Catherine Hechmer, LISW

Ashley Peugh is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation (LISW-S) with over six years of clinical experience. She holds a Doctor of Human Services (DHS), Master of Social Work (MSW), Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA), and Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) credentials. Ashley has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in community mental health and outpatient settings and specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, self-esteem, anger management, and life transitions using evidence-based approaches.

Ashley provides a compassionate, supportive, and judgment-free environment where patients feel heard and respected. She believes therapy is collaborative, tailoring treatment goals to each person's needs and strengths while fostering trust through honesty and open communication. She emphasizes practical coping skills, resilience, confidence, and steady progress at a comfortable pace.

Ashley begins by learning each patient's history, concerns, strengths, and goals before completing a comprehensive assessment to create an individualized treatment plan. She collaborates with patients to set measurable goals, uses evidence-based techniques, provides psychoeducation and coping strategies, and welcomes ongoing feedback to keep treatment aligned with each patient's evolving needs.

Bobbi Mosher, LISW, is an Air Force Veteran with a corporate background and experience as a Social Worker in Ohio hospice care. She has worked as a mental health therapist supporting young adults through seniors. She earned a BA in Social Science from California State University, Chico, a BSW from the University of Toledo, and an MSW from Spring Arbor University.

Bobbi is very approachable and keeps sessions informal and comfortable. She brings life experience from both military and corporate settings into sessions when relevant, helping clients feel understood in a practical, grounded way.

Bobbi begins by getting to know clients in the first session and creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where mistakes and even laughter are welcome. By the second or third visit, she collaborates with clients to refine treatment goals, which are reviewed and adjusted throughout care.

Caroline Toennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She is licensed in Kentucky, Ohio, and Colorado, and has experience in outpatient care, crisis intervention, employee assistance programs, and integrated behavioral health settings. Caroline is committed to creating a safe, genuine, and inclusive space where clients feel heard, supported, and valued.

Caroline takes a client-centered approach and tailors treatment to each person’s unique needs and goals. She integrates evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, EMDR, the Gottman Method, psychoeducation, and holistic techniques. She strives to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and improve emotional and psychological well-being in a compassionate and collaborative environment.

Caroline works with clients to better understand their challenges, identify meaningful goals, and develop practical tools for lasting growth. Her process focuses on providing clinical guidance, emotional support, and evidence-based strategies to help reduce symptoms, improve daily functioning, and navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and resilience.

Carrie DuPont, LMFT, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and addictions counselor with 15 years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, community mental health, private practice, telehealth, and university counseling settings. She is EMDR trained and utilizes evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness-based interventions, and family systems therapy. Carrie specializes in trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, OCD, ADHD, substance use, and relational concerns.

Carrie believes therapy is most effective when built on trust, honesty, and collaboration. She creates a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients can safely explore difficult emotions, experiences, and patterns. Her style is warm, direct, and practical, helping clients gain insight while developing tools they can use in daily life. She takes a trauma-informed approach and tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs, strengths, and goals.

Carrie begins with a thorough assessment to understand each client’s history, concerns, strengths, and goals. Together, they identify patterns, triggers, and underlying factors contributing to distress, then establish meaningful treatment goals. Depending on individual needs, sessions may focus on emotional regulation, trauma processing, relationships, coping skills, or challenging unhelpful thoughts. She integrates evidence-based interventions and regularly reviews progress to support lasting change.

Gregory Stimler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with experience working with adults, late teens, and couples addressing concerns such as addiction, mental health challenges, career decisions, trauma recovery, grief, and the search for meaning, connection, and purpose in an outpatient setting. He earned his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the CACREP-accredited program at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, and has worked in outpatient counseling as a licensed counselor for the past 5 years.

Gregory Stimler integrates evidence-based therapeutic approaches with spiritual and existential meaning-making to support healing, change, and renewed purpose. He works collaboratively in a warm, empathetic, and gently challenging manner. His approach helps patients clarify their “why” and develop practical steps for their “how,” supporting movement from surviving toward thriving and greater peace, joy, and fulfillment. He emphasizes that each person’s experience is unique, while also recognizing shared human struggles that can serve as a starting point for connection and growth.

Gregory Stimler begins with a comprehensive assessment and collaborative treatment planning process to establish a shared understanding of needs, goals, and direction. He views therapy as an evolving partnership where goals are refined over time through ongoing dialogue and reflection. Patients are seen as the experts in their own lives, while he provides clinical expertise in approaches that support mental health, addiction recovery, trauma processing, grief work, and overall flourishing. Together, he and his patients regularly revisit progress and adjust treatment to stay aligned with the patient’s chosen goals.

John Dlugosz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) providing trauma-informed, faith-integrated therapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and veterans in outpatient and integrated care settings. He uses a holistic, strengths-based approach drawing from CBT, solution-focused therapy, and Christian counseling to support healing of mind, body, and spirit.

