Art Therapy
Cheryl Knepper
Cheryl Knepper, MA, LPC, CCDP, ATR-BC,
Executive Director of Caron Adult Services and Extended Care
Ms. Knepper oversees all of the adult primary care, relapse and adult extended care programs at Caron. She is actively involved in staff development, training and treatment at Caron. She has worked extensively in the field of co-occurring disorders with adults, adolescents and families over the past twenty three years.
Ms. Knepper directs the adult continuum of care at Caron, incorporating 12 step facilitation, skill building groups, evidence-based practices, art therapy and integrated treatment approaches for a spectrum of co-occurring addiction and mental health disorders. She also presents at conferences internationally about addiction related topics.
Primary care focuses on educating the patient and family about the disease of addiction and its effects on the entire life system. Relapse patients have had already experienced a period of sobriety. This program focuses on how to reestablish their sober supports in an effort to get back on track to a successful recovery.
After completing 30 days in Caron's primary center, many patients need additional time and tools before they are ready to go home to their family, school and communities. They are recommended to the next level of care to continue working on recovery skills for a healthier integration back to home, work or school.
From 1987 through 2007, Ms. Knepper was the Clinical Director of Adolescent Services for the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at The Reading Hospital & Medical Center in Reading, PA. While at the hospital she developed, designed and integrated, innovative programming for adolescents and adults with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
She is a licensed professional counselor, board certified art psychotherapist and a certified co-occurring disorders professional. She received a Masters of Arts degree from Marywood University in Pennsylvania. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Kutztown University.
Ms. Knepper has had academic appointments as adjunct instructor at Marywood University, guest lecturer at Kutztown University and on site clinical supervisor for internships affiliated with Penn State University, Drexel/Hahneman University and Villanova University.
