Carolyn Ruschak, MA, LPC

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Carolyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with the state of Ohio.  She obtained her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Malone University. Carolyn has experience working with mood and adjustment disorders, addictions, trauma, depression, anxiety and relationship issues. She pulls from a variety of therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person Centered and Narrative Therapies, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and is a trained EMDR therapist. Her additional therapeutic interests include couples therapy using the Gottman Method. Carolyn strives to provide her clients with a holistic approach to healing mental, emotional and social challenges, all through a spiritual lens.
​Carolyn has three adult children, two chihuahuas (Chico & Bonita), and a beloved senior cat named Hope. In her spare time she enjoys kayaking, hiking and yoga. She is also a board member for a local non-profit that provides free support services and education to suicide loss survivors and the community, Light after Loss.
Carolyn believes that everyone has the capacity to achieve a more adaptive and balanced life, can learn to be more intuitive and creative, and can begin to use their unique gifts toward a purposeful end.