Meet Our Counseling Team
Kristen Pepera LPCC, M.Ed.
She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs
Kristen is a licensed professional clinical counselor. She attended Ashland University for her undergraduate degree in psychology and graduated in 2008. Kristen earned her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling from Kent State University in 2011. Kristen is passionate about helping and working with people of all ages, but particularly loves working with the LGBTQ+ population. She strives to walk with others and help them in any way that she can and is inspired by great thinkers such as Carl Rogers. “People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner. I don’t try to control the sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” -Carl Rogers
Lisa Pepera LPCC-S, M.Ed.
She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs
Lisa is a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor. She graduated from John Carroll University with an undergraduate degree in 2008. She completed a graduate program with Kent State University in 2011 with a degree in clinical mental health counseling. Lisa has been working in both residential and outpatient settings with community based mental health agencies since 2012. Lisa is a Fairview Park native, she has a passion for helping others around her and enjoys spending time outdoors and with family. She is motivated by the following quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the world”.
Jack Meehan
He/Him/His
Jack has been working in mental health services since graduating from Bowling Green in 2016 with a Bachelors’s in Human Development and Family Studies. He started his career at Bellefaire JCB in the Monarch Boarding Academy for Autism. He then went on to start his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in the fall of 2019. He completed his practicum experience at Moore Counseling and Mediation Services where he did individual and group counseling. Outside of school and his internship he is a Case Manager at a group home for adults on the Autism Spectrum and enjoys playing music and rock climbing.
Tina
She/Her/Hers, Mom
Tina is a licensed independent social worker, LISW-S. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a Bachelors of Social Work and obtained her Masters of Social Work from Cleveland State University in 2003. Tina has a great deal of experience working with individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. She feels passionately about the process of working with clients to clarify personal goals and then providing the support, education and encouragement needed for clients to realize their goals. Tina lives in Fairview Park with her husband, and their 2 children as well as 1 cat, 1 dog and 1 fish.
Heather Koeka
She/Her/Hers
Heather has been a licensed social worker since 2009. Heather started her career with Guidestone doing community therapy and outreach. In 2012, she continued to diversify her social work career at Applewood Centers working as a group therapist specializing in DBT and CBT. During her career at Applewood she co-wrote and founded the “Daisy House for Girls” Intensive Day treatment program that serviced human trafficked survivors. Heather is dedicated to helping her clients heal from stressors and trauma. She has a passion for helping her clients find their strengths and achieve inner peace.
Amber Fisher
She/Her/Hers
Amber is a clinical licensed social worker graduating from the University of Akron. Amber specializes in serving geriatric, youth, and substance use disorder populations. She completed her clinicals at the Cleveland Clinic on the pediatric psychiatry unit where she worked with youth of all different diagnoses, race, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic backgrounds. While obtaining her master’s degree, Amber found her style of counseling to be a combination of motivational interviewing and a humanistic, strengths-based approach. Amber is inspired by Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and her goal is to help clients on their journey of self-actualization. Amber looks forward to learning with and from her clients, keeping an open-mind that each client is different and should be viewed as such.
Shannon Scott-Miller
She/Her/Hers
Shannon Scott-Miller, MAAT, ATR-BC (She/her) is a board certified art therapist who received her masters in art therapy from Vermont College of Norwich University. She has been a practicing art therapist for over 25 years specializing in working with children and teens. Shannon spent 20 years at the University of Michigan Health Care Systems working in pediatrics and with adults both in the hospital and outpatient settings. As executive director of the Art Therapy Studio in Cleveland, Shannon worked with partnering agencies designing and supervising art therapy programs tailored to the varied needs of each individual agency's clients. Shannon's work in gender identity began while working inpatient pediatrics with children who are born intersex and expanded to the transgender communtiy while raising two gender-expansive children. Shannon is the co-author of the recently published book, "Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender-Exapnsive Children and Teenagers". Shannon specializes in providing art therapy that adapts to the cognitive, physical and emotional abilities of her clients to achieve personal goals.
Kristen Pepera LPCC, M.Ed.
She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs
Kristen is a licensed professional clinical counselor. She attended Ashland University for her undergraduate degree in psychology and graduated in 2008. Kristen earned her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling from Kent State University in 2011. Kristen is passionate about helping and working with people of all ages, but particularly loves working with the LGBTQ+ population. She strives to walk with others and help them in any way that she can and is inspired by great thinkers such as Carl Rogers. “People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner. I don’t try to control the sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” -Carl Rogers
- Unfortunately, Kristen is not taking new clients at this time including waitlist clients.
Lisa Pepera LPCC-S, M.Ed.
She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs
Lisa is a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor. She graduated from John Carroll University with an undergraduate degree in 2008. She completed a graduate program with Kent State University in 2011 with a degree in clinical mental health counseling. Lisa has been working in both residential and outpatient settings with community based mental health agencies since 2012. Lisa is a Fairview Park native, she has a passion for helping others around her and enjoys spending time outdoors and with family. She is motivated by the following quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the world”.
