Lehigh Valley Counseling and Yoga
Janice A. Bourdage, MSW, LCSW (aka Ravi Hari Kaur )
Psychotherapist & Spiritual Counselor Certified Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Instructor
Bethlehem, PA New York City Nationwide

I'm a licensed mental
health professional
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in PA: Lic. #CW017209
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in NY: Lic. #074970
Member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
I provide counseling services through Bethlehem Counseling Associates, 2045 Westgate Drive - Suite 304, Bethlehem PA 18017. Counseling appointments with me can be scheduled by calling BCA at 610.865.8177.
Throughout my training to become a professional mental health counselor, the wisest among my teachers stressed the importance of attending to my own personal growth through participation as a client in my own therapy process and also, by receiving supervision to help guide me in my professional life. From personal experience, I believe the best counselors are those who have a wide variety of tools in their therapeutic toolbox and can use these tools with ease, intelligence, and creativity.
For the last 25 years, I have cultivated the following therapeutic modalities:
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
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Mindfulness-Based Therapy, inclusive of techniques such as yoga, pranayama (breath), and meditation
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Somatic Experiencing (Mind-Body Integration)
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Solution-Focused Therapy
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
I have worked successfully with the following clients:
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Individuals throughout all the life cycles (children, adolescents, adults, and elders)
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Couples and Marriage Counseling
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Individual, group, and corporate work focusing on mindfulness and stress reduction
Conditions and issues treated:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Family-of-origin and Relationship Issues
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Trauma: PTSD and Developmental Trauma
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Loss and Grief
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Major Life Transitions
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Life Cycle Transitions
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Addiction (Drug, Alcohol, Gambling)
A Closer Look...
Following a rewarding career as a professional modern dancer in New York City, I received my Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW), with a clinical concentration from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Sciences, NY, NY. During this time, I completed one-year internships at Covenant House NYC, which provides mental health and concrete services to homeless adolescents and young adults, and the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute, which emphasizes a spiritual approach to counseling and psychotherapy.
I completed a four-year training program at the Helix Institute for Healing and Psychotherapy and a one-year certificate program at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, both in Manhattan. I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in PA and and a licensed master social worker (LMSW) in NY. In addition, I am a certified Kundalini Yoga and Meditation instructor.
I recently completed five years of employment working as a school-based mental health counselor in the Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program (SAP). During the course of this employment, I worked with students from grades K-12.
I have been working in the field of counseling for twenty-five years and in the field of yoga and meditation for three decades.