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Hannah Wahl, CSWA

Julie Liszka
Clinical Social Worker Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Do you identify as neurodivergent and are looking for a therapist who truly gets them and offers support without judgment?
  • Are you struggling with anxiety or panic, especially when big life changes feel overwhelming?
  • Do you feel scattered or “all over the place” and want help slowing down and feeling more grounded?

I Can Help.

  • I believe the heart of therapy is the relationship we build. I show up as a real person and we create a space where you feel seen and supported.
  • My style is warm and collaborative—we’ll explore what’s working in your life and gently challenge what’s not, always with curiosity and care.
  • Clients often tell me they feel both supported and pushed in the right ways. I don’t just listen—I help you move forward.

What can you expect?

  • You’ll feel more confident making choices that align with who you are.
  • You’ll feel more present and connected to your daily life, instead of stuck in your head.
  • You’ll notice more joy, more calm moments—even in the middle of stress.
  • You’ll build tools to handle life’s curveballs without feeling like you’re unraveling.

I help teens and adults who feel overwhelmed, scattered, or stuck start to feel more grounded and empowered. Many of my clients identify as neurodivergent or anxious and are looking for a therapist who understands their experience and offers warm, affirming support. I bring honesty, care, and a collaborative spirit to our work—creating a space where real growth can happen.

Brianna Recklies, MCoun

Julie Liszka
Professional Counselor Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, or other issues that are interfering with your day-to-day life?
  • Are you looking for support in navigating major life transitions, past or present trauma, relationships, or other stressors?
  • Are you ready to explore questions around identity, gender, or sexuality?

I Can Help…

  • No person is the same, so why would I work with each client the same way? I have experience working with a variety of issues and will develop an individualized approach that meets you where you currently are so that we can work towards your goals as a team.
  • I provide a space of unconditional and non-judgmental support that builds self-worth and self-empowerment. I am queer-affirming, sex- and kink-positive, and social justice-oriented. My hopes are always to create a space where clients feel safe to show up authentically and fully be themselves.
  • Sitting and talking alone does not work for most people, so I enjoy using creative and somatic interventions in my work. You are the expert of your own life, so we will work towards your goals in a way that best suits your needs, interests, and values.

What can you expect?

  • My goal is to support and empower you so that you can navigate challenges, stressors, and difficult life situations with more confidence and greater ease.
  • I see connection as one of the most important aspects of our lives and the foundation for effective therapy. We will build a strong and genuine therapeutic relationship together that strengthens your ability to connect with not only others in your life, but with yourself as well.
  • Through our work together, you will increase self-awareness, self-acceptance, and feel more confident so that you can be more present and authentic in other relationships and aspects of your life.

Willa Jutzi, LPC

Julie Liszka
Licensed Professional Counselor
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Experiencing difficulty in their relationship with food, exercise, substances, or their body?
  • Feeling anxious, stressed, or down related to life transitions, medical conditions, or self-identity?
  • Experiencing feelings of unworthiness and shame, or struggling with perfectionism, rigid standards, and people pleasing tendencies?
  • Exploring relational dynamics or past experiences related to family of origin?

I Can Help.

  • My approach is collaborative, client centered, and trauma informed. I rely on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy interventions, also incorporating other therapeutic styles into my work and tailoring my techniques based on the needs of each client.
  • My background includes working in higher levels of care for eating disorders and in integrated primary care. My practice is Health at Every Size informed.
  • I prioritize the therapeutic relationship, and strive to create a warm and non-judgemental environment for self-discovery and growth. I appreciate humor and the occasional pop culture reference, when appropriate.

What can you expect?

  • Learn and implement skills and strategies for managing self-defeating behaviors.
  • Increase self esteem while building self-compassion, mindfulness skills, and psychological flexibility.
  • Clarify values, confront avoidance, and take meaningful steps towards building a life worth living.
  • Improvement in identifying needs, assertive communication, and boundary setting within relationships.

Jimmy Boyda, LPC

Julie Liszka
Licensed Professional Counselor
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Heal, grow, and create the life that aligns with your values.

Does this sound familiar?

  • Experiencing conflict or stress in relationships?
  • Ready to heal from past trauma?
  • Exploring questions about gender or sexuality?
  • Looking for greater meaning and direction in life?

I Can Help.

With a background in family therapy and education, I support children, teens, adults, and couples navigating family conflict, mood disorders, relationships, trauma, and gender/sexuality concerns. I provide compassionate, evidence-based guidance, helping you understand yourself, recognize your strengths, and build a life aligned with your values.

What can you expect?

  • Greater confidence, self-awareness, and self-acceptance
  • Practical tools for healthy relationships and conflict resolution

  • Increased resilience to handle life’s challenges and stressors

Let’s work together to create the life you want.

August Smith, MS

Julie Liszka
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Struggling with your or a loved one’s gender identity, sexuality, or level of self-acceptance?
  • Experiencing difficulty in discussing, exploring, or engaging with intimacy, pleasure, or sex tied to shame, trauma, or relational distress?
  • Grappling with current, past, or generational trauma, seeking a safe space to process and utilize coping tools to expand your emotional capacity?