-Unfortunately, Lisa is not taking new clients at this time including waitlist clients.
Jack Meehan
He/Him/His
Jack has been working in mental health services since graduating from Bowling Green in 2016 with a Bachelors in Human Development and Family Studies. He started his career at Bellefaire JCB in the Monarch Boarding Academy for Autism. He then went on to complete his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in the fall of 2020. He completed his practicum experience at Moore Counseling and Mediation Services where he did individual and group counseling. Outside of school and his internship he is a Case Manager at a group home for adults on the Autism Spectrum and enjoys playing music and rock climbing.
Tina
She/Her/Hers, Mom
Tina is a licensed independent social worker, LISW-S. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a Bachelors of Social Work and obtained her Masters of Social Work from Cleveland State University in 2003. Tina has a great deal of experience working with individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. She feels passionately about the process of working with clients to clarify personal goals and then providing the support, education and encouragement needed for clients to realize their goals. Tina lives in Fairview Park with her husband, and their 2 children as well as 1 cat, 1 dog and 1 fish.
Heather Koeka
She/Her/Hers
Heather has been a licensed social worker since 2009. Heather started her career with Guidestone doing community therapy and outreach. In 2012, she continued to diversify her social work career at Applewood Centers working as a group therapist specializing in DBT and CBT. During her career at Applewood she co-wrote and founded the “Daisy House for Girls” Intensive Day treatment program that serviced human trafficked survivors. Heather is dedicated to helping her clients heal from stressors and trauma. She has a passion for helping her clients find their strengths and achieve inner peace.
Amber Fisher
She/Her/Hers
Amber is a clinical licensed social worker graduating from the University of Akron. Amber specializes in serving geriatric, youth, and substance use disorder populations. She completed her clinicals at the Cleveland Clinic on the pediatric psychiatry unit where she worked with youth of all different diagnoses, race, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic backgrounds. While obtaining her master’s degree, Amber found her style of counseling to be a combination of motivational interviewing and a humanistic, strengths-based approach. Amber is inspired by Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and her goal is to help clients on their journey of self-actualization. Amber looks forward to learning with and from her clients, keeping an open-mind that each client is different and should be viewed as such.
Shannon Scott-Miller
She/Her/Hers
Shannon Scott-Miller, MAAT, ATR-BC (She/her) is a board certified art therapist who received her masters in art therapy from Vermont College of Norwich University. She has been a practicing art therapist for over 25 years specializing in working with children and teens. Shannon spent 20 years at the University of Michigan Health Care Systems working in pediatrics and with adults both in the hospital and outpatient settings. As executive director of the Art Therapy Studio in Cleveland, Shannon worked with partnering agencies designing and supervising art therapy programs tailored to the varied needs of each individual agency's clients. Shannon's work in gender identity began while working inpatient pediatrics with children who are born intersex and expanded to the transgender community while raising two gender-expansive children. Shannon is the co-author of the recently published book, "Art Therapy with Transgender and Gender-Exapnsive Children and Teenagers". Shannon specializes in providing art therapy that adapts to the cognitive, physical and emotional abilities of her clients to achieve personal goals.
Mike Boyce
He/Him/His, Superhero
As a queer man and member of the LGBTQ+ community, Mike empowers all marginalized individuals to find the super hero within themselves so they may live their most fulfilled life. Mike has published two children’s books that he wrote and illustrated explaining the difficult subject of homelessness to children. He earned a Master's degree in Counseling and Art Therapy from Ursuline College. Mike has experience facilitating youth groups with a focus on positive identity representation. Mike lives by Wonder Woman’s motto- “govern yourselves with love, kindness, and service to others”
Sam Rickett
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Sam recently graduated with their Master’s in Social Work from Cleveland State University. Sam identifies as non binary and trans masculine and has a passion for connecting and working with other members of the LGBTQ community. In the therapy setting, Sam provides a safe space where clients can be their authentic self, and empowers their clients to find their strengths and develop new coping skills. In their free time, Sam enjoys bowling with friends, spending time in nature, journaling, and drawing.
Grace Steiner
She/her/hers
Grace is a recent graduate of Cleveland State University where she earned her Master’s of
Social Work degree. During her undergraduate education, she studied both social work and psychology. She has done counseling with individuals of various ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and life experiences. She believes that everyone can benefit from therapy at one point or another in their life. In therapy, she focuses on individual strengths, learning new coping skills, and building a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship. Grace is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and is passionate about supporting and working closely with other members of the community. In her free time, she loves spending time with family and friends, trying out new restaurants, cuddling with her cat, Daisy, and painting or coloring. Feel free to bring your favorite art supplies to session!
Melvin Joy
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Melvin is currently working towards their Master’s Degree in Art Therapy and Counseling at Ursuline College. Melvin identifies as transmasc non-binary and enjoys walking in nature and consuming all sorts of queer literature, tv shows and, movies. They have a passion for the LGBTQ+ community and aim to journey alongside and aid folx through their mental health struggles and the struggle of living in a cisgender heteronormative world