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JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED STUDIES
COMMUNITY COUNSELING PROGRAM
PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP SITE DIRECTORY
Please note: When arranging for your personal, face-to-face interview, we
recommend that you confirm the agency street address and suite number before
your appointment and bring a resume.
Advanced Psychotherapy Services
28916 Euclid Ave.
Wickliffe, OH 44092-2531
Contact Person: Gary Echt, PCC-S (440) 944-6565
Treatment of adult sexual offenders and significant others.
Alternative Paths, Inc.
246 Northland Dr Medina, OH 44256
Contact Person: Chadwick Sunday, LPCC (330) 725-9195
An exciting and challenging internship opportunity is available to qualified and interested candidates! The selected intern will work with the Emergency Services Team. Medina County is the fourth fastest growing county out of eight-eight in Ohio. The crisis team provides lethality and risk assessments at Alternative Path’s office and at three local hospitals in Medina County. The intern position would have the opportunity to work with an eclectic team of clinicians dealing with crisis and psychiatric emergencies. The intern will have a dynamic opportunity to observe and develop skills in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders with clients in crisis and psychiatric emergencies.
Applewood Centers
2525 East 22nd
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Contact Person: Dr. Ezzo (216) 696-5800 Ext. 1144
Outpatient, Mental health treatment for children and adolescents. Early start, diagnostic assessment, group treatment, residential counseling, CSP case management.
Baldwin—Wallace College Counseling Center
275 Eastland Road Health Center Berea, Ohio 44017
Contact Person: Dr. Gerald Hayes (440) 826-2038
College students, including non-traditional, individual, group, skill development workshops, crisis intervention, career & Personal testing, consultation for the division of student affairs, individual and group supervision. (Some experience required.)
*When calling Beech Brook, tell them which location
you want first
Beech Brook
(Two Locations)3737 Lander Road Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124
Contact Person: Mark Gromer (216) 831-2255
Children, youth, families in a range of programs-residential, day treatment, adoption, foster care, outpatient clinic, community and patient education, school-based community services.
11801 Buckeye Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44124
Contact Person: Mark Gromer (216) 831-2255
Outpatient family and individual counseling; emphasis on children
Bellefaire JCB
22001 Fairmount Blvd. Shaker Heights, Ohio 44118
Contact Person: Carmela McMullen (216) 320-8925
Residential treatment for children; both individual and group counseling.
Bellefaire JCB Mission:
Bellefaire JCB is an innovative organization that provides exceptional care and advocacy to enhance the emotional, physical and intellectual well being of children, young adults, and families in the Jewish and general communities. In addition to providing direct services, Bellefaire JCB is committed to: 1) remaining on the forefront of the youth service and child caring fields 2)responding to emerging needs and 3) building knowledge which contributes to service to children, youth and their families. Bellefaire JCB provides its services without regard to race, religion, sex or national origin, and encourages all clients to develop positive identification with their religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Internships at Bellefaire JCB
Bellefaire JCB offers many internship opportunities to students in the Masters Program in Counseling at JCU. Bellefaire is conveniently located next to JCU. Our internships are supervised by licensed professionals who carry a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with the student.
Areas of learning opportunities include: clinical, individual therapy, group therapy, diagnosis, assessments, prevention, treatment, case management etc. Clients range in ages (mostly up to age 21) depending on the program.
Programs providing internships in these areas include:
Adoption - Acting on behalf of children to help create permanency in their lives.
Foster Care - Providing children safe, homes through preparation and support.
Independent Living - Providing support and education to youth.
School Based Services -Treating clients in the schools, and after school in the After School Program.
In-Home Services - Treating clients at home including substance abuse, early start, and integrated treatment etc.
Residential Treatment –Three levels of care including intensive, intermediate, and transitional.
Community Counseling in Lorain Ohio – providing case management, wraparound, in-home, school, or outpatient counseling in our Lorain Ohio location.
