Mitch Conrad is a Licensed Professional Counselor who received his Master of Education (M.Ed.) from Cleveland State University. Mitch also attended Baldwin-Wallace University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree (BA), majoring in Sociology and Psychology. Mitch is also pursuing a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Kent State University. Mitch’s clinical experience includes working with people experiencing depression, anxiety, obsessions, compulsions, relationship challenges, grief, life transitions, and concerns about suicide. Mitch is especially mindful of people who are recovering from or are experiencing acute or chronic trauma, including a specific focus for individuals recovering from bullying, emotional abuse, and physical abuse. Mitch has experience providing counseling to people in the LGBTQIA+ community and endeavors to provide counseling from a perspective that celebrates the diversity of identities and experiences for people and their communities. Mitch is focused on providing counseling that is collaborative, consent-forward, and feedback-oriented in order to find the forms of treatment that feel best for you. His goal is provide an affirming, compassionate, and gentle space where you can share your values and goals, explore the identities that are important to you, and receive empathy for your experiences in life. He is focused on understanding your unique perspective, including the way you experience yourself and the world. Mitch provides counseling from an integrative perspective, relying on Humanistic/Person-Centered Therapy (PCT) from an emotion-focused perspective to ncrease awareness and comfort with emotions to alter behavioral patterns. His practice is also informed by feminist, attachment, and polyvagal theories. He has received additional trainings in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, and trauma-informed care, including certification in neurodevelopment in children (NME). In his leisure time, Mitch enjoys listening to music, playing piano, hiking in nature, playing tabletop games, and spending time with friends & family. Mitch is accepting new clients. Schedule your initial session with any independently licensed clinician in order to start services with Mitch. Appropriate referrals for Mitch include children ages 6 and older, and adults ages 18 and older. Mitch is providing counseling services under the supervision of Katie LaBar, LPCC-S.