Strive CLE Can Help You.

“Strive for progress, not perfection.”
-David Perlmutter

Children | Adolescents | College Aged | Adults | LGBTQIA+ affirming | Multicultural 

Our Mission

The word “strive” means to put forth dedicated effort and energy toward reaching a goal or overcoming obstacles. It reflects a commitment to making meaningful progress in areas such as personal growth, achievement, or self-improvement. At Strive CLE Counseling, we embrace this philosophy by meeting clients where they are and supporting them on their journey toward growth and wellness.

Financial Clarity for Your Care

Don’t let navigating insurance stop you. Check if your carrier is listed below, or contact us directly—we’re here to help.

Strive CLE Counseling accepts Cleveland Clinic and University Hospital employee insurance plans

Reach Out

If you are considering treatment and would like a consultation to determine if Strive CLE Counseling is a good fit for you, please contact us and we would be happy to help.

A New Path to Healing: SPRAVATO® Therapy

When traditional antidepressants have not been enough, SPRAVATO® offers a rapid-acting solution. Our certified center provides this specialized treatment in a safe, monitored setting for adults dealing with:

  • Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)
  • Major Dep Depressive Disorder (MDD) with acute suicidal ideation or behavior

SPRAVATO® is a prescription nasal spray, used with or without an oral antidepressant, that works differently to provide fast, superior improvement in depressive symptoms.

Meet Our Team

 

Clinicians

Evidence-based counseling and therapy tailored to your unique goals.

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Prescribers

Psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and innovative care.

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Support Staff

Helping you bridge the gap between initial inquiry and your first session.

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Services

Strive CLE Counseling specializes in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders.

What Strive CLE Counseling Can Help You With

We recognize that reaching out for support can be uncomfortable. At Strive CLE Counseling, we will walk alongside you as you begin your journey of personal growth.

Listed below are some common concerns individuals seek counseling for and Strive CLE Counseling can help you address:

  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety and OCD
  • Behavioral concerns
  • Bipolar and Mood Disorders
  • College-related stressors
  • Depression
  • Development of personal coping skills

  • Eating disorders

  • Family Interactions
  • Grief and loss counseling
  • LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy
  • Life and career transitions
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Parenting Intervention

  • Perfectionist thinking

  • Personal relationships
  • Prenatal and Postpartum care
  • Procrastination difficulties
  • PTSD/Trauma work
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-esteem building
  • Stress management techniques
  • Substance Abuse Disorder

Types Of Therapy Offered At Strive CLE Counseling

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Adolescent Therapy

  • Adult ADHD Evaluation

  • Art Therapy
  • Brainspotting
  • Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
  • Child Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Exposure & Response Therapy (ERP)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Individual Therapy
  • Mindfulness
  • Psychiatry
  • Spravato

Strive CLE Counseling providers are unable to provide emotional support animal (ESA) letters at this time.
Strive CLE Counseling does not record telehealth sessions or utilize AI software for clinical documentation.

