About Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute
Serving southwestern Pennsylvania since 1964, the Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute (PPI) is the area’s oldest and largest interfaith counseling and psychotherapy center that integrates the behavioral science and the resources of a client’s particular religious faith.
PPI’s services include:
- Individual, couple, and family counseling and psychotherapy.
- Psychiatric consultation.
- Career assessment and counseling for persons entering ministry.
- Programs and resources to enhance the health of clergy and congregations.
- Continuing education for mental health professionals and clergy.
- Community Education.
Currently, our 45 licensed, and credentialed therapists provide some 16,000 hours of counseling and consultation annually. Our partnership with local congregations and primary healthcare centers in 5 counties (Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Lawrence, and Fayette) enables us to provide services through 25 convenient branch-offices.
The therapy staff consists of licensed psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, certified pastoral counselors, and consulting psychiatrists.
PPI’s general approach to counseling and psychotherapy:
While every counseling experience is unique, PPI’s overall approach seeks to provide an empathic relationship in which clients can safely and freely discuss their problems and concerns. The main goal is for client and therapist to work together to resolve them as far as possible, along with promoting personal growth, self-awareness, and meaningful relationships with the important people in one’s life. This is a “client-centered” process in which the client determines the particular areas of discussion and exploration in a given session. It also is a “faith-friendly” process in which spiritual and religious concerns can be discussed, if a client chooses to do so.
All persons who can benefit from PPI’s services are accepted without discrimination based on age, color, ethnic origin, religious affiliation, or physical disability.
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Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute | Phone: 412-661-1239 or Toll Free 1-877-661-9623 |  |
| 6324 Marchand Street | Fax: 412-661-1304 | ||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15206 |