Our Staff

Clinician Hello. I am currently expanding my education through a long-term internship with Momentum Counseling. I am currently studying at Case Western Reserve University to receive my Master of Science Degree in Social Administration (MSSA). For the past several years, I have worked with geriatric clientele. However, I am expanding my experience to include kiddos and teens and their families. I thoroughly enjoy working with this population. A common treatment goal is to decrease conflict and strengthen relationships between parents and children. Kids face many issues and hurdles today, such as school challenges, drugs and alcohol, peer pressure, relationship issues, anxiety, and depression, etc. It can be frustrating and heartbreaking as a parent to see your child struggle. I enjoy watching parents and kids achieve goals and strengthen family bonds. Counseling offers a safe place to process scary feelings, emotions, and points of view. Counseling is the ideal place to formulate plans and goals and improve functioning and life quality. I look forward to serving you on your journey. Currently, I am supervised by Michelle Salazar, LISW-S, LICDC.

Office Manager Hello. It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to Momentum Counseling. My role is to assist you with your scheduling and orientation needs. It is my hope that your time with us is beneficial and enriching. My role is to also bill insurance companies for services and get the MOST use of your insurance for your benefit. Because understanding insurance benefits and payment can be confusing, I will walk you through that process if you wish. I am excited for you and your decision to enter into your wellness journey.

Clinician (Limited Scheduling Availability) I have been blessed to provide care, services, and support to people over the entire spectrum of life. I have a passion for working with the elder population, and part of my role at Momentum Counseling is providing counseling and support to patients in area facilities. I use a client-centered approach and use validation therapy techniques, realizing that most behaviors are an expression of emotions. My clinical areas of interest include: depression, anxiety, behavioral concerns, family, relationship, or couples issues, spiritual concerns, adjustment to change/life transitions, and grief/loss/bereavement. Professional consultation is also available to provide families with caregiver consultation and supportive counseling, to assist with long-term care claims, to assist families with preparing for facility placement, and resource education and referral. As a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision Designation, I have focused much of my continuing education in the area of dementia, accumulating many hours of training. Dementia is a diagnosis that is unique to each person and a difficult journey for both the person with dementia and loved ones. I am passionate about working together to discover ways to connect with the individual, stepping into his reality, validating expressed emotions, while maintaining dignity. I look forward to helping you on your journey. “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect.” 1 Corinthians 15:10a

Clinician/Founder Hello and welcome to the Momentum Counseling Wellness Team page. It is my honor to introduce to you this group of incredibly talented and caring human beings. It is my hope that you will find comfort and healing in the care of these skilled and licensed clinicians. The Momentum Wellness Team has decades of collective experience providing mental health and addiction counseling to people struggling with relationships and personal issues. In sessions our counselors use a highly personalized and empowering Cognitive Behavioral approach to help you reach your goals. Momentum therapists love connecting with others. They offer a client centered philosophy that has shown positive results in treating anxiety and depression, couples and family issues, teen and kid related challenges, and trauma, addiction and stress management. To walk with you on the path of healing and evolving is our meaningful purpose. The decision to enter into counseling is a difficult one. At Momentum Counseling, we believe in honoring your strengths and building upon those strengths. As the owner of Momentum Counseling, it is my dream to provide an amazing therapeutic experience to all persons who walk through our doors. My wish for you is to be able to resolve the symptoms and conflicts that brought you to us. My sincere hope is that you look back on your time spent with our counselors and be so glad you took the risk to open up and work toward your goals. I look forward to talking with you. Be Well.

Clinician (Limited Scheduling Availability) Hello. I have much experience working with adults and kids of all ages. I truly love my profession and am inspired by the people that I come into contact with everyday. Counseling is a crucial part of creating lasting and meaningful changes in your life. Like most positive things, the positive changes that you make in counseling are contagious. Expect your loved ones to notice your brighter outlook and be impacted. The Ripple Effect is a beautiful side effect of your hard work in counseling. I have a passion for working with teens and kids as well as adults. I am able to connect with adults and high risk youth and create a safe and trusting environment for change. I truly enjoy being a part of the unfolding of the therapeutic process. My experience is mostly working with at risk youth in residential, school and outpatient settings. My treatment approach is client centered and solution focused. I strive to balance self esteem building and self exploration with practical solutions that move you toward your goals. In sessions we will explore your thoughts and behaviors, past childhood to adult experiences, and how they relate to the symptoms and challenges that bring you to counseling. We work toward identifying your thought patterns, and how to put a positive spin on your thoughts about yourself and others toward a healthy outcome. I believe together we can strive for healing, wellness, and freedom. I look forward to meeting you.

