CCES STAFF

Meet Our Staff:
Ann Shorb, Ph.D.
Cindi Wilmot, M.A.
Peter Oscsodal, Ph.D. , NCC , LPC

Read What to Expect from Working with a Counselor from CCES

Ann Shorb, Ph.D.
Dr. Ann Shorb has been involved in various Christian ministries throughout her entire adult life. She is a teacher and speaker, a freelance writer, and a Christian counselor whose insight and understanding help her relate easily to others.

Dr. Ann and her family served as missionaries in Africa, Europe, and the United States. After moving to Hanover, Pennsylvania in 1984, Ann completed her Ph.D. and later began her career in professional Christian counseling. In 1997, she founded Christian Counseling and Educational Services. As a counselor and director of this growing organization, her days are full, but never boring!

In addition to her counseling work, Ann enjoys speaking at retreats, seminars, and other gatherings. Over the years, she has performed more than 1,000 creative programs for churches and community groups using her skills in puppetry and ventriloquism to teach and entertain people of all ages.

As a freelance writer, Ann has published more than 175 short pieces and one book on puppetry. For more than two decades she was a regular contributor to Evangelizing Today's Child magazine (now called Teach Kids!). Her work has been translated into numerous foreign languages and is used in various countries around the world. Currently she writes A Light for My Path, a free devotional that is sent out by email each week.

In 1999, Ann and a group of friends formed Daystar Production Company as a part of York Community Access Television in York, Pennsylvania. For several years she was the producer and host of Women on the Move, a program dealing with issues women face in today's world.

In the Understanding and Teaching . . . video series, Dr. Ann shares her many years of experience in working with children. These programs are designed to give insight and understanding of various problems to schoolteachers, church workers, parents and others that are involved with children.

Ann holds a B.S. and an M.A.T. in Elementary Education, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling.

Philippians 1:20-21 are Ann's life verses:
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

 

Cindi Wilmot, M.A.
Cindi Wilmot brings the strengths of solid Biblical education and life experience to the CCES counseling team. She and husband Dan have six children, and they have lived in the Hanover area for many years.

Cindi has much experience in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and assisting families of those with addictions and/or mental health issues. She also counsels for grief, depression, anxiety, martial and parenting issues, and sexual trauma. At CCES, Cindi leads some of our informative and helpful therapy groups. The participants benefit greatly from her experience and expertise in leadership.

Cindi holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Psychology and Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education with a Vocal Music Minor from Taylor University. Cindi joined the CCES team in 2007. Prior to that, her formal work experience included ten years of counseling and administration at the university level in Student Development, and nearly two decades in direct sales management.

Having faced many personal trials of her own, including the tragic loss of a dear friend; loss of a baby; severe injury in a fire; and chronic illness, one of her greatest joys is to help other people grow to be more like Jesus Christ through the refining process of trials, and to teach them to help others in the process.

 

Peter Oscsodal, Ph.D., NCC, LPC
Dr. Peter Oscsodal is a licensed counselor with many years of experience in helping others. He counsels with compassion and knowledge as he assists those who face major challenges with relationships, marital or parenting difficulties, anxiety, depression, addictions, infertility, stress, spiritual issues, or social problems. He has special expertise in dealing with career development needs.