Counseling Center and CASC

Location and Contact Info

CSU Counseling Center

1860 E 22nd Street
RT1235
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

CASC

2485 Euclid Avenue
JH210
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Contact Information
Email: counselingcenter@csuohio.edu
Phone: (216) 687-2277
Fax: (216) 523-7219

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

Meet the Staff

Our staff provides a wide range of services to CSU students. 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).

Administrative Staff

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

Licensed staff

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

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

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

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

Dr. Maya Akinsofile
Assistant Director/Training Director
Psy. D. in Clinical Psychology from Adler University, 2017
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Sharisse Edwards
Counselor, Coordinator of Counselor Training / LPCC-S / LICDC
M.A. in Community Counseling from John Carroll University, 2006
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Clinical Trainees

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. Maya Akinsofile

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. Maya Akinsofile

Desiree James, LISW
Co-responder
MSSA in Social Work from CWRU, 1996
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Sebastián Canales
Social Work Trainee
Case Western Reserve University Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Kevin Goering
Social Work Trainee
Cleveland State University Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Charles T. Molina
Counselor Trainee
CSU Master's in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Supervised by Sharisse Edwards

Bour Opoku
Social Work Trainee
Case Western Reserve University Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Sadie Pinckney
Social Work Trainee
Cleveland State University Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Isabel Sandoval
Counselor Trainee
CSU Master's in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Sharisse Edwards

Harrison Shaw
Counselor Trainee
CSU Master's in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Supervised by Sharisse Edwards

Jack Sierputowski
Social Work Trainee
Cleveland State University Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Isabelle Tully
Psychology Trainee (graduate assistant)
Case Western Reserve Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dr. Brittany Sommers

Corin Turkovich
Social Work Trainee
Cleveland State University Master's in Social Work
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Dorothy Costakis

Dr. Kevin Wu, MD
Psychiatry Resident
Doctor of Medicine from Wright State University, 2024
Supervised by Dr. Alex Wang

Frances Bull
Counselor Trainee
CSU Master's in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Sharisse Edwards

Noreen Santelli
Counselor Trainee
CSU Master's in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Supervised by Sharisse Edwards