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Finding the right psychiatric provider is about more than a diagnosis. It is about finding someone who actually takes the time to understand what is going on before deciding how to treat it. Raquel works with patients navigating anxiety disorders, mood disorders, ADHD, and more, and because many of these conditions share overlapping symptoms, she believes a thorough evaluation is always the starting point. Her approach is collaborative and patient centered, meaning you will always feel informed and empowered in decisions about your own care. If you have been looking for a psychiatric provider who listens and treats you like a partner in your own health journey, Raquel is accepting new patients at Strive CLE Counseling. Reach out through our website to get scheduled.
If you got into this field to help people and somehow ended up spending half your time fighting with insurance companies to get paid for that help, you are not alone and it should not be this hard. Forest City Billing and Credentialing exists because we have been there and we know exactly how much time and energy the billing side of running a practice can steal from the work that actually matters. Let us take that off your plate so you can get back to your clients.
People are struggling because they can’t afford their rent. Because they can’t afford their medication. Because they asked for help and couldn’t find anyone who took their insurance. Because they had a baby and everyone said congratulations while they were quietly falling apart. Because they were never allowed to be who they actually are. That is not a mindset problem. That is a survival problem. So just as a reminder: 🔹Housing security is suicide prevention. 🔹Food security is suicide prevention. 🔹Affordable healthcare is suicide prevention. 🔹Maternal postpartum care is suicide prevention. 🔹Dismantling toxic masculinity is suicide prevention. 🔹Protecting the rights of the LGBTQQIIA+ community is suicide prevention. If you are struggling right now, please hear this: what you are feeling is real, it is valid, and you are not alone in it. Help exists and you deserve to receive it.
✨ Therapist Tip Tuesday from Skye-Forest Baker ✨ You do not have to change the weather to change how you experience it. When something does not go the way we hoped, our minds can quickly spiral into all or nothing thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy invites us to notice those thoughts without getting pulled into a battle with them. That might look like acknowledging that things did not go as planned while still finding a way to connect with what matters to you, or noticing something small in the moment you might have otherwise missed. The goal isn't to convince yourself you love something you do not. It's to make room for the experience you are actually having while staying open to what the moment still has to offer. If you're looking for support in building that kind of flexibility in your thinking, Skye-Forest is now accepting new clients at Strive CLE Counseling. Reach out through our website to get started.
The way you talk to yourself about your day matters more than most people realize. Shifting from measuring productivity to measuring how regulated you feel while doing the work is one of those small changes that your nervous system actually notices. If you have been running on stress and pressure for so long that calm feels foreign, that is worth paying attention to. Our team at Strive CLE Counseling can help you build a different relationship with the way you move through your day. Reach out through our website to get started.
The work that happens in a therapy room with children and teenagers is some of the most important work there is. It starts with slime and small talk and slowly becomes the place where the heaviest things finally get said and where the smallest victories get celebrated like they deserve to be. If your teen has been struggling and you have been wondering whether therapy could actually help, our team at Strive CLE Counseling works with kids and we know how to meet them exactly where they are. Reach out through our website to get started.
Sound familiar? 🔹Sitting there thinking about a task for an hour instead of actually starting it 🔹 Needing a very specific mood or setup to focus 🔹 Putting off one text for days because replying feels like too much 🔹 Doing “productive” side tasks to avoid the real one 🔹 Forgetting to eat or drink water because you got locked in 🔹 Re-reading the same email six times before responding 🔹 Needing visual reminders everywhere just to remember basic tasks 🔹 Waiting for the last minute because urgency is the only thing that helps you start 🔹 Finishing 90% of something and never doing the last 10% 🔹 Avoiding tasks if one tiny part feels unclear 🔹 Forgetting appointments unless they’re in three places 🔹 Needing someone else in the room to help you get started 🔹 Knowing exactly what needs to get done and feeling physically unable to start That’s not laziness. That’s executive dysfunction and you don’t have to keep guessing. Our ADHD evaluation gives you real answers. striveclecounseling.com 🧠
Regulation does not have a single look and if sitting still and breathing deeply has never quite done it for you, you are not doing anything wrong. Your body finds its way back to calm through experience, not just intention. Sometimes that looks like a loud concert, a puzzle, a dog on your lap, or dancing in your kitchen for no reason at all. The goal is not stillness, it's finding what actually works for your nervous system and giving yourself full permission to do that. If you have been struggling to find what helps our team at Strive CLE Counseling is here. Reach out through our website to get started. ✨ Therapist Tip Tuesday from Kimmi ✨
Prevention is not just hotlines and crisis intervention. It is the culture we build around the people we love every single day. It's the small consistent ways we show up for each other. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The most powerful acts of prevention are often the ones nobody thinks to name. If you are struggling right now please know that support is available and you don't have to figure this out alone. Reach out through our website to connect with our team at Strive CLE Counseling or call and text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline anytime.
There is a treatment for depression that most people have never heard of and it is changing lives in a way traditional antidepressants simply cannot. Spravato is an FDA approved nasal spray designed specifically for treatment resistant depression, meaning it did not respond to at least two antidepressants. It works differently than anything most people have tried before and for a lot of patients the results have been life changing. It is covered by most major insurance plans and available right here at Strive CLE Counseling with a clinical team by your side the entire time. If you or someone you know has been struggling with depression without lasting relief, this is worth knowing about. Reach out through our website to find out if Spravato is right for you.
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