Bellflower Center
11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 220 Cleveland, OH 44120
Contact person: Stacey Grano, PCC (216) 229-2420 ext 238
Agency deals with prevention and treatment of child physical and sexual abuse. Individual and group treatment, trauma
Benjamin Rose Institute
11900 Fairhill Rd, Suite 300 Cleveland, OH 44120
Contact person: Keith Brown, PCC-S (216) 791-8000
Agency provides counseling services to older adults, mainly in their homes.
Berea Children's Home and Family Services
202 E. Bagley Rd. Berea, OH 44017
Contact Person: Paula Fultz (440) 260-8375
Prospective students should call Central Intake at 440-260-8300 to request an application for Masters level counseling Internships. (Dr. Britton also has copies of the applications). As part of the application process, the student is required to choose his/her preference of two tracts: 1. Community Mental Health: Interns will provide mental health, child welfare and/or juvenile justice services to children and adolescents in their home or school settings. The goal of these services is to positively impact client's mental health symptoms and increase his/her family support. Services are community based and can be offered in an intensive manner. Afternoon and evening availability is required. Maybe at Berea or Downtown offices.
2. Outpatient Mental Health: Interns will provide mental health counseling services to children, adolescents and adults in an outpatient office setting. Afternoon and evening availability is required. Work will take place mainly at the Berea office.
Also, there are several prac/internship slots available in the Residential Treatment Facility. This site located at Berea Children’s Home in Berea and is a Partial Hospitalization group program (PHP).
Bridgeway, Inc.
8301 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44109
Contact Person: Melissa Longstress (216) 281-2660
http://www.bridgewayinc.org
Community support services, counseling, crisis intervention, employment, vocational; Adult sex offenders service, family preservation, parenting and counseling services. Evening and Saturday hours available.
Catholic Charities Services of Cuyahoga County
7800 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Contact Person: Catherine Bixenstine (440) 843-5535
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org
Outpatient counseling services for children and families; mental health diagnostic assessment; individual and group counseling.
Catholic Social Services
640 N. Main Street Akron, Ohio 44310
Contact Person: Nancy Pekar (330) 762-7481
Family, adults, children, parenting classes, couples, life-skills training. Family and individual counseling; pregnancy prevention groups for adolescent girls.
Centers for Families and Children
Western Reserve Building 4500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103
(Note: There are several satellite offices both east and west side. Confirm which location you will be going for your initial interview and ultimate assignment.)
Contact Persons: Ali Thomas, Director of HR (216) 432-7200 Ext. 349
www.c4fc.org
Mark Kaplafka, PCC-S (216) 431-5800 x 564
Outpatient individual/group counseling for adults and children; Employee Assistance Program; Intake, assessment and referral, short-term counseling; substance abuse issues, relationship problems, mood disorders, anxiety and parenting concerns.
Children's Advantage
520 N. Chestnut Street Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Contact Person: Mary McCracken, Clinical Director (330) 296-5552
Individual, family and group counseling with children and adolescence; outpatient mental health center; services to schools; day treatment; case management services, psychiatric services and prevention.
Cleveland Christian Home
11401 Lorain Ave. Cleveland, OH 44111
Contact Person: Christina Distefano PCC-S
Therapist – Intensive Treatment Unit (216) 416-4277 x 356
Individual, group, and family psychotherapy treating mild, moderate, and serious psychological problems and disorders in children, adolescents. They will also provide consultation to residential youth staff. They also have the option to complete formal and informal psychological assessment; crisis intervention is a component of the internship. The variety of clinical problems and concerns presented by CCH residents is extensive. These include adjustment and mood disorders, family problems and conflict, relationship concerns, anger management issues, anxiety disorders, sexual paraphilias, hyperactivity, character disorders, and at times psychoses.
