Campbell Psychological Services

12/13/2025

What to say when your teen is struggling - love these suggestions because they are all about connecting and supporting! 💗

11/25/2025

Feeling overwhelmed by the holidays? We have immediate openings for telehealth. Our Carlisle-based team is experienced in anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, and school and relationship issues. Accepted insurances include: Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans (Highmark, Capital, etc), UPMC, Quest, Geisinger, Aetna (including Meritain), and PerformCare (Medicaid). We are here to help!

Call or complete an Intake Request form to get started! https://campbellpsychpa.com/intake-request-telehealth/

11/15/2025

Carri acheived her TF-CBT certification this week! This reflects her training and experience implementing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with kids and teens struggling with the negative impacts of trauma. TF-CBT is one of a small number of evidence-based therapies for child trauma. Other certified therapists at Campbell Psychological include Kayla Kennen Schmidt, Alaina Johnson, and Dr. Liz Campbell. The majority of our team is TF-CBT trained!

11/08/2025

Amen! Although kids DO feel pressure from places besides home (peers, teachers, coaches, etc), parents’ messages about what matters can make a huge difference!

If there is anything I could tell the parents of teenagers right now, it would be this: It doesn’t matter.

I am a mom of four, a college counselor for high school students, and a journalist who has covered college admissions and parenting topics for almost a decade, and I am here to tell you that it just doesn’t matter.

It doesn’t matter if your child earns a B (or a C or even a D) in Algebra, if they don’t make the National Honor Society, if they start on the varsity baseball team, if they warm the bench, if they don’t pass the AP exam or if they get the highest score, or if they get that internship or not.

It doesn’t matter if they get a perfect score on the SAT or if they bomb it. It doesn’t matter if they are the valedictorian of their high school. It doesn’t matter where they go to college.

It just doesn’t matter — none of it matters — if your kid isn’t healthy.

I’m not talking about if your child is afflicted with appendicitis, lupus, or cancer, although, of course, those conditions would all take precedence, too. I am talking about mental health. And please, do not be fooled: Mental health is physical health.

Over the past several years, I have done a lot of reporting and analyzing why our kids are in such a dark place. I’m not a psychologist, a sociologist, or a trauma expert, but I have talked to many high school and college students from all over the country, and my not-expert opinion is this: The stakes are simply too high.

We have convinced our teens that there is no room for error.

Parents ask if they can pull their children out of classes if they are in danger of earning a B, certain that anything less than an A will keep them out of a “good college,” whatever that means. They won’t let them quit a sport or an activity they don’t like anymore because they believe colleges will not want their kids unless they show a four-year commitment.

Our kids compromise their sleep, nutrition, and social lives, chasing some notion of what their future demands.

Don’t get me wrong; I understand these worries and the fear kids need to do certain things to have “good” lives (again, whatever that means). I get it. And, of course, our kids need to do things that make them uncomfortable or challenge them. I wholeheartedly believe that.

But simultaneously, because we are their parents, we’re sometimes the only ones who can turn down the pressure valve for our kids. We have to confidently tell them it’s OK (really!) to get a B, a C, or even a D.

It’s OK to fail. It’s OK to quit a team, a band, or a job. It’s OK to say no. It’s OK to be who they are, and that may not be the class president, team captain, or valedictorian. They can just be themselves because being themselves is enough, and they are enough, and they can and will survive any of these perceived setbacks.

Here’s the hard truth:

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11/03/2025

This post comes with both gratitude and a touch of sadness as we announce the closure of our Chambersburg office at the end of November. Although our Chambersburg office is closing, we remain committed to providing compassionate, ethical, and effective psychotherapy. Our Carlisle office remains open and we will continue to offer on-line therapy as well.

This decision was made after careful deliberation, as we considered the best ways to continue serving the community and supporting the next chapter of our work. Clients impacted by the closure have been notified. Our therapists are working with clients who wish to continue their therapy journey in Chambersburg, to come up with a transition plan.

It has been an honor to serve the Chambersburg community. As this comes to an end, we want to express our deepest thanks for your trust and support over the past 4+ years!

11/03/2025

We’d like to give a big shout out to A-Light Windows & Doors for the beautiful work they’ve done replacing our front windows. Dealing with historic architecture is not for the faint of heart, but Paul has been a pleasure to work with and really knows his stuff! We’re also loving the nod to Carlisle we’ve added to the front hall, with these great photos from Jim Cheney Photography. The photo of Massey's Frozen Custard seems to be a crowd favorite!

11/01/2025

The votes are in (lots of votes) and we have the winners of our pumpkin decorating contest! The winner is #3, which was painted by our very talented and artistic Intake Coordinator, Alisha! Pumpkins #4 (Madi) and #7 (Allison) tied for second! Thanks to all who voted and shared in our Halloween fun! 🎃

10/20/2025

Lots of laughs and some good ol’ team bonding at our first annual Halloween Potluck & Pumpkin Painting! 🎃 The pumpkins are now on display in our Carlisle office, where clients can vote for their favorite. Tell us which one you like best!

10/13/2025

1 in 4 might sound like a lot, but it actually reflects just how common and normal anxiety is! It's necessary to our very survival and something everyone experiences. For some, however, anxiety becomes more distressing, more persistent, or more disruptive - in which case, we may have moved into "disorder" territory. This can take the form of generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, specific fears, and so forth.

The GOOD news is that there is a lot of research into anxiety and effective therapies. We love when anxious kids come to therapy. Why? Because if we can help them learn the tools they need early on, life will be that much easier going forward!

Learn more at https://campbellpsychpa.com/

10/09/2025

Meet Madi! Madi is a graduate of the Counseling program at Shippensburg and a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor. She works with kids and teens in our Carlisle office. Madi helps youth struggling with anxiety, depression, friendship issues, self-esteem challenges and more. She integrates person-centered counseling techniques with cognitive-behavioral therapy and play-based interventions.

In her spare time, Madi is often found with a book in hand and one of her cats nearby. She loves exploring new restaurants, traveling, and soaking up time at the beach.

Madi is currently accepting new clients!

10/08/2025

10/06/2025

We want to give a shout-out to one of our team members - Kayla Kennen Schmidt, LPC. Kayla started her training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 2023 and last month became a Nationally Certified TF-CBT therapist!

TF-CBT is a gold standard treatment for kids and teens who have experienced trauma. The majority of our team at Campbell Psych have completed training in TF-CBT, enabling us to offer this evidence-based therapy both in person and via online therapy. Learn more at https://campbellpsychpa.com/trauma-therapy-tfcbt/