Pax Summit Counseling

12/13/2025

🎄 Hope for the Holidays: Local Counseling Support in Juniata, Perry & Mifflin Counties 🎄

The Christmas season can be full of joy — but it can also bring grief, stress, loneliness, and strained relationships. If this season feels heavy, you are not alone, and support is available.

Here are several local counseling practices serving individuals, couples, and families across our region:

1. Verus Ridge Counseling
Professional counseling focused on emotional health, personal growth, and navigating life’s challenges.

2. Empowered By You Counseling Services
Trauma-informed counseling helping individuals build resilience, confidence, and emotional wellness.

3. Newport Counseling Center
Supportive counseling for individuals and families facing life stressors and transitions.

4. Shepherd's Fold Counseling Ministry
Faith-integrated counseling focused on emotional healing, relational growth, and spiritual care.

5. Wellspring Counseling Center
Counseling for individuals, couples, and families aimed at healing, stability, and growth.

At Pax Summit Counseling, we believe healing often begins with being seen, heard, and supported — especially during the holidays. Whether you’re seeking faith-integrated counseling or simply a safe place to process what you’re carrying this season, we’re honored to walk alongside individuals and families while also supporting the broader network of care in our community.

💬 Need immediate help? If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988, available 24/7.

❤️ This Christmas, may you be reminded that hope is near — and you don’t have to walk alone.

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11/30/2025

If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy, this is a great time to reach out. We currently have appointments available, including evening sessions, to better meet your schedule.

Whether you’re navigating stress, working through marriage or family challenges, or simply looking for a space to grow, we’re here to walk with you.

📅 Flexible scheduling
💬 Compassionate, faith-informed support upon request
🏔️ Serving individuals, couples, and families in Central PA

If you’re ready to take the next step—or want to learn more—send us a message or call today.
Let’s move toward peace and clarity together.

📞 Phone: 717.348.6573
📧 Email: paxsummit@gmail.com

Pax Summit Counseling
Hope. Healing. Wholeness.

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

🎄✨ Feeling the festive season, but something just feels… off? ✨🎄

The holidays are often pictured as a time of joy, gatherings, and celebration — but for many, they bring something much tougher: what’s often called the “holiday blues.” According to Verywell Mind, this might show up as persistent sadness, changes in appetite or sleep, feeling disconnected, or simply being exhausted despite the hustle and bustle.

At Pax Summit Counseling, we believe that acknowledging what you’re really feeling is the first step toward hope. If the holidays are stirring up stress, loneliness, regret, or anxiety instead of joy — you are not alone.

Here are a few gentle reminders from the article and our team:
• Give yourself permission to feel. It’s okay if this season looks different than past years.
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• Say “no” when you need to. Overcommitting can deepen the strain.
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• Connect — even in small ways. A walk, a phone call, a quiet cup of tea with someone.
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• If things feel too heavy or last beyond the holidays — talking with a professional can help clarify whether this is more than just the “blues.”
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🕊️ If you or someone you know could use a listening ear, we’re here. Evening appointments (starting at 5:30 p.m.) are available to better support those balancing work, family, and everything “in between.”

📞 Reach out to Pax Summit Counseling to schedule a time to talk — let’s move toward a holiday season that includes peace, presence, and purpose.

🔗 Read more about holiday-blues, their signs and helpful strategies:

Holiday blues refers to the sadness some feel during the holiday season. Learn more about holiday depression, including symptoms, diagnosis, and how to seek treatment.

11/06/2025

Thanksgiving often brings joy and family togetherness—but it can also highlight our losses, especially when we miss loved ones. Scripture reminds us: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).

Even in difficult seasons, we can choose to pause, reflect, and give thanks for God’s presence and faithfulness.

May this season be a time of gratitude, peace, and hope in Him.

What is one way you see God’s goodness in your life?

Send a message to learn more

10/20/2025

Grow Beyond the “King Baby” Within

Have you ever felt like part of you demands constant applause, control, or comfort — while another, more vulnerable part hides underneath? That’s what the “King Baby Syndrome” describes.

