calmly
✔️ A greater sense of safety, knowing the family is facing things together instead of avoiding them

Kids notice more than we realize. Counseling gives them a safe place to make sense of it. Learn more about the family dynamics that lead families to HWT couples counseling: https://heartwellpa.com/do-you-have-a-tense-disconnected-family-life/

Reach out today to learn how family counseling can support your children. www.heartwellpa.com/contact

07/02/2026

When people think about family counseling, they often assume it's "for the kids." But parents benefit just as much — sometimes in ways they don't expect.

Here's what many parents find:

✔️ Better communication with each other — tools to disagree without it becoming a fight
✔️ A more unified approach to parenting, even when you don't see eye to eye
✔️ Less guilt, more clarity on what's actually going on
✔️ A new lens on your child's behavior — seeing defiance or withdrawal as distress, not disrespect
✔️ Relief from feeling like no one else gets it
✔️ Space for your own stress — which sometimes opens the door to individual support too
✔️ A stronger partnership, beyond just "the kids' issues"
✔️ Age-appropriate discipline strategies that actually work
✔️ Reassurance that hard doesn't mean you're doing it wrong
✔️ A clearer path forward — instead of bouncing from crisis to crisis

Parenting is hard. You don't have to figure it out alone. Interested in learning more and about how it benefits kids and teens? Read www.heartwellpa.com/blog.

Reach out today to learn how Heartwell Therapy family counseling can support your whole household. https://heartwellpa.com/therapy-services/family-therapy/

06/30/2026

The bill passed! This is a huge event for PA mental health providers. Amazing! Thank you, Rep. Jennifer O'Mara and Senator Lisa M. Boscola, for partnering to advocate and work for the passage of this law. We appreciate you greatly!

I am so thrilled to share that legislation I’ve championed is on its way to the Governor’s desk! 👏 👏 👏

Today, the House passed SB 604, the companion bill to HB 668, with a vote of 188 to 14. This bill makes Pennsylvania the 40th state to join the National Counseling Compact, making it easier for patients to access virtual mental health treatment across state lines. In this era where we are seeing barriers to mental health treatment from access and workforce issues, I’m deeply proud to help pass a law that will directly help Pennsylvania residents. I am so grateful to Senator Lisa M. Boscola for her leadership and partnership on this issue, and to all the advocates who helped make this possible. This day is for all of us!