Counselors, Psychiatrists & Prescribers, and Administrators
Our Team
Our counselors are all licensed or certified in the State of Maryland. Below is a list of some of our counselors and the locations that they work. If you should have any questions, please feel free to call us at (410) 740-8066.
Counselors & Therapists
Licensed Counselor
Maria Adamos, LCPC
Columbia
Maria is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor and co-facilitates the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program and Adult Outpatient Program. She also sees client individually focusing on psychological disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Licensed Counselor
Sarah Agboli, MS, LCMFT
Columbia
Sarah is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist with experience in an outpatient clinical setting and within the public school system. She has provided services to families, couples and individuals for over nine years.
Licensed Counselor
Katie Bingner, MS, LCPC
Columbia
Katie is a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She like to combine talk therapy with CBT/DBT techniques in a safe space. She works with adults (18+) and couples.
Licensed Therapist
Barbara Borsi, LCPC
Towson
Barbara is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with experience providing mental health services and substance abuse outpatient services. She has also provided services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Licensed Counselor
Aaron Brager, MS, CAC-AD
Columbia, Eldersburg
Aaron is responsible for coordinating services at our Eldersburg location - facilitating adult education and treatment groups throughout the week and co-facilitating the Young Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Columbia.
Licensed Counselor
Elizabeth Brandon, LGSW, DBT-C
Columbia
Elizabeth is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker and is a nationally certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist. She works with clients of all ages and utilizes a variety of evidence-based treatment options.
Licensed Therapist
Marilyn L. Brooks, LCSW-C
Towson
Marilyn is a Licensed Certified Social Worker with experience as a psychotherapist and substance abuse counselor. She has worked with individuals and groups for more than thirty years.
Licensed Therapist
Lauren Cash, LCPC
Columbia, Towson
Lauren is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with experience in outpatient mental health and individual counseling.
Licensed Therapist
Mary Carroll, LCPC, NCC
Columbia
Mary is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who works with persons ages 4 to 60 providing individual, group, family, and couples counseling.
Licensed Therapist
Lisa Cohen, LCPC, CAC-AD
Columbia
Lisa is a Certified Associate Counselor Alcohol and Drug as well as the Director of Adolescent Substance Treatment Services. She has a strong desire to help kids succeed and is responsible for five different levels of adolescent education and treatment.
Licensed Therapist
Michael Derry LCSW-C
Columbia
Michael is a Licensed Certified Social Worker with experience working with children and adults with mood, anxiety, and addictions. He has also completed programs in Child & Adolescent Treatment and Chemical Dependency Counseling.
Psychologist
John Donahue, Psy.D.
Columbia
Dr. Donahue is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety, mood disorders, trauma-related disorders, and emotion regulation difficulties. He provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to adults with a specific emphasis in mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches to problems in living.
CEO, Clinical Director, Licensed Therapist
Mark Donovan, LCPC, LCADC
Columbia
Mark is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor as well as the CEO of CCS. He specializes in working with depressed, acting out, dually diagnosed teens and their families.
Licensed Therapist, Vice President & Clinical Supervisor
Katie Downes, LCPC, DBT-C
Columbia
Katie is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who is DBT trained and works as an individual and family therapist. She is also the Vice President of CCS, the Director of Adult Substance Treatment Services,
Licensed Therapist
Erin Fitzgerald, LCPC
Columbia, Eldersburg
Erin is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who has provided services to children, adolescents, and adults for more than six years. Her therapeutic orientation involves Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and a strength-based approach.
Licensed Counselor
Mackenzie Fleming, LGPC
Columbia, Eldersburg
Mackenzie is a Licensed Graduate Profession Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. She has extensive experience working with children and provides a safe space for her clients.
Licensed Therapist
Ashley Harig, MEd, LCPC, NCC
Millersville
Ashley is an Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with more that 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has also received certificates in Autism Studies (birth to adult) and Mindfulness training.
Licensed Counselor, Program Director
Meghan Hesterberg, MS, CAC-AD
Columbia, Millersville
Meghan is a Certified Addictions Counselor and co-facilitates the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). She is also responsible for the Anger Management Program in Millersville.
Sarah Hoffmaster, ADT
Columbia
Sarah is an Alcohol and Drug Counselor trainee. She co-facilitates the Intensive Outpatient Group for Adult Substance abuse, the Outpatient Group for Teen Substance Abuse, the DBT Group for Teens and leads the Teen Early Intervention Group for Substance Abuse.