All interns seeking placement must first complete an application for employment, provide three (3) references, and submit to a criminal background check which includes fingerprinting. All interns are required to receive the same training as paid staff.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology/P57 9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Outpatient Psychology/Psychiatry
Contact Person: Karen Broer, PCC, Ph.D. (216) 444-0480
Clinical setting in which interns can choose to spend time (depending on their interest) in Health Psychology, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Alcohol and Drug Recovery, and Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatry; interns spend a major portion of their time with the adult outpatient population in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders; interns can attend psychiatry resident didactics, grand rounds, or other educational programs; interns run psychoeducational groups on stress management/relaxation in Alcohol and Drug Recovery
Cleveland Clinic Chronic Pain Rehabilitation
Outpatient intensive program for persons with chronic pain. Includes group and individual counseling, biofeedback, chemical dependency treatment and trauma work.
Cleveland Clinic Center for Pediatric Behavioral health 2801 MLK Dr. , Cleveland, OH 44104
Contact Person: Tina Raleigh, PCC-S (216) 445-7574
Individual and group counseling for children presenting with ADHD and behavior problems
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
1370 Ontario Street, Suite 420 Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Contact Person: Claire Campbell (216) 619-6194 ext. 118
Crisis counseling, individual and group counseling, working with trauma
CJ. Hendry & Associates, Inc.
25000 Center Ridge Rd., Suite 6 Westlake, OH 44145
Contact Person: Carol Ball, PCC (440) 892-7034 x 203
www.cjhendry.com [email protected]
Private Practice setting, individual, Marriage and family counseling
Coleman Behavioral Health
5982 Rhodes Rd. Kent, OH 44240
Contact Person: Jennifer Wallace (330) 673-1347
Diagnostic assessments and Individual/ group outpatient mental health counseling
(Opening a summit county office soon)
Community Assessment and Treatment Services (C.A.T.S.)
8415 Broadway
Cleveland, Ohio 44105
Contact Person: Tim Tress (216) 441-0200 ext 108
Counseling Solutions
West Side Ecumenical Ministry 5209 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
Contact Person: Natalie Jernigan, PCC-S (216) 961-2962
Outpatient clinical mental health counseling, individual and group, diagnostic assessments
Cornerstone Of Hope
5905 Brecksville Rd. Independence, OH 44131
Contact Person: Matt Williams PCC-S (216) 524-3787 ext 224
Provides individual and group counseling for adults and children dealing with issues around bereavement.
Crossroads: Lake County Adolescent Counseling Service
8445 Munson Road Mentor, Ohio 44060
Contact Person: Michele Ridella (440) 255-1700
Adolescent, children and their families-outpatient, individual, group, family counseling, substance abuse, mental health counseling, school based counseling.
Domestic Violence Center
P.O. Box 5466
Cleveland, Ohio 44101
Contact Person: Laura Ross (216) 651-8484
Adults, children in domestic violence situations, living in battered women's shelters
EASE@Work
4500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44103
Contact Person: Linda Miller (216) 325-9220
Becky Alexander (216) 325-9514
EASE@Work provides a full menu of employee assistance and work/life services to maximize the effectiveness of employees; assists employees in managing work and Personal issues;
EASE@Work offers employee assistance programs to corporations, manufacturers, universities, school systems, labor unions and nonprofit organizations. Under general direction and
supervision, intern conducts EAP client intake, assessments and provides the necessary resources to help initiate resolutions. Provides one-on-one specific counseling to clients as necessary. Performs training for the EASE program. Works with providers, client, community programs and internal staff. Attends Critical Incident Stress Management with licensed professionals as requested.
Educational Alternatives
7777 Exchange St. Valley View, OH 44125
Contact Person: Kim Jordan (216) 220-0286
EA provides outpatient counseling to students K-12 who are educationally disabled. The schools are located in Elyria, Strongsville, Cuyahoga Falls, Willoughby, Bedford. Hours are 8:30am – 2:20pm. Interested students should email Kim a resume prior to calling.
Emerge Ministries, Inc.
900 Mull Avenue Akron, Ohio 44313
Contact Person: Heather Simon (330) 867-5603
Christian counseling center. Children, adults, families, some group therapy, testing, career, partial hospitalization programs.
