Professional Staff:
William T. Elwood, L.P.C.C-S, MAC, CCMHC,SAP
belwood@fbhsllc.com
Bill Elwood is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who earned his B.A in psychology from Ursuline college, and M.A. in counseling from John Carroll University and is a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor. He has extensive experience with adolescent behavior problems as well as marriage and family related issues. He is Certified Master Addictions Counselor and is a Substance Abuse Professional. He also has specialized training in co-dependency treatment approaches. Mr. Elwood has an interest in the function of faith and spirituality in the healing process. He is an Ordained Permanent Deacon for the Cleveland Catholic Diocese.
Linda L. Elwood, MA, L.P.C.C.
lelwood@fbhsllc.com
Linda Elwood is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Ursuline college and her Masters Degree in counseling at John Carroll University. Ms. Elwood takes a family systems approach to treating relationship problems; family and parenting issues, depression and women’s issues. She also has had extensive experience with adolescent behavior problems, and adolescent community out-reach and intervention programs. She is also a former youth minister for the Cleveland Catholic Diocese and a recipient of the 1992 James P. O’Donnell Award for outstanding youth work.
Desiree Morrison, M.Ed., L.P.C.C.-S, Ph.D. Candidate
Desiree Morrison is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor who earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Counseling from Cleveland State University. She is completing her doctoral work at Kent State University In Counseling and Human Development with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy. Ms. Morrison has 12 years of experience counseling people of all ages. She has extensive experience treating child, adolescent, and family issues. She is the Clinical Director of an adolescent residential treatment center for court involved youth. She has additional training and experience in chemical dependency treatment and psychological testing.
Tom Gigliotti, MA, L.I.S.W.
tgigliotti@fbhsllc.com
Tom Gigliotti is a Licensed Independent Social Worker. He earned his Masters of Arts Degree from the University of Chicago in Social Work and Family Studies. He has earned additional certificates in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. He is a member of the National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and The American Association of Behavioral Therapists. Mr. Gigliotti’s career accomplishments include 16 years of clinical research and teaching at the University of Pittsburgh and Case Western Reserve University where he was responsible for clinical treatment of suicidal adolescents and postpartum depression patients enrolled in National Institute of Mental Health Studies. In 1991, the University of Pittsburgh awarded him The Excellence in Social Work Award. His clinical practice currently focuses on mood disorders in adolescents and adults, borderline personality disorders, trauma, and chemical dependency, smoking cessation and weight loss and age regression.
Kathleen C. Toohig, MA, L.P.C.C.
Kathleen Toohig earned her Masters Degree at John Carroll University, her Bachelors of Arts Degree in psychology from Ursuline College, and a diploma of Nursing from St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing. She has vast experience as a health care professional with over twenty-five years as a Registered Nurse. She is also a certified grief counselor, specializing in prenatal grief (infant/child loss, miscarriage, etopic). Ms. Toohig also specializes in working with family problems, post-partum depression, and promoting parent education.
Peter G. Kontos, D.O.
pkontos@fbhsllc.com
Dr. Peter G. Kontos is a graduate of John Carroll University and the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has practiced psychiatry in many different settings over the past 25 years including the Cleveland Clinic, Ravenwood Center of Geauga County and Coleman Professional Services of Summit County. Dr. Kontos brings a wealth of experience to our practice as well as the benefit of a warm and caring professional dedicated to the practice of quality psychiatry.
Ronald A. Colonna, LPCC-S, LSW, CCMHC, NCC.
Ron Colonna is a licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Social Worker in Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree from Geneva College and his Master’s degree from the University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is nationally board certified as a Counselor and as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor. His counseling experiences are in Mood, Personality, and Adjustment Disorders; Marriage/Family Issues, and the relevance of faith within individuals’ lives. His extensive undergraduate and graduate university teaching experiences have augmented his clinical mental health practice and research. Ron has done local and state workshops on Mood Disorders, Marriage and Other Relationships, Suicide and Family Survivors of Suicide. He has co-authored The Counselor Intern’s Handbook.
Susan L. Marder, MA, L.P.C.C.
Susan Marder is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who earned her Bachelors of Arts Degree in sociology at Brooklyn College and her Masters Degree at John Carroll University. Ms. Marder’s diverse experience includes parent education, child behavior management, effective discipline techniques, and family issues. As coordinator of the Lake County Early Intervention Program through the Lake County General Health District she worked with parents of children who are medically fragile and/or developmentally delayed. For nearly ten years, Ms. Marder has worked as a family therapist with Bellefaire JCB where she provided in-home intensive counseling services to young children, adolescents and families.
Susan W. Kahan, MA, LPCC
skahan@fbhsllc.com
Susan W. Kahan is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Combining a holistic approach with classic counseling techniques and tools, Susan works with her clients to treat their minds, bodies and spirits as she leads them on a journey of positive change and self-development. Susan’s early work included working with women to help them overcome and manage the stressful internal and external factors in their lives. Building on this earlier work, Susan has progressed to counseling individuals and couples in the areas of grief, stress management, wellness, depression, anxiety and self-esteem. Additionally, Susan is a certified sports counselor registered with the National Institute of Sports Counseling. She works with athletes and their parents, as well as coaches, on motivation, goal setting and relaxation. Implementing her unique tripartite approach for treating the mind, body and spirit, Susan helps athletes to realize their true potential by educating them on the mental skills needed in training and competition. Susan earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Cleveland State University in 1998 and her Masters Degree Community Counseling at John Carroll University .
Steve Smith, LICDC
Steve is a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor who has worked in the field of addiction for more than 15 years. He has worked in numerous clinical healthcare settings with alcoholics and addicts; including detox, Dual Diagnosis, inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our practice. Steve has also educated the public on such topics as motivational interviewing, the stages of change as well as the impact of addiction on families and children.
