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Tracey York

Compassionate, experienced counselor for complex issues

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience
37 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Tracey

Tracey York is an LPC based in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people navigate addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and a wide range of other life challenges.

Background and approach

With 37 years of clinical experience, she draws on a blend of structured and empathic approaches to assist clients coping with eating issues, bipolar symptoms, parenting and family tensions, anger, self-esteem difficulties, and complex concerns such as dissociation, domestic violence, and chronic illness. Her style balances direction with collaboration, offering concrete tools alongside space for exploration.

Tracey has a history of working with sexual health and compulsivity matters, blended family dynamics, and personality-related concerns including avoidant, dependent, and antisocial traits. She also addresses issues related to codependency, commitment and control struggles, and challenging life transitions.

Her long career includes substantial work with marginalized communities, and she continually seeks to broaden her cultural and religious understanding to better meet client needs. Tracey aims to help clients build practical skills that support lasting change and healthier relationships.

Her practice emphasizes clear, goal-oriented strategies informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-informed methods, paired with a client-centered stance that respects each person's values and goals.

How Tracey's Approaches Work Online



Tracey integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy into her online work. CBT emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and certain patterns that maintain addiction or relationship conflict. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on patterns of emotional experience and attachment in relationships, helping couples and families improve connection and repair cycles that cause distance or hurt.

She also uses a client-centered sensibility, which prioritizes listening, validation, and collaboration so the therapy process fits each person's values and goals. Choosing a therapeutic approach is a shared process; she works together with clients to try methods, track what helps, and adapt techniques to meet evolving needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for busy schedules or differing comfort levels with technology. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access support from Pennsylvania without the need to travel, while still working with licensed professionals to practice skills and address concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, and parenting and family challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach balances a more directive, skills-oriented stance with empathic, client-centered listening to help clients learn practical tools while exploring personal meaning.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 37 years of professional experience working with chemical use disorders, behavioral addictions, personality-related concerns, sexual health issues, families, and marginalized communities.
Which credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with the licence number PA LPC PC007191.
Does she provide services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Payment varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

37+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English