John creates a warm, supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and respected. He integrates a Christian, biblically informed perspective when desired, along with CBT, positive psychology, and solution-focused strategies. He emphasizes collaboration, emotional safety, and practical skills that build resilience, clarity, and hope.

John begins with a collaborative intake to understand each client’s story, goals, and needs. He develops individualized, evidence-based treatment plans using CBT, trauma-informed care, and strengths-based interventions. Progress is reviewed regularly, and clients are equipped with practical tools for emotional regulation, growth, and lasting change.

Brandi Cihlar is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with more than 18 years of experience in mental health and addiction counseling. She earned her Ph.D. in counseling from George Washington University and has worked with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, addiction, bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorders, and relationship challenges.

Brandi believes each person is the expert of their own story and brings strengths that can support healing and growth. She creates a safe, supportive space where patients can openly explore thoughts, emotions, and life challenges. Her approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each patient’s unique goals and needs.

Brandi uses a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches depending on what works best for each individual. She helps patients identify patterns, gain insight, and develop practical strategies to improve well-being while supporting them through life transitions, trauma, addiction, stress, and relationship concerns.

Venus Tombakoglu, MBA, MS, LPCC, is a licensed professional clinical counselor who provides therapy in English, Farsi, and Turkish. She specializes in anxiety, life transitions, emotional wellness, and cultural identity concerns. Venus uses CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and compassionate client-centered care to support individuals in building confidence, resilience, and healthier coping skills.

Venus creates a supportive and compassionate environment where patients can feel heard and understood. She values collaboration and tailors care to each individual’s needs, helping patients develop practical tools for managing emotions, stress, and life challenges.

Venus uses an integrative approach that combines evidence-based techniques such as CBT, DBT, and mindfulness with client-centered care. She works with patients to identify goals, strengthen coping strategies, and foster emotional wellness and personal growth.

Stacey Johnson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 19 years of outpatient mental health experience, including extensive work in private practice with individuals and couples. She is a National Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Board Certified Coach. Stacey specializes in anxiety, adult ADHD, and talk therapy, with added insight into relationship dynamics informed by her background in matchmaking.

Stacey works with individuals who appear high-functioning but feel overwhelmed internally. She often supports those navigating transitions in relationships, career, or personal growth. Her clients are curious, driven, and often overthinkers seeking clarity and momentum. Stacey’s style is conversational, collaborative, and structured, creating a supportive, judgment-free space focused on insight, practical tools, and meaningful change.

Stacey uses an integrative, evidence-based approach grounded in CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy, with influences from attachment-based and EMDR-informed perspectives. She begins by understanding each patient’s history and goals, then develops a personalized plan. Her work targets anxiety, thought patterns, resilience, relationships, and ADHD-related challenges, helping patients feel more steady, confident, and aligned.

I trained as a therapist, and I mostly work with adults and older adults who want a space to be themselves without smoothing over the hard parts. Over the years I've worked with veterans, adolescents, older folks, and the LGBTQIA+ community, and what carries across all of them is a simple thing: people want to feel seen, heard, and supported. That's where I start.

My sessions are relaxed. There's room for real conversation, and honestly, there's room for laughter too. I don't think therapy has to be solemn to be serious. I lean on approaches like CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy, and I keep the work trauma-informed and culturally aware, so we're not pretending your context doesn't matter. First, I want to hear your story. Then we figure out together what actually matters to you and what you'd like to be different.

I'll offer support, and I'll also gently push where I think growth is waiting. I bring practical tools you can use in daily life, and I check in on how things are landing so we can adjust as we go. My hope is that you walk out feeling more confident, more resilient, and more able to handle things on your own.

Curious whether the two of us would click? That's exactly what a first visit is for.

Ashley Peugh is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation (LISW-S) with over six years of clinical experience. She holds a Doctor of Human Services (DHS), Master of Social Work (MSW), Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA), and Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) credentials. Ashley has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in community mental health and outpatient settings and specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, self-esteem, anger management, and life transitions using evidence-based approaches.

Ashley provides a compassionate, supportive, and judgment-free environment where patients feel heard and respected. She believes therapy is collaborative, tailoring treatment goals to each person's needs and strengths while fostering trust through honesty and open communication. She emphasizes practical coping skills, resilience, confidence, and steady progress at a comfortable pace.

Ashley begins by learning each patient's history, concerns, strengths, and goals before completing a comprehensive assessment to create an individualized treatment plan. She collaborates with patients to set measurable goals, uses evidence-based techniques, provides psychoeducation and coping strategies, and welcomes ongoing feedback to keep treatment aligned with each patient's evolving needs.

Bobbi Mosher, LISW, is an Air Force Veteran with a corporate background and experience as a Social Worker in Ohio hospice care. She has worked as a mental health therapist supporting young adults through seniors. She earned a BA in Social Science from California State University, Chico, a BSW from the University of Toledo, and an MSW from Spring Arbor University.

