liberti offers individual, pre-marital & marital counseling, group & family counseling through Redeemer Counseling Services Philadelphia. Pre-marital counseling sessions are subsidized (up to 4 sessions) for In-Covenant members; all other counseling fees are based on a sliding scale.
If you are an In-Covenant member at liberti Fairmount and desire pre-marital counseling, please contact the liberti office for information.
For any other counseling services or inquiries, or for more information about RCS Philadelphia, please visit Redeemer Counseling Services online, or contact Jolene Halzen, Services Coordinator at 215-255-8414 ext. 3 or by email at .
RCS Philadelphia Counselors
Esther Lee, MA - Counselor
Email:
Phone: 212 370-0475 x5815
Esther holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College and has completed additional training in the Biblical Counseling program at Westminster Theological Seminary. Esther's approach to counseling is shaped by her experiences working in community counseling, church ministry, psychiatric settings as well as drug and alcohol rehab settings. Esther works with individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents. She counsels in areas including, but not limited to: depression, anxiety disorders, substance addiction, anger, relationship issues, parenting and bereavement.
Esther is married and has two young children. She enjoys trying new foods, cooking, baking and spending time with her children . Her family attends Renewal Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
Arlene Navarro, MA - Counselor
Email:
Phone: 212 370-0475 x1379
Arlene received her Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Arlene is experienced in counseling creative arts professionals and people facing issues of singleness and dating, sexual abuse, self-image and eating disorders, depression, incorporating faith in the workplace and premarital counseling.
Prior to becoming a counselor Arlene worked for 18 years in the advertising industry in New York and San Francisco. She now lives in Philadelphia and counsels at our satellite office located in center city Philadelphia, as well as at our main office.
Arlene enjoys cooking for her mom and friends, wine-tasting, and loves music, theater, dancing, traveling, and the great outdoors.
Rachel Vendsel, MAR - Counselor
Email: rachel.vendsel@
Phone: 212 370-0475 x5812
Rachel holds a Master of Arts in Religion, Counseling Emphasis from Westminster Theological Seminary and also completed the certificate in advanced professional counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. She is bilingual (Spanish) and has experience working with underserved urban populations. She specializes in marital counseling, grief and loss, trauma, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, and spiritual formation.
Rachel, a native of Tennessee and Texas, is married to Mike and they have a young son. She is a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Willow Grove, PA, where she enjoys teaching adult Sunday school classes and singing in choir. She also enjoys yoga, needlework, and cooking.