Family Behavioral Health Services
6559 Wilson Mills Road
Jefferson Park Complex Building #3 Mayfield Village, 44143
Contact Person: Jennifer Morris (440) 460-0140 ext 22
Private practice setting; individual, family, and group counseling. Mainly a secondary site.
Faust Psychological Services
Lutheran Hospital
1730 West 25th Street, Suite 4E
Cleveland, OH 44113 Main #: (216) 363-2363
Contact Person: David Wright, PCC (216) 363-2261
Private practice - including assessment, diagnosis, psychological testing and individual and group treatment. Includes treatment of court mandated clients.
Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland
12201 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Contact Person: Buddy Bailey, Associate Director of Behavioral Health (216) 707-3478
Serves primarily adults, some adolescents, no children. Provides individual, group, family, and couples counseling, presenting concerns include: HIV, drug treatment, and domestic violence; must go through training program; evenings available
Glenbeigh Outpatient Center of Beachwood
3789 Green Road Beachwood, OH 44122
Contact Person: Marilou Mertz (216) 464-5800
Outpatient Chemical Dependency treatment
James Stricklin Crisis Stabilization Unit
8315 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102
Contact Perons: Angela Sanford (216) 337-1762
Crisis work, diagnostic assessment, short term counseling, stabilization Evening hours available
Jewish Family Service Assoc., (JFSA)
24075 Commerce Park Blvd Beachwood, Ohio 44122
Contact Person: Bob Bologa (216) 292-3999
Serves SMD population, Individual/group counseling, in home therapy
John Carroll University Counseling Center
4567 S. Belvoir Blvd.
University Heights, Ohio 44118
Contact Person: John Ropar, PCC (216) 397-4201
John Carroll University Student Career Development Center
20700 N. Park Blvd.
University Heights, Ohio 44118
Contact Person: Cynthia Marco-Scanlon, PCC (216) 397-4237
Career counseling, programming, individual counseling, testing and interpretation.
Ken DeLuca and Associates
35888 Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
Contact Person: Joe Ann Wallace (440) 327-1800
Private practice setting; counseling for individuals, family and children
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual transgender Community Center of Greater
Cleveland
6600 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102 (216) 651-5428 x18
Contact Perons: Jamie Bishop, MA, LSW Mental Health Services Coordinator
Individual and group counseling with the GBLT community. No PCC-S on site…need to get own outside supervisor
Lake Geauga Recovery Center
9083 Mentor Ave Mentor, OH 44060
Contact Person: Steve Roos, (440) 255-0678 X 218
Outpatient Chemical Dependency treatment: Assessment, individual and group
Marymount Behavioral Health Services
Center for Behavioral Health 12300 McCracken Road Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125
Contact Person: David Kribel, L.P.C.C. (216) 581-0500 Ext. 2454
Other locations: Lutheran, Lakewood, Huron Hospitals
Moore Counseling & Mediation
20690 Lakeland Blvd. Euclid, OH 44119
Contact Person: Martina Moore (216) 404-1900
Individual and Group counseling, Chemical Dependency, EAP, Mediation – Private Practice setting
Mount Union College Counseling Services
1972 Clark Avenue CMB 1262
Alliance, OH 44601
Contact Person: Karen Petko (330) 823-7288
Individual counseling, Career counseling, relationship counseling, consultation for students, staff, faculty and parents, psychoeducation. There is a stipend for the position. Must apply early (Jan.)
Murtis Taylor Multi-Service Centers
13422 Kinsman Road Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Contact Person: Roberta Taliaferro (216) 283-4400 ext. 2393
Counseling for adults, adolescents and children; SMD population; groups
Neighboring Mental Health Services
5930 Heisley Rd. Mentor, Ohio 44060
Contact Person: Ken Gill (440) 942-1398
Adults, families, individual, group, serving a variety of clinical populations and varying severity of needs. Vocational services. Support and educational programs.
New Directions, Inc.
