The Samaritan Counseling Center is accredited as a service center by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
Tina Harding, B.A.- Faith-Based Counselor, Commissioned Ministry Coach, & Spiritual Mentor. Working with Teens and Adults for over 20 years. Samaritan Associate for over 3 years. Trained in CPE. Completed dual Major in Community Mental Health & Psychology with Honors at UB. Certified for Rehabilitation Services since 1995. Ala-Teen 12 Step recovery instructor. Service Coordinator under TBI Medicaid Waiver for 7 years. Lockport City Schools Caseworker/Job Developer for over 5 years. Additional services provided for youth in Niagara county include Youth Counselor, Youth Care Worker, and Crisis Respite Worker. Member of the Hess Road Wesleyan Church in Niagara County where she lives with her husband and homeschooled daughter.
Rev. Jan Hubbard, LMSW; Counselor 12 years, Workshop Coordinator – Samaritan Counseling Center Pastor in the United Methodist Church-28 years- (Specialty- Trained Interim and Transitional Minister); Lead Chaplain-Tyson Foods Inc. Corporate Headquarters, MSW University at Buffalo, MDiv Princeton Theology Seminary, MEd Western Carolina University; Chaplain- Association of Professional Chaplains-member, Trained Recovery Coach.
Penny Mckenna MSEd MA Counseling LMHC Experience in both public education as an educator for 30 years and as a therapist for the last 8 years — working with a broad spectrum of mental health issues at Samaritan Counseling Center including relationships, adolescents, grief, depression, anxiety and spiritual issues. Additional experience includes 3 years as a therapist at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center working with challenging patients with diagnoses including addiction recovery, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, the schizophrenias and PTSD. Further trained to offer trauma-informed therapy to her clients.
