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Kailey Bradley
MA, LPCC-s, C.T
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Kailey is a licensed professional counselor, nationally certified counselor, and fellow in thanatology. She has a background in hospice work and feels that companioning and advocating for grievers is her life’s passion. In addition to counseling, she is an adjunct professor at Ashland Theological seminary where she teaches grief counseling courses and Marian University where she teaches courses on Childhood Bereavement, Pediatric Hospice Care, and Expressive Arts in Counseling. Kailey is also a doctoral student at Ohio University in counselor education and supervision. Kailey is passionate about advocacy and service to children and families, most recently being awarded as an emerging leader through the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling and nominated as the president elect of the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling Ohio branch. Kailey has also done a wide range of trainings and presentations on children’s bereavement, neuroaffirming care, spirituality, and sexuality.
Stephen Thomas
MA, LPCC-s
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Stephen is a licensed counselor who works with individuals navigating a wide range of mental health issues. In addition, Stephen specializes in sexual health, sexual education, and sexual dysfunction. Stephen is a sex-positive counselor who believes that sexuality should be a normal part of conversation and seeks to facilitate healthy dialogue surrounding an often taboo topic.
Stephen works with individuals, families, and couples (both in non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships). Stephen is a member of AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists), and is currently enrolled with the Sexuality Training Institute at the Ohio Center for Relationship and Sexual Health. Stephen is also trained in Prepare and Enrich: which is an assessment and training tool that can benefit relationships in a wide range of situations.
Stephen Thomas
MA, LPCC-s
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Em Harstine
MSW, LISW-S ACDCS ADHD-CCSP
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Emily specializes in working with individuals of all ages, with special interest and care given to neurodivergence, trauma work, relationship concerns and somatic work. She has completed training and advanced certifications in treating ADHD, ASD, and several Trauma-Informed modalities.
Emily is passionate about a client-centric approach that honors strengths and solution-focused therapy. Emily believes that relationship and communication is the bedrock of clinical work, developing rapport and involvement with clients is what allows for the most evidence-based work to happen.
Emily on “doing the work”: “I am definitely a floor person. I feel it is best to keep our hands busy while we talk. Sometimes we must recognize that there is a rhythm to healing that isn’t always linear. And sometimes, we just have to show up and be real.”
Zachary Spoon
MA, LPC
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Zachary Spoon is a Licensed Professional Counselor who earned his Bachelor’s of Arts from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2011 and finished his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Ashland Theological Seminary in 2021.
Zac recognizes that finding a counselor with whom you connect can be challenging. You want someone who can help you heal and grow, but none of that matters without a connection. Zac believes in prioritizing this connection and seeks to provide a deeply empathic and supportive space where you experience safety as you share your story and work through growth and healing.
Zac’s passion lies in working with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem, and existential challenges. He works closely with clients to help decrease self-destructive behaviors, foster self-compassion, navigate daily struggles of life, and create real, authentic, and genuine lives.
Zachary Spoon
MA, LPC
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Kristin Stimpert
MSW, LSW
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Kristin received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Clinical Social Work from The Ohio State University. She has experience working in children’s services, crisis, hospitals, community mental health, and private practice. Kristin works with diverse populations but focuses on children, ages 2-10, and young women from adolescents to age 40. She has training in child-centered non-directive Play Therapy and utilizes this intervention along with directive Play Therapy working with children. Kristin has training in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy and also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy with adolescent and young adult women. She uses strengths-based perspective and a positive body image outlook working with clients. Kristin specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety, and adjustment. She works with individuals, couples and families but specializes in individual work. Kristin’s passion for helping others started in her teen years while doing mission work with churches and Christian organizations. Kristin’s goal is to help others in their journey of healing and growth.
Savanah Nirosky
BSW, LSW, CDP
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Savanah earned her Bachelors of Social Work from The Ohio State university in 2017 and is licensed in the state of Ohio. She has experience working in long term care facilities and secured memory care facilities with the elderly. Her work as a social worker in skilled nursing facilities has equipped her with the knowledge, skills, and compassion required to make a positive impact on the lives of seniors and their families, particularly in the context of Alzheimer’s and dementia care.
Savanah specializes in working with older adults and seniors in the various different phases of their lives including discussing loneliness and isolation, difficult family dynamics, and end of life decisions. Savanah also has special interest in working with caregivers who need support to work through their grief of mourning loved ones who are suffering from neurocognitive disorders. She is open to providing support to a wide range of individuals who may be caring for loved ones with various needs and conditions.
“It is a special kind of grief to mourn someone who is still here with us. It can bring about many feelings such as anger, resentment, fear, and longing for what should have been. It is my goal to be a safe space for caregivers to feel the full range of emotions and walk beside them as we work together to navigate the journey to acceptance and peace.”
Savanah Nirosky
BSW, LSW, CDP
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Christina Howman
BA, LSW
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Christina Howman received her Bachelors of Social Work from The University of Akron in 2015 and is licensed in the state of Ohio. Christina works with a variety of people, with a focus on teens and adults. Christina believes that while life can be a gift, we all struggle from time to time. If you need someone to meet you where you’re at, listen to you and empathize then this may be the right place for you.
Christina has experience working with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression and trauma. Her clinical background is diverse and includes work in a women’s shelter, and school-based settings. Christina utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), strengths-based interventions and mindfulness in sessions. Christina has a passion for walking alongside those who are feeling isolated, anxious, or depressed and working toward healing and fulfillment.
Megan Marcinowski
MA, LPC
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Megan Marcinowski is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Capella University and her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the Ashland Theological Seminary.
Megan’s passion is working with children, adolescents, and young adults, navigating the challenges that life brings us. Megan recognizes that each individual and their family are unique and have their own life experiences. She strives to provide a safe space, free of judgment, that empowers her clients to take the driver’s seat in their mental health journey.
Growing up within the LGBTQIA+ community, Megan is an advocate and LGBTQIA+ affirming counselor. She has experience treating depression, anxiety, self-esteem and body image issues, suicidality, anger management, and child adjustment and trauma issues. Her therapeutic approach combines art therapy, play therapy, DBT, CBT, and strengths-based interventions, providing a holistic approach – meeting clients where they are.
Megan Marcinowski
MA, LPC
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