• Our Team

    Clinicians

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    Kimberly Fuller, Ph.D., LISW-S, CST-S

    Owner & Clinician

    Dr. Kimberly Fuller (she/they) is the owner of Cleveland Sex & Intimacy Counseling and an Associate Professor and BSW Program Director at Cleveland State University in the School of Social Work. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality Studies and a Master’s in Social Work. She has been in the social work field since 2012, became a certified sex therapist in 2017, and is now a certified sex therapy supervisor. She has 12 years of experience working in the field of sexuality and sees individuals and couples with an array of sexual concerns. Dr. Fuller is EMDR-trained and is continuing her EMDRIA certification.

     

    Dr. Fuller has authored thirteen peer-reviewed publications as well as six book chapters. Dr. Fuller has created a social justice and LGBTQ+-centered sex education curriculum for high school to early college individuals with her research team, THRiVE Research Collaborative. She serves as the treasurer on the board of directors for the Ohio Sexual Health Collaborative.

     

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    Jessie Leu, LPCC, LICDC

    Clinical Director & Clinician

    Jessie Leu (he/him) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Kent State University as well as a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. Jessie has been practicing therapeutic services in multiple settings over the past 6.5 years and has experience working with eating disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety, and substance use. Jessie believes in providing a safe space for his clients using a person-centered approach which focuses on the importance of each client's goals, preferences, and values. Jessie's main focus in session is ensuring that each client is heard, respected, and able to be their most authentic self.

     

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    Jillian DeCarlo, LPC

    Clinician

    Jillian DeCarlo (she/they) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a 2018 Bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy from Ursuline College and a 2023 Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State University. Their education focused on human sexuality and LGBTQ+ topics, and they are interested in continuing education to become AASECT certified. Most of their professional experience has been working with the LGBTQ+ community, and in residential, college, and elementary school settings. They have experience with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorders, and adjustment disorders. Jillian’s interests include sexuality and identity exploration, sexual health, relationship and parenting navigation, stress management, LGBTQ+ identity, and advocacy. To develop a healthy therapeutic relationship, she strives to create a safe, judgment-free environment using gender-affirming and trauma-informed care with sex- and kink-positivity. They believe each client needs an experience tailored to individual needs and use a client-centered, collaborative, and mindfulness approach pulling from attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, creative arts, and narrative therapy, as well as others.

     

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    Rachel Drotar, LISW

    Clinician

    Rachel Drotar (she/her) is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently pursuing AASECT certification in sex therapy and training as a certified Holistic Sex Therapist through the Institute for Sex Education & Enlightenment (ISEE). Rachel brings experience in education, community and sexual health, and program management. Rachel believes in exploring joy and pleasure throughout the life course, drawing from radical acceptance, mindfulness practices, attachment theory, and the Enneagram. She values the exploration of sexuality and identity development within life transitions, in individual and collective trauma, and in holding space for spirituality and healing. Rachel provides trauma-informed, sex-positive, and gender-affirming care, as well as care to the LGBTQIA+ and consensual non-monogamy communities. Rachel is EMDR-trained and continues to explore the benefit of somatic tools to improve mental wellness.
     
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    Brielle Giomini, Psy.D.

    Clinician

    Dr. Brielle Giomini (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Spalding University. She has worked in a variety of settings over the past 9 years including university counseling centers, schools, residential treatment centers, community outreach, and private practice. She has experience treating anxiety, depression, complex trauma, relational and intimacy concerns, ADHD, chronic pain, academic stress, and grief and loss. Brielle has a strong passion for working with the LGBTQIA+ community and has special interest in exploring sexual and gender identity development and navigating the coming out process. She utilizes an integrative, collaborative, and client-centered approach, pulling from a range of modalities and techniques including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Therapy, Somatic Therapy, mindfulness, self-compassion, and attachment theory. Brielle provides sex-positive, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and identity-affirming care, and strives to create a safe and empathic space for each of her clients to truly feel heard and seen.