Bobbi is very approachable and keeps sessions informal and comfortable. She brings life experience from both military and corporate settings into sessions when relevant, helping clients feel understood in a practical, grounded way.

Bobbi begins by getting to know clients in the first session and creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where mistakes and even laughter are welcome. By the second or third visit, she collaborates with clients to refine treatment goals, which are reviewed and adjusted throughout care.

Caroline Toennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She is licensed in Kentucky, Ohio, and Colorado, and has experience in outpatient care, crisis intervention, employee assistance programs, and integrated behavioral health settings. Caroline is committed to creating a safe, genuine, and inclusive space where clients feel heard, supported, and valued.

Caroline takes a client-centered approach and tailors treatment to each person’s unique needs and goals. She integrates evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, EMDR, the Gottman Method, psychoeducation, and holistic techniques. She strives to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and improve emotional and psychological well-being in a compassionate and collaborative environment.

Caroline works with clients to better understand their challenges, identify meaningful goals, and develop practical tools for lasting growth. Her process focuses on providing clinical guidance, emotional support, and evidence-based strategies to help reduce symptoms, improve daily functioning, and navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and resilience.

Gregory Stimler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with experience working with adults, late teens, and couples addressing concerns such as addiction, mental health challenges, career decisions, trauma recovery, grief, and the search for meaning, connection, and purpose in an outpatient setting. He earned his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the CACREP-accredited program at Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, and has worked in outpatient counseling as a licensed counselor for the past 5 years.

Gregory Stimler integrates evidence-based therapeutic approaches with spiritual and existential meaning-making to support healing, change, and renewed purpose. He works collaboratively in a warm, empathetic, and gently challenging manner. His approach helps patients clarify their “why” and develop practical steps for their “how,” supporting movement from surviving toward thriving and greater peace, joy, and fulfillment. He emphasizes that each person’s experience is unique, while also recognizing shared human struggles that can serve as a starting point for connection and growth.

Gregory Stimler begins with a comprehensive assessment and collaborative treatment planning process to establish a shared understanding of needs, goals, and direction. He views therapy as an evolving partnership where goals are refined over time through ongoing dialogue and reflection. Patients are seen as the experts in their own lives, while he provides clinical expertise in approaches that support mental health, addiction recovery, trauma processing, grief work, and overall flourishing. Together, he and his patients regularly revisit progress and adjust treatment to stay aligned with the patient’s chosen goals.

John Dlugosz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) providing trauma-informed, faith-integrated therapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and veterans in outpatient and integrated care settings. He uses a holistic, strengths-based approach drawing from CBT, solution-focused therapy, and Christian counseling to support healing of mind, body, and spirit.

John creates a warm, supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and respected. He integrates a Christian, biblically informed perspective when desired, along with CBT, positive psychology, and solution-focused strategies. He emphasizes collaboration, emotional safety, and practical skills that build resilience, clarity, and hope.

John begins with a collaborative intake to understand each client’s story, goals, and needs. He develops individualized, evidence-based treatment plans using CBT, trauma-informed care, and strengths-based interventions. Progress is reviewed regularly, and clients are equipped with practical tools for emotional regulation, growth, and lasting change.

Venus Tombakoglu, MBA, MS, LPCC, is a licensed professional clinical counselor who provides therapy in English, Farsi, and Turkish. She specializes in anxiety, life transitions, emotional wellness, and cultural identity concerns. Venus uses CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and compassionate client-centered care to support individuals in building confidence, resilience, and healthier coping skills.

Venus creates a supportive and compassionate environment where patients can feel heard and understood. She values collaboration and tailors care to each individual’s needs, helping patients develop practical tools for managing emotions, stress, and life challenges.

Venus uses an integrative approach that combines evidence-based techniques such as CBT, DBT, and mindfulness with client-centered care. She works with patients to identify goals, strengthen coping strategies, and foster emotional wellness and personal growth.

Stacey Johnson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 19 years of outpatient mental health experience, including extensive work in private practice with individuals and couples. She is a National Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Board Certified Coach. Stacey specializes in anxiety, adult ADHD, and talk therapy, with added insight into relationship dynamics informed by her background in matchmaking.

Stacey works with individuals who appear high-functioning but feel overwhelmed internally. She often supports those navigating transitions in relationships, career, or personal growth. Her clients are curious, driven, and often overthinkers seeking clarity and momentum. Stacey’s style is conversational, collaborative, and structured, creating a supportive, judgment-free space focused on insight, practical tools, and meaningful change.

Stacey uses an integrative, evidence-based approach grounded in CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy, with influences from attachment-based and EMDR-informed perspectives. She begins by understanding each patient’s history and goals, then develops a personalized plan. Her work targets anxiety, thought patterns, resilience, relationships, and ADHD-related challenges, helping patients feel more steady, confident, and aligned.

I trained as a therapist, and I mostly work with adults and older adults who want a space to be themselves without smoothing over the hard parts. Over the years I've worked with veterans, adolescents, older folks, and the LGBTQIA+ community, and what carries across all of them is a simple thing: people want to feel seen, heard, and supported. That's where I start.

