Counseling Center Residents

General Intake Number: (317) 924-5205

	Joshua Brainard, MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling Resident Clinical Interests: Self-understanding, self-actualization, mindfulness, depression, bipolar disorder, low self-esteem, boundary strengthening, crisis, grief and loss, addiction, religious conflict and transition, anxiety, counseling for adolescents, cross-cultural and LGBTQ+ concerns. I use insight-oriented and person centered therapy along with motivational interviewing strategies Joshua is not accepting new clients at this time. 317-931-2379 ext. 5048
	Emma Chiriac, MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling Resident Clinical Interests: trauma and PTSD, depression and anxiety. Issues: body image; women’s/men’s issues, domestic and sexual abuse, grief and loss, aging, social identities development, life/work transitions; coping skills, spiritual and existential, creative block, art performers. Individual psychotherapy with adults and older adults; immigrant, multilingual, cross-cultural populations. Verbal and non-verbal psychotherapy approaches: somatic, Gestalt, psychodrama, motivational interviewing. (317) 931-2379, ext. 5118
	Amber Cowan, MA, MAMFT Marriage and Family Therapy Resident Clinical Interests: Relationship issues such as couple/family conflict, divorce, parenting concerns, and sexual/intimacy problems. Life transitions, stress, grief/loss, trauma, women's issues, LGBTQ+ issues. acowan@cts.edu 317-931-2379 ext. 5022
	Bre A. Domescik, MA CMHC Clinical Mental Health Counseling Resident Clinical Interests: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, identity introspection & concerns, life transitions, relationship issues & patterns, anxiety, depression, stress, shame, spiritual & religious exploration, existential questioning, emotional disturbances, grief & loss, womens' issues, aging, sexuality, cultivating self-awareness, fostering creativity, mindfulness techniques 317-931-2379 ext. 5016
	Lee B. Ivey III, MDiv, MA CMHC Clinical Mental Health Counseling Resident Clinical Interests: Church-Hurt, Spiritual Discernment, Trauma and PTSD, Individual/Communal/Generational Healing, Micro/Macroaggressions, Dreams, Discouragement, Grief and Loss, commUNITY as Resistance, Premarital Counseling, 12-Step Program, Relationships, Orientation Exploration, Stress, Loving Self livey@cts.edu 317-931-2379 ext. 5210
	Amanda Thrasher, MA, LMHCA Clinical Mental Health Counseling Resident Clinical Interests: Psychodynamic psychotherapy, spiritual discernment and religious concerns, mindfulness techniques, exploration of relationship patterns, personality exploration, building resiliency, vocational and career discernment, LGBTQAI identity and exploration, couples therapy, grief and loss, life transitions, emotion awareness, anxiety, depression. 317-931-2379 ext. 5120
	Kaitlin Whelan, MA, MAMFT Marriage and Family Therapy Resident Clinical Interests: Family, Couples, and Individual therapy. Life transitions, Anxiety, Depression, Premarital/Marital counseling, Relationship issues, Effects of divorce/separation on children and families, Play therapy, Self-awareness/Self-esteem, Adolescent/Young adult issues, Spirituality. KWhelan@cts.edu 317-931-2379 ext. 5024

Counseling Center residents are masters in counseling degree graduates and independent contractors who are working at the Counseling Center to complete requirements toward being licensed by the State of Indiana. Interns are current CTS students who deliver counseling services under the supervision of a licensed, experienced therapist as a component of our Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy programs.

Supervisors provide clinical oversight to the counselors in training at CTS.