     

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    Hannah Harris, LPC, NCC

    Clinician

    Hannah Harris (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University. She plans to work toward her AASECT certification while practicing at CSIC. Hannah takes a special interest in those who hope to explore new dimensions of their sexuality and sexual expression and those working through life transitions including postpartum and menopause.

     

    Previously, she received her bachelor’s degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she focused on understanding stories through film production and screenwriting. Now, as a therapist, she explores stories in a new way by utilizing a narrative and psychodynamic framework. Hannah is passionate about providing a judgment-free and brave space for both monogamous and ethically non-monogamous individuals and partnerships. She provides sex-positive, kink-positive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and gender-affirming care.

     

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    Miguel Hernandez, LPC

    Clinician

    Miguel Hernandez (he/him) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Prescott College. Miguel has been practicing counseling with a focus on mental health and/or those challenged with addiction since 2020. Miguel's core goal is to help clients feel empowered and embody the changes one is seeking. Miguel also is sure to attend to the power of relationships, to the self and others. Miguel believes being more aware of your internal world and how that relates to your external world can help you create a sense of presence and identity, which ultimately helps you embody the changes you are seeking. Miguel will help you accomplish the goals or changes you are seeking through authentic relating, humor, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and aspects of Internal Family Systems Theory.

     

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    Brenna Kegg, LPC

    Clinician

    Brenna Kegg (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor dedicated to providing a validating, judgment-free space that promotes change and healing. Currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Cleveland State University, Brenna is committed to advancing her expertise and will begin working toward AASECT certification in Spring 2025.

     

    With experience in diverse clinical settings, including community mental health, college counseling clinics, and hospitals, Brenna specializes in treating anxiety, mood disorders, substance use disorders, trauma, and adjustment difficulties. Her areas of interest include the LGBTQ community, sexual health and dysfunction, chronic illness, the HIV+ community, identity development, and women’s issues and wellness.

     

    Brenna’s therapeutic approach is rooted in feminist and person-centered principles, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Her goal is to empower clients through evidence-based practices tailored to their unique needs.

     

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    Abigail Lindenmeier, LPC

    Clinician

    Abigail Lindenmeier (she/her) is Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State University. Abigail has a passion for working with and advocating for the LGBTQ+ community. Her areas of interest include adolescence and emerging adulthood, life transitions, religious trauma, sexual identity and exploration, ADHD and neurospicy folks, and providing gender-affirming care. She draws from several therapeutic approaches while using a person-centered and trauma-informed lens. Abigail strives to make the counseling environment a sex-positive, kink-positive, and judgment-free space.

     

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    Sam Miller, LSW

    Clinician

    Sam Miller (she/they) is a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s degree in Social Work from Cleveland State University. Sam is highly passionate about providing support and advocating for LGBTQ+ individuals. The majority of her professional experience has been dedicated to working with LGBTQ+ youth and adults in individual counseling and community settings.

     

    Sam believes that each individual is the expert in their own lives. She utilizes a person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach that caters to each client’s unique needs and perspectives. She draws from multiple therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness. Sam’s areas of interest include anxiety, depression, gender and sexuality identity exploration, trauma recovery, Autism, and ADHD. Sam is passionate about providing a therapeutic environment that is sex-positive, gender-affirming, and neurodivergent-affirming.

     

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    April Millis, LSW

    Clinician

    April Millis (she/her) is a Licensed Social Worker who approaches her work through a trauma-informed, identity-affirming, and intersectional lens. She received both a Master of Social Work and Trauma Recovery Certificate from Widener University and earned her bachelor's in Psychology and Sexuality Studies from Wright State University. April's professional background includes counseling and education within a variety of settings—most notably on the topics of human sexuality, the LGBTQIA+ community, ethical non-monogamy, and kink-positive culture—and she intends to pursue AASECT certification in sex therapy and education. She has worked extensively with older adults in hospice and nursing home settings and provided substance use psychoeducation to marginalized communities. April's clinical practice pulls from a variety of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, and Health At Every Size care. She believes in using a collaborative, humanistic, person-centered approach and strives to create therapeutic spaces where clients can feel both safe and empowered.

