Credentials & Training | Counseling Services in Erie, PA

Tom Wellington, M.A., LPC, CRC

Licensure & Certification

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Pennsylvania

• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)

• Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner

• Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Level 1 Trained

• Certified Provider: Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)

• Certified Provider: Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP)

Education

• M.A. in Counseling Education (Rehabilitation Counseling concentration) — Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

• Post‑Baccalaureate Certification in Structural Family Therapy — Philadelphia Child & Family Therapy Training Institute

Mindfulness & Compassion-Based Integration

• Integrative Mindfulness & Psychotherapy (IMP) Certificate Program — CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry affiliation

Specialized Clinical Modalities

• Somatic Experiencing & body-first trauma resolution

• Internal Family Systems (IFS) for parts work & self-leadership

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) & Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)

• Polyvagal Theory–informed interventions

Mediation & Family Systems Expertise

• Clinical training in Collaborative Law Practice, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution

• Structural Family Therapy for relationship, co‑parenting, and systemic concerns

Areas of Specialization

• Trauma, PTSD & nervous system dysregulation

• Anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, panic, phobias) and recurrent depression

• Relationship & marital counseling, co‑parenting, and single parenting support

• Return-to-Work (RTW) and disability adjustment services

• Mind–body integration, resilience building, and somatic healing