CCES STAFF

Meet Our Staff:
Ann Shorb, Ph.D.
Heather Anne Kehr, B.A.
Cindi Wilmot, M.A.

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 for more than four decades. She is a teacher and speaker, a free-lance writer, and a Christian counselor. She has been married 37 years and has two grown children and three adorable little granddaughters.

Ann and her husband, Dr. Timothy Shorb, served as missionaries in Africa, Europe, and the United States. They moved to Hanover, Pennsylvania in 1984. While Tim served as president of International Partnership Ministries, Ann completed her Ph.D. and established a practice in Christian counseling. As the founder and director of Christian Counseling and Educational Services her days are full, but never boring! Now she has the joy of having her husband working with her at CCES part-time as business manager and media director.

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 free-lance 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. She has been the producer and host of Women on the Move, a program that deals with issues women face in today's world. she has also co-produced and co-hosted It's About Time with her husband, Tim.

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.

 

Heather Anne Kehr
Heather Anne Kehr holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Taylor University, and has specialized training from CareNet and Focus on the Family.  She has additional training in the areas of grief recovery, post-abortion, and marital issues.  Heather Anne has worked and counseled in a residential treatment center, and for four years she served as the executive director and consultant for Tender Care Pregnancy Centers in the Hanover—Gettysburg, PA area. 

When God blessed Heather Anne and her husband with children, she laid aside her formal career to focus on her family.  During those years she continued her involvement in the leadership of a miscarriage support group, and she counseled various individuals in an informal setting.  In addition, she had several devotionals and other writings printed in Christian publications.  Currently she is a home-schooling mom experiencing both the joys and challenges that brings.

Heather writes, “Ever since I resigned from my ministry with Tender Care Pregnancy Center, my heart has longed to re-enter counseling.”  Christian Counseling and Educational Services is pleased to now have Heather Anne as part of our staff.  She brings to her counseling not only her education and her professional skills, but real life experience at finding God’s grace sufficient through hard and difficult times.  With poise and compassion she meets her clients where they are and guides them to a greater understanding of how to find direction and hope in the midst of their difficulty.

 

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

The areas of specialty in which Cindi has formal and informal experience include crisis intervention; conflict resolution; families of those with addictions and/or mental health issues; grief; depression; sexual trauma. She has led groups on issues of sexual trauma and personal growth through her church and in college settings. In addition Cindi has counseled many individuals on an informal basis as God has placed them in her path. At CCES, she will be leading many of the therapy groups. These groups will benefit from her experiences & 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. Her formal work experience includes ten years of counseling and administration at the university level in Student Development, and thirteen years in direct sales management. For many years Cindi has successfully operated a home-based business, and she has great insight in counseling others who are seeking help in this area.

With the Wilmot’s youngest child approaching school age, Cindi sensed God directing her back into the formal counseling field. 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 enable them to help others in the process.