Cornerstone Family Services is committed to increasing accessibility of Christian counselors and furthering counselor education in Central Ohio by providing internship opportunities for counseling graduates. Each Counselor Trainee (CT) is required by the State of Ohio to log 600 hours of supervised counseling before receiving their Licensed Professional Counselor designation. Each counseling session is reviewed with their supervising Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC-S). After reaching the 600-hour milestone, CT’s are required to pass the National Counselor Exam (NCE) to receive their Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) designation.
During the training and supervisory period, state law prohibits interns from receiving direct compensation for their counseling services. Through the internship program, Cornerstone provides no-cost counseling services for social agencies such as Mental Health America of Franklin County (MHA), as well as low-pay counseling for economically disadvantaged clients. Fees collected from low-pay clients go directly to Cornerstone to support our mission of providing quality professional mental health care to anyone in need, regardless of financial means.
Rebecca Capistrant, CTFocus: Depression, Anxiety, Adolescents, Trauma, Grief and Loss, College students, life transitions, young women, spiritual struggles Professional Focus: Personal Interests: |
Rick Fannin, CTFocus: Addiction, Anger Management, Men’s Issues, Relationship Issues, Substance Abuse, Trauma Rick Fannin CT is attending Capella University for his master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. At CornerStone Family Services, Rick is under the supervision of Chad Kays, LPCC-S. Professional Focus: His focused areas include Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Co-Dependency, Depression, Divorce/Separation Issues, Men’s Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Esteem/Self-Worth, Substance Abuse, Trauma. Personal Interests: |
Laura Lakatos, CTFocus: Adjustment Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Trauma Laura Lakatos is a counselor trainee under the supervision of Seth Evans, LPCC-S at CornerStone. She is getting her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Ashland Theological Seminary. Her bachelor’s is in Human Development and Family Science from The Ohio State University. Professional Focus: Additionally, Laura is focused on developing clinical skills in areas involving career counseling, co-dependency, relationship issues, and self-esteem/self-worth struggles. Personal Interests: |
Lisa Riddle, CTFocus: Adoption, Anxiety, Couples and Family, Crisis, Grief/Loss, Life Transitions, Parenting, and Women’s Issues Lisa Riddle CT is attending Ashland Theological Seminary for her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from The Ohio State University. Lisa is currently under the supervision of Tracy Whiteside LPCC-S. Professional Focus: Personal Interests: |
Emily Roberts, CTFocus: Anxiety, Trauma and Crisis, Women, Children, Adolescents (12+) Emily Roberts CT is currently receiving her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. She is a counselor trainee intern under the supervision of Natalie Clark, LPCC-S. She received her BA in Psychology from The Ohio State University. Professional Focus: Her focused areas include trauma, crisis, anxiety, OCD, spiritual issues, adjustment and depression. Personal Interests: |
Gwen Verhoff, CTFocus: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Women’s Issues Gwen Verhoff is attending Ashland Theological Seminary for her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from The Ohio State University. She is under the supervision of Chad Kays, LPCC-S. Professional Interests: Personal Information: |