Are you and your partner satisfied with the current state of your relationship? Learn more about our $99 Relationship Checkup.

CFR Named “Best Couples Therapy” by Discussing Psychology

August 15, 2023

August 16, 2023 | Council for Relationships is honored to have been named a “Best for Couples Therapy” by Discussing Psychology. Discussing Psychology had the following to say CFR: This…

Read More
Mike Butera

CFR Staff Therapist Mike Butera Featured in Fatherly

August 10, 2023

August 11, 2023 | CFR Staff Therapist Mike Butera, MFT, was featured in the recent Fatherly article, “The ‘Criticize-Defend’ Cycle Can Ruin Relationships. Here’s How To Escape” by Jeremy Brown. Give…

Read More
Sara Corse

CFR Staff Therapist Dr. Sara J. Corse Featured in Glam

August 9, 2023

August 9, 2023 | CFR’s Director of Community Partnerships Initiative (CPI) and Staff Therapist Dr. Sara J. Corse, was featured in the recent Glam article titled, “Myths About Power Imbalances…

Read More

CFR Staff Therapist Kristine Seitz Featured in AskMen

August 4, 2023

August 4, 2023 | CFR’s Staff Therapist Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW, was featured in the recent AskMen article titled, “Common Dating Mistakes Men Make in the First Few Dates”…

Read More

CFR Awarded $39,600 to Expand Emergency Aid & Access to Mental Health Resources for Veterans & Their Families

August 1, 2023

For immediate release.  August 1, 2023 | Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has awarded Council for Relationships (CFR) a $39,600 grant through the Veterans’ Trust Fund to expand emergency aid and…

Read More

CFR Named a “Top Nonprofit” by Open Counseling

July 20, 2023

July 27, 2023 | Council for Relationships is honored to have been named a “Top Nonprofit” by Open Counseling. Open Counseling had the following to say about organizations being named…

Read More

CFR Named “Best for Culturally Inclusive Sex Therapy” by Verywell Mind

July 12, 2023

July 12, 2023 | Council for Relationships is honored to have been named “Best for Culturally Inclusive Sex Therapy” by Verywell Mind. Verywell Mind described CFR as, “a nonprofit mental health provider…

Read More

Statement on the SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action

July 6, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement on the SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action Philadelphia, PA, July 6, 2023 | In light of the last week’s United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision in…

Read More

CFR Awarded $15,000 Grant from The Austelle Foundation

June 26, 2023

For immediate release.  June 26, 2023 | The Austelle Foundation has awarded Council for Relationships (CFR) a $15,000 grant to provide counseling to Veterans and their families through CFR’s program,…

Read More

CFR Staff Therapist Kathy Klein Featured in Philadelphia Magazine

June 13, 2023

June 3, 2023 | CFR’s Staff Therapist Kathy Klein, MSEd, MSW, LSW was featured in the recent Philadelphia Magazine article titled, “Thank You for Sharing: How a New Crop of Social…

Read More

CFR Director of Clinical Internships Allen-Michael Lewis Joined The Business-y Podcast

June 5, 2023

June 1, 2023 | CFR’s Director of Clinical Internships and Staff Therapist Allen-Michael Lewis, LMFT, AS, was a guest on The Business-y Podcast with Tatiana Ryann. Allen-Michael sees clients in…

Read More

CFR Chief Clinical Officer Emma Steiner in The Philadelphia Inquirer

February 14, 2023

February 9, 2023 | CFR’s Chief Clinical Officer and Staff Therapist Emma Steiner was interviewed by Henry Savage for his Philadelphia Inquirer article, “The Best Way to Break Up with Someone,…

Read More
The Grio logo

Staff Therapist Chimère Holmes Joined Marc Lamont Hill on The Grio

December 21, 2022

December 20, 2022| CFR Staff Therapist Chimère G. Holmes joined Marc Lamont Hill on The Grio to speak on mental health and suicide as people are still processing the tragic…

Read More
Parent to Parent Podcast Logo

Staff Therapist Priscilla Singleton Featured on Parent to Parent Podcast

November 29, 2022

September 30, 2022 | What does it mean to “set a boundary”? How are boundaries different from rules? The word “boundary” has been thrown around a good bit lately and…

Read More

CFR Receives Pennsylvania Veteran’s Trust Fund Grant

October 12, 2022

Council for Relationships (CFR) received a $38,500 grant from the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Trust Fund to support CFR’s Operation Home and Healing (OHH). This grant will secure emergency aid for therapy…

Read More

Staff Therapist Dr. Sara Corse featured on WebMD: When You’re a Lot Older (or Younger) Than Your Partner

June 12, 2022

June 12, 2022 | Here’s what Sean Barry knew from the start about Sarah: She owned a house. She managed a bustling coffee shop. She was assertive; on their first date,…

Read More

TTP Co-Director, Dr. Nancy Isserman, featured on Apartment Therapy: Why Holocaust Descendants Fill Their Homes with Things That Are Hard to Look At

April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022 | Every spring around Yom Hashoah — a day of remembrance for the estimated 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust — Israeli art entrepreneur Sarah Peguine turns…

Read More

Staff Therapist Allen-Michael Lewis featured in Philadelphia Magazine: How to Mentally, Emotionally and Financially Survive the Holidays, According to the Pros

December 6, 2021

December 6, 2021 | Local nutritionists, therapists, and financial advisors share how to best navigate your relationship with food and family, manage money, and cope with loss this time of…

Read More

Staff Therapist Dr. Kenneth Covelman featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Home DNA Tests Can Lead to Shock and Trauma, But Mental Health Resources Are Scarce

October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021 | 1 in 5 Americans has spit in a tube and learned that their ancestors hailed from Greece or they have a cousin in Texas. But DNA tests…

Read More

Staff Therapist Tracey Tanenbaum featured in Princeton University Migration Reporting: Supporting the Mental Health of Afghan Migrants Requires Cultural Humility, Deliberate Pacing, and Willingness to Listen

October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021 | The Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center identifies three stages for the refugee experience: preflight, flight, and resettlement. Each stage can incur mental health conditions in refugee populations,…

Read More

Staff Therapist Dr. Sara Corse Featured on LIKeIT IS: Covid Affect

April 1, 2021

April 1, 2021 | It has been a year since Covid has forced the world to shut down. But with unpaid bills, empty cupboards, and rising death and infection rates…

Read More