The Place of Refuge is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that seeks to bring redemptive healing through faith-based trauma treatment and training focusing on urban populations and their caregivers.

Our counseling program primarily targets the multi-cultural, urban, working-class neighborhoods of Philadelphia. While there are several faith-based, outpatient treatment programs in Southeastern PA, Refuge is the only faith-based counseling for adults in our region credentialed to accept Medicaid funds. We also accept all major insurances in our region including: Aetna, HighmarkBCBS, IndependenceBCBS, UnitedHealthCare, Medicare, in addition to Medical Assistance.

At Refuge, a sensitive, pastoral counseling approach tailored to the urban context forms the basis of our intervention and these foundational principles are coupled with trauma-focused and evidence-based counseling techniques. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and other traditional therapies are carefully integrated into each treatment plan. Our model of care was born in the Hispanic community and has been extended to African Americans, Caucasians and immigrant families living throughout our region. We treat diagnosed conditions such as depression, PTSD, anxiety, anger, and bipolar disorder. We consider it a privilege to carry out this work.