About Us.

Therapy matters. You matter.

Whatever your counseling needs, we at Clinical Counseling Associates will attempt to meet those needs through our personal, supportive, and individualized approach

Affordable

We accept most major insurance carriers.

Accessible

We offer in-person sessions and online telehealth appointments

Customized

We meet you where you are to address your needs.

Established in 1987

Clinical Counseling Associates (CCA) is a multidisciplinary psychotherapy practice that has been providing high quality services to the Greater Cleveland community since 1987 through our offices in Westlake, OH, a western suburb of Cleveland.​

Our ​Mission

Clinical Counseling Associates is a behavioral health outpatient psychotherapy practice dedicated to meeting the personal and unique counseling needs of individuals, couples and families. Through our brief and streamlined intake process, referrals are made to the therapists within the practice, based on a potential client’s treatment goals, unique scheduling needs, personal preferences, therapists’ areas of expertise, and insurance provider.

Our Team

Marjorie Hoelker

Psy.D.

Dr. Hoelker has extensive experience working with families, individual adults and couples. She is passionate about her work with families and couples, and has completed Level I of Training in the Gottman Institute, a dynamic training program for working with couples. She has over 20 years of experience working with folks struggling with anxiety, challenged sleep, depressive symptoms, those having issues adjusting to/from various life situations, relationship issues, grief, and those simply desiring to make positive changes in their lives.  

Dr. Hoelker uses a collaborative approach in understanding and appreciating each client's story, goals and desire for change. She meets clients where they are in their journey while gently challenging them to move toward their desired goals, hopefully with humility, and, when appropriate, with humor. She works with clients in building strong and healthy relationships through teaching effective communication and conflict navigation skills, increasing insight into potential faulty thought patterns that contribute to symptoms, helps with desired behavioral changes to increase motivation, and applies a collaborative approach to establish and reach each client's desired therapeutic outcome.  

See Dr. Hoelker’s profile on Psychology Today here.
You can email Dr. Hoelker directly here: [email protected].

Amy Stringer

Ph.D., LISW-S

Dr. Stringer is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Independent Social Worker and has been practicing since 1994. She has earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Walden University, her Masters Degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University and her Bachelors Degree also from The Ohio State University majoring in Family Relations and Human Development. Dr. Stringer completed her post-doctoral training at the Oberlin College Counseling Center. She also has post-doctoral experience with geriatric assessments throughout the eastern Cleveland area.

Dr. Stringer is currently treating children over the age of 12, adults, older adults, couples, families and individuals. In addition, she offers group therapy as an adjunct to the treatment of mood disorders. She has extensive experience treating anxiety, mood disorders, relationship difficulties, adjustment disorders, occupational stress, personality disorders, chronic pain and illness as well as anger management issues. Of particular interest is resiliency and building protective factors to increase coping skills whether it is at work, with family or with a life change. Her generalist/strength based approach allows her to be responsive to a variety of clients while concentrating on their specific needs.

You can see Dr. Stringer’s profile on Psychology Today here.
You can email Dr. Stringer here: [email protected]. 

Kristen Pohlman

Ph.D

​Dr. Kristen Pohlman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Her specialty areas include; Working with children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism, Aspergers) and PDD-NOS (and other Special Needs), Social Skills Training, Divorce Issues, Coping with Severe Life Threatening or Chronic Illness, ADHD, Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tourette's/Tic Disorders, Mood Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Parent Education and Training. 

Dr. Pohlman has completed training in Collaborative Divorce and can serve as both Divorce Coach and Child Specialist. In an effort to help families minimize any potential negative impact of divorce on families, Dr. Pohlman provides a full range services related to divorce including: working with parents to help tell their children about a divorce, coping before, during and after a divorce, creating parenting plans, providing consultations to attorneys, understanding and meeting unique challenges associated with divorce involving autism, Asperger's or PDD-NOS and other special needs or chronic illness, working with step parents and other blended families.

Diana Musgrave

LISW-S

Diana Musgrave graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Baldwin-Wallace College. She attended Cleveland State University where she graduated with a Master of Social Work. Diana is a licensed independent social worker with supervision designation in the State of Ohio.

Diana has worked extensively with family systems and has a strong desire to reconnect couples, strengthen families and work with the diverse needs of blended families.

Diana enjoys her work with young adolescents through adults helping them manage anxiety, depression, mood disorder, ADHD, and trauma to improve confidence, self-worth, advocacy, coping skills, and assertive communication.

Using a strength-based treatment plan, individuals and families will work to achieve their goals. Diana enjoys helping others foster self-sufficiency, improve self-advocacy, connect to community and resources, and decrease conflict in their lives.

Diana is a trauma informed therapist using a strength-based, person-centered approach to therapy. Diana is experienced with solution-focused therapy, family systems, Gottman method, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), and mindfulness.
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See Diana’s profile on Monarch here.
You can email Diana directly here: [email protected].

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