Brian Kephart
Academy of Certified Social Workers License (ACSW), Certified Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Certified Social Worker (CSW), Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Nurse Practitioner, Peer Support, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Forge Health provides in-network, confidential and accessible mental health and substance use outpatient treatment for adults 18+, in-person and virtually
Our diverse team of clinicians offer a wide range of expertise and specialties. These include: LGBTQ+, Veteran and First Responders, young adult, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, life transitions, and many others.
Practice hours (EST)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Substance use
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Athletic/Sports performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Burnout
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Conflict Resolution
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Medication Concerns
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Immigrants
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Medication Management
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Feminist Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Medication-Assisted Substance Use Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Art Therapy
- Anger Management
- Family Systems Therapy
- Medication Management
Location 1 of 3
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
- Elevators
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Step-free entry
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
- Elevators
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Pennsylvania
- Aetna Student Health – Pennsylvania
- AmeriHealth – Pennsylvania
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Pennsylvania
- Cigna – Pennsylvania
- ComPsych – Pennsylvania
- Drexel Aetna Student Insurance – Pennsylvania
- Geisinger Health Plan – Pennsylvania
- Humana – Pennsylvania
- Magellan – Pennsylvania
- Medicare – Pennsylvania
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – Pennsylvania
- Optum – Pennsylvania
- Tricare East – Pennsylvania
- Out-of-pocket
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Check
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
CW017744, Pennsylvania