     

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    Kat Rodgers, LPC

    Clinician

    Kat Rodgers (she/her) earned her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University in 2024. Kat emphasizes a person-centered and collaborative approach to counseling. Additionally, she Kat integrates elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution-Focused Therapy into her practice. Kat focuses on providing affirming care to adult clients navigating issues related to sexuality, gender identity, LGBTQ+ identity, and reproductive technologies, including donor conception. Her approach emphasizes creating a safe and supportive environment where clients feel empowered to explore their concerns and work toward positive change.

     

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    Ja'Mera Ross, LSW

    Clinician

    Ja'Mera Ross (she/her) is a therapist committed to advocating for others and providing a safe, non-judgmental space for support. She is a Licensed Social Worker with a master’s degree in social work from Cleveland State University and has experience in community-based counseling as well as providing crisis support and de-escalation.

     

    She’s passionate about making sure her clients feel warm, safe, and truly seen. Ja'Mera uses a variety of evidence-based techniques, like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She approaches each client with an intersectional perspective, always considering how different systems affect their lives.

    Ja'Mera is especially interested in helping people with depression, anxiety, suicidality, gender and sexuality identity, trauma, post-traumatic stress, and personality disorders. She’s dedicated to advocating for those who face discrimination, ensuring their experiences are heard and validated. Above all, Ja'Mera is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where clients can grow and heal.

     

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    Kate Shaver, LISW

    Clinician

    Kate Shaver (they/them) is a licensed independent social worker who has a passion to support others in their journey to heal and grow. They have nearly ten years of experience working with individuals and couples navigating trauma, identity, intimacy and neurodiversity. Using evidenced-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy they strive to explore the brain and all the ways it can impact a person's life. Areas of focus: Work/Life Balance, Communication Skills, Self-Esteem Building, Assertiveness Training and Goal Attainment.

     

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    Carmen Williams, LPC

    Clinician

    Carmen Williams (she/her) is a therapist with over a decade of experience in the mental health profession. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from John Carroll University. Carmen is passionate about helping individuals navigate life's challenges and life transitions. Her background includes experience in community-based social services, providing wraparound services and crisis intervention. Carmen's approach is holistic, addressing a variety of client concerns including family and relationship transitions, alcohol and substance use concerns, medical concerns, and financial challenges. Her warm, non-judgmental space creates a sense of safety where clients can explore, grow, and transform. When working with Carmen, you're not just a client but a partner in your journey toward positive change.

     

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    Elliot Williams, LSW

    Clinician

    Elliot Williams (they/them) is a Licensed Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work from Cleveland State University. Elliot has a passion for providing safe and identity-affirming mental health care for members of the neurodivergent, queer, trans, kink, and polyamorous/ethically non-monogamous communities. Elliot takes a person-centered, empowerment-based approach that treats each individual as the best expert on themselves and acknowledges the impacts of marginalization and complex trauma.

     

    Elliot has an interest in areas including anxiety, depression, intimacy-related concerns, gender & sexuality exploration, spirituality exploration, trauma recovery, addiction, body image, eating disorders, and supporting the neurodivergent lived experience. Elliot specializes in trauma-informed care and has a background working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and childhood sexual abuse. They have experience in multiple therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness. They are currently in the process of seeking certification in the modality of EMDR for the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and complex trauma. Additionally, Elliot is an artist and has experience in incorporating creative arts into the therapeutic process.

     

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  • Intern Clinicians

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    Ash Eging

    Intern Clinician

    Ash Eging (she/they) is an intern working towards her Master’s of Social Work at The Ohio State University. Their work has primarily focused on community advocacy for marginalized populations. She is dedicated to tailoring her therapeutic approach to align with each individual client’s needs, utilizing anti-oppressive and trauma-informed frameworks while drawing from Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness. Their areas of interest include LGBTQ+ issues, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic illness, and long COVID. She is also passionate about working with folks from LGBTQ+ and polyamorous/ethically non-monogamous communities who are exploring their sexuality, gender identity, or relationship style.

     

    Ash provides a collaborative, sex-positive, and non-judgmental space for her clients to unpack limiting beliefs while working towards their therapeutic goals. They strive to help individuals feel validated, empowered, and safe to be their authentic selves.

