Corinne Santore, LISW-S, LICDC

Corinne Santore is a licensed independent social worker and chemical dependency counselor, who obtained her bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University and her master's degree from Case Western Reserve University.  In the past 12 years of her professional experience, she has worked with diverse client populations providing outpatient counseling services for mental health and for substance use disorders. Corinne's most recent experience included co-developing and running an intensive outpatient program for mood disorders and substance use disorders in the Cleveland area. During this time she developed her passion and niche for treating first responders. Corinne's previous work experience includes her leading role in the provision of intensive outpatient care at a clinic in Michigan and her supporting role in developing and implementing an integrative treatment program at the Cleveland Clinic. She gained supervisory experience in residential treatment at Bellefaire JCB and has supervised multiple students of social work. Corinne's areas of specialty include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, adjustment disorders, and depression. She has specialized training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and has strengthened her integrative approach to treatment in multiple settings with individuals, families, and groups. 

Alexa Hirsch, MSW, LISW

Alexa “Lexi” Hirsch (she/her) is a licensed independent social worker who obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degree from Marywood University in Scranton Pennsylvania. Lexi’s clinical professional experience includes work with client populations in the school, home and community settings. She works well with individuals, particularly young adults, and often supports clients coping with stress and anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, infidelity, marital/premarital, and interpersonal issues. She appreciates trauma-informed approaches to treatment and believes no single approach is right for every individual, so she has been trained in a range of modalities including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and emotionally-focused couples therapy (EFT). Lexi’s therapeutic style encourages humanness, humor and laughter as well as the practices of meditation, movement and mindfulness. Above all, Lexi’s committed to creating a space that is comfortable, connected and valuable.

Lexi is currently offering services via Telehealth.

Mary Kozina, LISW-S

Mary Kozina, LISW-S is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW-S) and dual diagnosis therapist who obtained her Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan. Mary has 30 years of professional experience providing individual and group therapy to diverse client populations. She has a broad range of clinical experience in treating substance use disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorder, life and relationship issues, self-harm, suicidal assessment and risk reduction, and stress management. Her most recent experience has focused on providing substance use disorder treatment to adults, helping them overcome their illness and regain health and social function.  Her passion is working with people to recover from substance use disorders using a compassionate and harm reduction approach to treatment as well as providing clinical supervision/training to students and professionals. Mary specializes in a variety of techniques such as DBT, CBT, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Relapse Prevention, Trauma Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Dr. Gerald F. Hayes, PsyD

Dr. Hayes  is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and training. He specializes in working with diverse populations, including Deaf clients, and offers culturally affirmative care for a broad and diverse population. Dr. Hayes has extensive clinical experience in private practice, higher education, and community mental health. He has worked closely with first responders, providing therapeutic services and specialized training to address their unique needs. Dr. Hayes’ approach to treatment is focused on helping individuals navigate life's challenges and transitions. His areas of clinical interest are diverse, ranging from adjustment and relationship concerns to the 'art' of meaning-making and building resilience. He believes that lasting change comes from self-awareness and self-compassion, which can be cultivated through a collaborative therapeutic relationship that promotes empowerment and respects self-determination.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Hayes has led grant-funded programs to train mental health clinicians and interpreters in serving Deaf communities. A certified Mental Health First Aid and Crisis Intervention Trainer and Bystander Trainer, he also delivers workshops on multiple topics including suicide prevention, de-escalation and trauma. Dr. Hayes has served as an adjunct faculty member at Case Western Reserve University for over 15 years and was the counseling center director and adjunct instructor at Notre Dame College. He has contributed to the professional growth of future mental health practitioners through mentoring and supervision for over 20 years. His career reflects a commitment to advocacy, education, and the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care.