Mr. Benjamin James Yaroch, LCSW
(He/Him)
Preferred Name: Benjamin
About Me
I am the president / owner of Yaroch Counseling, LLC. I have county government contracts with Westmoreland, Washington and Indiana Counties (Pennsylvania). I see youth and adults involved in juv. Court or family court; I bill either medicaid or local gov. agencies, such as CYS or JPO. Provide therapy for those who have committed physical abuse and / or non-offender specific therapy (using AFCBT developed by Dr. David Kolko, as well as EMDR and TFCBT to treat co-occurring trauma.
Education & Experience
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK: 1998 George Mason University BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1995 Forensic evaluator for juvenile Court. Expert witness. Expert in juvenile's who have committed harmful sexual behaviors or engaging in problematic sexual behaviors. Court ordered assessments and treatment. Training in TFCBT Trained in EMDR Trained in AFCBT (Dr. Kolko) Trained to use the KSADS; trained to use a variety of tools for juveniles with problematic or harmful sexual behaviors.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
NASW (prof. member) APSAC (prof. member) ATSA (Fellow and clinical member)
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- ADD/ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Anger Management
- Family Issues
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Stress Management
- Suicide Risk
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- Children (4-12)
Language
- English
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Highmark
- Medicaid
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealth
