LifeWay Staff:
LifeWayʼs professionals include psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, counselors, clergy, and social workers. Our staff has treated over 25,000 individuals and have decades of personal, trained experience.
LifeWay uniquely offers a therapy environment where clients can incorporate their faith as a part of the therapeutic process.
Dr. Richard W. Brown, MD
Psychiatrist
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Psychiatry
Population Served: Adults
Treatment Approach: Medication Management, Psychodynamic, Self-Psychology, Object Relations, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Jennifer A. Jones, APRN-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Psychiatric Mental Health
Population Served: Adults
Treatment Approach: Medication Management
Julie Holland, NP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Psychiatric Mental Health
Population Served: Adults
Treatment Approach: Medication Management
Dr. David Smith, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Clinical Child Psychology
Population Served: Ages 3 – 18
Treatment Approach: Eclectic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. David Groh, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Clinical Psychology and Testing
Population Served: Adults, Children (testing only)
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Family Systems, Trauma-Informed
Dr. Stephen Benoit, Ph.D, LPCC-S
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio, Virginia, and Florida
11155 Kenwood Road, Suite 6C, Cincinnati OH 4524
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Grief, Binge Eating, Obesity, Men’s Issues, Pornography Addiction, Substance Abuse/Dependence
Population Served: Age 11+, Adults, Couples, Premarital
Treatment Approach: Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Randy Deeks, IMFT, LICDC
Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Grief
Population Served: Adults, Married Couples
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered
Elisabeth Howcroft, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Infertility
Population Served: Adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered, Solution Focused
John Walsh, M.Ed, LISW-S
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Grief, Codependency, Spiritual Issues, Premarital, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Population Served: Adults, Couples
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered
Christina Lunsford, LISW-S
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Depression, Bipolar, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, PTSD, Relationship Issues
Population Served: Age 15+, Adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused
Brittany Shannon, LPCC-S
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
11155 Kenwood Road, Suite 6C, Cincinnati OH 45242
Area of Focus: Trauma, Depression, Anxiety
Population Served:
Age 13+, children, adolescents, teens, adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Art Therapy
Jill Nutter, LISW-S
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Chronic Medical Conditions, Aging
Population Served: Adults, Couples
Treatment Approach: Solution-Focused
Kathy Monday, RN, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio and Kentucky
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Medical Trauma, Spiritual Issues, Relationship Issues, Abuse
Population Served: Age 16+, Adults, Couples
Treatment Approach: Mindfulness, Family Systems
Terry Payne, LISW-S
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio and Indiana
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Spiritual Issues, Relationship Issues, Bipolar, Substance Abuse/Dependence, Grief
Population Served: Age 16+, Adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Sandra Bachman, LSW
Licensed Social Worker
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus:
Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Substance Dependence, Stress, Coping with Life Changes
Population Served: 18+, Couples, Mood Disorders, Chemical/Alcohol Dependency, Anxiety/Panic Disorder, Bereavement/Grief Counseling
Treatment Approach: I have a eclectic approach, drawing from Person-Centered Therapy,
Humanistic Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational
Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy and psychodynamic therapy
Shelby Reynolds, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
5771 State Route 128. Cleves, OH 45002
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma
Population Served: Children, Adolescent, Adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Person-Centered, Solution-Focused, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Strengths Based, Mindfulness, Play Therapy
Tim Heller, LISW-S, LCSW
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio and Indiana
5771 State Route 128, Cleves, OH, 45002
Area of Focus:
Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Infidelity, Adult ADHD, Pornography/Sexual Addiction, Alcohol Recovery Counseling, Career Decisions, Chronic /Terminal Illness, Grief/Bereavement
Population Served: Age 14+, Adults, Couples, Geriatric
Treatment Approach:
Attachment Theory, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Person-centered, Exposure-Response Prevention [ERP], CBT, Experiential Family Therapy, Systems Theory, Supportive Therapy, Companioning Grief Work approach
Teresa Evans, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11155 Kenwood Road, Suite 6C, Cincinnati OH 45242
Area of Focus:
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Issues, Couples Counseling, Family Therapy, Women’s Issues
Population Served: Age 10+, Adults, Teens, Geriatric
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused, Person-Centered
Jennifer Kinzer, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus:
Trauma recovery, Bipolar disorder, Anxiety disorder, Relationship issues
Population Served: Age 18+
Treatment Approach: Client centered, CBT, Trauma Focused CBT, Interpersonal neurobiology
Ron Schneeman, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Clinical Pastoral Counseling, Chemical/Alcohol Dependency, Couples/Marriage Counseling, Career Counseling, Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Teen Issues, Men’s Issues
Population Served: Age 10+, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Couples
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Exposure Therapy
Teresa Weisbrod, LPCC-S, LICDC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Trauma, Relationship Issues, ADHD, Life Transitions
Population Served: Age 14+, Teens, Adults, Couples
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Reality Therapy
Marika Courtney, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11155 Kenwood Rd., Suite 6C
Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Life Transitions, Behavioral Changes, Trauma, Relationship Issues, Chemical Dependency Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Women’s Issues
Population Served: Age 15+, Adults, Couples, Seniors
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment, Behavioral Therapy, Person and Humanistic Centered, Values Exploration, Solution Focused, Gottman for Couples
Hannah Steinman, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum
Population Served: Age 8+, Children, Adolescents, Adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy
Jama Thomas, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Spiritual Issues
Population Served: Children, Adolescent, Adults
Treatment Approach: EMDR, Person-Centered, Reality Therapy
Regina Patton, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: Anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, self-esteem concerns, relationship issues, marital and premarital counseling
Population Served: Age 18+
Treatment Approach:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Christian/Biblical Counseling, Gottman Method, Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), premarital assessments Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS), Prepare/Enrich
Angie Willeford, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
8566 Cotter St.
Lewis Center. OH 43035
Area of Focus:
Anxiety, ADD, Grief, Borderline Personality, Child abuse, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, OCD, Disassiative Disorder, Men’ and Women’s issues, Mood disorders, Co-Dependency, Parenting issues, Child behavioral problems, Play therapy, Adoption
Population Served: Children, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Marriage/Couples, Families
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psycho-dynamic systems, Solutions focused, DBT, Trauma
Meghan Springer, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
985 Bethel Road, Suite B
Columbus, OH 43214
Area of Focus:
ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Grief/Bereavement, Life
Transitions, Trauma, Relationship Issues, Spiritual Issues
Population Served: Age 14+, Adults, Seniors
Treatment Approach:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral
Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Person-Centered, Neuroscience-based
Psychotherapy
Monica Mattiussi, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus:
Anxiety, Attachment issues, Codependency, Depression, Faith-based counseling/Spiritual Issues, Food/Binge Eating, Grief, Parenting Issues, Relational issues, Trauma, Premarital counseling (only premarital, PREPARE program)
Population Served: 8+ (children, adolescents), teenagers, adults, premarital couples
Treatment Approach:
Attachment theory, Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Emotion-focused, Faith-based (as requested), Person-Centered, Trauma-informed, PREPARE (for premarital couples)
Leanne Myers, LISW-S
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
11161 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH. 45242
Area of Focus: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Relationship Issues, Women’s Issues
Population Served: Age 16+, Adults, Geriatric
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused, Person-Centered
Pam Gerdes, LISW-S
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
Telehealth Only
Area of Focus: PTSD, Attachment Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Mood Disorders
Population Served: Adults
Treatment Approach: EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance-Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Positive Psychology, Reality Therapy
Brooke Asbury, LPCC-S
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor – Supervisor
Licensed in Ohio
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Spiritual Issues, Relationship Issues
Population Served: Age 10+, Adolescent, Adults, Families
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered, Solution-Focused
Megann Wolford, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed in Ohio
Area of Focus: Behavioral Issues, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Trauma
Population Served: Adults
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Owen Clutterbuck, Ed.D, LISW
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed in Ohio
Area of Focus: Depression, Anxiety, ADD/ADHD
Population Served: Adolescents, Adults, Families, Couples
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Mary Huhn, LISW, LCSW
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed in Ohio and Kentucky
Area of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Relational Issues
Population Served: Adults, Couples
Treatment Approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dr. Gary Sweeten
LifeWay Founder
Gary is LifeWay’s Founder and President of Sweeten Life Systems. His background includes teaching, counseling, leader development and organizational health. Gary’s education includes a B.S. in Education, an M.S. in Higher Education and Counseling and an Ed. D. in Counselor Education. Gary has written several books and trained Christian leaders extensively around the world.
Martin Re
LifeWay CEO
Martin is LifeWay’s Owner and CEO. Martin has had a long history of innovating thinking and delivering in the emerging business of psychological counseling. By leveraging his 40 year track record coupled with his knowledge and consumer insights, Lifeway continues to help thousands of people who are suffering from anxiety and depression.