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AN ECUMENICAL MINISTRY
of the
SUSQUEHANNA ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK CONFERENCE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

 

 

 

Meet the Counselors:

 

 

 

 

 


*Counselors with an asterisk by their names are trained in EMDR:
Eye Movement Desensitization 
and Reprocessing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Providing professional, spiritually sensitive counseling and therapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups since 1975.

Fees are based on family income and family size.

 

 

 

L. PAUL PITKIN, D. Min.* is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and holds a Doctorate in Family Ministry from Colgate Rochester Divinity School.  He is an ordained United Methodist Minister.  Paul sees clients in the Ithaca & Cortland area at Forest Home Chapel in Ithaca and the United Presbyterian Church in Cortland.  He also serves as Senior Clinician for the FCM staff.  You may call him at (607)533-7349 or (607)758-3339.
NYS Lic. #MHC002295

 

WAYNE E. GUSTAFSON, D.Min.* is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and a certified Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  He has been a parish pastor, prison chaplain and pastoral counselor, integrating psychological and spiritual perspectives in all his pastoral work.  He is also an accomplished workshop, seminar and retreat leader.  He sees clients in Ithaca and Watkins Glen, and can be reached at (607) 857-0003.
NYS Lic. #MHC002006

 

JOANNE LANFEAR, M.S., C.A.S. earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy at the State University College at Oneonta.  She is a Member of AAMFT.  Joanne brings extensive experience counseling children and families. She sees clients in Nimmonsburg, Greene, & Norwich. You may call her at (607) 843-9446.

 


ROBERT GODBOUT, Ph.D.* is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  He earned a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Philosophy.  Bob pastors the King Ferry Presbyterian Church where he also sees FCM clients.  You may call him at (315) 364-7235. 
NYS Lic. #MHC002102


B. BIANCA PODESTA, Ph.D., is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  She specializes in short-term supportive counseling and spiritual direction.   She has a certificate in spiritual direction from Shalem Institute.  An ordained United Methodist minister, her Masters of Divinity is from Drew Theological School, her Ph.D., from Union Institute.  Her office is in the First Presbyterian Church of Binghamton.  She can be reached at (607) 329-4845