My sessions are relaxed. There's room for real conversation, and honestly, there's room for laughter too. I don't think therapy has to be solemn to be serious. I lean on approaches like CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy, and I keep the work trauma-informed and culturally aware, so we're not pretending your context doesn't matter. First, I want to hear your story. Then we figure out together what actually matters to you and what you'd like to be different.

I'll offer support, and I'll also gently push where I think growth is waiting. I bring practical tools you can use in daily life, and I check in on how things are landing so we can adjust as we go. My hope is that you walk out feeling more confident, more resilient, and more able to handle things on your own.

Curious whether the two of us would click? That's exactly what a first visit is for.

My work as a therapist centers on people who want a genuine partner in the room, not someone who hands down a plan and expects them to follow it. Over fourteen years in clinical social work, and thirteen of those in substance use treatment, I've worked across residential and inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, community mental health, and integrated primary care. That range taught me to treat the person in front of me as the expert on their own experience, because they are.

Early on, I use structured assessments to get a clear read on your goals, your strengths, and the parts that feel stuck. I hold goal-setting as a moving target, something we revisit rather than fix in place. Depending on what fits, I draw on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, strengths-based and narrative work, and motivational enhancement. Expect me to suggest small, concrete steps to try between sessions, and expect me to ask for your honest feedback so we can adjust as we go. Self-determination, cultural respect, and trauma-informed care aren't add-ons for me; they shape how every conversation runs.

I also work with older adults, and I take that stage of life seriously rather than treating it as a footnote.

Deciding to start therapy takes real effort, and noticing that you're ready is its own kind of progress. When you're prepared to take the next step, I'll be here to take it with you.

I'm a therapist specializing in the anxiety, panic, and depression that tend to surface during life transitions: a career change, a shift in a relationship, an illness, a new life stage. Over more than 25 years, I've worked with individuals, families, and groups across community nonprofits, worksite wellness programs, labor unions, and virtual settings, so I've seen how many different circumstances can bring someone to therapy feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

I'm a practical therapist. I draw on mindfulness-based CBT and DBT, and I use SMART goals to keep our work focused and moving forward rather than circling the same ground. I also lean on Positive Psychology, because I'd rather build on the strengths you already have than treat you as a list of problems to fix. Early on, I'll ask you to walk me through your concerns from past to present so we can organize them and decide together what matters most. From there we build a structured plan with achievable goals, and we adjust as we go, always at a pace that feels manageable to you. Many of the people I see notice gradual relief within the first month, with steady improvement after that.

My aim is to address what's weighing on you with clarity, focus, and compassion, not pressure. Curious whether this kind of structured, forward-moving work would suit you?

I'm a therapist with a particular focus on anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral concerns, and the messy in-between of life transitions. Over more than a decade of practice, I've worked with adults, teens, and whole families, often people who feel a little stuck and want something practical to hold onto, not just a place to talk in circles.

My style is warm and solution-focused, and I lean toward partnership. I'm not the kind of therapist who sits back and nods; I'll bring tools, strategies, and honest feedback, and I'll ask you to try things out between our sessions. Expect me to share the occasional worksheet, app, or reading when it fits what you're working on. A session with me tends to move between real conversation and figuring out what you can actually use on Tuesday afternoon when things get hard. I want you to leave with something to work with, not just something to think about.

I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and I try to tailor the work to your background rather than assume one approach fits everyone. My aim is to help you build resilience and make changes that hold up over time, not just for the next few weeks.

There's no rush to any of this. When you feel ready to begin, I'll be here, and we can take it from there.

I'm a therapist with over a decade of experience, and much of my focus is on women navigating the perinatal and postpartum period, especially when the transition into parenthood brings postpartum anxiety and depression, infertility, or the grief that follows pregnancy loss. I've completed extensive training through Postpartum Support International, and this work sits close to the center of what I do. I also spend time with adults working through personality patterns that strain their relationships, self-harm, and substance use.

My work has taken me through community mental health, crisis settings, inpatient and outpatient care, and private practice, and each of those places shaped how I sit with people. I'm collaborative and open-minded, and I try to stay attentive to the culture and context you bring into the room. In a first session, I ask questions and listen, and we start to name what's actually happening rather than rushing toward a fix. I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and mindfulness-based work, but I fit the approach to you, not the other way around. Building healthy, workable coping strategies is often where we begin, and I want the choices along the way to feel like yours.

As someone who understands the weight parents and caregivers carry, I don't take this journey lightly. Bring what's been sitting on your mind to a first visit, and we'll begin working through it together.

My work as a therapist centers on the moments when people are ready to name what's been holding them back but aren't sure how to move through it. I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and my path has taken me from addictions work in high schools, prisons, and residential settings to community programs with adolescents in foster care and adults living with severe mental illness. These days I focus on anxiety, depression, panic, and adjustment concerns, and I do trauma work using EMDR. A good deal of my attention goes to PTSD, self-harm, substance use, and the questions that come with living outside what the world calls typical. I especially connect with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients, and with parents and caregivers who are stretched thin.

