COUNSELING STAFF

 Jillian Rhoades is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with considerable experience in treating children, adolescents and their families. Jillian specializes in treating depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, anger management, ADHD, coping skill and social skill development, parenting stress, improving communication skills, and challenges associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Jillian enjoys working with all age ranges as well as both heterosexual and LGBTQ populations. 

Hannah Proper is a Licensed Clinical Social worker with a Masters Degree in Social Work from Edinboro University. Hannah has experience working in multiple treatment environments serving diverse populations. Hannah has experience in individual, couples and group therapy and focuses primarily on trauma processing, working

through depression, anxiety, life adjustments, relationship issues, stress management, addiction, self esteem, self awareness, and other essential areas of life such as communication and boundaries. Hannah is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and will be certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Hannah will be trained in Internal Family Systems, Poly-Vagal, and EMDR therapeutic approaches in 2024. Hannah creates a safe environment that is free from shame and judgment and will utilize the power of humor and creative

interventions in therapy to help you achieve your goals. Hannah will assist you in identifying your own personal strengths, and using those strengths to move you toward your counseling goals.

Hannah enjoys traveling and spending time with family, friends and her dog when she is not in the office.

Alen Melik-Adamyan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s of Social Work Degree from California State University, Northridge. Alen has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing issues with depression, anxiety, relationship communication issues, stress management, schizophrenia, as well as other mental health problems. Alen also has extensive experience working with the elderly and their families dealing with issues of grief/loss, specifically in hospice and end-of-life care. He creates a safe and supportive environment and utilizes a strengths-based approach and solution-focused style of counseling in his work with individuals, couples, and families.

Alen is also a five-time scholastic National Chess Champion who has been teaching chess in private and group settings with children and adults for the past ten years. He is able to integrate his chess playing and coaching abilities into his counseling work with the individuals and families we serve.  

 Sara Allegretto is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor with five years experience working in the counseling field. She received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Edinboro University. Prior to that, she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, also from Edinboro University. Sara views counseling as a holistic and collaborative experience to help clients reach their fullest potential. 

Sara has extensive experience working in an outpatient setting with adults with serious mental illness, including Depression, Bipolar Disorders, and Borderline Personality Disorder. Additionally, Sara is versed in working with clients who struggle with anxiety, self esteem and self worth, communication problems, trauma, grief and loss, emotional regulation skills, and substance abuse. Sara's treatment style is holistic in nature and focuses on goal direction, empowerment, self awareness, and self actualization; merging different treatment modalities to fit each individual client's therapeutic needs. Sara has experience and training in Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Sara enjoys working with adults, couples, and adolescents.

Sara enjoys time spent with family, friends, and pets, gardening, and tie dyeing. Sara believes in the power of humor, education, creativity, comfort from pets, and the balance between mind, body, and spirit in the therapeutic process.

Henry (Hank) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. He has worked in the Mental Health field for 40 years as a Director and Supervisor of MH programs with the last 20 years as a licensed professional counselor and certified Addiction Counselor. He supervised LPC candidates both individually and in a group.

He has extensive counseling experience working with individuals, relationships and families. The issues addressed include Depression (all mood disorders), Anxiety, Stress and Anger Management,

Marriage/partner/family conflicts, Addictions, Drug and Alcohol issues that affect the individual and significant others. Techniques include Cognitive, Behavioral, Psychoeducational, Humanistic, which emphasizes the client’s potential or growth, self-actualization and personal responsibility and Holistic which integrates the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of the client’s well-being.

His clinical approaches include Positive Psychology that focus on encouraging positive and effective behaviors that help to bring out desired and healthy behaviors which can lead to increased tolerance of one’s own or others unwanted cognitions, behavior, other interfering issues. Another clinical approach is Energy Psychology that integrates contemporary psychological interventions such as mindfulness, or cognitive reframing as the goal is to work on one’s energy system to achieve greater emotional balance. Other clinical approaches will be used if indicated. Approaches and techniques are tailored to each individual’s unique profile. A Wellness Plan will be developed to assist in monitoring progress as well as strengthening of the client/therapist relationship. The desired outcome of therapy includes living with greater connections to others, emotional progress, clarity as well as working and living in flow.