Annie Baxter, MSW, LISW-S, Owner
Annie Baxter is a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor (LISW-S). Annie began counseling adults and adolescents in 2007. She has worked in a variety of settings including a crisis intervention hotline, multiple community mental health centers, a hospital Weight Management Clinic and several private practices in Mason and West Chester. Annie works with adults and teens dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, relationship concerns, identity and esteem crises, spiritual concerns, stress management, and weight management & healthy lifestyle goals. Annie currently provides in-person sessions, telehealth options and outdoor Walk & Talk Therapy sessions in local parks.
Annie works from a faith-based counseling perspective and integrates spiritual principles into a Cognitive Behavioral model of therapy. She enjoys helping people grow and find peace and healing for their relational and emotional concerns through the lens of their faith in Christ. She has a particular passion for helping women navigate the stressors of life transitions and challenges.
Annie makes it her goal to create a safe, warm and non-judgmental environment where clients can process and challenge unhelpful thinking, relationship and behavior patterns. She strives to create a therapeutic relationship that is warm and accepting as she helps clients to grow, heal and thrive in their emotional, physical, relational and spiritual lives. Annie has extensive experience in Trauma Processing Therapy for adult survivors of childhood abuse and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for trauma, mood and anxiety disorders.
Annie holds a Formation Certificate through the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation.
Kathy Strzyzykowski, MSW, LISW, Therapist
Kathy is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW). She began counseling children and their parents in 2010. Since then, she has worked in adoption, pregnancy counseling, community-based therapy with kids, teens, and adults, and in private practice. Kathy enjoys working with children and their parents, teens, and adults who struggle with anxiety, phobias, depression, ADHD, school/work concerns, sensory processing disorder, social anxiety, Level 1 Autism (formerly “High-Functioning Autism” or “Asperger’s Syndrome”), and grief and loss. She also counsels women throughout their pregnancy, during post-partum, and as they navigate the early years of parenting. Kathy currently provides in-person and telehealth sessions.
Kathy approaches each person with compassion and grace, and she partners with them to take the next step in their personal journey. Kathy uses the Bible as the foundation of all her counsel, and desires to help her clients grow in their personal relationship with Jesus. She helps people unpack the obstacles that are preventing them from flourishing personally, relationally, physically, and spiritually, and provides practical skills to address them. She utilizes a variety of modalities based on the client’s needs including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, play therapy, Brief Intervention Therapy, solution-focused therapy, Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness. Kathy seeks to be client-centered and wants each person to be an active part of their own healing and progress.
Kathy obtained a bachelor’s degree in Bible and Counseling from Clarks Summit University and a master’s degree in Social Work from Grand Valley State University.
Areas of Focus:
Christian Counseling, Depression, Anxiety, Social Concerns, Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Play Therapy, Grief and Loss, Pregnancy and Post-partum, Biblical Counseling