I Can Help.

  • I utilize integrative trauma-informed Narrative Therapy, DBT, and Polyvagal Theory to guide clients through understanding their internal beliefs shaped by early life experiences and how those foundations impact tolerance, behavior, and relational dynamics in adulthood.
  • I believe therapy can assist clients in unlocking their internal resources needed to promote individual and systemic growth, leading to meaningful change.
  • I implore a liberatory approach by analyzing the client’s context within the systems theory framework and the effects of interpersonal interactions on the client.

What can you expect?

  • I work on an individual and relational level to build clients’ innate resources, fortify distress tolerance, promote understanding of behavioral functionality, and fine-tune awareness of interacting communicative patterns.
  • My notable clinical interests include sex therapy, trauma processing, and identity exploration involving gender & sexuality, collectively framed by liberatory practices and systemic thinking.
  • As a queer and transgender therapist, I have experienced facets of systemic oppression and witnessed its impact on other marginalized communities, driving my own goal to expand the accessibility of mental health services and aim to provide a safe and inclusive therapeutic environment to support client’s mental health regardless of cultural or personal identities.

Wyatt Yurkovich, LPC

Julie Liszka
Licensed Professional Counselor
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Are you feeling worried, anxious, or depressed about major life changes or transitions?
  • Do you feel like you are stuck or struggling in your relationships with family, friends and loved ones?
  • Wanting to build a stronger sense of self and identity?

I Can Help.

  • I’m here to help clients learn and develop skills to better manage their emotions, life stressors, and deepen their relationships with themselves and others.
  • I create a safe and welcoming space for clients to explore their concerns and experiences through a humanistic and psychodynamic approach.
  • I help clients identify and work toward their therapeutic goals in a collaborative way, as I believe each client is the expert in their own life.

What can you expect?

  • A safe and non-judgemental space to freely express your thoughts and emotions.
  • An increased ability to manage and process your emotions and life stressors.
  • The opportunity to strengthen and grow your relationships with others and with yourself.

Libby Quinn, CSWA

Julie Liszka
Clinical Social Worker Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Are you anticipating or experiencing a major transition and feeling overwhelmed by change?
  • Are you wanting to explore your fears, desires and anxieties or make better sense of their origins?
  • Do you find yourself navigating questions about identity and wanting to build a stronger sense of self?

I Can Help.

  • My approach focuses on understanding the deeper stories that shape our lives, helping clients to reframe their narratives and empower their personal growth.
  • My experience in social work, public policy and disability justice lead me to encourage clients to consider the larger systems at play, and reclaim agency in a sometimes imperfect, unpredictable world. 

  • Using a strengths-based approach, I work with you to identify, build and reinforce the unique strengths and resources which support your pursuit of self-determination.

What can you expect?

  • You will be able to utilize your strengths and access your personal sources of power more readily, leaving you feeling grounded and autonomous.
  • Our work will be collaborative – together, we will explore identities, challenges and aspirations which are important to you, ultimately building resilience and autonomy.

  • You will be met with respect, patience and curiosity but also be encouraged to explore and expand your comfort zone, as it relates to self-advocacy and self-determination. 


As a graduate of Smith College School of Social Work (Northampton, MA), I was trained in a range of modalities, with an emphasis on psychodynamic approaches. I strongly believe in the power – and fun! – of stories, and utilize narrative therapy principles to explore the impact of the stories we tell ourselves, as well as the larger narratives told about the identities we might hold. Having lived with a chronic illness since birth, my own disability experience has shaped how I invite clients to consider the role of social norms and expectations in the development of positive self-esteem. My practice borrows from relational therapy, in which I encourage clients to reflect on the impact of past or current relationships, including the working relationship which we shape together. 

Rita Melnikova, MA

Julie Liszka
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  •  Experiencing a lack of accessibility, responsiveness and engagement in your relationship?

  • Feeling out of control and driven by strong and confusing emotions

  • Experiencing a sense of disconnection within oneself and with others?

I Can Help.

  • So much of what impacts us on a daily basis has roots in relationships; our relationships with people around us but also with ourselves. I seek to understand clients’ needs in the context of their individual lives, experiences and relationships.

  • I am direct and efficient in my use of my models, utilizing Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) with individuals.

  • I know that life can get really messy, relationships can take many forms and sometimes the history people share together can seem too complicated to be understood. I am here to hear your story, follow your lead as the expert in your own life and support you in the changes that you want to make.

What can you expect?

  • Clients will walk away with more clarity about what they want for themselves and in their relationships, gaining skills in identifying, understanding and expressing their emotions.

  • Individuals participating in couples therapy will begin to express themselves more fully to their partners, while feeling supported and understood by them.  They will find new collaborative ways to handle situations which have previously led to conflict and disconnection.

  • Clients will find themselves adopting an US vs. the PROBLEM stance more often than the ME vs. YOU stance when finding themselves in conflict with their partner.

