Therapists in Walnut Creek, OH

Erin Black (pronouns: she/her) is an experienced licensed professional counselor who works with children, young adults, and families. Her specialty interests include: helping children and young adults navigate adjustments in their lives, trauma-informed care, and integrating creativity and positive psychology into counseling practice. She utilizes treatment approaches that are evidence-based and uniquely tailored to each client.

Healing of any kind involves understanding and repairing the connections that keep us together, and healing always involves finding solutions! Sometimes, it is difficult to find the available solutions or to fix the broken connections. You would do anything for your family - you have given your all - but you are giving up. I believe that the task of therapy is to accompany individuals, and families until they feel woven together - stronger than when they began, more self-aware than at the start, and ready to contribute positively to their community.

Cleveland Couples Therapy LLC specializes in providing couples counseling in the greater Cleveland area. Molly Simkins Sluk is a Couples and Family Therapist with advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy EFT who specializes in helping couples build greater intimacy and successfully navigate conflicts. She helps couples understand and resolve the underlying needs and emotions that drive the conflict in their relationships. Molly also provides parenting support and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy for parents seeking to strengthen relationships with children and collaboratively face various family and life stressors.

Let’s be real. Life is hard. You may feel stuck repeating the same patterns in your life, exhausted from fighting the negative stories your mind tells you, overwhelmed from constant stress, or weighed down by the past no matter how hard you try to let go. You desire to build self-compassion, live with intention, regulate your nervous system, and feel securely attached in your relationships. Therapy can help you deepen the relationship you have with yourself and others, process complex emotions, learn skills to manage stress, and heal from the wounds that once harmed you.

“I love what I do. I love being able to help those in either need or those seeking help to better their lives. I believe each individual is unique and created with a purpose. I see my goal as helping each individual discover his or her purpose while embracing his or her individuality. I have learned to utilize my experiences as an African-American, husband, father, social worker, soccer coach and friend in assisting each individual I work with to become all their meant to be.”

Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or a bit nervous and looking for a change but not sure where to start? You are not alone, and I am glad you're here! In our work together I strive to make therapy a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts and feelings in a supportive and compassionate way.

Feeling lost in life's challenges? Whether you're navigating divorce, addiction, trauma, or anxiety, you seek compassionate, effective guidance. You may be an individual, a family, or a couple, looking to heal and grow. Your goal is a fulfilling, balanced life, free from past and present struggles.

Now accepting LPC's for supervision. As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, I strive to create a warm and welcoming environment for you and your child. My goal is to assist you and your family in establishing and maintaining effective communication, and healthy relationships. I want to inspire learning and growth, while providing you and your child with the tools and resources to make the necessary changes, and maintain them long-term.

The Ohio University Psychology and Social Work Clinic (PSWC) is here to help with comprehensive assessment and therapy services. The PSWC is a supportive, affirming outpatient mental health clinic that is primarily staffed by doctoral student therapists of the OU Clinical Psychology program under the supervision of licensed psychologists. We offer evidence-based outpatient individual, family, and group therapy. In addition, the PSWC is able to provide comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessments for concerns such ADHD, learning disabilities, dementia, and more.

Feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, and helplessness often bring people into psychotherapy. I help children, adolescents, and adults individually or couples with emotional issues. These important issues present in our lives in many ways including relationship problems, feelings of anger, anxiety or depression that many times do not make sense or may feel that things may seem unchangeable. May be difficult to imagine that current circumstances in your life could ever be better. For example, difficulties with work or school performance, or you may simply feel stuck. I also help parents understand their child better.

How we help depends on you. Located in Akron, Ohio, we believe you know yourself, and your child, the best. Therefore, therapy is individually based on what you would like to see change. Our counselors are here for you and we provide the best counseling services to you. We focus on cognitive behavioral therapy among others to help you become the best you can be. We provide counseling services to children, adolescents and adults to treat mental health problems that are interfering with a person’s daily functioning. Our services include individual counseling, family counseling and couples counseling.

Currently accepting daytime clients. Everyone has or will face adversity or hardship in life as part of the human experience. Whether it was you or someone you care about these challenges deeply impact us and those around us. The additional support and guidance provided through counseling can be a fundamental tool to help overcome any hurdle you're facing.

Life can get so full of things that take away from what's important. If you've got questions-- good! Sounds like you are ready to find your answers! Let's explore this path for a more fulfilling, enjoyable journey! Let's take time for what's important and bring clarity in your life back into focus. Faith is important and we include this if you are open to it.

My specialties include childhood problems with toileting, sleep, emotional and behavioral adjustment and divorce. I work individually with adults and couples, particularly with relationship issues and divorce. I provide mediation/parenting coordination for high conflict parents. The impact of divorce and death on the family is particularly painful for children and for parents who are trying to navigate their own survival.

Directions Counseling has a team of licensed professional therapists, professional coaches, and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who have developed expertise in very specific areas of treatment that they are passionate about. It has been our privilege to help couples, children, and individuals throughout Ohio overcome difficult and complex personal struggles for over 25 years. Regardless of who you choose for therapy, we recommend you select someone with extensive training and experience helping people with the area of concern you want to address. Visit us at www.directionscounseling.com to learn more about us.

Seeking support can be challenging. You've come to the right place! As a licensed Independent Social Worker, my passion is to help individuals gain insight and perspective in their life. My clients feel validated, respected, and understood when they leave session. I believe every person has a right to determine how they want their life to look. My approach to therapy combines CBT/DBT concepts while considering all bio-psycho-social aspects of your life. -Note that therapists are notoriously difficult to get on the phone (we're usually in session). Email or text provides a more efficient way to access my practice.

Despite the suffering that is inherent in life, humans are highly resilient beings! This suffering may include being afflicted with mental illness. Part of this resilience is that we are social beings. Thus, it must come as no surprise that Counseling is a career and that it works! Counseling can work very well, for all communities of people if there is a true connection between clinician and client. In my career I have demonstrated the ability to build this connection with my clients, many of whom have made significant progress in treatment, regardless of their condition.

I am passionate about assisting my clients understand their personal wellness and eliminate barriers that prevent them from being their best selves. Wellness involves a persons’ emotional, physical, social, intellectual and spiritual well-being. Oftentimes when one experiences difficulties, one or more of these areas are out of balance. I love helping my clients find their balance. I have found that if one takes an active role and makes informed choices, they can create a healthy and fulfilling life.

Dr. Salmen's approach to therapy is one that places great value on the therapeutic relationship. When a strong and trusting working relationship is built, clients are able to feel safe to express themselves, share their fears, celebrate their successes, and set important and attainable goals. Dr. Salmen's therapeutic style is a blend of techniques, which can be tailored to fit each client's unique needs. These techniques include psychodynamic psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and interpersonal and relational approaches.