Welcome to this West Chester Therapy practice: a place of support, clinical excellence, and practical therapy.
Who Ascend Counseling Helps
Regardless of where you are in the life cycle or on your healing journey, Marjorie Johnson can help you create a more peaceful and satisfying life. Whether you are just beginning your counseling, returning to therapy to work at a deeper level, or someone who has not seen results from other treatment approaches, we encourage you to call today to begin the next step in your healing for anxiety, depression, ADHD, couples counseling, and personal growth at Ascend Counseling.
Ascend Counseling, a West Chester Therapy practice, offers individual, couples, family, and group counseling, and psychotherapy for
- Depression – sadness, low self-esteem, hopelessness, and fatigue
- ADHD – distractibility, disorganization, procrastination, and hyperactivity
- Anxiety – panic attacks and insomnia
- Couples counseling and relationship issues
- Family therapy
- Stress from work and life
- Postpartum
- Grief and loss

Treatment Approach
This counseling practice is based on respect for the whole person. You will find the treatment style is compassionate, approachable, and practical, in a confidential and comfortable environment. While it helps to have someone to talk with, Marjorie goes beyond listening to actively provide feedback, advice and practical strategies based on best practices in depression counseling, ADHD counseling, anxiety counseling, and couples counseling. She draws from a wide range of therapies, including cognitive behavioral therapy counseling (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness. Other therapeutic techniques used in this Chester County counseling agency include Psychodynamic Therapy, movement and visualization, and ACT (acceptance and compassion therapy). Together you will create the unique blend of strategies that are most helpful to you. Your therapy will be custom designed based on you and your goals. Marjorie will provide education about the symptoms and causes of emotional distress, mental health disorders, attention problems, and relationship challenges. Together with Marjorie, you will work to build your self-worth, expand your possibilities for positive change, and design workable strategies for you to practice between sessions. You will grow and find new hope for your future.
Resources & Events
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Marjorie’s Mindfulness Meditation Based Support Group Returns in September 2022.
Payment and Fees
At Ascend Counseling, your privacy and confidentiality are valued; therefore, we do not participate with any insurance companies. You can use your flexible spending account. Also, some clients get reimbursed for part of the cost by using out-of-network benefits. Please call your insurer to see if you have these benefits. The telephone number is on the back of your insurance card listed under “Mental Health and Substance Abuse”.
About Telehealth
Whether due to public health concerns, personal preference, or necessity, counseling meetings can be held using telehealth. We will use an easy-to-use, secure, HIPPA compliant website that requires no special setup. Most insurance companies reimburse for this, so if you have out-of-network benefits, please call your insurance company to verify that they will count telehealth towards your deductible.