I tend to spend the first session or two simply getting a clear picture of where you're coming from and where you'd like to go. From there we set goals together, and I'll revisit them with you over time so they stay honest to what you actually want. I try to stay transparent and open-minded, and I care about naming the unhelpful core beliefs and everyday barriers that quietly keep people stuck. The choices are always yours; my job is to help you see them clearly.

Reach out when you're ready to start that conversation.

I'm a licensed mental health counselor, and I've spent more than a decade helping individuals and families work through mood disorders, trauma, difficult life transitions, and the kind of chronic challenges that wear on a person's overall well-being over time. Much of the care I offer centers on the BIPOC community and on women who want a counselor who understands the context they're living in, not just the symptoms they're describing.

My approach is inclusive by design. I want the people I work with to feel like their full experience is welcome in the room, including the parts that don't always get named in therapy. In an early session, I spend a good deal of time simply understanding your story: what brought you here, what you've already tried, and what you actually want your life to look like. From there we shape a direction together, and I'll be honest with you about what I'm noticing along the way. I tend to move at a pace that respects where you are rather than rushing toward a fix.

Some of what people bring is long-standing, and some of it is fresh. Either way, I'm interested in the whole picture of your wellness, not a single diagnosis on a chart.

Reach out when you're ready to start this work together.

I'm a therapist who focuses on anxiety, depression, and the relationship struggles that tend to tangle up everything else. A lot of the adults I see are trying to make sense of what they're feeling and where it's coming from, and I want them to leave a session feeling genuinely heard rather than processed. I see clients from young adulthood through their later years, and I work in both English and Spanish, which matters when someone wants to talk about hard things in the language they think and dream in.

Much of my early training was in inpatient psychiatric units during my internship at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, where I learned crisis management and acute care. That experience taught me to stay steady when things feel overwhelming, and it shaped how I listen now. In a first session, I'm mostly asking questions and getting a real sense of your life, not rushing toward conclusions. I keep things client-centered, which for me means the pace and the priorities are yours to set, and I check in rather than assume.

Outside of work, my time goes to my family and my two dogs, usually hiking or somewhere near the beach. Those quiet moments of connection keep me grounded, and I think that steadiness carries into the room.

Whatever you've been sitting with, bring it to a first visit and we'll start untangling it together.

As a therapist, I work mostly with adults navigating stress and anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, anger, depression, and the aftermath of trauma. Over more than 20 years in this field, I've sat with individuals and couples from every kind of background, and I've learned that the person in front of me is never reducible to a diagnosis. A lot of what I hear about doesn't fit neatly into a category: infidelity and jealousy, the fog of a midlife crisis, codependency, the strain of divorce or separation, questions about life purpose, or the specific weight men often carry without a place to set it down.

My work is person-centered, which for me is less a method than a starting point. I want the therapeutic relationship to come first, and I build the treatment around you rather than around a template. Depending on what you're dealing with, that might draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, or solution-focused work, but early on my aim is simpler: to understand what you're up against and what feeling whole would actually look like for you. Expect an early session to move at a conversational pace, with me listening more than steering.

If you've been wrestling with something that keeps circling back, whether it's an old wound or a relationship that's stuck, reach out and let's talk it through.

I trained as a licensed clinical social worker, and I mostly work with adults navigating substance abuse and mental health concerns, often at the same time. Over the years I've spent a lot of time with men and with clients from minority backgrounds, and my work also draws on real experience with addiction, trauma, first responders, and the relationships that get strained when someone is struggling. My greatest passion is helping people make lasting change, not just get through this week.

I take an active approach. That means I'll ask the tough questions, though I try to do it respectfully, and I'll use humor and plain conversation when the moment calls for it. Therapy, to me, starts with building trust and a genuine relationship; without that, the rest doesn't hold. So a first session is really about getting to know each other and figuring out what you actually want to change. From there I pull from the models that fit the person in front of me, including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, rather than forcing everyone into the same method.

I believe therapy can be genuinely transformative when it's built on human connection and a real commitment to doing the work. My job is to help you handle what's in front of you today and build some resilience for whatever comes next. Reach out when you're ready to start that work together.

I'm a therapist with experience treating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and PTSD, grief, and the kind of anger that's hard to talk about anywhere else. Most recently I worked at a community-based mental health clinic, where I saw people of all ages arriving with all sorts of goals, and across eighteen years in human service and nonprofit work I've also spent time with a Mobile Crisis team and at an organization in Syracuse supporting people with sensory loss as they built or held onto their independence. I like that range, and I try to stay attentive to the things that shape a person's identity: culture, ethnicity, disability, neurodivergence, and being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

My approach is client-centered and strengths-based, which mostly means I don't come in with a fixed script. I'll draw on CBT, DBT, IFS, or mindfulness-based work depending on what actually fits you, and I'd rather adjust the model to the person than the other way around. Early sessions are largely about getting a real picture of what's going on and figuring out, together, where your own strengths already are. I aim for a collaborative pace, so you can explore what's troubling you, make sense of it, and build skills you can use when life gets difficult.

