Meet Our Therapists
The Counseling Center provides individual, marital, family and group therapy to children adolescents and adults with diagnosable mental health or emotional problems. The focus is primarily on short-term strategic interventions, although persons needing longer-term support are also served. Outpatient services are provided at the following locations in Wayne and Holmes Counties.
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INSURANCE COVERAGE: The Counseling Center honors most insurances. If you have questions please call us or contact your insurance company to verify if a specific therapist is covered by your plan.
Amanda Brewer, Ph.D., Psychologist
Dr. Brewer is an experienced clinician who likes challenging cases. Her expertise with sex offenders and sexual victims is well-known in the community. Dr. Brewer uses cognitive behavioral techniques, as well as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, in her work. She works in the Wooster and Orrville offices. |
Thomas Brohm, MA, LPCC-S
Mr. Brohm has a Master's Degree in Counseling and works out of our Wooster Office. Tom is an experienced Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, he prefers to work with older teens and adults. He is skilled using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and his strategy is to help people in the quickest way possible, in the most thorough way possible, in the least intrusive way possible. He has held a variety of position responsibilities over the years including teaching in the counseling program at Ashland Theological Seminary. |
Sharon Kephart, MSW, LISW-S, Therapist
Ms. Kephart is an Independent Licensed Social Worker. Her master’s degree in social work was obtained from The University of Akron. Ms. Kephart works with older teens and adults and has experience in issues involving grief and loss, stress, anxiety, depression, abuse, and adjustment disorders. Ms. Kephart is an Independent licensed social worker. Her master’s degree in social work was obtained from The University of Akron. Ms. Kephart works with adults and has experience in issues involving grief and loss, stress, anxiety, depression, abuse, and adjustment disorders. She has been trained in CBT-P. She works at Wooster, Rittman, and Wadsworth office. |
Benjamin Key, MA, LPC
Mr.. Key has a Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health and works out of our Wooster Office. Mr. Key is a Licensed professional counselor. He has experience with anxiety, depression and healthy relationships. He has worked with groups regarding substance use, anger management, trauma outcomes and processing and emotions. He has four years of experience working with adolescent boys in a residential treatment setting for sexually harmful/reactive behavior and a college counseling center. He informs much of his clinical practice an Adlerian framework frequently utilizing motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy interventions. Mr. Key works in the Wooster and Orrville office with individuals who are 12 years old and up. |
Vanessa Meade, M.S. LSW, Therapist
Ms. Meade is a licensed Social Worker. Her bachelor’s degree in social worker was obtained from The University of Akron. Her master’s degree was obtained from Capella University. She has been licensed social worker since 2009. Vanessa has experience in issues involving grief and loss, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and many others. She also works with LGBTQ community. She works at Wooster and Rittman office with individuals who are 8 years old and up. |
Mona Park, MS, LPCC-S, Therapist
Director, Counseling/Psychotherapy Services Ms. Park is a licensed professional counselor who received her master’s in mental health counseling from Capella University and her bachelor’s in psychology from Ohio State University. She provides individual, group, couples, and family therapy. Ms. Park enjoys working with children, adolescents and adults involving mood, anxiety, conduct and trauma related disorders. Ms. Park uses Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Mindfulness and Reality Therapy. Ms. Park works in the Wooster office. |
Mark Weaver, MA, LPCC-S
Mr. Weaver is a professional clinical counselor who obtained his Master’s Degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and came to The Counseling Center in 1985. He has completed advanced training in cognitive therapy from The Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy and is a trained facilitator for The Incredible Years parenting program for parents of pre-school aged children, the Parent Project parenting program for parents of out of control adolescents, and the QPR suicide prevention program. He has experience in working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Mr. Weaver works in the Millersburg office. |
Rachel Wells, MSSA, LSW, Therapist
Ms. Wells is a Licensed Social Worker and prefers working with children ages 5 - 17 years old. She earned her bachelor’s degrees at Ohio University and her master’s degree at Case Western Reserve University. Ms. Wells has worked with children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and other behavioral disorders. She has experience with grief and loss counseling, and has worked with those experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Ms. Wells is at the Wooster office Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and is located at the Wadsworth office on Thursdays. |