Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and accepts 55 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression and 5 more.
Clients say this provider is
With 20+ years of experience, I can offer you various tools to help you on your journey. I've raised six children and I can offer empathy and understanding of family life very effectively. I strongly believe that assisting someone make choices is the best way to feel better. I have worked with individuals, with anxiety and depression In a non-judgmental environment, we can explore avenues that you as the client present. I am experienced in EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing) used most effectively with trauma. If you seek a counselor that is direct and real, look no further because I am that person.
In our first session, we will start with brief introductions then dive into the specific challenges you are facing. We will determine if we have the 'chemistry' to experience successful counseling. These sessions are for you, the client ,and you will determine how to proceed and what you want to talk about.
My biggest strength lies in my many years of experience dealing with an enormous amount different experiences. I use a number of 'tools' and I think out-of-the-box. I am quirky direct and different. If ordinary is what you seek, I am not that person.
Those clients with depression, anxiety, and trauma are the population I am best suited to support. I also have provided counseling to the LGBTQ community. The most successful clients are those who are willing to to look at themselves honestly. One specific goal is that my clients feel better when they leave than when we started. Counseling can be a big decision. Those who prioritize their treatment get the best results.
Cash - $75 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Capital Blue Cross
Capital Blue Cross - Medicare
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Geisinger - Commercial
Geisinger - Medicare
Geisinger – Dual (Geisinger Gold HMO D-SNP)
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Highmark
Highmark - Medicare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
UPMC Health Plan
Once clients become familiar with their 'thinking errors or cognitive distortions' they can learn to reframe negative thoughts to positive ones.
We all make choices. Reality therapy allows us to accept our choices in a very non-judgmental way and put our choices in a context we can understand.
19 ratings with written reviews
September 2, 2026
Lee is wise and welcoming. She doesn't pander or mince words, but still approaches every issue as a person who is unequivocally my advocate. Her perspective has proven incredibly valuable to me on multiple occasions. Our sessions often feel like a discussion between equals, in that she listens and responds thoughtfully to the things I say. The fact that she does this while also deftly steering me towards healthier priorities and viewpoints is pretty darn impressive.
August 31, 2026
For a first session, I really enjoyed Lee Ristick, I liked that she was honest about her care and how she views self-care on your own terms and the importance of it. I’m looking forward to more sessions with her being able to open up more, hear her thoughts on how to work on things or just how she takes information in!
August 26, 2026
I thought Dr Ritsick was open minded, authentic and solution motivated to help me through my struggles. She made me feel comfortable yet set what her expectations of visits would be like she does not hold back her thoughts I appreciated tht.