     

    Ash accepts most insurance plans (except United Healthcare) and offers uninsured clients a reduced rate of $35 per session.

     

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    Sara Tilisky

    Intern Clinician

    Sara Tilisky (she/her) is an intern working toward her Master’s of Social Work at The Ohio State University. With a BA in psychology, she has years of experience in youth education, group facilitation, and nonprofit operations. She is native to Greater Cleveland and is eager to continue connecting with the community.

     

    Sara brings her experience as a community sex educator into the therapy setting, offering a trauma-informed space for clients to practice communication, identify sources of shame, and establish their own therapy goals. Sara utilizes a variety of frameworks with clients, including Dialect Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Narrative Therapy. She is particularly interested in (but not limited to) working with queer youth and young adults, those managing chronic pain, and those experiencing challenges with sexual health/ functioning. She believes that each individual is the expert on their own experience.

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    Annmarie Watson

    Intern Clinician

    Annmarie (she/her) is a Master’s level intern working towards her Master’s of Art in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at John Carroll University. Annmarie has previously worked with various populations and ages. Her passion lies in helping young adults reclaim their confidence and strength through integrative therapeutic measures drawing inspiration from feminist theory, reality theory, mindfulness and Dialect Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Annmarie is passionate about working with folks from the LGBTQ+ community, young female identifying folks, polyamorous couples, and monogamous couples. Annmarie also has an interest in helping folks navigate past traumas, sex addiction, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, ADHD, BPD, self-esteem management and interpersonal relationships.

     

    Annmarie promotes a sex-positive, inclusive, safe space for clients to comfortably work towards their therapeutic goals. Her goal is to provide her clients with the space and ability to raise their confidence and feel empowered in their lives.

     

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  • Administrative Staff

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    Kara Tellaisha

    Administrative Director

    ktellaisha@clesexandintimacycounseling.com

    admin@clesexandintimacycounseling.com

    Kara Tellaisha (she/her) oversees the administrative and business operations at Cleveland Sex & Intimacy Counseling (CSIC). With a background in conflict resolution and higher education, Kara brings a unique blend of strategic oversight and compassionate leadership to her role. Before joining CSIC, Kara served as the inaugural Director of LGBTQ+ Student Services at Cleveland State University, where she championed inclusivity and support for LGBTQ+ students. An experienced mediator and presenter, she regularly facilitates mediation training courses and LGBTQ+ focused workshops. Kara also serves on the Board of Directors for Cleveland Mediation Center and holds an MBA from Cleveland State University.

     

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    Alicia Hetu

    Administrative Manager

    ahetu@clesexandintimacycounseling.com

    scheduling@clesexandintimacycounseling.com

    Alicia (she/her) brings a diverse background in Occupational Health and Safety to her role as Administrative Manager. With an eye for detail, records maintenance, and a passion for fostering inclusive environments, Alicia supports the team in day-to-day operations. Before joining Cleveland Sex and Intimacy Counseling, Alicia dedicated herself to initiatives centered around Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI), both within the workplace and in local communities. Her experience on JEDI committees reflects her commitment to creating spaces where everyone feels valued and respected.

     

    Outside of her professional endeavors, Alicia channels her energy into advocating for neurodiversity recognition and support, particularly in lower elementary education. Her dedication to this cause stems from a belief in the importance of accommodating and celebrating differences from a young age.

     

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    Giana Formica

    Administrative Assistant

    gformica@clesexandintimacycounseling.com

    scheduling@clesexandintimacycounseling.com

    Giana Formica (they/them) is currently pursuing their Bachelor's degree in Nonprofit Administration and Women and Gender Studies from Cleveland State University. They have experience working in reproductive rights, sex education, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and supporting chronic illness communities. Giana supports the admin team at CSIC by scheduling appointments for new clients and responding to prospective client inquiries. They also work as a program assistant for LGBTQ+ Student Services at Cleveland State University and are a Crohn's Colitis Young Adult Network (CCYAN) Fellow.

     

    Outside of work they enjoy hanging out with their partner, spending time at drag shows, and drinking coffee.

     

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