Clinician There are times in life when we feel alone with nowhere to turn to make sense of all that life throws our way. Helping people find their way in life drives my desire to be a counselor. My goals for my counseling clients are to leave my office with a better sense of self and the knowledge that I was a partner on their journey through difficult life events. I help clients including adults, families, adolescents, and children to better understand themselves and feel empowered to succeed in life. Allowing all clients, the space to grow is vital. My approach as a counselor is completely based on the needs of my clients. I do favor a few different therapy approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solutions Focused Therapy empower my clients. These methodologies are meant to create a rich, full and meaningful life while coping with the tragedy and trauma that life can bring. I provide services for those who suffer from depression, anxiety, addiction, ADHD, relationship issues, and more. I work from a spiritual point of view. My faith leads me each and every day. Faith based counseling is available by request. While my Christian beliefs influence the way I understand humanity, I see clients from all backgrounds and respect the views of each individual client. Currently, I am supervised by Amber Smith LPCC-S. “If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so Prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is be Present in the Present… Gratefully.” -Mary Angelou

Clinician Currently, I am supervised by Michelle Salazar, LISW-S, LICDC.

Clinician I have a passion for serving others, and I’ve had the opportunity to serve many individuals during my many years working in the helping field. My experience includes community mental health, residential, and school settings. I have worked with adults and children of all ages who were experiencing trauma, loss, emotional health difficulties, physical and intellectual disabilities, and more. I am especially passionate and knowledgeable about depression, anxiety, and childhood trauma and its impacts on development and long-term outcomes. Using supportive listening, warmth, empathy, and positive regard, I join with you on your journey to discover the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are keeping you stuck. By uncovering and addressing unhelpful thinking patterns and belief systems and beginning to see them differently, I believe that people can dramatically change their lives. I am dedicated to providing you a safe and confidential therapy experience. I use a person-centered approach with the individuals I serve, meeting people where they are and helping them unpack what’s keeping them from getting where they’re going. I know that every person I serve has unique strengths, and I enjoy helping others discover or re-discover those strengths. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to walk beside you on your journey to wellness! Currently, I am supervised by Michelle Salazar, LISW-S, LICDC.

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Clinician When people experience life stressors, trauma, loss and hardship, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. My passion is bringing healing to people who have been through a stressful/traumatic experience. I help my clients including adults, families, couples and teens find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole and safe. No single approach is right for every individual, and so I have been trained in a range of modalities including, strength based, person centered, cognitive behavioral and solution focused therapy. I provide compassionate and confidential services for people struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, ADHD, behavioral problems, addiction and more. I have over 30 years of experience working in the field of mental health and addiction services, and I have my Master of Social Work degree from The Ohio State University with an LISW-S licensure. What my experience and education have taught me is that no two individuals or families are the same; therefore, what works for one may not work for another. “People do not care about how much you know until they know how much you care.”

Clinician Hello. I have helped many through individual counseling and groups, struggling not only with addictions, but also PTSD, grief, depression and anxiety. I am educated and trained in evidence-based treatments and uniquely equipped in the area of addiction. Being in recovery myself I have experienced the process of change and can personally empathize with the difficulty of the struggle. Also, I value above all the relationship component to healing. Many of us have been broken in relationships, and we ultimately find healing in them as well. Healing does not only happen in relationships with other healthy people but can also arise from a relationship with a higher power. Grounded in the spiritual and existential approach of the 12-step process, I can assist you with this exploration on your own terms. Spirituality cannot only empower us beyond that of self and science but can give us new purpose and meaning in life. Faith based counseling is available by request. No specific spiritual beliefs are ever imposed on anyone. I am currently licensed by the State of Ohio as an Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor, and I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Addiction Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University. Over the past several years I served as a Ministry Leader of a 12-step recovery program and as a Spiritual Director in a local church. I also have many years working in the field of social services and mental health as a treatment foster parent and emotionally disturbed classroom assistant. I look forward to meeting with you and supporting you on your wellness journey. “Keep faith. The most amazing things in life tend to happen right at the moment you’re about to give up hope.” – Anonymous