Our Heart & Mission

At Christ Church, we believe in loving all of God’s people exactly where they are—meeting them with grace, presence, and practical support. We are real people, doing real life and building real faith.

Our Counseling & Coaching Services exist to hold a safe space for those navigating pain, transition, or seeking deeper purpose and peace. 

While our practitioners are not staff members of Christ Church, they are trusted, faith-aligned partners—compassionate professionals called to walk alongside you. They offer support, encouragement, and wisdom as you move forward. You are not alone.

👉Book a coaching or counseling session today.

What is Coaching?

Coaching is a forward-focused, collaborative process designed to help you move from where you are to where you’re meant to be. While deeply compassionate and rooted in grace, coaching centers on growth, clarity, and practical action. It’s about helping you name what matters, overcome what’s holding you back, and take intentional steps toward your goals. Together, we walk in partnership—honoring your story while unlocking your full potential.

 What is Counseling?

Counseling is a therapeutic process that often approaches clients with a clinical lens as  counselors are trained to investigate, diagnose and treat mental health conditions. It is important to know that not all conditions are permanent, so gaining skills for instilling hope and moving toward sustained recovery, insight and new thought patterns is essential.

Counselors are required to design treatment plans to meet the client’s desire for change and positive outcomes. A history of the client’s upbringing and key life events helps the therapist identify root causes to choose the best counseling approach for their unique issues. Plans incorporate action toward their future best self with healthy doses of support and challenge. Post traumatic growth is often a powerful outcome of counseling.

 Both coaching and counseling are designed to empower individuals  towards a more fulfilled and balanced life.

 If you are ready to take the next step, please begin by choosing one of the team members below.  Once you complete your information request form, they will contact your directly to answer any questions and schedule an appointment.

Suzette Williamson

Suzette is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Supervisor, who earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baldwin Wallace University.  She has been an active member of Christ Church since 1998. During her early years at Christ Church, she earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary in 2007 and has since been serving individuals through her own Mental Health Practice at the Christ Church Columbia Station Campus.

Today, as an LPCC-S and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Suzette continues to help individuals achieve healing, freedom, growth, and skills to sustain hope and a positive mindset. She identifies an individual’s strengths, passions, purpose, and values to add clarity and meaning to their life vision and personal identity. For those who wish, Suzette integrates faith in Christ in her therapeutic approach.

Suzette leverages her 24+ years of experience in higher education at CWRU where she helped advanced professionals and graduate students reach their educational and career goals, serving in both the Management and  School of Engineering. She meets her counseling clients from the same heartfelt and strength-based approach to design and deliver a personalized treatment plan to resolve barriers that interfere with maintaining mental health and wellness.  She also enjoys using her experiences serving as a Life Coach and Resilience Specialist for University Hospitals to include stress management strategies to cope with the common pitfalls of our busy world and combat the effects of stress on mental and physical fitness. 

Outside of work, Suzette enjoys time with her siblings, grown children, and 5 active grandchildren. She loves learning, teaching, reading, research, writing, the outdoors with her dog, gardening, and celebrating life with her extended family, friends, and church community. 

Hank Jontony

Hank graduated from Ashland Seminary in 2020 with a Masters degree in Clinical Counseling. Since then, he has worked as a counselor part time in between his full time job as owner and master barber at Ledgewood Barber Shop. 

Through years of youth ministry and volunteering at Christ Church, Hank discovered his  passion for counseling through the simple act of sitting and “listening” to people. Something incredible happens when we feel understood and seen by God and the same rule applies to us as people. He finds great meaning in helping people through anxiety and depression and has made a significant impacts in helping other men and adolescents reach their full potential in Christ. 

When not working, Hank enjoys spending time with his wife and four children. Most of his free time is spent coaching his boys in wrestling and soccer, attending their baseball games, and spending time outside being physically active. Hank also enjoys paddle boarding, working out, ultimate frisbee, and writing. 

Please be advised that our counselors do not do emergency care or treat those who are an immediate threat to themselves or to others.  If you are experiencing an emergency please contact 911 or go to the nearest hospital.  Also, please understand that we may, at times, feel the need to refer clients out for higher levels of care that are beyond our capabilities to treat effectively in a church setting.

It is our hope that we may serve you.  It is our prayer that you will find the counselor that best serves your need.