When you're ready to start that work, get in touch.

I'm a therapist, and most of what I see is people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the kind of insomnia that makes everything else harder to manage. I've worked in both mental health and substance use settings since 2016, with a range of people at very different points in their lives, from younger adults sorting out who they want to be to older adults reckoning with change and loss. Whatever brings you in, I want to understand the full picture, not just the symptom on the surface.

My approach is eclectic and trauma-focused. I draw on Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and I fold in somatic work because I think the mind and body are having a conversation whether we listen or not. Early on, expect me to ask questions and actually sit with your answers rather than rushing toward a fix. I treat our work as genuinely collaborative, which to me means naming the barriers standing between you and your own well-being, then figuring out how to move through them together. I'll be direct with you, and I'll expect us to set the pace as we go.

Curious whether this is the right kind of support for what you're facing right now? That's exactly the conversation a first visit is for.

I'm a therapist specializing in dual diagnosis counseling, with more than a decade of work in outpatient settings and experience alongside medical providers in integrated care at a Federally Qualified Health Center. Over the years I've also served as a Director of Crisis and Community Services, and as a Family Readiness Officer during my time with the Marine Corps, so I've sat with people at some of their most difficult and disorienting moments. I tend to work well with adults, including older adults, who want to understand themselves more clearly, not just be handed a label.

My job isn't to change your mind. I think of it more as holding up a mirror, offering evidence-based tools (I'm trained in EMDR and DBT skills) so you can move toward the goals you actually care about. I lean on reliability and honesty; I'd rather be straight with you than tell you what's easy to hear. Our first session is mostly about diagnosis and getting to know each other, and in the second we plan your treatment together. From there we pay attention to the whole of your life, physical, emotional, social, financial, spiritual, and the rest, at a pace that respects your autonomy.

If you're tired of being talked at and want someone to walk alongside you while you do the real work, I'd be glad to start that conversation.

I'm a bilingual therapist with experience treating anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment disorders, and the kind of stress that piles up during major life transitions. I see adolescents, adults, and older adults, and I've worked with people navigating change at nearly every stage of life. Before I became a licensed psychotherapist, I spent over five years as an educator in Florida and New York, and that background still shapes how I practice. I care a great deal about psychoeducation, because understanding what's actually happening tends to sharpen our insight into it.

My approach is person-centered and multicultural, which for me means paying attention to the whole context someone lives in, not just the symptoms they walk in with. Depending on what you need, I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, and Relational-Cultural techniques. In a first session, I'm mostly asking questions and listening closely so I understand what brought you in and what you're hoping to feel differently. I aim to be genuine and steady, and I want the work to help you recognize your own potential rather than talk you out of it.

Building a real therapeutic relationship matters more to me than moving quickly, so we'll go at a pace that fits you. Bring whatever's been weighing on you to a first visit, and we'll begin working through it together.

As a therapist, I work mostly with people navigating trauma, substance use, and the ordinary hard stuff of being a person, and I've done that work across just about every setting you can name: schools, homes, hospitals, and outpatient clinics. Over the years I've been a case manager, a group facilitator, a lead clinician for a school-based program, and a coordinator for adventure-based programming. That range means I've sat with people at nearly every age, from kindergarten-aged kids to adults living in nursing homes, and almost everyone in between.

I don't think there's a single uniform answer to anyone's problems. What helps one person may do nothing for the next, so I build treatment around the specific circumstances of the life in front of me. My foundation is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but I'll pull from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Behavioral Activation, Play Therapy, and other approaches when they fit what you actually need. Early on, expect me to ask a lot of questions about your day-to-day life, because the details are where the useful plan lives. I'd rather be practical and honest with you than tidy.

Whether you're an adolescent, a working adult, or well into your later years, my aim is to make this feel like yours and not a template. There's no clock ticking on your end. Reach out when the timing feels right for you, and we'll take it from there.

Most of my work as a therapist spans a wide range of ages, from children as young as five to older adults, along with everyone in between. I've spent years in individual, family, and group settings, and I've learned that the same struggle looks different at eight than it does at eighty. I see people navigating complex trauma and PTSD, depression, anxiety and social anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, grief, substance use, and the emotional weight of chronic medical issues and rare didiseases. I especially value working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and folks managing several things at once.

My approach is integrative. I lean on cognitive behavioral work, but I also draw from solution-focused and reality-based methods and positive psychology, because I take the mind-body connection seriously and want to understand how the different parts of your life are functioning together. I'm a firm believer that therapy is a partnership; we design your goals side by side, and I'll ask early on what has and hasn't worked for you before, so we don't repeat approaches that only left you frustrated. Early sessions are largely about me getting a clear picture of you as a whole person, so what we build actually fits your life and adjusts as your needs change.

