Personal Counseling Services

Personal Counseling Services (PCS) Inc., an outpatient, non-profit, 501(c)3 mental health organization, was established in 1959 by three determined women—Berniece Nicholson of Clarksville, Mary Vawter of Jeffersonville, and Bea Baxter of New Albany—who recognized the need for community mental health and pastoral counseling. Over the past sixty-five years, PCS's multidisciplinary professional counseling staff has provided over 629,000 hours of individual, couple, family, and group counseling to 520,000 children, youths, and adults, along with medication management, addiction therapy, psychological testing, and specialized programs like music therapy and substance use disorder treatment. Serving seventeen counties in Indiana and four in Kentucky, PCS ranks as one of the region’s leading providers of mental health and faith-based services, accredited by the Solihten Institute for integrated healing, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Substance Use Disorder Program, and the Louisville Better Business Bureau. Our mission is to provide mental health services to everyone desiring wellness of body, mind, spirit, and community, with a vision to be the integrative Center of choice, providing and promoting excellence that is accessible and affordable for all. Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, PCS offers evidence-based, client-centered services including marriage and family therapy, pastoral counseling, addictions counseling, play therapy, intensive outpatient programs, the Azari Program for first responders and veterans, and music therapy for individuals of all ages and abilities, fostering holistic recovery and empowerment through an interdisciplinary approach that treats the whole person.