The Guidance Center Employee Directory
Mental Health CarePennsylvania, United States51-200 Employees
The Guidance Center is a nonprofit mental health care provider based in Bradford, in Northwest Pennsylvania, with a founding date of 1984. It delivers a wide range of community-based services, including mental health support, services for intellectual disabilities, education programs, and prevention initiatives. While most services are centered in McKean County, some specialized programs extend into neighboring communities, and the organization employs about two hundred staff. It is designated as a Trauma-Informed Care Center through the North Central Trauma Informed Care Initiative, with therapists trained in evidence-based approaches and a multidisciplinary team that reviews practices to foster a trauma-informed environment. The agency also participates in the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol with McKean County Juvenile Probation to improve juvenile justice services and align them with research-backed program characteristics. In April 2026, The Guidance Center was recognized as an inaugural Trauma-Informed Care Center provider site.