If you've felt unseen or like past treatment missed the mark, I'd like to hear what brought you here and figure out a better fit together.

My work as a therapist centers on people living with substance use and mental health struggles at the same time, which is where I've spent most of the past 27 years. I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor, and much of what I do is with folks whose recovery and their depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, or grief are all tangled up together and can't really be pulled apart. I also work across a wide span of ages, from teenagers through older adults, and I feel a particular affinity for people navigating disability, neurodivergence, and the daily weight of being a parent or caregiver.

The first few visits are mostly me assessing what you actually need, then building a plan around that rather than handing you one off the shelf. I draw on person-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques, and I lean on the empathetic listening and emotional support that tend to matter more than any single method. I try to be calm and steady, and I want the choices to stay yours.

Honestly, my long-standing goal has been to work myself out of a job. I'd rather help you find your own footing than keep you coming back forever.

If you've been fighting both your recovery and what's underneath it, and you're ready for someone to help you sort out which is which, reach out and let's start.

I'm a therapist with experience treating anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma from physical and sexual abuse, along with family and relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and the everyday stresses that build up over time. My path to this work has been eclectic and wide-ranging, which means I've sat with a lot of different people through a lot of different situations. I've spent significant time working with military members and their families, and with people sorting through education and career decisions. I also welcome LGBTQIA+ clients.

One of my main goals is to make therapy user friendly. A lot of people are apprehensive about starting, and from the very first session I want you to feel safe and supported rather than examined. I approach this work from a strength-based perspective, rooted in unconditional positive regard, which for me means treating you with genuine respect, care, and concern no matter what you bring in. I'll work alongside you to set goals and find solutions that actually fit your life, not someone else's idea of it.

I think of myself as a holistic counselor, paying attention to the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. As Plato put it, the part can never be well unless the whole is well. My hope is to help you find your own way not just to survive, but to thrive.

If that sounds like a fit, I'd be happy to talk.

I'm a therapist who focuses on talk therapy with adults and older adults, drawing on more than a decade of work across community mental health and, later, alongside primary care physicians who wanted mental health support built into how they treat the whole patient. Over the years I've sat with people from all walks of life, which is another way of saying I don't come in with assumptions about what your particular life should look like or what you need to fix first.

My approach is conversational and person-centered. That means the shape of our work follows your goals, not a script I hand you. Early on I want to understand what brought you in and what you're actually hoping therapy will do for you, and from there we build a plan that fits your values rather than one I've pulled off a shelf. I draw from different therapeutic approaches depending on what the moment calls for, so the process stays flexible instead of locked into one method.

A first session with me tends to feel less like an intake interview and more like an honest conversation, where I'm listening for what matters to you and where you'd like things to head. I care about growth that's real and change that means something to you, not change on paper.

If you've been thinking about starting therapy but wanted it to feel genuinely yours, that's exactly the kind of work I'm here for.

I've spent years as a therapist treating adults through some of the harder stretches of their lives, working in intensive outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings before coming to this work. The people I see are often navigating anxiety or depression, the intensity of borderline personality disorder, or the long reach of a past that hasn't fully quieted down. I also work with older adults who want to think through what this chapter of life asks of them. My training at Thomas Jefferson University grounded me in trauma-focused counseling, and that lens shapes how I listen.

My approach is person-centered, which for me means I take the time to actually understand your background and history before we decide where to go. In a first session, I'm mostly focused on getting the rapport right and opening up honest communication, so you can tell me what's actually going on and I can hear it clearly. From there we set goals together, ones that are realistic and mean something to you rather than something I've decided for you. Treatment isn't fixed; the plan stays flexible and shifts as your needs change, with an eye toward growth that holds up over the long term.

What matters to me is that you feel respected and genuinely heard throughout. Reach out when you're ready to start that conversation.

I'm a therapist who focuses on talk therapy with teens and adults, and I came to this work by way of a first career in law before returning to school for my Master's in Counseling at Northwestern. That earlier path shapes how I listen. I pay attention to the practical realities of a person's life, not just the feelings underneath them.

I like working with people who are sorting through a transition or a version of themselves that no longer fits, including many in the LGBTQIA+ community. All identities are respected and honored in the work we do together, and that isn't a footnote for me; it's the ground the whole relationship stands on.

My approach is patient-centered and, honestly, realistic. I'm not going to hand you a formula. Our first session is mostly about getting to know each other and gathering the background that matters, so I understand what you're actually up against. From there, the work bends toward your goals, not a script of mine. You can expect me to be collaborative, direct, and steady as we go, at whatever pace fits.

Reaching out for the first time takes something, and choosing to look at what needs to change is its own kind of courage. If you've gotten this far and you're ready to explore what growth might look like for you, I'd be glad to start that conversation.

