Evans Counseling Team
Therapists
Dr. Heather Evans, LCSW
Heather is Co-founder of VAST (Valley Against Sex Trafficking) Coalition in the Lehigh Valley, PA. She is devoted to training and equipping service providers. In 2013, Heather received the Allied Professional Award from Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley for outstanding commitment to victims’ services. Heather is an Adjunct Professor of Global Trauma Recovery Institute of Missio Theological Seminary and travels and leads trips nationally and internationally, with the goal of partnering with and training trauma healing caregivers.
Heather is the author of two books on complex trauma and posttraumatic growth in sex trafficking survivors and the creator of the Voices of Survivors Project.
Paul Bauer, LPC
Paul Bauer is a Licensed Professional Counselor. His areas of emphasis include adults, families, couples, marriages, relationships, anger management, grief/loss, trauma, uniformed services groups and employee assistance programs across a variety of treatment disorders with diverse populations.
Paul has a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management from Nyack College in New York and a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Cairn University in Pennsylvania with an Advanced Specialization in Christian Counseling.
LangMarc Publishing has released his book entitled: “40 Days in the Desert, a Devotional Guide for Uniform Services Personnel”. His experiences have uniquely qualified him to speak into the lives of those serving in roles such as the military, police, firefighters, emergency medical, and security personnel.
Sarah Falkson, LPC
Sarah is a firm believer of safety within the therapeutic relationship; and that it is
through that foundational safety that one can begin to process and understand reactions, feelings, and experiences, finding hope and strength. Sarah has worked in a variety of settings over the past twenty years including inpatient/outpatient, community-based/wraparound,
forensic settings, and crisis. She has experience working with complex trauma (ex. abuse, neglect), mood disorders, anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue/burnout, as well as
interpersonal struggles. Sarah has immense respect for anyone willing to take the courageous first step to seek therapy; and she welcomes initial questions about therapy/care to make starting therapy as safe a process as possible.
Hannah Hegedus, LSW
Hannah Hegedus is a Licensed Social Worker in Pennsylvania, pursuing her clinical licensure. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from Cairn University and advanced standing Masters of Social Servicesfrom Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.
Hannah is passionate about meeting clients where they are with understanding and compassion. She has an eclectic and person-centered approach, in order to meet each client’s individual needs. Hannah enjoys working with clients of all ages, especially young children, adolescents and young adults. Some areas of experience include: trauma, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm, interpersonal issues, and family therapy. While always learning more, her training is heavily informed by attachment theory, trust-based relational intervention (TBRI), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and ecosystemic structural family therapy (ESFT).
Carol King, M. Ed, LPC
Carol King is a licensed professional counselor who has over 30 years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her present areas of focus include complex trauma, eating disorders, and depression and anxiety issues with teens (16+) and adults.
Her therapeutic approach is influenced by research in the fields of trauma, attachment, cognition, sensorimotor and interpersonal neurobiology understandings of human behavior and impacts on development across the lifespan. She is licensed in PA, NJ, and NC. She is also a registered telehealth provider for the state of Florida. She has learned the importance of considering the whole person (body, mind and soul) and how to let those that she meets with inform her about what they need, giving space and opportunity to voice their pain.
She is married and has three daughters.
Angelina Moncoeur, LPC
Angelina Moncoeur is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Behavior Specialist. She has her undergraduate degree from Mercy College and her Masters of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Nyack College. Angelina has completed the required training to practice Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). She strives to provide client-centered and strength-based counselling. Angelina enjoys building strong, trusting therapeutic relationships and provides a non-judgmental and safe environment for people to share their emotions and thoughts.
Laura Rush, LCSW
Laura Rush is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a wide range of experiences working with adults, children, and adolescents in individual, group, and family settings. She is experienced in the areas of
addictions, adolescent issues, trauma, depression, OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, self injury, ADHD, and grief/loss.
Laura partners with her clients in their goal setting and often helps them develop healthy coping strategies as she journeys with them. Her transparent expression and empathetic personality make her an easy person to talk with. She utilizes a variety of methods including CBT, internal family systems, attachment theory, and polyvagal theory. Laura seeks to find a path that fits best with the needs and goals of each individual client.
Christine Wargo, M.Ed
person-centered and using cognitive behavioral techniques, tailoring it to the needs and comfort of each
client. With a Christian perspective, it is her belief that all individuals through God have the answers and
capacity to change. It is her job to draw this out of each individual and work together on these goals so that each individual can move forward in life.
Bill Yaich, LAPC
Kaitlyn Zellner, LPC
Susanna Carpenter
Susanna is a dedicated professional with a multifaceted background. Holding a masters in leadership development from Lancaster Bible College and currently pursuing a masters in mental health counseling from Liberty University, Susanna is passionate about unlocking human potential and fostering growth, empowering individuals to discover and maximize their strengths. Having spent time as a missionary in Northern Ireland, mentoring and educating college students, and as a mom of three boys, Susanna has realized her passion in working through trauma with adolescents, and doing preventative work, helping individuals learn how to navigate their thoughts and emotions.
Somatic Practitioners
Dana Carpenter
Julie Clarence
JoAnne Geiger
Anissa Haney
Lynae Martinez
She fosters a compassionate and loving relationship with oneself through uniting mind, body, and spirit. Lynae encourages you to show up exactly as you are, and assesses, designs, and nurtures an individual path for healing, growing, and thriving on and off the yoga mat. Her goal with every client is to guide, empower, and most importantly, provide them with the tools to implement the teachings into their daily lives, creating a routine of balance, purpose, and embodied self-care.
Donna Penna
Administration
Lynne Morgan
