About
Vicki Tornetta, MA, NCC, LPC
We all have experienced being evaluated solely on our outward appearances: the job we hold, the school we attend, our physical appearance, in other words, by the masks we wear. However, in all relationships what is most important is to see the person in front of you as a unique individual created in the image of God.
I strive to create a space where you are safe and feel safe, so you can be vulnerable, transparent, and authentic. Allowing you to honestly explore your deepest issues. I believe that the counseling relationship is critical to the healing process. I strive to create a warm, genuine, understanding and safe environment, while using evidence-based treatments rooted in a Biblical worldview. Read more at Psychology Today and Healthgrades.
Dr. Shynita Rice, D.A., MFT, LPC Candidate
Shynita holds a Doctoral Degree from Eastern University in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is certified in trauma healing by the Global Trauma Recovery Institute and an advocate for mental health and trauma healing. She has experience working with individuals, couples, and families as they begin their journey of restoration and healing and understands how untreated trauma impacts one’s life and decision-making process.
She is passionate about working with individuals who are struggling with their spirituality and life events and has expertise working with women who have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, and post-abortion guilt. If you are looking for support she is available to help you with your goals and partner with you as you create your place of peace.
Shynita is a candidate for her LPC in Pennsylvania.
McKenzie Severe, M.S., LPC Candidate
McKenzie joined Vicki Tornetta Counseling at the end of 2023. She graduated from Cairn University with her MS in Counseling and is now working toward obtaining her LPC. Once she graduated, she went on to work as a family-based therapist, doing intensive in-home treatment of children and their families and then transitioned into working in a private practice setting.
McKenzie has experience providing counseling for couples, family, and individuals for people of all ages. She has worked with a variety of mental health issues which include but are not limited to parental-child conflict, couples conflict, other relational issues, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, trauma, and stress. McKenzie is especially passionate about walking with people as they navigate issues pertaining to their relationship with God if this is an expressed desire of the client. We all go through times where doubt, anger, fear, etc. creeps in and wrecks our understanding and relationship with Him. We all need a safe place to express our spiritual struggles, process them, to be gently challenged, and experience change in these areas. McKenzie strives to build the kind of relationship with her clients for this to happen in the therapeutic setting.
Marnie McCoy, M.A. Counseling
Marnie brings a distinctive blend of professional experience, theological depth, and compassionate care to her work as a counselor-in-training. Before entering the counseling field, she spent more than two decades in leadership roles within the life-sciences investment community, most recently serving as Program Director at BioAdvance, a venture fund focused on early-stage biotech companies. Her corporate background gives her a rare understanding of the pressures faced by professionals navigating high-responsibility environments, career transitions, and personal loss.
Marnie earned her Master of Arts in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2023 and is now completing additional graduate coursework through Kairos University to satisfy Pennsylvania’s educational requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors. Her approach to counseling is deeply shaped by her church ministry experience, which includes providing one-on-one, Christ-centered care to individuals facing grief, illness, divorce, and other life crises, as well as leading small groups and teaching faith-based materials focused on personal and spiritual growth. She has also mentored high school girls through her church’s Student Ministry, walking with young women through formative seasons of spiritual and emotional development.
Marnie has a heart for single women and is passionate about creating safe spaces that free women from sexual shame, including those wrestling with unwanted sexual behavior or same-sex attraction. She has personally participated in faith-based support groups focused on healing from sexual and relational brokenness and has led book studies that equip the church with gospel-centered resources for promoting sexual integrity and holistic intimacy.
Her counseling interests include anxiety, depression, grief, shame, spiritual growth and formation, relational challenges, life transitions, and issues of work, identity, and calling. Marnie is especially committed to helping clients explore how faith intersects with emotional and relational health, offering a calm, thoughtful, and hope-filled space for healing.