In recovery (and in life), clinging to that ego-state prevents us from truly healing. The article from Naples Integrated Recovery talks about how the “King Baby” insists on power, entitlement, and immediate gratification — while the wounded inner child underneath just longs for safety, self-compassion, and connection.

At Pax Summit Counseling, we believe transformation happens when we:

- Recognize that voice of entitlement and defiance (the King Baby)
- Begin to comfort the scared child underneath
- Embrace surrender, honesty, and vulnerability as key to healing

If you’re ready to shift from externally-chasing control and validation to internally-grounded peace & self-worth, let’s talk.

Send us a message or schedule a session today — you don’t have to walk this journey alone.

Read the full article and start untangling the King Baby’s grip:

Learn how the King Baby syndrome sabotages addiction recovery and emotional growth. Discover the traits, inner conflict, and recovery tools needed to overcome this immature ego state and embrace lasting sobriety through humility, self-awareness, and 12-Step principles.

10/08/2025

Evening & Weekend Appointments Now Available!

Life doesn’t always fit into a 9–5 schedule — between work, family, and everything in between, finding time for counseling can feel impossible. We offer evening and weekend sessions to help you find peace, healing, and balance when it fits your life.

Whether you’re seeking support for your marriage, family, or personal growth, we’re here to make it easier to take that next step toward hope and wholeness.

Also offering Christ-centered counseling for those who desire a faith-based approach

Your well-being matters — and it shouldn’t have to wait.

Reach out today to schedule your session.

09/23/2025

Hope for Loveless Marriages

At Pax Summit Counseling, we understand that relationships can be challenging — sometimes it feels like love has vanished.

A recent article from Today’s Christian Woman reminded us that even in marriages where love seems gone, hope is not lost. Love isn’t just a feeling — it’s a choice, an action, a commitment to work through hurt, forgive, and grow together.

If you’re struggling in your marriage or relationship, we’re here to help you:
❤️Reconnect with your spouse
❤️Heal from past hurts
❤️Build a love that lasts

Counseling isn’t just for crisis — it’s for growth, restoration, and building stronger connections.

📞 Contact us today to start your journey toward a healthier, more loving relationship.

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09/01/2025

Bernie the Basset has been visiting our stand at the 2025 Juniata County Fair. Bernie is on his way to becoming a certified therapy dog and welcomes the tummy rubs and back scratches. He has become quite the sensation in the commercial building.

Come check out our services and find out what Bernie is up to...see you at the fair!

08/28/2025

We’ll be at the Juniata County Fair!

Stop by our table to learn more about Pax Summit Counseling and how we walk alongside individuals, couples, and families on their journey toward healing and hope.

Whether you’d like to hear more about our services or say hello, we’d love to meet you!

See you next week!

08/08/2025

Now Accepting Counseling Appointments

If you’ve been thinking about starting counseling, this could be the right time to take that step.

Whether you’re facing challenges in relationships, managing stress, or working through life transitions, having a safe, confidential space to talk can make a difference.

You don’t have to go through this season alone. Reach out today to schedule your session and start moving toward healing and growth.

📅 Evening appointments available
📞 717.348.6573
📧 paxsummit@gmail.com

Send a message to learn more

08/08/2025

Breaking Free from Codependency

According to HelpGuide, codependency occurs when someone centers their identity around saving or caring for others—often to their own emotional detriment. It can show up as:

□ Always putting others first.
□ Difficulty saying “no.”
□ Feeling drained or losing your sense of self.
□ Healing starts with:
□ Supporting instead of controlling.
□ Setting and respecting boundaries.
□ Refocusing on your own needs and interests.
□ Challenging negative self-talk.
□ Building self-esteem.

Whether you’re navigating friendships, teamwork, or industry collaborations, balance is key. Recognizing—then healing from—codependency empowers us to foster more authentic, supportive, and resilient relationships. Healthy relationships start when we value ourselves as much as we value others.

Sacrificing your own needs in a codependent relationship can lead to dysfunctional or even abusive behavior. Learn how you can overcome codependency.