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Shannon Kaufman

Dayton, Ohio - Licensed Professional Counselor
Online

I am a licensed mental health professional in Ohio with 14 years of clinical experience providing evidence-based treatment to adolescents and adults. My areas of specialization include stress and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, sexual addiction and compulsive sexual behaviors, relational concerns including consensual non-monogamy and polygamous relationship structures, and trauma related to sexual abuse and victimization. My primary theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I have specialized training in Anger Interruption Therapy (AIT), Thinking for a Change (T4C), Core Correctional Practices (CCP), cognitive restructuring targeting Thinking Errors, and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Substance Use (CBI-SU). These structured, skills-based interventions address maladaptive thought patterns, emotional dysregulation, high-risk behaviors, and relapse cycles while strengthening pro-social decision-making, accountability, and long-term behavioral stability. In my work with sexual addiction and compulsive sexual behavior, I utilize structured Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions focused on impulse regulation, cognitive restructuring, relapse prevention planning, and values-based behavioral alignment. When working with individuals in polygamous or consensually non-monogamous relationships, I provide affirming, nonjudgmental support that addresses communication, boundaries, attachment patterns, and relational stability. For survivors of sexual abuse and trauma, I integrate trauma-informed care principles with cognitive-behavioral interventions to reduce symptoms of PTSD, shame-based cognition, and maladaptive coping patterns while restoring safety, empowerment, and autonomy. My clinical approach is structured, goal-oriented, and outcome-driven. Treatment planning is collaborative and individualized, with emphasis on measurable progress, skill acquisition, and sustainable behavioral change. I am committed to providing an ethical, respectful, and clinically sound therapeutic environment that promotes accountability, resilience, and long-term growth.

Jeffrey Owen

Dayton, Ohio - Licensed Professional Counselor
Online

Hi, my name is Jeff Owen. I support your decision to reach out for help, and I welcome the opportunity to partner with you in overcoming your current challenges. As difficult as these may be, my experiences over the years strengthen my confidence in the very significant accomplishments we may be able to achieve together. I am an independently Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio, with a graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling, and over 40 years of experience working with a broad spectrum of client concerns. My earliest professional experiences involved helping Vietnam combat veterans cope with severe, post-traumatic stress. In the years since, I have worked almost exclusively with adults between eighteen and eighty-five, grappling with a broad range of emotional difficulties, including depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addiction recovery and relapse issues, difficult “life-stage” transitions, LGBTQ+ issues, geriatric concerns, and emotional, physical, and sexual trauma. Excited and encouraged by published documentation of effective work being done with trauma survivors and others by practitioners of regression therapy in the 1980s, I studied and received certification in clinical hypnotherapy in1992. Since then, I have enjoyed considerable success applying those techniques with carefully screened sufferers from trauma-related problems. My highest personal priority, and the foundation of all my therapeutic work, continues to be the creation of a safe, reliably supportive, healing space in which the client experiences unequivocal respect and unconditional acceptance. To that end, I believe an active dialogue, involving maximum therapist participation and authenticity, is essential from the outset. Once rapport has been established, I allow our ongoing interactions to build and strengthen our alliance, while confronting and systematically tackling obstacles to the attainment of more specific goals. As my personal style has evolved, I have become increasingly cognitive and didactic in my interventions, as it's been my experience that people report feeling most empowered when they understand the nature and implications of their difficulties. My approach is thoroughly grounded in humanistic philosophy and reflects the significant influences of Eriksonian and Jungian views on human development. Beyond that, in actual practice, I am eclectic, pragmatic, and flexible. Further, my recent decade of work with people in extreme crisis has prompted me to become increasingly trauma-focused and creative in combining cognitive-behavioral approaches with other modalities, as each client's unique needs demand. I know you wouldn't be here if it weren't for your considerable distress, but, even so, I sincerely believe it takes a great deal of courage to risk venturing outside your customary zone of familiarity and safety, to both seek relief and take the first steps of change toward a more fulfilling life. If you are ready to take those steps I am here to support and empower you.

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Free Mental Health Resources in Ohio

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Ohio is an organization that provides support, education and advocacy for individuals with mental illness. Their support groups help individuals and families learn to navigate life with a mental illness by providing safe places for them to learn and share their experiences.
The Buckeye Region Anti Violence Organization (BRAVO) provides support for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community who have faced hate, violence, discrimination, intimate partner violence, and/or sexual assault. They also offer training and presentations focused on anti violence work for communities called Safe Zone.
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BIPOC LGBTQ Men Women Disability Depression PTSD Anxiety Substance Abuse
The Ohio Children’s Hospital Association serves as a voice for Ohio’s youngest patients, their families and their healthcare providers. They provide advocacy and collaboration with other medical and mental health service providers to ensure children get the quality care they need and deserve regardless of the family’s ability to pay.
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Teens & Students Depression ADHD Anxiety Grief Autism
Ohio Guidestone is a faith based program that offers a range of mental health and substance use disorder services for children and adults. Their services are offered in person, by telehealth and within the community, such as the school services program where therapists provide counseling for students in need.
The Columbus Free Clinic provides free culturally competent healthcare for members of the community. This includes primary care, pharmacy services, lab and imaging, social work and specialty clinics that include psychiatry care and LGBTQIA+ affirming care.
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Depression Substance Abuse
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) works to reduce the stigma of suicide, promote evidenced based prevention strategies and raise awareness about the relationship between mental illness and substance use disorder. They also provide support for loved ones impacted by suicide through their L.O.S.E team.
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Depression Anxiety Grief Substance Abuse
The Ohio State University’s Office of Student Life offers student counseling and consultation services. Their Let’s Talk program provides free and confidential mental health consultations without an appointment, first come first served. They offer in person and online services.
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Teens & Students
Deconstructing the Mental Health System or DMHA is an anti racist equality minded nonprofit organization that is working to increase access to mental health and wellness services for Black people, Indigenous people and People of Color. They provide 12 free therapy sessions for individuals who complete the application process.
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Teens & Students BIPOC LGBTQ Men Women
Be Present Ohio is a resource that helps youth and young adults in the LGBTQ+ community who are looking for suicide prevention and mental health resources such as counseling services, community organizations and support centers that are committed to providing culturally supportive care.
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Teens & Students BIPOC LGBTQ Men Women Seniors
The City of Cleveland Division of Police’s Mental Health and Crisis Intervention Program offers crisis intervention services operated by FrontLine Service. Individuals or their loved ones can call and receive information and service navigation during a crisis including suicide prevention and mental health/addiction support.
Kent State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health has put together an online source for individuals seeking information on mental health and service provider contact information. This includes crisis helplines, how to contact counseling and social services at the university and national support programs.
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Teens & Students BIPOC Men Women
The Ohio Careline is a free confidential behavioral health call service that is available 24/7. Their mental health professionals can help individuals or their loved ones who are in crisis.
The TriCounty Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services, in Troy, offers free services for individuals and their loved ones who are looking for mental health support. Their crisis hotline is available 24 hours a day. Their HOPE line is staffed Monday through Friday and offers basic mental health support and referrals.
The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Wayne and Holmes Counties promotes wellness and works to ensure access to a continuum of high quality, recovery oriented mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and support services.
The Ohio Department of Veterans Services offers programs and resources for vets and active service members who are facing a crisis or behavioral health issues. They help connect men and women with resources within the Veterans Administration as well as outside sources to help in times of need.
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Men Women Seniors Veterans Disability First Responders Depression ADHD PTSD Anxiety Grief Substance Abuse
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