Our Team.
At Positive Intentions, LLC, our counseling team shows up with one goal: deliver the kind of care you would confidently recommend to someone you love. We serve our community and surrounding areas with therapy that is compassionate, structured, and clinically strong—because mental health care should feel safe, professional, and worth your time.
Our clinicians are committed to ongoing professional development and regular training, so our work stays ethical, evidence-based, and current—not outdated or cookie-cutter. We don’t cut corners, and we don’t “wing it.” We hold high standards for documentation, treatment planning, and measurable progress, so your care is consistent from start to finish.
Our team brings a wide range of specialties and lived clinical experience, which means we can match clients thoughtfully and support a broad set of needs. We collaborate as a practice—sharing knowledge, consulting, and problem-solving—so every client benefits from multiple perspectives. The result is personalized therapy that supports healing, growth, and long-term stability.
Cindy Pilcher
MS, LPC (PA, NJ, & VT), NCC
PA Lic: PC 017368 | NJ Lic: 37PC01151600 | VT Lic: 068.0136043TELE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Licensed Professional Counselor
Cindy Pilcher, MS, LPC, NCC, is the Founder and Practice Owner of Positive Intentions, LLC. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides a thoughtful, grounded, and direct approach to therapy, helping clients understand the why behind their patterns while building practical tools for lasting change. Cindy primarily focuses her work on adult men navigating anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, relationship stress, and major life transitions.
Cindy is trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and integrates parts-based work with evidence-based and somatic approaches to support emotional regulation, insight, and healing at the nervous-system level. Her style is collaborative, compassionate, and honest—offering validation without avoidance and challenge without judgment. Clients often describe her as steady, attuned, and effective, especially when working through long-standing patterns that feel difficult to shift.
Cindy offers both in-person and telehealth services, with limited availability.
Specialties / Focus Areas:
Men’s issues, divorce, blended families, a relational/attachment-based lens, relationship dynamics and communication, boundaries, life transitions, and self-esteem.
MA, LPC (PA & NJ), NCC
Carina Lehman
PA Lic: PC017921 | NJ Lic: 37PC01121400
Clinical Manager & Supervisor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Carina Lehman, MA, LPC, NCC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and serves as a Clinical Manager and Supervisor at Positive Intentions, LLC. She is warm, down-to-earth, and genuinely human in the therapy room—so much so that some clients affectionately call her the “hot mess express” for her relatable humor and real-life authenticity. Carina works with adolescents and adults, as well as families, and supports clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, emotional dysregulation, and neurodivergence.
Carina practices from a trauma-informed, attachment-based lens and specializes in helping clients heal the deeper “root issues” that keep symptoms stuck. She has extensive experience working with children of divorce, adult children of alcoholic parents, and survivors of sexual assault, and she supports clients managing personality-disorder traits and long-standing emotional and behavioral patterns. Her work focuses on stabilization, safety, coping skills, and insight—helping clients build internal resilience, self-trust, and steadier responses to stress.
Carina also provides an affirming, nonjudgmental space for clients in consensual non-monogamous relationships (including polyamory, swinging, and open relationships), with a strong focus on communication, boundaries, and emotional regulation. She integrates evidence-based approaches, including CBT and DBT-informed skills, alongside insight-oriented work to support measurable progress over time. Clients often describe her as grounded, funny, and easy to talk to—someone who can handle hard topics with care while keeping sessions practical and goal-oriented. She offers both in-person and telehealth services, with limited availability.
Specialties / Focus Areas:
Attachment-based therapy, trauma-informed care, sexual assault trauma, children of divorce, adult children of alcoholic parents, personality disorders/personality-trait concerns, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, neurodivergence, family systems, coping skills, boundaries, self-esteem, and consensual non-monogamy (polyamory/open relationships).
Jamie Kovacs
M.A., LPC (PA), LMHC (FL)
Clinical Supervisor
PA Lic: PC008691 | FL Lic: MH20233
Jamie is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and Florida with over 15 years of experience in diverse behavioral health settings. She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Centenary University and has worked extensively with adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families.
As Clinical Supervisor at Positive Intentions, LLC, Jamie provides guidance, mentorship, and oversight to counseling staff, ensuring high-quality, ethical, and client-centered care. She is passionate about instilling hope in both her clients and her supervisees, fostering professional growth while upholding the highest standards of practice.
Jamie has extensive experience collaborating with clients facing a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and career transitions. She takes a compassionate, strength-based approach to therapy, helping individuals recognize their resilience, develop coping strategies, and strengthen communication skills.
Her leadership style is rooted in support, collaboration, and empowerment—creating an environment where clients and counselors alike can grow, thrive, and achieve meaningful change.
NOTE: Jamie is not accepting clients as she focuses on providing exceptional support and guidance to our provisionally licensed counselors.
Katie Marchand
M.S., LAPC Pending
Supervised by Carina Lehman, MA, LPC
Mental Health Counselor
Katie Marchand is a counselor at Positive Intentions, LLC and a recent graduate of the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Lock Haven, with LAPC status pending. Having been with the practice since her internship, Katie brings both continuity and real-world experience to her work, and she is known for creating a supportive space where clients feel safe, understood, and encouraged—especially during stressful seasons and major life transitions.
