The Wise Counsel Team welcomes Kara Hoffman, Graduate Student Intern, starting 1/20/25
Do you feel weighed down by grief, anxiety, or depression? Are you struggling to navigate life’s transitions or finding it hard to let go of past pain? These challenges are real, but you don’t have to face them alone.
I specialize in helping adults process grief, manage anxiety and depression, and move through life’s changes with greater resilience and clarity. My approach is warm, empowering, and nonjudgmental, providing a safe space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported. Together, we’ll collaborate to explore what’s holding you back and develop practical tools to help you move forward.
My experience in palliative and end-of-life care has given me an understanding of grief, loss, and the search for meaning in difficult times. I also incorporate mindfulness into my practice to help you stay grounded, find balance, and reconnect with yourself in a meaningful way.
Whether you’re seeking relief from overwhelming emotions or striving to build a more fulfilling life, I’m here to support you at your own pace. I currently offer virtual appointments for adults (18+). If you’re ready to take the first step toward healing and growth, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
Kara, an LGBTQ+ affirming clinician, is currently accepting telehealth clients throughout Ohio, ages 18+, with the following insurances: Aetna, Anthem, Aultcare, Beacon, Buckeye, Caresource, Cigna, Humana, Medical Mutual, Oscar, United Healthcare (including GEHA and Medicaid), and Self-Pay. She also offers lower cost options if cost is a barrier to care.
Kara is practicing under the supervision of Kerri Mazzone, LISW-S (Ohio License # I.1000022-SUPV)
The Wise Counsel Team welcomes Chris Stahr, LISW, LICDC, starting 1/13/2025
Compassionate Guidance for Your Journey to Wellness
With dual licensures as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) in Ohio, Chris brings a wealth of experience and an empathetic approach to therapy. Specializing in anxiety, depression, substance use disorders (SUD), and ambivalence towards change, Chris works collaboratively with clients to help them navigate life’s challenges and achieve their personal goals.
Chris employs a client-centered, Motivational Interviewing (MI) approach, integrating evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). These techniques are tailored to each individual, helping clients challenge unhelpful thoughts, process trauma, and embrace values-driven living.
By creating a safe and supportive environment, Chris empowers clients to build resilience, find clarity, and take meaningful steps toward personal growth. Whether you’re seeking healing, direction, or a greater sense of purpose, Chris is committed to walking alongside you on your journey to well-being with understanding and compassion. Chris is an LGBTQ+ affirming clinician.
Chris is currently accepting telehealth clients throughout Ohio, ages 18+ with the following insurances: Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare commercial and Medicaid plans. More insurance panels (including Medicare) coming soon!
The Wise Counsel Team welcomes Dana Hercbergs, LSW, starting 12/9/24!
I believe that every healing journey involves a reconnection to self, honoring your ever-evolving complexity and needs in this season of your life. I gently companion personal processes by slowing down and allowing the answers to emerge from within you. I emphasize experiential and somatic approaches to wellness – inviting spaciousness and warm curiosity to past and current issues as they arise in the body – as sensations, postures, images, or metaphors. I often use Focusing in my practice: A way of pausing and sensing inside for the felt quality of your experience or story. Safely and at your own pace.
Together, we become curious about that “something” just at the edge of your awareness. We listen for what it needs to become unstuck – for your life energy to flow again. Relationship and attachment issues, life transitions, identity, depression and anxiety, grief, and creative projects are some of the issues that surface in my work with clients. Please contact me if you are curious and would like to learn more.
Dana, an LGBTQ+ affirming clinician, is now accepting new telehealth clients ages 19+ with the following insurances: Aetna, Anthem, Aultcare, Beacon, Buckeye, Caresource, Cigna, Humana, Medical Mutual, Oscar, United Healthcare (including GEHA and Medicaid), and Self-Pay.
Dana is practicing under the supervision of Kerri Mazzone, LISW-S (Ohio License # I.1000022-SUPV).
The Wise Counsel Team is excited to welcome Michelle Kramer, LSW, starting 9/18/2024!
Do you ever find yourself struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Do you get overwhelmed with intrusive thoughts and sometimes want to shut down? Do you struggle with going to sleep at night because you feel as if you just can’t stop the endless worries and fears that are racing in your mind? These are real feelings and challenges that can be addressed.
You can learn new skills to overcome stress, anxiety, fear, shame, blame, low self-esteem, social fears, trauma, and depression. You can wake up in the morning feeling rested. You can repair relationships. You can allow yourself to process all your emotions and change the way you approach life.
I specialize in adolescents, adulthood, and couples. I am an affirming LGBTQ+ practitioner. If you are ready to face your challenges, want to feel heard, and want to develop new skills to improve your life, give me a call today to schedule our first session.
Michelle is currently accepting new telehealth clients ages 13 and up with the following insurances: Aetna, Anthem, Aultcare, Beacon, Buckeye, Caresource, Cigna, Humana, Medical Mutual, Oscar, United Healthcare (including GEHA and Medicaid), and Self-Pay.
Michelle is practicing under the supervision of Kerri Mazzone, LISW-S (Ohio License # I.1000022-SUPV).
Kerri Mazzone, LISW-S, has been a dedicated social worker since 2006, specializing in trauma recovery and supporting individuals with serious illnesses, including advanced cancer. With 14 years of oncology experience at University Hospitals, Kerri developed a deep understanding of how past trauma shapes one’s ability to navigate present challenges. She is passionate about helping clients build resilience and find hope in the face of adversity.
Kerri’s clinical expertise includes training in EMDR (EMDRIA Member, EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training), CBT, DBT, ACT, Mindfulness, and IFS-Informed Interventions. She works with adults (18+) facing PTSD, dissociation, anxiety, depression, chronic suicidal thoughts, obsessive-compulsive disorder, codependency, and substance use. Her empathetic and empowering approach makes her a trusted ally for survivors of physical, emotional, and sexual trauma, childhood neglect, sex trafficking, and cultural trauma.
She is especially passionate about supporting therapists, first responders, healthcare workers, and other professionals dealing with vicarious trauma. Kerri also enjoys helping clients redefine their lives on their terms, fostering nonjudgmental dialogue to encourage meaningful change and personal growth.
As an LGBTQ+ Ally, Racial Justice Ally, and Kink-Aware clinician, Kerri strives to create an inclusive, affirming environment for all. Additionally, she has a special interest in coaching professionals to enhance their communication and interpersonal leadership skills, empowering them to reach new heights in their careers.
Beyond therapy, Kerri finds fulfillment in mentoring other mental health professionals. She offers affordable supervision for master’s-prepared LSWs in Ohio, guiding them toward independent licensure. As an EMDRIA Consultant-in-Training, she provides virtual consultation to practitioners working toward EMDR Certification. Her collaborative and approachable style makes her a sought-after mentor in the mental health field.