Rhonda Stern

Rhonda MA Stern is a licensed professional counselor and board-certified ATR LPC therapist located in State College PA. With a focus on providing compassionate support and guidance she helps individuals navigate life's challenges through effective therapeutic techniques. Her welcoming office environment fosters a safe space for clients to explore their thoughts and feelings promoting personal growth and healing. Generated from this place's information

Crossroads Counseling Inc. is a fully licensed provider specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment. With multiple offices located in State College, Williamsport, Lock Haven, Wellsboro, Bloomsburg, Sunbury, and Bellefonte, the organization serves a diverse range of clients across Pennsylvania. Committed to delivering comprehensive care, Crossroads Counseling is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Their dedicated team focuses on supporting individuals through various challenges related to mental health and addiction recovery. Generated from the website

Rana Arnold, Executive Director and Co-Founder: Rana co-founded the Sight-Loss Support Group of of Central PA, Inc. in 1982 with Dr. Fred Carlin. She developed the Art Through Touch Program in 1990. In 1991 the Festival Eyes Sighted Guide Program evolved under Rana's direction, and in 1999 she co-founded State College's first audio description service, View Via Headphones. Rana also developed the Parents of Children with Sight-Loss which later became known as Eye on Youth and formed the Centre County Seeing Eye 4-H Puppy Raisers chapter. Rana has served on the Board of the SLSG and the Pen-Del AER Board of Directors. Rana has a wealth of personal experience on coping with sight-loss and provides hope to those struggling with its challenges. Today she travels nationally with her Dog Guide, giving talks to a variety of audiences on numerous subjects including how her visual world has been enhanced through the arts. Josie Smith, Programs Coordinator: Josie received an M.Ed in Counselor Education in 2002 from Penn State University. She has been involved in the sight loss community in central Pennsylvania in a variety of ways: as a caseworker for the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, a teaching assistant for a deaf/blind child, a client of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, and a Board member of both the South Central Blind Association and The Sight-Loss Support Group. These varied perspectives as well as her personal experience with retinitis pigmentosa ( which she was diagnosed with as a young child ) allow Josie to help individuals cope with any aspect of their sight-loss. At the SLSG, Josie coordinates all programs and events for our members throughout the year, edits the monthly newsletter and writes grants that support the mission of the organization.