Meet Our Team

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Supporting women's unique needs is a major passion of mine.  Clients seek me out to address burnout, work/life balance, parenting challenges, and perinatal mental health needs.

Therapists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders experience high levels of stress. They're often great at supporting others but not at asking for their own help. I step into that gap. I've been a business owner since 2016 and know how lonely it can feel. 

I am also highly trained to support adoptees and their families. I have over 20 years of experience working with children and families. I am a TBRI Practitioner. 

Specialties:

*Womens Issues

*Adoption/ Foster Care

*Perinatal Mental Health

*Trauma

*Therapist Mental Health

*Entrepreneur Mental Health

Modalities Used:

*Brainspotting

*Theraplay

*Sandtray

**Megan is not currently accepting new clients. 

Alicia is incredibly kind and caring. Her patience seems to never end. She has a passion for serving people who are currently experiencing cancer or who have survived cancer.

She’s very knowledgeable about the enneagram and spent time in college working at a career center. She loves helping people to identify their passions. 

Teens and young adults are a really fun population for her as they allow her to combine her love for helping people identify their passions and “who they’re going to be when they grow up” alongside helping them learn to be the best version of themselves. 

Alicia is also really great at supporting people who have experienced significant trauma. 

Specialties:

*Cancer patients/ Cancer survivors

*Enneagram

*Career Counseling

*Young Adults

*Teens

Alicia works out of Fairmount Friends Church in Fairmount, IN on Tuesdays. 

Modalities Used:

*CBT

*Whole Person Focused with special interest in Nutrition

**Alicia is currently accepting only clients with UHC/ UMR insurance.

Jen is fun! Her clients love her warm smile and her kindness. She’s a wonderful advocate when she sees a need that is not being met. 

Jen is comfortable supporting a variety of transitions and life challenges. 

She is great with youngsters and loves working with teens. She’s spent the last few years working as a school-based therapist and has built wonderful relationships with many teens. 

Specialties:

*Trauma

*Grief/Loss

*Children, Teens, and Adults

Modalities Used:

*CBT

*Play Therapy

Jen splits her time between counseling Mississinewa Community Schools students and in-office clients. 

*Jen is currently a Licensed Social Worker under supervision to complete  hours for  clinical licensure. Megan Stroup is her  supervisor. 

**Jen is not currently accepting new clients. 

Kayla came to us after working as a social worker for a law enforcement agency. She is calm under pressure and can handle just about anything someone could throw at her. 

Kayla really understands the needs of first responders and their families. She cares deeply about supporting their mental health. 

Kayla naturally connects with teens and youngsters alike. She is as comfortable playing on the floor as she is making a teenager laugh to help them feel at ease with her. 

Specialties:

*Trauma

*First Responders

*Postpartum Issues

*Children, Teens, and Adults

Modalities Used:

*CBT

*DBT

**Kayla splits her time between counseling Mississinewa Community Schools students and in-office clients. 

*Kayla is currently a Licensed Social Worker under supervision to complete hours for clinical licensure. Megan Stroup is her supervisor. 

Jenny is dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges with compassion and resilience.  She believes in empowering clients to cultivate self-awareness and foster meaningful connections. 

She has over a decade of experience working with teens and families as well as experience with couples and clients of all ages. Her approach integrates psychodynamic techniques with a warm, empathetic presence to support healing and growth. Outside of work, she enjoys sports and spending time with her pup, Wrigley. 

Specialties:

*Trauma

*Teens

*Self-harm, Suicidal ideation

Modalities Used:

*CBT

*Psychodynamic techniques

*Jenny is currently a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate under supervision to complete hours for clinical licensure. Megan Stroup is her supervisor. 

Olivia Brannon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Olivia received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Taylor University.  She received her Master’s degree in Social Work from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. She has worked in various settings that provided direct care for adults, children, and families. She values a whole person-centered approach that includes understanding one’s emotional, physical, spiritual, and social needs. She believes that people are doing the best they can in any circumstance they are finding themselves and sees people as the experts on their situation. She strives to support individuals to process and move through emotions, beliefs, and experiences to their desired goals. When she’s not working, she enjoys playing pickleball, baking sourdough bread, and eating ice cream.

Specialties:

*Perinatal Mental Health

*Children, Teens, and Adults

Modalities Used:

*-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

-*Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

-*Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

-*Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)

Noelle comes to us with six years of mental health experience in a variety of settings. She spends most of her time working with adults and teens. 

Noelle works predominately with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD. Noelle loves to help clients re achieve their goals and find healing. 

Specialties: 

Teens and Adults 

Spiritual trauma and trauma 

ADHD 

Anxiety 

Depression 

Modalities Used: 

CBT 

DBT 

Art Therapy 

*Noelle is currently a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate under supervision to complete hours for clinical licensure. Megan Stroup is her supervisor. 

Jayda comes to us with expertise in emotional regulation skills, and skills used to heal from generational trauma, and build healthier attachment patterns. 

Jayda’s approach is rooted in empathy, safety, and understanding, creating a space where you can explore your emotions without judgment.

Jayda helps you explore the ways in which your past has shaped your present emotional responses and work toward building more balanced, authentic connections with yourself and others.

Whether you’re struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, or seeking to break free from patterns of trauma, Jayda is here to support you. 


Specialties:
-individuals, couples, families
-trauma
-emotional regulation 


Modalities used:
-Motivational Interviewing
-CBT
- DBT

*Jayda is currently a Licensed Social Worker under supervision to complete hours for clinical licensure. Megan Stroup is her supervisor. 

Charisse is a calming, compassionate presence for her clients. She considers it an honor to walk with people through their most vulnerable moments and partner with them on their goals for growth. 

She is especially passionate about working with missionaries, third culture kids, and those transitioning between countries and cultures. She is familiar with the unique challenges, griefs, and traumas they may encounter in their daily life and work as well as the obstacles children face when joining their parents in these major life changes. 

For those interested in seeking couples counseling, Charisse has received additional training in couples counseling techniques and implements aspects of both Gottman Method and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. 

Specialties:

*Trauma & Relationship Issues

*Missionaries, Missionary Kids, Third Culture Kids

*Children, Teens, Adults

*Couples

Modalities:

*Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

*Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

*Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

*Charisse is currently a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate under supervision to complete hours for clinical licensure. Megan Stroup is her supervisor. 

Kennedy is fun and energetic. She is a natural encourager and children flock to her. She has the patience to handle children even in the midst of difficult meltdowns. 

She will be splitting her internship time between the office and our contract with Mississinewa schools. 

Kennedy values a holistic, person-centered approach to help clients reach their desired goals and promote overall well-being. 

Kennedy is currently finishing her degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at IWU. 

Specialties:

*Children

*Teen/ Adolescents

Kennedy will be providing low cost/ free services from Jan 2025-July 2025 under the supervision of Megan Stroup, LCSW. 

Seth brings a calming presence to his practice as he walks alongside individuals processing through past experiences related to trauma and anxiety. He's passionate about the value of family and hopes to encourage couples and families through the difficulties they are navigating.

Seth has received his Bachelor's degree in Social Work from IWU and is currently working towards his Master's degree in Social Work from IWU. 

Specialties:

*Trauma

*Anxiety

*Couples

*Families

Seth will be providing low cost/ free services from January 2025-July 2025 under the supervision of Megan Stroup, LCSW.