Alannah McCarthy-Slimak, Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC)

Alannah McCarthy-Slimak

(She/Her/Hers)

Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC), Hypnotherapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

Accepting clients
Updated 21 days ago
11 years in practice

I use a personalized approach tailored to my client's needs, drawing from CBT, EMDR, Integrative Mental Health, and Hypnotherapy.

Do you want to make significant, and real changes within your life? Do you want to understand yourself better, and focus on reconnecting with your own voice? Are you open to discussing how nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle changes can dramatically improve your life? I can help you with this and more. Throughout my career, I have worked with a wide-variety of issues, including Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use Disorders, Panic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Phobias, Adult-Child-of-an-Alcoholic Issues, and many others. I have a Master’s degree in Community Counseling from The University of Akron, and am licensed both as a Professional Clinical Counselor, and Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. I am also trained in Hypnotherapy, EMDR, and am certified in both Integrative Mental Health, and Cognitive Therapy, considered by many to be the most-effective therapy. As your therapist my main objective is to honor your individual goals, creating a personal approach to your therapy which allows you to reach your full potential in answering life's challenging questions. Along the way you will also learn new skills to re-awaken your inherent resilience. Let's get to work on creating a better and more fulfilled "you."

Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
WhiteCisgender WomanChristianityLGBTQIA+ ally

Practice hours (EST)

Sun
closed
Mon
1:00 am 9:00 pm
Tue
1:00 pm 9:00 pm
Wed
1:00 pm 9:00 pm
Thu
1:00 pm 9:00 pm
Fri
9:00 am 7:00 pm
Sat
12:00 pm 6:00 pm

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Drug Use
  • Panic
  • Performance Anxiety
  • Personal Growth
  • Phobia
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma

Age groups

  • Teens (13-17)
  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Special groups

  • Adult children of alcoholics

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Assessment/Evaluation
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Non-Violent Communication Process
  • Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
  • 12-Step Facilitation
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness Training

Location

  • Behavioral Health Services of Greater Cleveland

    Office Building

    20525 Center Ridge RoadSuite 403Rocky River, OH 44116

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    Accommodations

    Entering the practice

    • Service animals allowed
    • Emotional support animals allowed

    Getting around

    • Elevators

Remote options

  • Voice
  • Video

Payment options

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Anthem – Ohio
  • Beacon – Ohio
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan – Ohio
  • Buckeye MyCare Ohio – Ohio
  • ComPsych – Ohio
  • HealthSmart – Ohio
  • Humana – Ohio
  • Medicaid – Ohio
  • Medical Mutual – Ohio
  • Molina – Ohio
  • Multiplan – Ohio
  • Mutual Health Services – Ohio
  • Oscar – Ohio
  • Paramount Advantage – Ohio
  • SummaCare – Ohio
  • United Health Care – Ohio
  • Out-of-pocket
  • In-network insurance
  • I offer a free consultation

Payment methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Online

Credentials

Licenses

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

    Ohio Counselor and Social Worker Board

    E.1800915, Ohio

  • Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor

    Ohio Chemical Dependency Board

    E.151143, Ohio

Certificates

  • Certified Cognitive Therapist.

    The Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy

    I completed a year-long training program in Cognitive Therapy.

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