30800 Chagrin Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44124
Contact Person: Bill Metelsky (216) 591-0324 x500
Adolescent chemical dependency-residential outpatient, aftercare programs, group, some individual. Many clients have been abused and have multiple problem areas.
North East Ohio Mental Health Service (Connections)
24200 Chagrin Blvd.
Beachwood, Ohio 44122 Main #: (216) 831-6466
Contact Person: James Vernon (216) 831-6466 Ext. 262
Timia DelPrete-Brown (216) 831-6466 Ext. 306
Community Mental Health Center. Individual and group counseling; SMD population; older adult services
Notre Dame College Counseling Center
4545 College Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44121 (216) 373-5211
Contact Person: Sue Lipiec,PCC-S [email protected]
Individual counseling to college students, psychoeducation, programming
Oakview Behavioral Health Center, Southwest General Health Center
18697 Bagley Road
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
Contact Person: Bob Larkin (440) 816-8200
Outpatient and short-term residential center for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Treatment. Includes Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization treatment groups using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Individual and group counseling experiences available.
Parmadale Children's Home
6753 State Road Parma, Ohio 44134
Contact Person: Brian Dewyre Dual Diagnosis (440) 843-5528
Joy Wood Mental Health (440) 843-5675
Adolescents and families, residential services, educational, partial hospitalization, foster-care, in-home therapy, case management, individual, group & family therapy.
Pathways
7350 Palisades Parkway Mentor, Ohio 44060
Contact Person: Jackie Justus (440) 918-1000 Ext. 202
Community mental health center, individual and group counseling.
Positive Education Program Connections
3134 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Contact Person: Tracy Cline (216) 361-4400
Children; Assessment, individual therapy, parent group.
Rakeesh Ranjan & Associates
3690 Orange Pl, Suite 330 Beachwood, OH 44122
Contact Person: Janet Tomasek (216) 464-5200 ext 302
Community Mental Health, Partial Hospitalization, Individual and group counseling with a SMD population
Ravenwood Mental Health Center
12557 Ravenwood Drive Chardon, Ohio 44024
Contact Person: Vicki Clark (440) 285-3568 ext 310
PHP Program involving working with chronic and acute clients as well as individual, group, and family work; groups include psychotherapy, psychoeducational, and art therapy as well as family support and community integration
Recovery Resources
(Two Locations) 3950 Chester Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44114 2900 Detroit Rd., Cleveland OH 44113 (216) 781-9222Contact Person: Johnni Fiber, Pcc
Individual, couples, and family counseling, community support services (formerly case management), partial hospitalization, dual diagnosis, mentally ill, chemically dependent, forensic mentally ill; intensive outpatient treatment. Special populations: HIV substance abuse, criminal justice, women's and children's treatment.
Safety Through Education Driver Intervention Program
P.O. Box 30460
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
Contact Person: Fred Stevens, PCC, LICDC, Director (440) 590-3404
[email protected], www.duiintervention.com
Week-end DUI program. Assessment and treatment of chemical dependency. Group and individual counseling
Signature Health
38879 Mentor Ave. Willoughby, OH 44094
Contact Person: Patty Smith, PCC-S (440)953-9999 ext 130
A variety of mental health and chemical dependency services for adults and children including counseling, community support, partial hospitalization and group counseling.
Solutions Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
246 Northland Drive Medina, OH 44256
Contact Person: Dawn Rist (330) 723-9600
Outpatient mental health and chemical dependency treatment services to children, adolescents, and adults. Includes: diagnostic assessment, group counseling and intensive outpatient
programs, behavioral health counseling (individual and family), crisis intervention, community services and prevention programs.
Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime
1276 W. 3rd Street
Marion Building, Suite 210 Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Contact Person: Marylou Bartkus (216) 443-5630
Windsor Laurelwood
35900 Euclid Ave. Willoughby, OH 44094
Contact Person: Chantel Dlugos (440) 953-3000
Mental health and Chemical dependency outpatient treatment, mainly groups, (IOP, PHP) Evenings available
