Kristine Kallimani is a dedicated counselor and LMHC specializing in helping adults navigate a diverse array of challenges that impact their ability to thrive. She provides a welcoming space for individuals to explore their thoughts and concerns within a supportive and non-judgmental environment. Kristine’s clients often grapple with issues such as depression, anxiety, and trauma, which can be triggered by relationship difficulties, job stress, existential questions, and loss. With 40% of her clients being women and 60% men, she is attuned to the unique needs of each individual. Kristine has an extensive educational background, having studied Mental Health Counseling at the University of Miami, FL, and the Definition of Personhood at the University of Oxford, UK. Her experience includes work in corporate settings alongside her education at the Loyola Sexual Dysfunction Clinic in Maywood, IL. She is particularly skilled in EMDR for trauma and PTSD treatment, and is adept at identifying subtle addictive thoughts and behaviors that prevent her clients from connecting with the world meaningfully. Kristine has also worked with women transitioning into parenthood, helping them manage the disruptions that accompany juggling family and work responsibilities. Through her eclectic and integrative therapy styles, including mindfulness-based practices, she empowers her clients to make grounded, loving decisions.

Rachel Klekot, MA, LCPC, LMHC, is a sex-positive, LGBTQIA affirmative, polyamory-friendly, and kink-aware therapist who approaches therapy with collaboration and affirmation at its core. She meets clients where they are, guiding them down their personal paths to better understand their feelings, thoughts, behaviors, and coping mechanisms, ultimately helping them feel more like their authentic selves. Rachel works with individuals across a broad spectrum, offering a safe space to navigate life challenges and transitions. With compassion and a non-judgmental attitude, she explores both struggles and successes with her clients, empowering them to take control of their lives. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, sexual and gender identity, coming out, non-traditional relationships and families, polyamory, consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationships, and sex work. Rachel is especially passionate about supporting the LGBTQIA community and their loved ones. For those feeling alone, stuck, or misunderstood, Rachel is here to help you make meaningful moves forward together.

Yolanda Coriano, LCSW, is a compassionate Clinical Social Worker and Therapist dedicated to guiding individuals and families through challenging times. With a deep understanding of the struggles that weigh on families, she recognizes that simply acknowledging these challenges is a significant step forward. Yolanda excels in providing supportive and practical feedback, helping clients navigate current issues and long-standing patterns. Her specialty lies in working with children, and she possesses a remarkable ability to connect with even the most difficult teenagers, facilitating understanding within families. Additionally, she supports adults facing relationship struggles, life transitions, grief, stress, and adjustment issues. Yolanda collaborates with each person to build on their strengths while identifying and achieving their life goals. Her approach is centered around client engagement, fostering excitement for positive change and empowerment. She believes that everyone is their own expert and fundamentally deserves to lead a fulfilling life. Yolanda provides a safe and encouraging platform for individuals to express themselves, inspiring them to find balance and peace within their lives.

Elizabeth Labriola is a compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC, LMHCA) dedicated to guiding individuals on their journeys towards restoring peace in their lives. With a specialty in EMDR and Brainspotting, she expertly provides relief to those navigating life and relationship stressors. Elizabeth has a genuine passion for assisting people who feel overwhelmed, helping them to rediscover hope and direction amid uncertainty. Her extensive training equips her to employ brain-based techniques that enable clients to explore their identities and achieve personal and spiritual healing and growth. Experienced in addressing a wide range of challenges, including PTSD, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders, Elizabeth is committed to being the supportive partner individuals need. She believes that no issue is too vast to overcome together, leveraging an array of therapeutic tools tailored to each client's unique situation. Elizabeth takes pride in facilitating clients’ development of new skills to manage their feelings, build distress tolerance, and shift behaviors that hinder their true potential. With an optimistic outlook, she is excited to help clients set new goals, alleviate stress, and reclaim joy in their lives.

Amanda Orndorff is a dedicated counselor with over 10 years of experience in mental health support, specializing in both children and adolescents facing emotional and behavioral challenges, as well as adults dealing with everyday life difficulties, anxiety, and depression. Understanding that life can be overwhelming, Amanda recognizes the complex feelings of loneliness, despair, anger, anxiety, and depressive symptoms that may arise during tough times. While change may seem intimidating, her mission is to empower her clients as they redefine their paths, providing them with valuable tools for personal growth. With a nonjudgmental and warm approach to therapy, Amanda creates a safe space for exploration and self-discovery, ensuring that her clients feel understood and respected. She firmly believes in the power of self-care, energy, and healing—helping individuals realize they are not alone on their journey. Amanda collaborates closely with her clients, embodying genuine compassion as they navigate the challenges of life together.

Kati Pardonek is a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Mental Health Counselor with an MS degree from Purdue University. She specializes in assisting adults in navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, and substance use. Kati believes that while change can often feel daunting, it is a journey best shared. She meets clients where they are, carefully crafting a serene and safe therapeutic environment where individuals can explore the areas of their lives seeking transformation. With extensive experience in mindfulness-based approaches, compassion-focused therapy, and positive psychology, Kati helps clients identify personal goals aligned with their unique needs. She understands the profound strength found in vulnerability and encourages her clients to ask for help, fostering a judgment-free space for growth. Kati is excited to guide those ready to embrace change and discover the clarity that awaits beyond life's uncertainties.

