Operation Home and Healing

CFR’s Operation Home and Healing (OHH) provides counseling for active-duty service members, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and veterans of all eras (regardless of their characterization of discharge or combat status),

and their spouses.

Specially trained therapists work with service members, veterans, and their families to help heal the invisible wounds on their individual, couple, and family relationships.

CFR’s therapists aim to help service members, veterans, and their loved ones heal and become better partners, parents, and family members. OHH is led by an advisory board of military psychology experts, including CFR’s Lead Military Consultant, Will Barnes, D.Min, MFT, CH, COL, Ret.

CFR offers the following special counseling services for veterans and military families through OHH:

  • Therapists with specialized training in military culture and competency
  • Counseling to military members and non-married partners with or without the service member/veteran present
  • Fees on a sliding scale based on income for clients who choose not to contact Headstrong
  • Training for mental health professionals or clergy working with military families or veterans

Video: Learn more about OHH’s founding more than a decade ago.

To learn more about therapy for veterans and military families in PA & NJ, please email the Director of OHH.

Our Partnership with Headstrong

Since 2018, CFR has partnered with Headstrong in PA & NJ to provide  stigma-free, barrier-free, and confidential therapy for up to 30 sessions at no cost, and unlimited sessions with a co-pay of $40 per session following the first 30 sessions to active-duty service members, members of the National Guard and Reserves, veterans of all eras, along with spouses and children*, regardless of their characterization of discharge or combat status. 

*Spouses and children are treated if the veteran or service member is also a Headstrong client.

To get started, visit Headstrong’s website using the below button. Please note on the website form in the message box that you would like to be connected to a CFR clinician.

CFR is a Member of DVCC

CFR is a member of the Delaware Valley Veterans Consortium (DVCC), which unites military and veteran service organizations who share common goals to build programmatic capacity and increase services to clients under the umbrella of regional collaboration.

Training for Professionals

Are you a member of the clergy, a mental health professional, or someone who works with the military population and would like specialized training? CFR offers a variety of specialized clinical training programs. Click here to learn more.

Click here to read an article on the impact and effectiveness of CFR’s course on Understanding Military Culture in the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, by Nancy Isserman, MSW, PhD, Director of Operation Home and Healing, and James Martin, PhD, Professor of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College.

 Therapists Experienced in Working with Veterans

Barbara Barry, MEd, MFT

Barbara Barry, MEd, MFT

Barbara Barry is a sensitive, and caring therapist, affirming each person’s capacity for change and growth. Her approach is grounded in compassion, non-judgmental presence and collaboration. She supports clients as...

Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Communication, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Carol Blum, M.Ed., CAC, MFT...

Carol Blum, M.Ed., CAC, MFT, LPC

Carol is an Individual, Couple, and Family Therapist who works with an integrative approach. This includes quieting the mind and calming the body through deep relaxation and mindfulness training. Carol...

Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Alexis W. V. Bové, MS, JD, ...

Alexis W. V. Bové, MS, JD, LMFT

Alexis Bové is a compassionate, empathic, and engaging therapist whose approach is collaborative and supportive while challenging clients to meet their therapeutic goals. She believes in the importance of fostering...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Divorce, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Mike Butera, MFT

Mike Butera, MFT

Mike is a master’s level therapist who helps individuals, couples, and families navigate the challenges of their relational lives. He provides a creative and collaborative therapeutic experience that is uniquely...

Specialty Areas: Artists and Athletes, Depression and Anxiety, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Sara J. Corse, PhD

Sara J. Corse, PhD

Dr. Corse is a dynamic clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. Clients are drawn to Dr. Corse for her engaging style, her deep caring...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Kenneth W. Covelman, PhD

Kenneth W. Covelman, PhD

Dr. Covelman is a licensed clinical psychologist who maintains a diverse practice in individual, couples and family therapy.  He has special interest and training in working with stepfamilies, families and couples...

Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Children with Special Needs, Chronic Illness, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Eric Devon, MD

Eric Devon, MD

Dr. Eric Devon attended medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, graduating in 2010. He went on to complete his General Psychiatry Residency at the University...

Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Chronic Illness, Depression and Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Jane (Jen) Fox, MDiv, LMFT

Jane (Jen) Fox, MDiv, LMFT

Jane Fox earned her post-graduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy at Council for Relationships and is an ordained pastor through the Presbyterian Church (USA). In the therapeutic setting, whether...

Specialty Areas: Anger Management, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Premarital Issues, Relationship Issues, Stress, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Susan Neumann Gordon, LSW, ...

Susan Neumann Gordon, LSW, MBA, LMFT

The role of the therapist is to create a safe and supportive environment in which clients can face and work on life’s challenges, which often occur at times of transition. Ms. Neumann...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Communication, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Lisa Handler, PhD, MFT

Lisa Handler, PhD, MFT

Lisa works with individuals and couples of all ages who are experiencing challenges in their lives and/or relationships. She enjoys working with a diverse group of clients and welcomes those...

Specialty Areas: LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Bea Hollander-Goldfein, PhD...

Bea Hollander-Goldfein, PhD, LMFT

Dr. Hollander-Goldfein is a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed marriage and family therapist. Dr. Hollander-Goldfein has provided individual and relationship therapy for more than 30 years, and specializes in trauma, marital/relationship...

Specialty Areas: Adoption, Affairs and Infidelity, Communication, Infertility, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Sexual Difficulties, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Kimberly Holt, MS, MFT

Kimberly Holt, MS, MFT

Kim Holt is a Couple and Family Therapist who is compassionate, thoughtful, and dynamic in her work with individuals, couples, and families. Kim is systemically trained and employs an integrative...

Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Affairs and Infidelity, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW

Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW

Amy’s strengths as a clinician are working with young adults, young couples, and women who have survived traumatic events, including ongoing interpersonal trauma, and who want support to process these...

Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Disabled People/People with Disabilities, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Interpersonal Violence/Abuse, Life Transitions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance

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Allen-Michael Lewis, LMFT, AS

Allen-Michael Lewis, LMFT, AS

Allen-Michael Lewis, LMFT, AS is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Pennsylvania & Delaware working with his clients toward the change they would like to see in themselves, their...

Specialty Areas: Adoption, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Sexual Abuse, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Work/Life Balance

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Michele M. Marsh, PhD

Michele M. Marsh, PhD

Dr. Marsh is a licensed psychologist and an AASECT-Certified sex therapist. Dr. Marsh focuses treatment on the specific needs of each individual, giving special attention to balancing the needs of each member...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Sex and Love Addiction, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Difficulties, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Matthew McCrickard, Ed.D.

Matthew McCrickard, Ed.D.

Matthew McCrickard, Ed.D. is experienced in working with individuals, couples, and families to improve relationships, deepen communication, and navigate life challenges. He is a warm and caring therapist who uses...

Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Work/Life Balance

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Kerstin Miller, MDiv, LMFT

Kerstin Miller, MDiv, LMFT

Ms. Miller is a licensed marriage and family therapist and AASECT certified sex therapist with a Master’s Degree in Theology/Pastoral Counseling. Ms. Miller is a certified EMDR therapist. EMDR is a trauma treatment...

Specialty Areas: Chronic Pain, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Sexual Difficulties, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Charles C. Muorah, PhD, STL...

Charles C. Muorah, PhD, STL, LMFT

Therapy is where healing begins and caring never stops. If you’re willing to share, I’ve got a compassionate heart and emotional ears to listen. My therapy goal is to walk...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Anger Management, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Florda Priftanji, LMFT

Florda Priftanji, LMFT

Whether you are working to smooth life transitions or build emotional stability, therapy is a resource that can offer guidance. Florda is an integrative therapist that empowers individuals to gain...

Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Matthew CP Purinton, LCSW

Matthew CP Purinton, LCSW

Mr. Purinton practices individual, couple and family therapy as a social worker. His experience and areas of interest include depression, anxiety, children who have lost a loved one, and palliative care...

Specialty Areas: Children with Special Needs, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Sex and Love Addiction, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Lucy S. Raizman, MSW, LCSW,...

