Meet Our Counselors
Brian Strawn, MPA, LPCC-S LICDC-CS
Brian is a native of eastern Pennsylvania, he started his career as an officer and pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He transitioned into counseling after doing his graduate work at Ohio State and Malone University. Brian has been serving in the public sector and counseling field for over 20 years in capacities spanning all chemical dependency, trauma, PTSD, and Veteran concerns. He is an avid reader, enjoys baseball, history, listening to and making music, haggling at yard sales and watching Netflix with the family.
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Brian is seeing clients at our location in Canton and through Teleheath. He is available at other locations by special request.
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Susan Snare, MA, LPCC
Susan has worked in mental health for over 25 years. Her scope of practice includes counseling the severely mentally ill in both in-patient and out-patient settings, as well as a health officer working with involuntary commitment situations. She has almost 20 years of substance abuse counseling experience. Presently she sees adults and adolescents in private practice. She uses a feminist and person-centered approach to working with both men and women -- assisting both to recognize how opening up their minds to new ideas will contribute to happier lives and better solutions. Susan considers counseling to be a "two-way street" where both counselor and client will learn and grow from each other.
Kassandra Johnston MS, LPC LICDC
Kassandra is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor in the State of Ohio. She is a graduate of Marshall University with a Bachelors in Business Administration and a graduate of Grand Canyon University with a Masters of Science in Professional Counseling. Kassandra especially enjoys working with teenagers and young adults experiencing mood disorders and phase of life issues. Kassandra also has a special interest in addiction, and has worked with clients of many populations who have been affected by the disease of addiction. Kassandra uses Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy during sessions to address the needs of clients, meeting them where they are in their therapy journey. Kassandra also implements techniques of Dialectical Behavior Therapy into counseling, as she believes everyone is able to benefit from learning emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills! In her free time, Kassandra enjoys both hiking and backpacking, spending time with her husband and managing a small craft business of items she creates.. She also loves her dog, Aspen - who is currently a Therapy Dog in Training and can be present during your therapy session!
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Kassandra is seeing clients at our locations in Canton and Akron, OH as well as via Telehealth.
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Megan Scott, MS, CT CDCA
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Megan has a passion for helping that has always driven her to work with others. Starting in high school she was a ‘peer mediator’ for fellow students who were being bullied, or who just needed a non-judgmental person they felt could understand them. Now, she has grown to be able to provide a safe, compassionate space to both substance use and mental health clients who want to change behaviors, find healing, or achieve the version of themselves they wish to be. Megan has experience working as a substance use counselor with populations involved in the criminal justice system, including impacted families/significant others. She has also facilitated a children’s program focused on coping and resiliency skill building for children whose parents were in recovery, actively using substances, incarcerated, or had died from an overdose. Megan loves music, and while she particularly enjoys loud concerts and large music festivals, she can also be found curled up with a good book or spending a quiet night gaming with her husband.
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Megan is seeing clients at our locations in Canton and Akron, OH as well as via Telehealth. If you’re interested in making an appointment with Megan, please contact us.
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Our counselors are available for both in person and virtual therapy appointments. Evening and Weekend Appointments are available upon request.
Others Around The Office
Bobbie Collins, Office Manager
Bio Coming Soon!
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Sara Vance, Billing Specialist
Bio Coming Soon!
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Aspen Johnston, CGC BCAT TKI C-SWP
Aspen is the dog of Kassandra Johnston, LPC LICDC. She is a 5 year old Australian Cattle Dog x Border Collie who has never met a person she hasn’t liked! Aspen is currently undergoing training in hopes of receiving a therapy certification with Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs. Clients who are interested in being Aspens “practice” while in training can sign a release form and have a conversation with Kassandra about the risks and rules of allowing an animal in therapy. After this conversation, clients can request Aspen to be present during the therapy session.
In Aspens free time, she enjoys hiking with her owners, completing tasks for snacks and competing in various dog sport competitions.
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