Grove City Psychological Services
OUR COUNSELORS
Grove City Psychological Services has an elite team of nine counselors working to improve the lives of children, teens, and adults every day. You can learn more about our team in their bios listed below.
Please Contact Us for specific counselor availability if you decide to schedule an appointment.
Jim Broyles, Ph.D. *Currently NOT accepting new patients.
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Jim has been a psychologist in private practice since 1990. Dr. Broyles received his doctorate from The Ohio State University and is the President of the Ohio Psychological Association.
Jim specializes in working with children, families, and individual adults on a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, couples/relationship issues, family conflict, parenting challenges, and divorce issues. Dr. Broyles also specializes in practicing hypnotherapy; a tool used in helping individuals release past traumas, move past longstanding negative patterns, and overcome negative habits.
Jocelyn Good, Ph.D. *Accepting new patients for telehealth only.
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Jocelyn is a licensed psychologist working as a therapist at GCPS since 1992. Dr. Good received her Doctorate from The Ohio State University.
Jocelyn's specialty areas with children and teens include diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, OCD and ADHD. Jocelyn has created support groups for teens struggling with depression. Jocelyn also works with adults on issues of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and OCD. In addition to individual adult work, Dr. Good provides counseling for couples and blended families.
Joseph Waters, LPCC *Accepting new patients 18 and over.
Joseph is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 20 years of experience. He holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary University in 2001.
Joseph provides therapy to adults, elderly clients, and couples. Joseph specializes in the areas of depression, anxiety, grief/loss (including pet loss), marriage counseling, communication, life transitions, ADHD, caregiver selfcare, and Christian counseling.
Joseph primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in his approach and has training from the Beck Institute. Joseph has had a wide variety of experiences that include inpatient and outpatient therapy, hospital chaplaincy, as well as group therapy through, Grove City Psychological Services, Wellspring counseling, Madison Christian Church, Mount Carmel West Hospital, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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Jessica Murff, LPCC-S, NCC, CMAT, CSAT *Currently NOT accepting new patients.
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Jessica is a licensed Professional Clinical Counselor; she earned her Masters Degree from Sienna Heights University in 2005, and has worked at GCPS since 2013. She is Certified in the treatment of Sexual Addiction and Financial Disorders. Jessica provides therapy to children, adolescents, adults, families and couples. Her areas of practice are attachment disorders, ADHD, anxiety disorders, domestic violence, mood disorders, EMDR, PTSD and sexual abuse. Prior to working at GCPS, Jessica worked in Private practice in Louisville, KY, she was the Outpatient Director for Rosemont Center working with youth and families 2010-2012. She also worked at Choices, a Domestic Violence organization as a clinician in 2008.​
Kala Johnson, MA, LPCC *Currently NOT accepting new patients.
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Kala is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who has worked both in private practices and in a private psychiatric hospital in her career. She received her Professional Counseling degree from Liberty University in 2010. Currently she focuses her treatment on trauma specializing in anxiety-related disorders. She also offers faith-based counseling for those who struggle in their spirituality. In addition to helping people with anxiety, Kala works with adults and teens who feel defeated by depression, and past trauma. She believes that when not addressed, mental health symptoms show up in a variety of ways that significantly impact a person's day-to-day life including emotional overeating, co-dependency, impaired boundaries, social anxiety, and complicated grief. It is Kala's goal not only to empower clients with coping skills to deal with their struggles, but to assist her clients with tools that further overall healing. Kala uses an integrative treatment including psycho-dynamic counseling (getting to the root of the issue), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness. She has received specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) that focuses on processing trauma.
Rebecca Bayes, LPC *Currently Accepting new patients.​
Rebecca believes in the power of the person-centered therapeutic relationship that develops between the counselor and the client and the impact it can have on the ability of the client to change and grow into their best self. The purpose of therapy is to create an environment for the client to feel comfortable and safe enough to feel as though they can open themselves up in a non-judgmental atmosphere that allows them to share and move past what troubles them in their lives, in order to move forward with strength and power. Rebecca feels that it is her job as the counselor to help the client learn the right ways to communicate what is going wrong in their life so that we can work together to turn that into what is going right in your life. Working together to turn problems and pain into purpose and control. Rebecca graduated with her Master of Science in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Dayton. She has worked in the mental health field for close to 10 years and has strengths in the areas of Individual Counseling, Mood Disorders (Bipolar Disorder), Depression, Anxiety, Emotional Disorders, Couples Counseling and relationships, Adolescents, Young Adults, Self-Worth/Self-Esteem, Spiritual Issues, Communication issues, Trust issues, and Alcohol and Drug Counseling (2 years).
