Our counselors are discrete and conversations are confidential. Initial consultations are approximately an hour in length and allow you to tell us your story of what brings you into counseling. The second appointment takes approximately :50 minutes and will involve developing a treatment plan and beginning work on that plan to help you meet your goals. Through this process you will begin to manage and cope with your personal, social, emotional and/or spiritual issues. Time may be spent:
- working through unresolved issues,
- developing new and more effective ways of coping,
- facilitating better communication,
- building and strengthening relationships and support structures,
- learning to more fully experience God’s healing presence.
Therapeutic Techniques
Our clinicians are trained in a variety of therapeutic techniques. Your presenting problems may be based on past events or require current crisis counseling. The technique we use will depend on the issue that is brought to the counseling session. Our therapists have experience in Cognitive Behavior Therapy to modify cognitions, assumptions and behaviors; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma and abuse (read about it here); Imago Relationship Therapy for marriage therapy; and Formational Prayer for spiritual healing. If during therapy it seems as though you may need further support we will make a confidential referral to another mental health professional.
Our Fees
Fees range from $130 for an initial consult to $110 for a :50 minute session or $155 for a :75 minute session. Most of our clinicians are on various panels including: Aetna, Anthem (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), Caresource, Cigna, Medical Mutual, Molina, OSU and Tricare. We also work with various EAP programs and offer sliding scales when necessary, so please contact us to find out more information.
Our History & Our Future Vision
Central College Christian Counseling (CCCC) was founded in 2000 as a ministry of Central College Church. The vision of CCCC is to offer exceptional mental health services to the Westerville community at large. Our passion is helping the broken find wholeness and the hopeless rediscover hope.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide exceptional professional counseling services that integrates contemporary, emperically-based mental health therapies with sound Biblically-based principles to people in central Ohio, regardless of religious affiliation, race, sexual orientation or social class.
Our Guiding Principles
Central College Christian Counseling is a ministry of Central College Presbyterian Church. We believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and are committed to helping the people in our community find health and wholeness through the use of sound clinical training and practice, Christ’s healing model and the authoritative teaching of the Bible.
Our Staff
Our clinicians are board certified with the State of Ohio and have attained, or are working toward, a Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited university. If the clinician is currently pursuing their degree, they are supervised by an on-site supervisor on a weekly or bi-monthly basis. Staff clinicians are committed to their faith and work in a fashion that is God-honoring.
Leslie Marshall, MA, PCC
Leslie is a licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio and serves as the Director of the counseling center.
She works with adults and children in individual, couples and family settings. Her passion is to see families thrive. Leslie is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which helps people overcome post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders (read EMDR Success Story here). Leslie also leads various parenting classes, professional development workshops, in-services for education professionals, pre-marital workshops and therapeutic support groups. She enjoys traveling and spending her free time with friends and family and her golden retriever, Frankie.
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Elizabeth Shold, MA, PCC-S
Liz is an independently licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with supervisory status.
She works with adolescents and adults in individual and group therapy and specializes in depression, anxiety, abuse, sexual addiction, and relationship issues. She is trained in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy in which people heal from the traumas they have previously experienced. Helping people realize their full potential and begin living it is Liz’s passion. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son and loves to travel and experience new things.
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Twyla Stanifer, MA, PC
Twyla is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Ohio.
She currently teaches as a Counseling Instructor at Winebrenner Theological Seminary of Findlay, OH. She received a master’s of arts degree in clinical counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary of Wilmore, Kentucky in 1995. Twyla is an ordained deacon of the Church of the Nazarene and has served in Christian ministry since 1993.
Twyla is passionate about the restoration and enrichment of married couples and is dedicated to lifelong learning by working toward sex therapy certification. She has a passion to see individuals, couples, and families come to understand and celebrate healthy sexuality. She works with women growing and changing through menopause, struggling with low sexual desire, and those who desire to learn more about God’s heart for female sexuality. She also works with couples who desire to learn more about celebrating God’s precious gift of sex in marriage. She has been married to her husband Chris since 2000 and they enjoy ministering to couples through mentoring and weekend retreats. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her husband and spending time with family.
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Mark Wm Smith, MA, PC/CRMark is a Licensed Professional Counselor/Clinical Resident.
Mark received his master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University where he focused his studies on sexual addiction treatment. He specializes in helping men overcome sexual compulsion and addiction, but also works with all to resolve relationship problems, mood disorders and schema issues arising from childhood experiences. Mark is in the final stages of certification as a Certified Clinical Sex Addiction Specialist (CCSAS). He leads the Central College from Fantasy to Eternity sexual addiction recovery group for men. Mark & his wife Brenda are both professional counselors and enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren. Find out more about Mark and his approach to counseling here.
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Brenda Smith, MA, PC/CR
Brenda is a Licensed Professional Counselor/Clinical Resident.
Brenda received a master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University where she focused her studies on crisis intervention and trauma recovery. Brenda tries to make the counseling process easier, connecting clients with clinical, empirically-sound treatment strategies through a collaborative dialogue. Brenda leads from Reeling to Healing for women who’ve experienced a sexual betrayal, and co-leads Rising Above for people struggling to find emotional balance. Brenda works full time, as well as volunteering to stop human trafficking. Brenda & her husband Mark enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren. Find out more about Brenda and her approach to counseling here.
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Jonathan Cosner, CT
Jonathan Cosner is a graduate student and counselor trainee in his last semester at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
He is available to take clients dealing with a variety of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and adjustments to new life situations. He offers approaches to helping develop a sense of calm in the midst of a stressful life, and also help in identifying purpose and life priorities. He enjoys composing and playing music. For more information, click here.
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Founder: Rev. Kevin Heckathorn, MA, PCC-S
Kevin is a Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio. Although he is not taking new clients, he supervises our counselors through their internship and licensure program. Kevin has provided clinical services to individuals, families and couples through CCCC since it’s inception. He is a teaching pastor at Central College Presbyterian Church and heads the Mission program at the Church. Kevin and his wife, Julie, have two boys and enjoys spending his time with his family and fly-fishing out west.
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