Counseling Center

Location and Contact Info
CSU Counseling Center

Moved to:
2124 Chester Ave
RT1722
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Email: counselingcenter@csuohio.edu
Phone: (216) 687-2277
Fax: (216) 523-7219

Office Hours
Mon. - Fri. 9am to 5pm

Meet the Staff

Welcome to the Counseling Center at Cleveland State University. Our staff provides a wide range of services to CSU students, faculty and staff. We offer academic, career and personal counseling, consultation and outreach programming, training, group facilitation, and other services aimed at helping individuals and groups who are members of the campus community meet their respective personal and professional goals. The Counseling Center is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services Incorporated (IACS). The CSU Counseling Center is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and offers a Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology that is Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Dr. Brittany Sommers
Counseling Center Director and Psychologist
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Andrews University, 2017
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Dr. Alex Wang
Psychiatrist
M.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2014
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Dorothy Costakis
Counselor / Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor / Licensed Independent Social Worker Supervisor
Master’s in Social Work, Emphasis on Addiction, from University of Akron, 2017
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Dr. Yelitza Gonzalez Lebron
Psychology Postdoctoral Resident
Ph.D. in Psychology with a Specialization in Consulting, Research, and Teaching from Carlos Albizu University – San Juan Campus, 2020
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Lena Harris
Athletics Counselor / Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor / National Certified Counselor
M. Ed. in School and Guidance Counseling from Cleveland State University, 2016
CSU Clinical Mental Health Counseling coursework completed 2018
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Sharisse Edwards

Kathy Taylor
Administrative Coordinator
M.A. in Nonprofit Administrative Leadership from Cleveland State University, 2020
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Clinical Trainees

Jeannea Cobb, M.Ed.
Psychology Trainee (graduate assistant)
CSU Urban Education Ph.D. Program Specializing in Counseling Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Ishara Jean-Francois, M.A.
Psychology Trainee (graduate assistant)
CSU Urban Education Ph.D. Program Specializing in Counseling Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Kristen Palmer, MD
Psychiatry Resident
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Alex Wang, M.D.

Beena Haque, MD
Psychiatry Resident
Case Western Reserve University
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Alex Wang, M.D.

Sarah Stroinski, MD
Psychiatry Resident
West Virginia University
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Alex Wang, M.D.

Aubrey Powell, M.A.
Psychology Trainee
University of Akron PhD in Counseling Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Marissa Dongarra, M.A.
Psychology Trainee
CSU Urban Education Ph.D. Program Specializing in Counseling Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Jisu Kim, M.A.
Psychology Trainee
CSU Urban Education Ph.D. Program Specializing in Counseling Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Grace Meyer , SWT
Social Work Trainee
CSU Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Jahnae Matlock, SWT
Social Work Trainee
CSU Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Rachel Hong, SWT
Social Work Trainee
Case Western Reserve University, MSW at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton School of Applied Social Sciences
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Sophia Osilaja
Social Work Trainee
Case Western Reserve University, MSW at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton School of Applied Social Sciences
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Location and Contact Info
CSU Counseling Center

Moved to:
2124 Chester Ave
RT1722
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Email: counselingcenter@csuohio.edu
Phone: (216) 687-2277
Fax: (216) 523-7219

Office Hours
Mon. - Fri. 9am to 5pm