Therapists in Elyria, OH
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom (Viktor Frankl). Joe is a relatable connector who has worked with many different diagnoses throughout his time in the field. He passionately believes that relationships are powerful, especially the therapy relationship. Specializing in the treatment of grief, anxiety, depression, and spiritual crisis, Joe provides eclectic treatment, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral and Existential Therapies. Possessing a contagious sense of humor, Joe has helped many clients rediscover laughter in life.
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom (Viktor Frankl). Joe is a relatable connector who has worked with many different diagnoses throughout his time in the field. He passionately believes that relationships are powerful, especially the therapy relationship. Specializing in the treatment of grief, anxiety, depression, and spiritual crisis, Joe provides eclectic treatment, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral and Existential Therapies. Possessing a contagious sense of humor, Joe has helped many clients rediscover laughter in life.
Are you struggling to feel heard and validated? Are you having difficulty managing your emotions, finding purpose, or processing lived experiences? Are you in need of someone capable of providing guidance, active listening, empathetic understanding, & who can provide them with the tools to succeed? Are you open to gaining the knowledge and skills used in everyday life to help you grow and improve your overall well-being? I offer coping skills, resources, and knowledge to overcome any mental health challenges you may be facing. Instilling your self-confidence to succeed and walking this journey alongside you.
Are you struggling to feel heard and validated? Are you having difficulty managing your emotions, finding purpose, or processing lived experiences? Are you in need of someone capable of providing guidance, active listening, empathetic understanding, & who can provide them with the tools to succeed? Are you open to gaining the knowledge and skills used in everyday life to help you grow and improve your overall well-being? I offer coping skills, resources, and knowledge to overcome any mental health challenges you may be facing. Instilling your self-confidence to succeed and walking this journey alongside you.
I have experience working with clients who suffer from a range of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and more. I take an approach that involves meeting clients where they are. I learn about their stories and assess what the right path is for their needs and goals. Having a client who is open and receptive to therapy is all a therapist could and should ask for.
I have experience working with clients who suffer from a range of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and more. I take an approach that involves meeting clients where they are. I learn about their stories and assess what the right path is for their needs and goals. Having a client who is open and receptive to therapy is all a therapist could and should ask for.
As a licensed professional counselor, I aim to make authentic connections with my clients in order to work as a team to achieve their therapeutic goals. I obtained my Masters of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State University and have worked in community mental health, private practice, and college settings. I take a wholistic stance on the therapeutic process, acknowledging mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns simultaneously as appropriate. I have worked one on one with individuals as well as facilitated group therapy sessions.
As a licensed professional counselor, I aim to make authentic connections with my clients in order to work as a team to achieve their therapeutic goals. I obtained my Masters of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State University and have worked in community mental health, private practice, and college settings. I take a wholistic stance on the therapeutic process, acknowledging mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns simultaneously as appropriate. I have worked one on one with individuals as well as facilitated group therapy sessions.
Latoya Caver-Jackson
Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Elyria, OH 44035 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that each of us have been created to live life on purpose, with purpose, and with meaning. Wellness means giving attention to ourselves physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. During the most difficult times in our lives, we can find deficits in our wellness – in any of the above areas. When we are impaired, our functioning is also impaired. As a counselor, my mission is to work with adults, couples, families, and children during the most difficult times in their lives. I am dedicated to empowering you and your loved ones to find “wholeness.”
I believe that each of us have been created to live life on purpose, with purpose, and with meaning. Wellness means giving attention to ourselves physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. During the most difficult times in our lives, we can find deficits in our wellness – in any of the above areas. When we are impaired, our functioning is also impaired. As a counselor, my mission is to work with adults, couples, families, and children during the most difficult times in their lives. I am dedicated to empowering you and your loved ones to find “wholeness.”
I am passionate about trauma, depression, anxiety, LGBQT concerns, personality disorders, and neurodivergence. An ideal client is an individual who has a growth mindset and explores their thoughts and feelings and how they impact their behavior. They may not understand how those thoughts derived from past experiences, but they are willing to open old wounds given the right tools. They feel safe and secure and want to heal through hard work and determination.
I am passionate about trauma, depression, anxiety, LGBQT concerns, personality disorders, and neurodivergence. An ideal client is an individual who has a growth mindset and explores their thoughts and feelings and how they impact their behavior. They may not understand how those thoughts derived from past experiences, but they are willing to open old wounds given the right tools. They feel safe and secure and want to heal through hard work and determination.