Lucy S. Raizman, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, CST

Ms. Raizman has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families as a licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, and sex therapist. Her areas of special interest and...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Anger Management, Divorce, Life Transitions, Sex and Love Addiction, Sexual Difficulties, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Dr. Martha S. Rinehart

Dr. Martha S. Rinehart

Dr. Rinehart strives to help individuals, couples and families undergoing life transitions: those struggling with issues of identity, marriage, parenting, promotion, aging, retirement, and loss. Her goal is to empower clients...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Infertility, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Laurel Roe, MS CHR, LMFT

Laurel Roe, MS CHR, LMFT

Laurel Roe understands we sometimes need help to navigate the many challenges of life. Using a collaborative and relaxed style, she helps clients identify and utilize their strengths to move toward...

Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Children with Special Needs, Chronic Illness, Depression and Anxiety, Learning Disorders, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Jamie Rose, MAC, MFT

Jamie Rose, MAC, MFT

Jamie Rose seeks to create a safe and inviting space for children, teens, adults, couples and families to be heard. She loves to collaborate with clients to utilize their strengths...

Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Infertility, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Margaret Roth, MSEd, LMFT

Margaret Roth, MSEd, LMFT

Ms. Roth is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She works with individuals and couples and focuses on problems of anxiety, trauma, depression, parenting issues, loss, and uses EMDR extensively. Ms....

Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Esther Schlessinger-Mita, PhD

Esther Schlessinger-Mita, PhD

Dr. Schlessinger-Mita is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and has been working as a therapist for over 20 years. Her areas of special clinical expertise include working with individuals to cope with:...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Depression and Anxiety, Divorce, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW

Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW

Looking for a therapist can be a vulnerable time. Thank you for taking the first step. I believe that our relationships are the cornerstone of our lives. This includes our...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Difficulties, Technology, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Wanda Sevey, MDiv, LMFT

Wanda Sevey, MDiv, LMFT

Ms. Sevey’s emphasis is on helping her clients care for themselves and build relationships in which they can flourish. She is skilled at helping individuals, couples and families with communication and relationship skill building;...

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Anger Management, Chronic Pain, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Sexual Difficulties, Stress, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Priscilla Singleton, MSW, L...

Priscilla Singleton, MSW, LMFT, LCSW

Ms. Singleton is a licensed clinical social worker and a marriage and family therapist. Ms. Singleton has completed additional training and certifications in EMDR, Sandtray therapy, and co-parent counseling/parent coordination. Ms. Singleton’s...

Specialty Areas: Adoption, Children with Special Needs, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Parenting, Remarried/Blended Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Anneliese E. Sorrentino, MS...

Anneliese E. Sorrentino, MSS, LMFT

Anneliese Sorrentino is a warm, curious, engaging, and caring therapist with a deep commitment to fostering growth and helping her clients form more secure and satisfying relationships – to themselves...

Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Interpersonal Violence/Abuse, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT

Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT

Ms. Southworth is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a divorce mediator, with more than 30 years’ experience. She is trained in EMDR, a form of therapy that is helpful...

Specialty Areas: Artists and Athletes, Career Counseling, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Margot Stein, MFT

Margot Stein, MFT

Margot Stein, MFT completed the clergy track for post-graduate studies in marriage and family therapy. She is dedicated to helping individuals and families who are struggling with difference: autism, ADHD,...

Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Children with Special Needs, Depression and Anxiety, Disabled People/People with Disabilities, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Learning Disorders, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Parenting, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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Emma Steiner, MSW, MFT, LCSW

Emma Steiner, MSW, MFT, LCSW

Ms. Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience working as a psychotherapist in Philadelphia. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts and...

Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Premarital Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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Tracey Tanenbaum, M.Ed, LMFT

Tracey Tanenbaum, M.Ed, LMFT

The decision to seek therapy is a difficult one, whether you are facing challenges that have been with you for years or have more recently emerged. Ms. Tanenbaum will help you...

Specialty Areas: Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues

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April Westfall, PhD

April Westfall, PhD

April Westfall, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in PA and maintains and active and full clinical practice of adult individuals and couples at both our University City and Wynnewood Offices....

Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Relationship Issues, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families

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