“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”
-Sigmund Freud
ABOUT LEGG COUNSELING & CONSULTING SERVICES
Legg Counseling and Consulting Services, L.L.C. is a full-service counseling and consulting provider that offers a variety of professional services and solutions to both individuals and organizations that provide care along the long-term care continuum.
Services for Individuals: We provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for various mental health challenges. Services include psychotherapy by a Pennsylvania-licensed professional psychologist.
Services for Long-Term Care Facilities: We provide a wide range of services for individuals living in facilities along the long-term care continuum as well as solutions for long-term care facilities. In-facility psychotherapy is available for older adults. See the "Consultative Services" link for additional information.
EXPERIENCE
Dr. Legg has extensive experience providing care for individuals with a wide range of life challenges. His experience encompasses both inpatient and outpatient settings as well as NY State CPEP (comprehensive psychiatry emergency program) care, inpatient detox and rehabilitation, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programming (IOP) as well as medication-assisted therapy for addictive disorders.
He is also experienced in the areas of corrections and forensics, having worked with individuals both during and after incarceration, addressing the unique mental health challenges associated with incarceration. Similarly, he works with individuals who have been traumatized by crime/violence.
SPECIALTIES
Care is available for individuals with a variety of needs and challenges, including:
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Addictive Disorders
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Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Complex Trauma
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LGBTQ issues
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Stress/Significant Life Transitions
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Anxiety Disorders
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Mood Disorders
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Psychological Issues in Older Adulthood
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OFFICE LOCATION
ADDRESS
Mid Valley Executive Office Suites
1418 Main Street
Suite # 101E
Peckville, PA 18452
Phone: (570) 489-HELP (4357)
PRACTICE INFORMATION
IMPORTANT: If you are having a mental health emergency, please call 9-1-1.
Please note that I provide services "in person" and am not an "exclusively online" provider:
My office is clean, comfortable, and located in a beautiful area of Peckville, which is both safe and easily accessible by bus routes (see below for a link to Colt's bus schedules). I do not see clients "exclusively online." While there may be a reason for an occasional online session, this is a rare exception- not the "norm." See the "My Approach to Treatment" page for additional information about this.
Calls Regarding Non-Patient-Related Inquiries: If you are attempting to contact me about a Healthline, Greatest, Medical News Today, or a PsychCentral article, you should direct your inquiry to the publication you are interested in. As I am no longer affiliated with Healthline or its subsidiaries, I cannot make commentary, answer questions, discuss, opine, grant interviews, etc., about the content of any of their proprietary materials. Calls placed to this office about these matters will not be returned. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
-Please note that I am a psychotherapist, and as such, I devote 100% of my time to my clients. I am not available for any of the following endeavors:
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Dramatizations
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Podcasts
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Interviews for news stories
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Public speaking engagements
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Service as an “expert witness”
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Providing commentary on news/sociopolitical/world events
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Any event that approximates any of the above endeavors
Calls to this office for any of the above reasons will not be returned. Thank you in advance for your understanding!
Appointments Available on Evenings & Weekends!
Safe, Convenient Location! Handicapable Accessible!
-Located on Colt's Bus Routes! (Select Schedule 52: Carbondale)
-Plenty of parking!