Matthew Robert Welich
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor , LPCC
Verified Verified
Elyria, OH 44035
According to the Person-centered Approach, regardless of the presenting issue, the solution is to provide unconditional positive regard (nonjudgmental acceptance) communicated through empathic understanding to help a client shift from incongruence to congruence - moving away from feeling all over the place, broken, with rigid thought/emotional patterns, toward feeling all in one piece, whole, with flexible thought/emotional patterns. These therapist provided conditions promote the client's self-actualizing tendency, leading the client to discover his/her/their own solutions toward self-improvement and wellness.
According to the Person-centered Approach, regardless of the presenting issue, the solution is to provide unconditional positive regard (nonjudgmental acceptance) communicated through empathic understanding to help a client shift from incongruence to congruence - moving away from feeling all over the place, broken, with rigid thought/emotional patterns, toward feeling all in one piece, whole, with flexible thought/emotional patterns. These therapist provided conditions promote the client's self-actualizing tendency, leading the client to discover his/her/their own solutions toward self-improvement and wellness.
Holly Hengartner
Counselor, MA, LPCC-S
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Elyria, OH 44035
Not accepting new clients
As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and supervisor, I work with children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of presenting concerns. My goal as a therapist is to provide an individualized approach to each client and meet them where they are. Clients who work with me can expect to be met with empathy and openness, as the therapeutic relationship is incredibly important. Clients can also expect to learn evidence-based skills to manage the symptoms they are experiencing, as well as tools to navigate situations occurring in their life. I see clients primarily at our Sheffield location and via Telehealth.
As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and supervisor, I work with children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of presenting concerns. My goal as a therapist is to provide an individualized approach to each client and meet them where they are. Clients who work with me can expect to be met with empathy and openness, as the therapeutic relationship is incredibly important. Clients can also expect to learn evidence-based skills to manage the symptoms they are experiencing, as well as tools to navigate situations occurring in their life. I see clients primarily at our Sheffield location and via Telehealth.
Holly Mundon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW , LISWS , CCTP , CDCA
Verified Verified
Elyria, OH 44035
Are you having struggles in your job or relationship? Have you been diagnosed with a mental illness and need coping skills as you learn to manage all that it entails? Do you need education, support, and encouragement? I work with grief/loss, trauma, Depression, Anxiety, coping skills & boundaries, relationship and job stressors, life transitions, and general support. I am passionate about helping those who are 'helping professions' and work with health professionals and first responders dealing with secondary trauma. We will work together to set goals for taking the next steps to feel better.
Are you having struggles in your job or relationship? Have you been diagnosed with a mental illness and need coping skills as you learn to manage all that it entails? Do you need education, support, and encouragement? I work with grief/loss, trauma, Depression, Anxiety, coping skills & boundaries, relationship and job stressors, life transitions, and general support. I am passionate about helping those who are 'helping professions' and work with health professionals and first responders dealing with secondary trauma. We will work together to set goals for taking the next steps to feel better.
Ms. Hirsel has a master’s degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and has been practicing for over 25 years in a variety of settings and specialties. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. Ms. Hirsel was honorably discharged from the Ohio Army National Guard in 2017 and is now proudly serving in the U.S. Army Reserves as a social worker.
Ms. Hirsel has a master’s degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and has been practicing for over 25 years in a variety of settings and specialties. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. Ms. Hirsel was honorably discharged from the Ohio Army National Guard in 2017 and is now proudly serving in the U.S. Army Reserves as a social worker.
Ms. Orienta Eison, founder of Emerging Spirit Counseling Services is dually licensed in OH and KY as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Ms. Eison has helped clients heal, change and grow for over 20 years through therapeutic counseling interventions. She specializes in individual and family counseling for children and women helping to promote safe and healthy lifestyle choices.
Ms. Orienta Eison, founder of Emerging Spirit Counseling Services is dually licensed in OH and KY as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Ms. Eison has helped clients heal, change and grow for over 20 years through therapeutic counseling interventions. She specializes in individual and family counseling for children and women helping to promote safe and healthy lifestyle choices.
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My ideal client is an individual who is open to working as a team and benefiting from a therapeutic relationship in which honesty, accountability, and empathy are paramount. While a client’s concerns are unique and personal, there is nothing they cannot overcome through effective therapeutic interventions and a highly-trained and relatable clinician.
My ideal client is an individual who is open to working as a team and benefiting from a therapeutic relationship in which honesty, accountability, and empathy are paramount. While a client’s concerns are unique and personal, there is nothing they cannot overcome through effective therapeutic interventions and a highly-trained and relatable clinician.
Cassandra Bengela
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elyria, OH 44035 (Online Only)
Cassandra has been working in behavioral health services for over 15 years. Her experiences cross a variety settings indcluding after school programming, youth crisis stabilization unit, community based.
Cassandra has been working in behavioral health services for over 15 years. Her experiences cross a variety settings indcluding after school programming, youth crisis stabilization unit, community based.