Katie is Polyvagal-informed and integrates a nervous-system lens to help clients better understand stress responses, build emotional regulation, and develop practical coping tools. Her background includes behavioral health support, crisis intervention, and work across a wide range of settings, including residential treatment, behavioral health programs, correctional environments, and schools. In addition to working with individuals, Katie has experience supporting couples, with a focus on communication, conflict de-escalation, and strengthening day-to-day relational skills.
Katie is trained in crisis intervention and holds CPR/First Aid/AED certifications. She offers both in-person and telehealth services, with availability that may vary based on supervision and scheduling.
Focus Areas:
Polyvagal-informed care, nervous system regulation, crisis support and stabilization, emotional regulation, coping skills, stress management, life transitions, adolescent support, couples support (communication and conflict de-escalation), behavioral interventions, and building healthy routines and accountability.
Courtney Stauffer
Master of Family Therapy (MFT), LAMFT
Supervised by Carina Lehman, LPC
PA Lic: AMF000035
Marriage & Family Therapist
Courtney Stauffer, LAMFT, is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at Positive Intentions, LLC. She works with couples who feel stuck in the same arguments, emotionally disconnected, or unsure how to get back to feeling like a team. Courtney’s style is warm, grounded, and structured — helping both partners feel heard while building clear, practical steps toward change. In couples work, she doesn’t take sides; she helps you identify the cycle and change it.
Many couples come in feeling more like roommates than partners — worn down by stress, parenting demands, busy schedules, resentment, or years of miscommunication. Courtney helps partners slow down reactivity, rebuild emotional safety, strengthen repair conversations, and create more consistent connections at home. Her approach is systemic and relational: focused on patterns, reducing shame, and improving how you respond to each other when emotions run high.
Courtney also supports couples who want to strengthen closeness and affection over time, and she has additional training in intimacy-focused work (including sex therapy) when that’s relevant. You set the pace — therapy does not require explicit details to be effective.
Telehealth only. Weekday and evening availability.
Focus Areas:
Couples counseling, communication, and repair; recurring conflict cycles; emotional connection; boundaries; family systems; rebuilding trust; life transitions; Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM), and Kink/BDSM-affirming therapy (as appropriate).
Gizelle Aviles
M.S., LAPC Pending
Supervised by Carina Lehman, LPC
Bilingual Mental Health Counselor
Gizelle Aviles, M.S., is a counselor at Positive Intentions, LLC who brings warmth, cultural responsiveness, and a deeply compassionate presence to her work with clients. With experience across outpatient mental health, school-based therapy, and substance use treatment, Gizelle supports adolescents and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional overwhelm, relationship stress, and life’s more difficult transitions. As a bilingual clinician, she offers services in both English and Spanish, helping clients feel more fully seen, understood, and comfortable in the therapeutic process.
Gizelle holds a master’s degree in Mental Health and Wellness and brings a well-rounded background in individual therapy, group work, adolescent support, family-related concerns, and substance use recovery. Her experience in both clinical and educational settings allows her to meet clients with patience, insight, and practical support while helping them work through challenges that may feel heavy, confusing, or difficult to name.
Her approach is thoughtful, personalized, and grounded in evidence-based care. Gizelle integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based interventions, trauma-informed care, and art-based therapeutic techniques to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, process emotions, and reconnect with their own resilience. She is especially passionate about creating a safe and supportive space where healing can feel both empowering and attainable.
Gizelle currently offers in-person appointments in the evenings and on weekends, expanding access for clients who need care outside traditional daytime hours.
Focus Areas:
Bilingual counseling (English/Spanish), art-based therapeutic support, trauma-informed care, CBT, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, substance use and recovery support, emotional regulation, coping skills, stress management, adolescents, adults, family-related concerns, and life transitions.
Leslie Wilson
M.S., LPC
PA Lic: PC020075
License Professional Counselor
Leslie Wilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings both clinical depth and practical insight to her work with clients. She has extensive experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral challenges, substance use, and complex life transitions. Leslie is known for helping clients move beyond simply “talking about problems” and instead develop clear strategies for lasting change.
Throughout her career, Leslie has worked across outpatient, school-based, and community settings, giving her a well-rounded perspective on how mental health impacts daily life at home, in relationships, and in the community. She has significant experience working with individuals and families facing high levels of stress, behavioral concerns, and substance use challenges, and she brings a steady, solutions-focused presence to even the most complex situations.
Leslie’s therapeutic style is thoughtful, direct, and collaborative. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and strengths-based interventions to help clients better understand patterns, build healthier coping strategies, and regain a sense of control in their lives.
Clients often appreciate Leslie’s ability to balance empathy with practical guidance. She believes therapy should be both supportive and empowering—helping individuals gain clarity, build resilience, and move forward with confidence.
Leslie offers in-person appointments, with limited evening and weekend availability.
Specialities / Focus Areas:
Trauma-informed care, anxiety and mood disorders, behavioral challenges in children and adolescents, ADHD and executive functioning concerns, substance use and relapse prevention, family conflict and parent–child relationship dynamics, emotional regulation, school-related stressors, motivation and behavioral change, coping skills development, life transitions, and strengths-based growth.
