Counselors and Clinicians Who Care
Joe Kane (MSW), Clinical Director
Joe Kane has been working in the field of recovery for fifteen years. Prior to becoming the Clinical Director at Mountain’s Edge, he served as the Clinical Director at Avenues Recovery Center (Bucks County) for 3 years and as the Clinical Director at Clearbrook Treatment Center (Wilkes Barre) for 5 years. At Clearbrook, Joe also worked as a Primary Counselor for several years. He has his B.A. in Psychology from Penn State University and earned his Master’s of Social Work from Marywood University.
Joe is widely renowned in the tri-state area as one of the most effective and respected clinicians in the field. His approach to substance abuse is innovative yet rooted in proven core recovery principles. He has helped thousands of people get clean and sober. He is also in recovery himself and has been sober for 14 years.
Austin Sopko, Primary Counselor
Austin Sopko is a primary counselor with an educational and experiential background. Before coming to Mountain’s Edge, he worked as a primary counselor at White Birch Recovery in Carbondale, PA. He earned his first experiences in treatment working as a behavioral tech at Marworth Treatment Center (Waverly, PA) and Little Creek Lodge (Lake Ariel, PA). Austin has studied at Pace University and Hunter College in New York, NY. He is currently earning a degree in Human and Social Services at Bryant & Stratton College.
Austin is an expert in spirituality, religion, philosophy and psychology. He uses his auto-didactic knowledge to help his clients unify clinical and spiritual concepts and break through preconceived ideas holding them back from sobriety. In Austin’s words: “I like to use ancient spiritual wisdom and communicate it through simple and practical principles that uncover the false narratives that uphold an addictive lifestyle. By putting these principles into practice, people can discover that the solution is inside of us beneath layers of false conditioning.”
Samantha Prince (LPC MA), Primary Counselor / EMDR Specialist
Samantha Prince is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been working in the substance use field for over a decade. Prior to working as a primary therapist for Mountains Edge, she has worked in 3 other facilities in Delaware County, Bucks County and the state of Delaware. She has a Master’s in Clinical Counseling from Eastern University as well as her LPC.
Sam’s most recent passion has been becoming professionally trained in the utilization of EMDR therapy (Eye Movement De-Sensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR is a new psychotherapy that has been shown to be highly effective in treating a range of issues including substance use disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD and other forms of trauma. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to target the information-processing part of the brain that deals with memories associated with painful thoughts, emotions and body sensations.
