Meet Our TEAM
Our Amazing Therapists
STATUS AS OF 4/22/24:
Most of our therapists will an opening or two in May, but only daytime hours. Nicole and Courtney have April openings; daytime only.
Schedules will change in the summer and there maybe more flexibilty then.
Our two interns DO have after school availability.
Our Waitlist for therapists who take insurance is: OPEN
Our waitlist for OCD clients is: OPEN
Hailey Jordan
MSW Student Therapist
Emma is outgoing and caring. She will be with us through at least August and is looking forward to working with many different ages and presenting issues. Hailey has experience working with a variety of issues but likes to work with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and teaching coping skills. She loves helping kids and teens develop a purpose for themselves and learn about things they can do! Hailey is in not in network with any insurance and has reduced fees for all sessions.
Mariah Fasan
Resident Therapist
Mariah is an empathetic, bubbly, and supportive therapist. It is important to her that both client and parent(s) feel understood and heard as active members of intervention and treatment planning. Mariah is playful and strengths based in her work with kids and tweens. She works with trauma, divorce, depression, suicide, PTSD, confidence/self-esteem, and behavior issues such as anger & defiance.
Mariah is a resident therapist who is working on her 2nd license. She is able to accept Anthem BCBS and Aetna. Otherwise, she is self pay and has rates below insurance rates.
Nicole Emerson
Child Therapist
Nicole’s Webpage is Pending. As a mom herself, Nicole knows how important finding the right therapist is. She likes to work with ages 4-11, but will see teens too. She likes to work with behavioral issues, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Nicole is IN PROCESS with Anthem (4/1), Aetna, United/UMR, IU Health, Caresource and Lyra.
Tichina "Tich" Allen
Resident Therapist
Tich enjoys working with elementary aged children. She enjoys working with anger, anxiety, ADHD, behavior issues, and teaching coping skills. She is a very genuine, silly, independent, and an introverted extrovert. Tich has a laid back but playful vibe.
Tich is a resident therapist who is working on her 2nd license. Tich is able to accept Anthem BCBS and Aetna. Otherwise, she is self pay and has rates below insurance rates.
Courtney Bain
Child Therapist
Courtney loves to work with “difficult” clients struggling with behavior issues. Anger, self-esteem, and mood related issues are some of her favs to work with! She enjoys utilizing creative interventions and prides herself on making meaningful connections with her clients. She is trained in ERP for OCD.
Courtney takes Anthem and Aetna. She is IN PROCESS with United/UMR, IU Health, Caresource and Lyra.
Dana Jones
Adolescent Therapist
Dana is equally bubbly and patient! Which is a good thing because Dana likes to work with the “hard stuff” like depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, ADHD, and behavior issues. Dana feels that by creating a safe environemnt in the therapy room, she can help teens improve their communication, relationships, and self esteem. Dana is currently training in ERP for OCD.
Dana is able to accept Anthem BCBS and Aetna. She is IN PROCESS with United/UMR, IU Health, Lyra, and Caresource.
Rebecca Russell
Child & Tween Therapist
Rebecca loves working with elementary aged students and tweens. She enjoys working with anxiety, self esteem, and grief/loss. Rebecca is trained in ERP for OCD. She is caring and also makes therapy a fun and positive experience. She want to be the biggest cheerleader for her clients!
Rebecca is currently in network with Anthem BCBS, Aetna, Caresource, IU, Lyra, and United.
Rebecca Russell typically has a waitlist.
Our Leadership & Administrative Team
Jessica Hood, MSW, LCSW
Practice Owner and Child & Adolescent Therapist
Jessica is passionate about our mission, to provide excellent and effective client care. Jessica specializes in working with teens and children with ADHD, behavior issues such as ODD, and OCD. Jessica typically sees those who have difficult to treat behavior and mood issues. She also supervises staff on treating these cases when she is not able to see them herself. Jessica is in network with Anthem BCBS, Aetna, Caresource, Lyra, IU Health, Sagamore, and United.
*Jessica Hood takes clients by referral only and typically has a waitlist*
Midwest Core Billing
Billing Specialist
While our billing team is offsite, they work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure our staff get paid and handle any/all insurance and billing related questions.
Cherry Allen
Intake Coordinator
Cherry is your first point of contact to get started with Indy Child Therapist. She has many years of customer service experience and is skilled in helping clients get matched with the best therapist for them.
How Do I find the best therapist for my child??
Here’s a few things to consider when looking for a therapist for your child.
We know that finding a therapist can be difficult. We get the frustrated phone calls every day from parents who are just EXHAUSTED. You are trying to get your kid help, it shouldn’t be that hard!
Oftentimes, parents don’t even know what they are looking for. You asked a friend, your pediatrician, or a mommy group online and now you are calling therapists just hoping they call you back- and let’s face it, some never do. We will, we promise!
We want your experience here to be different. When you call us, we will ask what is going on, get some basic demographic information, and make a recommendation on which one of our therapists would be the best fit.
AND because we might not always be the best fit, or be taking clients, we are always happy to provide you with an up-to-date list of other therapists in the community who might be a good match for you.
Referrals
Getting referrals from others is a good place to start. When getting referrals from others, ask them WHY they like their therapist. Not everyone’s goals in therapy are the same!
We are proud to say that word of mouth referrals are our #1 source of referrals- from clients and peditricians alike!
Know what You are Looking for
The basics…If you want a psychological evaluation or your child to be tested- you need a psychologist. If you want medication- you need a psychiatrist. If you want therapy- you need a counselor or therapist.
We only have therapists at this time, but would love to partner with a PsyD or NP/MD in the future!
Find a Specialist
Not everything requires a specialist, but some things do. At a minimum, you want someone who has had experience working with children who have the same general issues your child is struggling with.
Read our therapists’ bios to see if they have experience in working with your child’s issues.
Parent Involvement
As the parent, you should know what is going on in therapy. We get your child 1 hr out of 168 a week- we want you to be able to support them and reinforce the work when they are not in our office. Any therapist working with your child should be including you as the parent in sessions!
We require our therapists to include parents in therapy regularly as part of the treatment process!
Approach
Children respond to different adults differently. Does your child respond better to a direct approach or maybe they like someone who is really funny, or creative, or laid back. You know your child best and what they will respond to the best. Read our therapists’ bios to see who you think your child would connect with the best.
Rapport and connection is SUCH a big deal, that we spend most of the first session focused on this. We want your child to feel comfortable!
Knowledge & Experience
Unfortunately, not every therapist is well-trained or uses evidenced based (aka effective) treatments. It is important to know that your therapist has training in the therapeutic interventions specific to your child’s needs! We only allow our therapists to see a client if they are trained in a treatment modality that has evidence to support that it can help. We provide weekly supervision and case consultations to our staff.
We believe that lasting change requires uses the right tools for the problem.