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Pastoral Counseling Services of the South Shore

Institute for Spiritual Life and Psychotherapy

Healing for heart, mind, and spirit

FOR INTAKES please contact our Billing & Intake Office

781-826-0011 x112 or x108

And, be sure to read our counselor bios to help you get started...

COVID-19 RESPONSE

Last updated Tuesday June 16, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PCSSS is offering Telehealth psychotherapy to our clients. We are grateful we are able to provide uninterrupted counseling services through Telehealth, using online formats that allow for both audio and video conferencing, as well as over-the-phone sessions.

As Massachusetts reopens, state leadership recommends that those who can work from home continue doing so in order to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus. The American Psychological Association also recommends that outpatient therapists continue using Telehealth as much as possible at this time. PCSSS supports the recommendations to continue providing Telehealth psychotherapy and to provide in-person social distancing sessions on a case-by-case basis and at the clinical discretion of the therapist.

While we are unclear as to when we will be reopening our offices, PCSSS is committed to staying apprised of policy and procedure recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. We are grateful for your continued patience and understanding as we determine how best to serve the South Shore community during these confusing times.

As we move forward, we will continue accepting new referrals for Telehealth psychotherapy throughout the pandemic. To begin the referral process, please call or email using the contact information above. If you have already spoken with a counselor and are preparing for your first Telehealth therapy session, you can access all of the necessary intake paperwork using the 3 links below.

EVALUATION PACKET

TELEHEALTH INFORMED CONSENT

RELEASE OF INFORMATION CONSENT FORM

Below you will find links to some helpful resources to tend the mind, heart, and spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please explore how these resources could help you during this time. We also welcome you to share these links with your loved ones as you see fit.

We post this offering knowing that the COVID-19 pandemic is being referred to as “a global trauma,” and thus hope that these links will have a positive effect on helping you and your loved ones manage difficult experiences during unprecedented times.

While important to compassionately acknowledge the gravity of this pandemic, it is equally important to acknowledge the capacity each of us has in protecting ourselves from developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in response to this global event. In other words, a traumatic experience does not necessarily mean that one will develop PTSD.

One characteristic that minimizes the probability of developing PTSD is psychological resiliency. Psychological resiliency can be built by practicing sound self-care on a regular basis, as well as during an acute phase of a traumatic experience. In short, building resiliency interferes with the trajectory of PTSD, disrupting the pathway that shapes a traumatic experience into a traumatic disorder.

SELF-CARE PRACTICE TO TEND THE HEART

SELF-CARE PRACTICE TO TEND THE MIND

SELF-CARE PRACTICE TO TEND THE SPIRIT

FLATTENING THE CURVE

On behalf of our local communities and the world at large, thank you for helping bear the social responsibility of flattening the curve, and for tending your mind, heart, and spirit.

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Sue Peterson

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Susan Petersen is a semi-retired Illustrator and Graphic Designer with over 40 years experience designing logos, custom art and targeted marketing materials with local printers, publishers, and ad agencies. Recently she has been designing and illustrating books for local authors. Her extensive church and non-profit experience include United Methodist Church - church youth director, member/presenter for the NEUMC Conference Communications Committee, and Certified Lay Speaker. South Shore Habitat for Humanity - Faith Relations Coordinator, Board of Directors Member, graphic designer and volunteer. An in-kind donor for local non-profits and community groups including Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore, Lakota Kidz, and Village Dresses (St. Nicholas UMC, Hull).

Janet Lanham, Ph.D. - Founding Member

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Dr. Jan Lanham has been on the faculty of Eastern Nazarene College since 1982, serving as Dean of Students from 1990-1998. She currently works with the ENC Marriage and Family Counseling graduate degree program. Jan is a specialist in student development, counseling in women's issues, and sexual abuse issues. She is the co-author of the book Choices: In pursuit of wholeness.

Nina Loveless, Founding Member

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Nina Loveless is a career government administrator, serving as Telecommunications Manager for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Church Hill United Methodist Church (CHUMC), Nina has been active in a number of CHUMC leadership roles, including serving on the Missions Board, Trustees, and Church Council. A trained musician, Nina sings with the Church Hill United Methodist Church Choir, and with the Harbor Choral Arts Society. Nina has provided leadership support for pastoral counseling ministry at Church Hill since the pastoral counseling satellite service began.

Patricia Gardner

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