Johannah Ramaker, a dedicated counselor with an MA, LMHC, and NCC, demonstrates great courage in guiding clients through their transformative journeys. She collaborates closely with individuals of all ages, including preteens, teens, adults, and elders, to navigate personal changes and improve relationship dynamics. Committed to creating a safe environment, Johannah utilizes a multifaceted approach that integrates a diverse range of evidence-based treatment methods, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Positive Psychology, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), all while highlighting her clients' innate strengths. Throughout the therapeutic process, she fosters a supportive partnership that empowers clients to make their desired changes and grow. As they tackle life's toughest challenges, Johannah assists clients in exploring and managing their emotions, guiding them to confront irrational thoughts that perpetuate destructive patterns. With extensive clinical experience in addressing issues like depression, anxiety, and trauma, she is well-equipped to help clients of all backgrounds. Her specialized training also includes work with families in crisis, grief and loss, and various other mental health concerns. Johannah is particularly passionate about group therapy, providing a nurturing space for clients to face their challenges together, promoting healing and connection.

Cynthia Schiller is a compassionate Clinical Social Worker and Therapist, holding credentials as an LCSW and ACSW. She specializes in assisting adults and elders, particularly in navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. With a client-centered and strengths-based approach, Cynthia fosters an environment that is supportive, caring, and empathetic. The therapeutic relationships she builds are crucial instruments of change, allowing her to effectively target the areas of distress identified by her clients. Utilizing an eclectic approach, she works with individuals, couples, and families, ensuring a private and confidential setting. Cynthia believes in providing unconditional positive regard, which helps create an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance. Her extensive experience encompasses stress-related issues, trauma, women's issues, and conflict resolution, with a focus on helping clients achieve balance in their lives. Motivated by the desire to support individuals during difficult times, Cynthia consistently seeks new approaches and techniques to enhance her clients' recovery. Additionally, she incorporates faith-based teachings into her therapeutic practice at Grace Counseling & Associates, Inc., guiding her clients towards overall well-being and health. As a Registered Domestic Relations Mediator in Indiana, she brings a specialized skill set to her practice, including training in EMDR.

Shannon Smith is a dedicated Counselor and LMHCA who believes in the inherent power individuals possess to achieve healthy relationships, optimal wellness, and resilience. Her approach is focused on illuminating and enhancing these inner capabilities, holding clients accountable while addressing discrepancies that may lead to unwanted thoughts, emotions, or behaviors. Shannon prioritizes building therapeutic rapport with her clients, collaboratively creating measurable and attainable goals. She is committed to fostering an inclusive and non-judgmental environment where there are no right or wrong answers. Whether working with couples contemplating separation, teenagers navigating their paths, college students facing the pressures of adulthood, families dealing with internal conflict, or children who have witnessed trauma, Shannon validates their experiences and humbly engages in their journey toward personal happiness and peace.

Main Street Counseling is an independently owned private practice located in Crown Point, Indiana. Led by a licensed clinical social worker and licensed clinical addictions counselor, this practice boasts over 20 years of dedicated experience in assisting children, adolescents, and their families. With a profound understanding of borderline personality disorder, depression, and anxiety in adults, the therapist employs a versatile, skill-based approach tailored to the unique needs of each client. Their passion for social work and therapy is evident in the commitment to the community and individuals they serve. Main Street Counseling is proud to offer comprehensive services for clients aged 6 to 99, addressing a wide array of mental health issues. Additionally, they collaborate with local psychiatrists and other providers to ensure an integrated treatment plan, utilizing various therapeutic modalities including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Play Therapy, and many others to foster healing and growth.

Dr. Anthony Suarez, a dedicated counselor and experienced LMHC, understands the myriad reasons individuals seek counseling. His approach stems from a deep recognition that at their core, clients are pursuing change, meaning, and healing. With nearly a decade of expertise in treating a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, and emotional trauma, he tailors his methods to meet the unique needs of each client. Dr. Suarez employs a trauma-informed integrative style, fostering an empathic and non-judgmental environment where clients can authentically express themselves. He has also made significant contributions in working with couples through the Gottman method, as well as providing support for high school and collegiate student-athletes facing academic and athletic pressures. By taking the first step towards healing, clients can look forward to collaborating with Dr. Suarez to achieve their personal goals and embark on a transformative journey.

Marilyn Verbiscer, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MS, LMFT, BC-TMH), offers her expertise in navigating challenges faced by couples. With years of experience working in the field, she is well-versed in various relationship models that foster effective communication and heal the wounds caused by infidelity. Since 1992, Marilyn has been committed to enhancing interactions between partners, and she utilizes the well-researched Gottman Method Couples Therapy, which has demonstrated lasting success in clinical practice. Her approach includes a comprehensive, online assessment covering critical aspects of relationship health such as communication issues, turning towards behaviors, and sexual satisfaction. While Marilyn specializes in couples therapy, her passion extends to individual therapy as well. As a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, she has also shared her knowledge by teaching psychology and couples therapy courses at Purdue University Northwest, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Ashleigh Wagner is a dedicated and compassionate counselor with a Master’s degree and credentials as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC). Known for her sensitivity and practical, interactive, solution-focused approach, Ashleigh specializes in supporting clients through both current challenges and long-standing issues. She utilizes a variety of therapeutic techniques tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual, fostering an environment that encourages growth and healing. By drawing on her extensive clinical experience and life insights, Ashleigh empowers clients to manage stress, resolve conflicts, develop healthy relationships, and acquire effective coping skills. Together with Ashleigh's guidance, clients can work to heal from past traumas, allowing them to embrace a healthier and more fulfilling future.