I'm a therapist who has spent years treating adults and older adults living with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, panic attacks, grief, and the strain of family conflict or a life that's shifting under them. A lot of the people I sit with are navigating trauma, or a transition they didn't ask for, and they want someone who won't hand them a one-size-fits-all script. I trained through a community mental health agency in Los Angeles, where I worked with people from very different backgrounds facing genuinely complicated circumstances, and that shaped how I practice now.

I think of therapy as both a journey and a destination, so I keep my approach eclectic rather than loyal to any single method. Depending on what fits you, I draw on psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, strengths-based, and dialectical behavioral work, along with EMDR for trauma. Early on, I'm mostly interested in your story: what brought you here, what you're hoping for, and how you actually communicate. From there we build a plan tailored to you rather than to a diagnosis. I want the work to feel culturally attuned and neurodivergent-friendly, and I care that you leave with fresh perspective and practical tools, not just conversation.

Reaching out for the first time takes real nerve. If you've gotten this far, you've already started the harder part, and I'd be glad to help you take the next step.

I'm a therapist specializing in the challenges adults face when they're trying to find their way through a hard stretch of life, whether that's depression, anxiety, grief, stress, trauma, or strain in their closest relationships. I've spent close to two decades doing this work, in a range of treatment settings across Ohio, and I especially value working with people managing both mental health and substance use concerns. I see adults of all ages, including older adults.

Getting to know you comes first. From there, we identify what you actually want and figure out how to get there together. My approach draws on family systems thinking, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused and person-centered work, and EMDR when it fits. If trauma is part of your story, I want to say this plainly: talking through every detail isn't always what helps. It can be one piece of healing, but there are often other paths toward progress, and we'll find the one that suits you.

What I enjoy most is watching someone start to shift their perspective and tell me they feel more at peace as they reach the goals we set. I tend to work collaboratively and at a pace that respects where you are, not where a treatment manual says you should be.

The first step is simply a conversation. We'll get a sense of what's going on, and build the plan from there.

I'm a therapist who has spent years working with adults navigating anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, life transitions, and the quieter erosion of self-esteem that often runs underneath all of them. Much of that work happened in community mental health, healthcare, and outpatient settings for substance use and mental health, and it taught me that no two people arrive for the same reason, even when the diagnosis on paper looks similar.

My style is collaborative and direct without being clinical about it. I want treatment to fit you specifically, so I start with a thorough first session where we talk through what's bringing you in, some of your history, and what you actually want to change. From there we build a plan together and revisit it as your goals shift, because they usually do. Depending on what fits, I draw on approaches like CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing, and I lean on your strengths rather than treating you as a list of problems to fix.

Sessions with me tend to move between building concrete skills and stepping back to make sense of patterns, and I'll tell you honestly when I think something isn't working so we can adjust. I hold licenses in Ohio, Maine, and Virginia, and I work with adults across the lifespan, including older adults.

Reach out when you're ready to start.

I'm a therapist who focuses on the concerns that adults carry through their whole lives: depression and mood, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, and the self-criticism and shame that often sit underneath all of it. Over more than 15 years, I've worked across a lot of settings, from academic outpatient clinics and community health centers to the VA, EAP services, residential programs, clinical research, and HIV/AIDS service organizations. I have a particular passion for working with the LGBTQ community, and I also spend a lot of time with people navigating major life transitions, social discontent, and the emotional weight of medical conditions like HIV/AIDS.

My style is warm, authentic, and direct, and I'd rather be honest with you than tell you what's comfortable to hear. The work is individualized and built around goals we define together. Practically, I lean skills-based, most often drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy inside a relationship that stays client-centered and attachment-focused. A lot of what we do looks at how your perspective, your assumptions, and the stories you tell about yourself feed the distress, and then we turn that into concrete action plans you can actually use. I see therapy as a collaborative process aimed at real change and a life that lines up with your values.

Curious whether this kind of work fits what you're looking for? That's exactly what a first conversation is for.

Most of my work as a therapist is with adults across a wide stretch of life, from young adulthood through the senior years. I'm a clinical trauma counselor, and over the years I've worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, which means I'm comfortable with crisis intervention and risk assessment as well as steadier, week-to-week work. I also see couples and families, and I've provided telehealth since 2017. This is a judgment-free practice for everyone who comes to me, including people in poly relationships.

My style is warm and conversational, and it's grounded in wellness. I'll challenge you at times, but I do it in a supportive, non-confrontational way, never to put you on the spot. You set the goals; my job is to guide, ask questions, and explore alongside you. Our first session is mostly about your history, your life experiences, and any counseling you've done before, so I understand where you're coming from before we shape a plan together. I like attainable goals and steady progress, the kind where you feel just a bit more well today than you did in past days. I check in regularly about how our work is going, because your safety, comfort, and sense of fit matter to me, and I genuinely want your feedback.

If steady, collaborative progress toward feeling more well sounds like the pace you're after, reach out and let's talk.