The Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrative behavioral health care facility that provides the spectrum of mental health care services including counseling and psychiatric services. The facility helps individuals of all ages with depression, anxiety, trauma, and mood disorders, along with family and couples counseling. They also offer wellness solutions, like nutrition counseling, mindfulness, and yoga and remain actively involved in providing programming for the community. Compared to other facilities in the area, the Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh takes a holistic approach to wellness and prioritizes somatic interventions.
Stephanie Wijkstrom MS, LPC, NBCC, is the founder of the Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh. She is a self-taught businesswoman and psychotherapist by trade. While Stephanie had been the founder of Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh since its startup, she met an opportunity to acquire 100% of the business, she did a comparative analysis of the lending options available to her. She opted to go with an SBA loan because it would allow her to retain the working capital that she could invest into other projects for her business. Stephanie knew she would work with FNB because of previous positive experiences and had developed a great relationship with the bank. A banker at FNB referred her to Adam Whitaker, one of our experienced Business Development Officers. Adam worked closely with Stephanie to understand her business needs and make the process as easy for her as possible, from application to closing. He was able to structure an SBA 7(a) loan that funded 100% of the business acquisition, with no additional penalties or fees.
Here is what Stephanie had to say about her partnership with Adam:
Adam is awesome! It felt like he and I were a team throughout the whole process. Adam is a fantastic ally, and I would reach out to him again for any future business needs.
We enjoyed partnering with Stephanie for this business transaction! We wish her all the success in her future business endeavors and hope to work with her again.