Grace Good, LPC * Currently NOT accepting new patients.​
Grace enjoys treating her patients from a holistic viewpoint. She believes that treatment should be geared toward the person as a whole, instead of focusing on only the main concern. Grace equips her patients with coping skills so they can learn to be their healthiest and happiest selves. Grace graduated with her Bachelors in Psychology and Family Sciences from Miami University and received her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Xavier University. Prior to working at GCPS, she was a School Based Day Treatment Therapist for The Children’s Home of Cincinnati, helping kids ages 6-12 with various emotional and behavioral needs. She specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults displaying symptoms of OCD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Mood issues, Behavioral issues and Communication issues.
Amanda Rabourn, LPC * Currently NOT accepting new patients.
Amanda has a passion for Social Advocacy and specializes in working with teens, and youth, as well as women of all ages, and emerging adults. Amanda’s background is working in Psychiatric Residential Care at the Buckeye Ranch, where she is currently working as the unit clinician on a Psychiatric unit. Amanda utilizes strengths-based, and trauma-informed care within her practice. Amanda believes in creating a safe, therapeutic environment, which encourages a collaborative relationship between clinician, and client. Amanda believes that safety, empowerment, and collaboration, are key components of the healing process. Healing takes time, in a safe and gentle atmosphere, which encourages clients to identify positive coping skills to function better. Amanda received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and is currently working on getting her PhD in Counselor Training, and Supervision at Capella.
Mariah Willis, LPC *Currently NOT accepting new patients.​
Mariah earned both her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from The Ohio State University. Mariah has experience providing both individual therapy and group therapy to adults struggling with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anger management, and relationship concerns. She has a heart for serving woman of color through engaging them in exploring new ways of thinking and communicating that improve the quality of their lives and relationships.
Kayla Williams, LPC *Currently NOT accepting new patients.
Kayla earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Otterbein University and a master’s in mental health counseling from Malone University. She enjoys working with children, teens, adults, and families in a wide range of ages. She has a wide variety of experiences working with clients with anxiety, ADHD, depression, self-harm/suicidal ideation, developmental disabilities, and more. For four years, she worked at The Buckeye Ranch Day treatment, contributing to case management, group therapy, crisis intervention, and treatment development. She currently works at Marburn Academy, working with students with specific learning disabilities. Kayla’s therapeutic approach is the belief that the counseling process is a collaborative alliance, with clients considered experts in their own lives. She uses therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral, Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care. Working to ensure the client feels comfortable to explore various depths within themselves. She is committed to empowering her clients with training, tools, and knowledge they need to perform optimally day in and day out. Everyone’s journey is unique.
Tori Sweitzer, LSW *Currently accepting new patients.
Tori is a licensed social worker and holds a Master’s Degree in social work from Ohio University. Tori works with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples to address issues such as anxiety, depression, healing from trauma, communication, domestic and sexual abuse, and relational conflict. Tori’s goal is to work alongside her clients to help them build lasting emotional well-being and resiliency. Tori has been trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and draws on multiple approaches of therapies to address each person’s unique goals and circumstances.
Kristin Hagerman, LPCC-S *Currently NOT accepting new patients.
Kristin is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor; she earned her Master’s Degree from University of Dayton in 2017. She has a long history of working with kids and teens with severe trauma. Both in a day treatment program with preschoolers. As well as 6.5 years of experience working with high-risk teens at The Buckeye Ranch in their residential program. Kristin provides therapy to children, adolescents, transitional age youth, adults and families. She has experience in working with PTSD, ADHD, Bi-Polar, Anxiety disorder, depression, attachment disorders and in general supporting with difficult life challenges. She believes in supporting her clients in becoming their most authentic self through building on self-worth, improving coping skills, and providing a safe non-judgmental space to work through what you as the client feels is most important.
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