WE CARE

Counseling Center

260-422-3034

260-422-3691 fax

Bergstaff Place

Suite 700

2020 E. Washington Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46803

WE CARE COUNSELING CENTER

We Care is not just our name, it is our style

We Care Counseling Center is a group of private practice counselors who provide services to a variety of individuals. Utilizing our varied expertise, we focus on serving a diverse population with an emphasis on treating each individual with respect. WE CARE is not just our name, it is our style.

260-422-3034

260-422-3691 fax

Bergstaff Place

Suite 700

2020 E. Washington Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46803

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We Care Counseling Center

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Diane Thomas, MS, LCSW

Owner/Director

Diane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over thirty-five years of counseling experience. She formed WE CARE Counseling Center in 1994. Diane specializes in the areas of depression, anxiety/panic disorders and working with developmentally disabled adults. She also enjoys working with women, couples and the LGBTQ Community. Along with her professional career as a counselor, Diane has served as a coach in the area of women’s athletics for over forty years. She integrates her counseling and sports background to form a therapeutic approach that stresses the connection between physical well-being and emotional health. Diane obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University and her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Indiana State University.

Deanna Young, ACSW, LCSW

Counselor

Deanna has over twenty years of clinical experience. She specializes in play therapy with children, helping them process the many feelings that have occurred. She works with parents on behavior management techniques as needed. Deanna is proficient in working with adults and teens that suffer grief, depression and anxiety as well as having extensive experience working with survivors of sexual abuse and other trauma. She also is adept at dealing with issues specific to the developmentally delayed. An active member of St Jude’s Parish, Deanna comfortably incorporates spiritual needs and beliefs into the counseling experience. Deanna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work form Indiana University.

Beth Beams, BA CSW

Counselor

Beth Beams comes to We Care with thirty years of experience working with women and children. Beth uses art, inner child work, and other modalities in working to resolve clients’ issues. In her thirty years at the Center for Nonviolence she has focused specifically on families in crisis. As a Nationally Certified Facilitator Trainer for the National Training Project, she has led trainings and retreats at the state and national level. Additionally her extensive travels have led to many overseas opportunities where she has had the priviledge of connecting with others around the globe working on issues confronting women and children. Her work at WE CARE Counseling Center includes both women and men interested in working on themselves and their relationships.

Chariee Reason, MSW, LCSW

Counselor

Chariee obtained her Master’s Degree in social work from Indiana University and her Bachelor’s Degree from Ball State University. Chariee has a diverse professional background including work as a Family Case Manager for the Indiana Department of Child Services, Noble County, and a Community Based Match Support Specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana. In addition, she worked for Erin’s House for Grieving Children where she facilitated grief support groups which allowed children to grieve in their own unique ways as well as bond with other children in the process. She is continuing to focus on addressing the grief needs of bereaved individuals through compassion, empathy and understanding.

Chariee works diligently to create a safe, non-judgmental environment. In addition, an array of modalities such as strength-based therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and holistic based intervening are utilized to facilitate and encourage healing of the mind, body, and spirit.

Catherine Rumschlag, MS, LMHC, LCAC

Counselor

Catherine brings to her practice a deep commitment to collaborating with her guests in tapping into their own inner strengths and capacity for healing to produce positive outcomes that improve their lives in tangible ways. Catherine currently works primarily with adults, guiding them in establishing long-term recovery from addictive patterns and healing and resolving trauma using The Cortina Method (TCM). She uses an integrative and holistic approach in addressing both addiction and mental health concerns.

Catherine is licensed both as a mental health counselor and a clinical addictions counselor in the State of Indiana with over 30 years’ experience.

To learn more about TCM please visit michaelcortina.com *A brief Discovery Call is available free of charge. (*TCM is designed to resolve trauma typically in one to 4 visits.)

Jeanine Childs PhD, LMHC

Counselor

Jeanine joined We care Counseling in 2021. She has her PhD from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in California, and also, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). She has completed a Certificate in Theological Studies and also 3 units of Clinical Pastoral Education. She has over 30 years experience working in the area of Mental Health as well as having taught for several years at Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University Fort Wayne. Jeanine does ADHD evaluations for children and adults. She also does EMDR and Ego States therapy with adults and children for anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.

Married for more than 40 years, Jeanine have 3 sons, 2 daughters-in-law and one cat. She enjoys cooking, entertaining, traveling, gardening, music, crafting, and visiting family in England and Chile. She volunteers weekly at the Parks Department Greenhouse.

Ada Dickinson, MA, LMHC

Counselor

Ada joins WE CARE Counseling Center after many years in the area of helping people. She began her career as an art teacher. When she saw how the use of art helped her students express their feelings and needs, she decided to expand her career into the field of expressive therapies. She obtained her master’s degree in expressive therapy (art therapy) from the University of Louisville, and has worked in the field for the past twenty-five years. She has worked in a variety of settings including schools, foster care, hospice care, and private practice. Her focus has been on helping people overcome challenges with depression, anxiety, loss and grief, relationship difficulties, guilt and trauma.

Recently, Ada has added the use of The Cortina Method (TCM), a brain-based approach that addresses trauma, anxiety, and so much more. Just as she left teaching to pursue art therapy because of her belief in its healing power, Ada has found The Cortina Method has the ability to improve one’s quality of life within a short time with dignity and respect woven prominently into its philosophy.

We Care Counseling Center’s services are covered by many insurance companies. We provide counseling services to clients who receive Medicare and/or Indiana Medicaid. We will be happy to assist you in filing your insurance claims, however, please remember that ultimately you are responsible for payment of fees for services rendered.