Psychologist
Elaine Johnson, PhD
Columbia
Elaine is a psychologist with more than 30 years of experience in working with individuals, couples and groups. She specializes in women’s concerns, codependency, and relationship difficulties.
Licensed Therapist
Kirsten Johannsen, LCSW-C
Millersville
Kirsten is a Licensed Certified Social Worker who provides services to individual, couples and family therapy, for children, adolescents, and adults. For more than 10 years she has worked in the mental health field providing in-home, school-based, and clinic-based services.
Licensed Therapist
Laura Kogelschatz, LCSW-C
Towson
Laura is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience providing individual and group services. She has worked with at-risk student in middle & high school dealing with social, emotional, academic and behavioral issues.
Licensed Therapist
Ryan Logue, LCPC, NCC, DBT-C
Columbia, Eldersburg
Ryan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and is the team lead for the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program. He specializes in stress reduction, trauma, LGBTQ issues, depression, anxiety, spectrum and personality disorders, and substance use.
Licensed Counselor
Kathi McGaha, LCSW-C
Columbia
Kathi provides individual counseling/ therapy to adults and believes the "art" of therapy only works well when there is a good rapport between client and therapist with a trusting and open relationship.
Licensed Therapist
Jennifer Molinari, MS, LCPC, NCC
Columbia
Jennifer is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor. She has experience with "at-rick" youth and their families and now provides individual, family and couples counseling services for children, adolescents and adults.
Licensed Therapist
Yu-Ching (Emma) Ostendorp, LCPC
Columbia
Emma is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who has experience working with a wide range of mental health disorders. She is fluent in both English and Chinese and has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Licensed Therapist
Rachel Rentch, LCSW-C
Columbia, Eldersburg
Rachel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 10 years of experience with outpatient mental health. She is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) as well as being trained in CBT & DBT.
Licensed Therapist
Yvonne Rogers, MS, LCPC
Columbia
Yvonne is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has more than 20 years experience as a counselor for Maryland Public Schools and counseling community college students and incarcerated individuals.
Licensed Therapist
Brooke Schetgen, LCPC, NCC
Columbia
Brooke is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who specializes in working with depression, anxiety, disordered eating, geriatrics, post-traumatic stress disorder, and military veterans and their families.
Licensed Counselor
Lori Simmons, LCMFT, DBT-C
Columbia, Millersville
Lori provides individual, family and couples counseling services for children, adolescents and adults. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-based therapy, which can be effective with a wide range of clinical conditions.
Licensed Therapist
Jennifer Steier, LCSW-C
Columbia
Jennifer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is also trained in Child-Directed Play Therapy and holds a post-graduate certificate in Psychotherapy.
Licensed Therapist
Kathryn Stetler, LCSW-C
Towson
Kathryn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker whose experienced in providing therapeutic interventions with at-risk families and youth, family work with foster and adoptive families, and individual work with children with developmental disabilities.
Licensed Therapist
Sarah Vayda, LCPC
Columbia, Millersville
Sarah is a licensed clinical professional counselor who has been working with adults, adolescents, and children with a variety of mental health needs for over 10 years.
Licensed Therapist
Rod Wright, LCPC, NCC
Columbia
Rod is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor. He works with teens, young adults, and anger management teams in addition to co-facilitating the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and the Adult Outpatient Program (OP).
Psychiatrists/Prescribers
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Shannon Brill, PMHNP
Columbia
Shannon is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with experience in various settings. She sees patients over the age of 18 and has treated a large range of psychiatric disorders.
Addiction Medicine Specialist
N. Joseph Gagliardi, M.D.
Columbia
Dr. Gagliardi, has worked in the field of addictions since 1972 as a consultant developing prevention programs, an addictions counselor, a Family Physician, an Addiction Medicine Specialist and an adjunct assistant professor.
Psychiatrist
Timothy Lacy, M.D.
Columbia
Dr. Lacy is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Consultant. He likes to integrate herbal, nutritional, and other alternative somatic treatments with traditional psychiatric care.
Psychiatrist
Joshua Rosenthal, M.D.
Columbia
Dr. Rosenthal is the Medical Direct for CSS's Intensive Outpatient Program and a Psychiatric Consultant for Integrative Counseling. He has treated a broad range of psychiatric disorders and has experience with clinical trials of new medications.
Administrative Team
Scott Gloefler
Columbia
Brittny Griffin
Columbia
Ian Hayes
Columbia
Sally Lee
Columbia
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