Common Issues Treated
Lorain Office
3644 Oberlin Ave, Lorain OH, 44052 | Phone: (440) 282-1383 | Fax: (440) 989-1265
LISW-S, BCD
Alan Shubert
Alan N. Shubert, LISW-S, BCD is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and a Diplomatic in Clinical Social Work and has been with Allied since August 2008 after 20 years as therapist and center director of Rainbeau Counseling Centers. He provides individual conjoint and group therapy as well as employee assistance services for business. Alan uses a generalist orientation to allow the greatest responsiveness to the individual clients needs. He currently works with adolescents, age 1 and up, as well as adults, couples and families. Specialties include anxiety and adjustment disorders, depressive disorders, childhood trauma issues, parenting, relational issues, and anger management.
LPC
Leah Kantartzis
Leah is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with children, adolescents, and adults navigating a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. Her primary areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges. Leah utilizes a collaborative, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach, drawing from CBT-informed and person-centered practices to support each client’s individual goals. Leah strives to create a safe and welcoming space for those who have taken the important step toward caring for their mental health. She believes in meeting clients where they are and working together to build insight, resilience, and meaningful change.
Leah Kantartzis is under the supervision of Mark Pemberton, LPCC-S, LICDC III, E.1700487-SUPV
LPCC
Christine Jensen
Through authentic connections, we can together discover what it means to live fully, thoroughly, and well in an environment of care and respect. Conversations begin in an environment in which clients can feel safe, heard, and free to be themselves. Utilizing various therapies, clients can explore their awareness of themselves in the present, their emotional experiences, their discomfort, how they choose to be themselves, and how to take responsibility for their lives in ways that help them feel empowered and free. I am an ally and advocate of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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LISW
Ida Capestany
Idamari Capestany, LSW is trained to deal with clinical and substance abuse disorders. Her experience has a being working with adolescents and adults dealing with issues surrounding relationships, self- worth, eating disorders, anxiety/depression, childhood/military/sexual trauma, life transitioning issues, including immigration and refugee status, grief/loss, and addictive behaviors.
The native Hispanic clinician provides comprehensive services in both English and Spanish with special attention to cultural diversity affairs. ​
LPCC-S, LICDCIII
Mark Pemberton
Mark is a licensed professional and chemical dependency counselor. He earned his Master’s degree in clinical counseling from Ashland University in 2015 and has over 30 years experience as a minister. Mark works with clients of all ages with a special interest in ADHD, addiction, and family therapy.
PHD
Dr. Myra Kawaguchi
Myra is a licensed psychologist. Her training includes several well-established therapeutic approaches. She enjoys seeing diverse clients in a general practice. While she tailors therapy to each client, her overall approach is collaborative and strengths based. Often, she works with clients to improve coping and reduce stress in a relatively short period of time. When appropriate, she works with clients on longer-standing emotional, cognitive and behavioral patterns in order to build resiliency. She respects each client’s values and spiritual beliefs and makes room in therapy for their inclusion.
MA, LPCC
Thomas Williams
Thomas A Williams is a Professional Clinical Counselor licensed by the state of Ohio. He has a Masters Degree in Psychology and has over twenty years of experience in the field of counseling and social work. Previous work experience has included directing a juvenile delinquency prevention program, working with public housing families, working at a crisis center and volunteering in local schools. Mr. Williams has extensive experience in counseling with adults, adolescents and children. Skill and experience areas include anger and stress management, adjustment disorders, mood disorders, ADD, ADHD, and oppositional defiant disorders.