SERVICES

  • Individual therapy — children, adolescents, and adults

  • Family therapy — healing relationships and building stronger family systems

  • Couples therapy

  • Group therapy

  • Child and adolescent therapy — toddlers through teens

  • Play therapy — evidence-based treatment for children to process and heal

  • Trauma therapy and PTSD treatment

  • Adult therapy — mood disorders, life stressors, and adjustment disorders

  • Anxiety and depression treatment

  • Behavioral intervention for children with ADD, ADHD, ODD, Autism, and Asperger Disorder

  • Family crisis intervention and healing

  • Social-emotional competency skill building groups for children ages 3–5, 6–9, and 10–12

  • Men's and women's concerns

  • Adjustment disorder and life stressor counseling

  • Brain science and mindfulness-based interventions

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Life coaching integration alongside clinical treatment

  • Licensed Clinical Supervision (LISW-S) for therapists working toward independent licensure

  • Graduate-level field placement supervision for social work and human services students

  • ROBOT Groups — original self-regulation and communication curriculum for children

  • CSEFEL curriculum training for educators and early childhood professionals

  • Parent education workshops and classes

  • Foster care and adoptive family training

  • Professional training workshops for educators, school staff, and community organizations

  • College-level instruction in human services and parent involvement

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CREDENTIALS

  • Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervisor Designation (LISW-S) — Ohio's highest clinical social work licensure — License No. I.1201041-SUPV

  • Master of Social Work (MSW) — The Ohio State University, 1992

  • Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Psychology — Bluffton College, 1986

  • Fellow — UCLA College of Public Administration / John Anderson School of Business

  • Certified Trauma Specialist

  • Certified CSEFEL Trainer — Vanderbilt University

  • Trained Play Therapist

  • Verified Provider — Psychology Today

  • Registered CMS / NPPES Healthcare Provider — NPI No. 1346587656

  • 32+ years of clinical practice in child, adolescent, adult, and family mental health

  • Founder and Clinical Director — Bridges Mental Health Services, Strongsville, OH

  • Creator of ROBOT Groups — one of the most requested self-regulation programs among Ohio schools, clinics, and parent communities

  • Directed a federally funded Head Start program serving 656 children across Richland and Morrow Counties, Ohio

  • Directed the public preschool program at Madison Local School System for 17 years — $2.1 million annual budget, 87 employees

  • 12 years as a Licensed Clinical Supervisor — mentored and credentialed dozens of Ohio therapists now serving families statewide

  • 18 years as Adjunct Instructor at North Central State College — shaped hundreds of students entering Ohio's social work workforce

  • 25+ years delivering parenting education classes across Ohio

  • 7 years training foster care and adoptive families across multiple Ohio organizations

  • Clinical Director, Bridges Mental Health Services — Strongsville, OH (2022–Present)

  • Clinical Therapist, The Balanced Living Center — Strongsville, OH (2019–2022)

  • Child and Family Therapist / Supervisor, Encompass Counseling Center — Ohio (6 years)

  • Clinical Social Worker, Christian Children's Home of Ohio — Wooster, OH

  • Practiced across Lima, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Strongsville, and the greater Cleveland market

  • Serves the full lifespan — toddlers through adults

  • Pre-graduate fieldwork in foster care, homeless shelter case management, hospital-based family services, and national community outreach in at-risk communities

WORKSHOPS & TRAINING PROGRAMS PRESENTED

  • Effective Parenting

  • Classroom Management Tools

  • Social-Emotional Competency Skills for Children

  • Developing Healthy Coping Skills

  • Mental Health and Family Development

  • Transracial Adoptions

  • Families in Transition

  • CSEFEL Curriculum Training — educator and parent formats

  • ROBOT Groups — self-regulation and communication for children

  • Foster and Adoptive Family Training

  • Trauma-Informed Care for Educators and Professionals

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