  • Individual clients will experience a newfound sense of clarity in understanding their own emotions and where they come from. They will feel an increased sense of control in their lives and feel empowered to respond to life’s stress in a way that tends toward growth, calmness and security.

Brendan Moore, CSWA

Julie Liszka
Clinical Social Worker Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Are you navigating questions around identity (such as gender, culture, race, disability)?
  • Are you struggling with repetitive relationship or career conflicts that don’t make sense?

  • Are you trying to adapt to and make meaning out of a painful event (breakup, divorce, illness, death, or other loss)?

I Can Help.

  • I work with clients to identify and change how unconscious patterns from the past show up painfully in the present
  • My advanced training in psychoanalysis, literature, and feminist theory have taught me to focus not just on symptoms, but on the life story of the person in front of me

  • Culture and structures of exploitation contribute strengths and vulnerabilities to every person’s life, and I strive to welcome these concerns into the consulting room in a spirit of humility

What can you expect?

  • You will derive greater satisfaction and meaning from life, work, and relationships
  • You will experience more clarity on issues of identity, love, and long-term goals

  • You will find improved resilience in the face of life’s challenges

Mayan McDermott, MA

Julie Liszka
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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Does this sound familiar?

  • Difficulty trusting your own needs, boundaries, or instincts?
  • Wondering why your emotions feel intense, confusing, or hard to regulate at times?
  • Wanting to live more authentically, but unsure how or where to start?

I Can Help.

  • My role as a therapist is to facilitate a personalized, collaborative space in which you feel safe, comfortable, and understood. What’s important to you is important to me.
  • You can expect me to meet you with compassion, authenticity, humor, and openness. I rely heavily on a trauma-informed therapeutic approach that emphasizes the connection between your mind and body.
  • As a neurodivergent therapist who was diagnosed later in life, I know firsthand the grief, confusion, and internalized ableism that can sometimes come along with this discovery. Together, we can figure out how to soothe your nervous system, heal your relationship with yourself, and get in touch with your innate resources.

What can you expect?

  • Feeling more calm, curious, clear, compassionate in your relationships – with yourself and with the people that matter most to you.
  • Make sense of longstanding patterns of behavior and resolve feeling “stuck” in various places in life.
  • Learn how to express yourself authentically, to experience yourself fully, and to know yourself deeply.

Connor O’Bryan, MA

Julie Liszka
Professional Counselor Associate
Current clients can book a therapy session here
I work with:
I Specialize In:

Does this sound familiar?

  • Feeling disconnected in your relationship with yourself and others?
  • Going through a difficult life transition or a breakup?
  • Feeling lonely, depressed, or anxious?

I Can Help.

  • I am a compassionate and empathetic person who places the therapeutic relationship with my clients at the highest level of importance.
  • I utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy to help my clients understand their emotions and use their emotions to deepen their relationships.
  • My intention is to provide a space where people feel heard, respected, and cared for.

What can you expect?

  • We will work together to identify patterns in your life that can be adjusted in order to give you more fulfilling relationships with others and yourself.
  • You will experience a therapeutic relationship that feels safe and empowers you to be your most authentic self.
  • You will gain a better understanding of who you are and how you can find joy in the world.

Lauren Updike, LPC

Julie Liszka
Licensed Professional Counselor
Current clients can book a therapy session here
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I specialize in:

Does this sound familiar?

  • Are you overwhelmed? Do stress, anxiety, depression, and unhealthy coping strategies impact your life negatively?
  • Do you need support understanding your neurodivergence and personal identity in your current environment and how these may impact your schooling, career, or relationships?
  • Are you struggling with intrusive thoughts and unproductive behaviors related to current stressors or to past or second hand trauma?
  • Are you struggling parenting a difficult child or have other family conflicts?

I Can Help.

  • I provide a safe and nonjudgmental environment by supporting a client’s values, culture, and goals (LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC safe space).
  • I offer a supportive, direct, and trauma-informed approach to encourage self-reflection, deeper personal understanding and compassion, as well as increased skills in communication, emotional awareness, self-advocating, boundary-setting, and adaptability.
  • I help families navigate conflict and emotional crises by building on strengths, system supports, collaboration, and coping skill implementation.
  • I hold multiple graduate degrees, including a Master’s Degree in Counseling through OSU. I have a background in crisis intervention as well as family and youth counseling focusing strongly on families overcoming extreme conflict and personal difficulties. My background offers me a unique understanding of many clients’ most challenging emotional struggles.

What can you expect?

  • I work with a wide range of clients, including youth, emerging adults, individual adults, and families. My clinical approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), yet draws on Systems and Attachment Theories.
  • As a team, you and I will work to achieve your goals which may include decreased stress, implementation of healthy coping skills, processing trauma, identity discovery, and conflict resolution. Clients tend to see an improvement in emotional regulation, personal growth, and in their relationships and family systems.
  • I value authenticity and offer a welcoming, client-centered space for you to explore troubles and collaboratively find solutions.