The Christian Center’s Counseling Center Of Park City
Are you stuck? Have you reached a dead end in an area of your life and you need hope and healing to take steps forward? Sometimes it helps to talk with someone. This is why we’re here: to help you through life.
Caring counselors from the Counseling Center of Park City are a new aspect of the vital programs and services offered through the Christian Center of Park City. We’re a team of passionate, Christian counselors dedicated to helping you move from the sticking points in your life and learn more about yourself in the process.
Contact: The therapists have a wide variety of specialties ranging from teens to adults. Feel free to call Leah Harter, LPC at 303-981-9685 or Phyllis Rehn, LPC, RN at 435-659-8324 to schedule an appointment or to learn more about what we offer.
Fees: It is our desire to offer affordable counseling for anyone seeking it. Leah Harter is a contracted provider with: Aetna, BlueCross and/or BlueShield, Cigna, EMI Health, Health Utah Network, Horizon Healthcare, Humana, MHNet, Magellan Behavioral Health, PacifiCare and United Behavioral Health. Please contact your insurance company prior to your first session to verify your coverage.
Scholarships are also available to those who qualify through our application process.
Counseling in Spanish: We are in the process of setting up Spanish Counseling availability through use of an interpretor, please contact Phyllis Rehn for further information.
Leah Harter
, MA, LPC
Experience: Private practice counselor since 1999. Adjunct Psychology Professor at Colorado Christian University since 2008. She has over 16 years of experience working with teens and their parents as a counselor as well as a youth pastor, women’s group leader and speaker. Leah has been married to Rob Harter, Executive Director of the Christian Center of Park City since 1994 and they have three school aged girls.
Areas of specialty: Individual adults, families and adolescents. Stress, grief, low self-esteem, conflict management, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship problems, boundaries, forgiveness and women’s issues, premarital, families in ministry vocations and struggling teens. She conducts seminars on grief and loss, depression, marriage, parenting, self esteem, managing stress, and boundaries for both teen and adult audiences.
Education: Masters Counseling and Youth and Family Ministries from Denver Seminary, 1997. B.A. Christian Education, Wheaton College, 1994. leahharter@msn.com
Phyllis Rehn, RN, MA, LPC 
Experience: Phyllis has been in private practice as a Christian Counselor since 1998 and a Registered Nurse since 1978. She has been on staff as a church counselor in addition to her private practice. She has taught relationship classes, Bible studies, spoken at retreats, conferences and community organizations. She is active in missions and prison ministries. Her years as a RN have taught her empathy, compassion and coming along side of people in their time of need. She loves reading and walking.
Areas of specialty/Special Interest: Adult Individuals and Couples, Marriage/Pre-Marital, Relationship issues, Anxiety/Depression/Grief, Understanding Anger/ Conflict Management, Loneliness, Spirituality, Low self-esteem/Shame/Guilt, Self Discovery
Education: Masters of Arts in Counseling, 2000 from Denver Seminary, Bachelors of Science in Nursing, 1978 from the University of Wyoming. pahrn@hotmail.com
Other Counseling Services:
Pathways Counseling Center
We at Pathways Counseling Center believe that discovering your unique path to wholeness is imperative for personal healing. We are confident that our faith, professionalism, compassion and competence will create an environment that will enable you to grow and change as needed. Our holistic approach to therapy will equip you to handle daily stressors and the difficult or unexpected situations you may face.
Contact: The therapists at Pathways have a wide variety of specialties ranging from small children, to teenagers and adults. Please call and speak with our therapists to find the best fit for you. Our Pathways counselors, Kara Jensen and Melissa Litwiller can be reached at (435) 250-3510 or PathwaysParkCity.com.
Pathways Counselors
Kara Jensen above and Melissa Litwiller below
Kara Jensen MS, LPC, NCC
Experience: Kara was a counselor with Christian Counseling Centers of Utah (formerly known as Shepherd Staff Christian Counseling Center) for 5 years with dual offices in Salt Lake City and Park City. Kara and Melissa Litwiller started Pathways Counseling Center in September 2010. She has many years of experience in the corporate world as a corporate trainer for a communications company and is used to speaking and training in front of large crowds. She has also led women’s Bible studies, teen small groups, teen classes, youth retreats, and is currently a volunteer member of her church youth program. Kara loves speaking at conferences and has spoken at community mental health events, youth retreats, and led classes in the community on various topics.
Areas of Specialty/Special Interest: Individual, Marriage/Couple, Adolescent, Family, Group, Seminars. Relationship struggles, depression/anxiety, stress, family discord, grief, journeys of self-awareness, adolescent struggles, setting boundaries and parenting.
Education: Masters of Science in Counseling/Mental Health Counseling in 2007 Bachelors of Art in Communications/Public Relations in 1992 kara@pathwaysparkcity.com
Melissa Litwiller
Melissa Litwiller, M.A., NCC, LPC – works with couples, individuals, families, teens, and children. Melissa comes to us from Colorado with 8 years experience as a counselor. She is a licensed professional counselor in both Colorado and Utah and enjoys working with couples, individuals, families, teens, and children. Melissa acquired her Masters Degree in Counseling from Denver Seminary and believes that her educational background and her personal relationship with Christ, as well as her internship and fellowship experiences in various churches uniquely qualify her to provide Christian counseling to those clients who want to incorporate faith in their healing process. Melissa is certified to provide marital and premarital counseling, using the Prepare/Enrich Assessment. She also has several trauma specific certifications, foster and adoption specific training, play therapy training, and experience and certifications in a number of different therapeutic approaches helpful to individual adults and teens. Melissa adopts a holistic-experiential approach to counseling, helping people to heal mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, by addressing problems relationally and in the present moment. She is excited to be a new member of the Park City community and honored that so many of you are already sharing your journey with her. melissa@pathwaysparkcity.com
Jack Montgomery, MD
Also available is Jack Montgomery, MD who practices psychiatry through the Center. Jack is not part of Pathways Counseling Center, but his own practice. You can reach him at 801-209-7817.