I enjoy working with clients who may be struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, emotional management, poor self-esteem, experiencing grief and loss; who are motivated and open to change and doing homework, and who desire to be a healthier version of themselves.
I enjoy working with clients who may be struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, emotional management, poor self-esteem, experiencing grief and loss; who are motivated and open to change and doing homework, and who desire to be a healthier version of themselves.
My ideal client is the client that has an idea of what they want in life but is overwhelmed with life stressors such as anxiety and depression. This client needs a safe space to explore their life options and the triggers that are causing negative thinking patterns, self-doubt, and low self-confidence. This client needs support, encouragement, and a non-judgmental approach to achieve their goals.
My ideal client is the client that has an idea of what they want in life but is overwhelmed with life stressors such as anxiety and depression. This client needs a safe space to explore their life options and the triggers that are causing negative thinking patterns, self-doubt, and low self-confidence. This client needs support, encouragement, and a non-judgmental approach to achieve their goals.
REACH Behavioral Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elyria, OH 44035
Childhood and young adulthood can be a time of incredible change and growth. Alongside these changes, many children and teens experience anxiety, depression, stressors and even trauma that can impact their well-being as well as your family unit. When you or your child are struggling to cope, it can feel overwhelming to take the first step and reach out for help. As a licensed social worker, I have worked with families and children, young adults, and adults. I can help you or your loved ones go from a place of frustration and sadness to healing and growth.
Childhood and young adulthood can be a time of incredible change and growth. Alongside these changes, many children and teens experience anxiety, depression, stressors and even trauma that can impact their well-being as well as your family unit. When you or your child are struggling to cope, it can feel overwhelming to take the first step and reach out for help. As a licensed social worker, I have worked with families and children, young adults, and adults. I can help you or your loved ones go from a place of frustration and sadness to healing and growth.
I have served those with Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Family Issues, etc. My ideal client is motivated to roll up their sleeves and engage in the therapeutic process. They have an open mind and can practice effective coping skills to improve their overall functioning and quality of life. They can challenge themselves to be vulnerable and practice accountability while processing their problematic thinking patterns and behaviors in a safe and non-judgmental environment. They wish to engage in therapy because they realize that they need to make a change and are willing to take a leap of faith to make it happen.
I have served those with Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Family Issues, etc. My ideal client is motivated to roll up their sleeves and engage in the therapeutic process. They have an open mind and can practice effective coping skills to improve their overall functioning and quality of life. They can challenge themselves to be vulnerable and practice accountability while processing their problematic thinking patterns and behaviors in a safe and non-judgmental environment. They wish to engage in therapy because they realize that they need to make a change and are willing to take a leap of faith to make it happen.
Shelle M. Mathis Counseling Services LLC
Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Elyria, OH 44035 (Online Only)
I am attentive, professional with healing in mind. I use evidence base therapies to assist with the healing process of the client. My sole purpose is to help the client work through issues and except change no matter where or how that happens.
I am attentive, professional with healing in mind. I use evidence base therapies to assist with the healing process of the client. My sole purpose is to help the client work through issues and except change no matter where or how that happens.
I have been providing mental health counseling over the past forty-four years to individuals, couples, and families. If you are experiencing emotional distress over a personal or relationship problem I am here to help. I have provided counseling to adults facing a wide range of problems including, but not limited to: legal issues, sexual concerns, marital/relationship stress, and symptoms related to mood disorders. You have taken a major first step to addressing your problems by visiting this site! I am here to help you continue your journey toward finding a healthier and more fulfilling life.
I have been providing mental health counseling over the past forty-four years to individuals, couples, and families. If you are experiencing emotional distress over a personal or relationship problem I am here to help. I have provided counseling to adults facing a wide range of problems including, but not limited to: legal issues, sexual concerns, marital/relationship stress, and symptoms related to mood disorders. You have taken a major first step to addressing your problems by visiting this site! I am here to help you continue your journey toward finding a healthier and more fulfilling life.
Alena Phillips
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Elyria, OH 44035 (Online Only)
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, and I work with multiple populations using an eclectic approach to therapy including CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, and multiple others.
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, and I work with multiple populations using an eclectic approach to therapy including CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, and multiple others.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in Elyria, OH
100+
Average cost per session
$120
Therapists in Elyria, OH who prioritize treating:
96% | Depression |
94% | Anxiety |
79% | Trauma and PTSD |
68% | Grief |
60% | Life Transitions |
57% | Stress |
54% | Relationship Issues |
Average years in practice
6 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
99% | Aetna |
96% | Cigna and Evernorth |
89% | Elevance |
How Therapists in Elyria, OH see their clients
72% | In Person and Online | |
28% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
80% | Female | |
19% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.