Cleveland Integrative Counseling

Cleveland Integrative Counseling is delighted to welcome Dr. Cristina Nedelcu to the practice!

Cristina brings over 30 years of experience in various roles: practitioner, educator, researcher and published author. We are thrilled to have her as part of our team of qualified clinicians.

Cristina’s areas of expertise are developmental outcomes of domestic and international adoptees, self-harm and other self-destructive behaviors in late adolescence and young adulthood, struggles related to developmental transitions of families and individual clients, stresses of acculturation and environmental adaptation for immigrant families. She is a first generation immigrant from Romania and is fluent in 3 languages: Romanian, English and French.

Cristina is accepting new patients and families.

To welcome Cristina, or ask specific questions, please e-mail: [email protected].

To schedule an initial appointment with Cristina, please call (216) 600 8008 or e-mail [email protected].

Quick Facts About Cristina:
Theoretical Frame Work: Attachment Theory and Object Relations, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Bowen Family Systems.

Ideal Client/Family: late adolescents/young adults who struggle with anxieties related to developmental transitions: separation and individuation, building identity, and healthy intimacy, who are experiencing various behavioral issues in the midst of these transitions. Adoptive families, domestic and international; individuals who self-harm and their families; and immigrant families. Divorce/separation and associated family dynamics, including the most painful ones: parental alienation and the parentified children.

Research Focus: adolescents and young adults who self-harmed and developmental milestones and attachment classifications of international adoptees from Eastern Europe.

Location: Telemedicine

Billing: Private Payment

E-Mail: [email protected]

Appointments: (216) 600 8008

Website: www.clevelandint.com

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Cleveland Integrative Counseling is delighted to welcome Sarah Weiss, MSSA, LISW-S to our child, adolescent and family counseling practice. Sarah is a licensed clinical social worker from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University with over 15 years of experience in the field. Sarah draws from her vast clinical experience working in private practice, schools, and hospital settings, where she has worked with children, adolescents and families.

Sarah has extensive experience working with children and families affected by chronic illness and has a strong interest in working with families dealing with the effects of the pandemic.

Sarah uses therapeutic techniques including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) combined with some practices of mindfulness. She includes the entire family in the therapeutic process as she feels it is important for everyone to be heard and work together towards goals. Sarah meets with families, parents, and children/adolescents in whatever dynamic is most appropriate, with the understanding that this may change throughout the therapeutic process.

To schedule an appointment with Sarah Weiss, please call (216) 600 - 8008. For more information, please visit our website: www.clevelandint.com.

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