Welcome to the Northeastern Center Prescriber and Therapist Page. This page contains a comprehensive listing of all of the Psychiatric Prescribers and Licensed Therapists that work for the Northeastern Center. If you are interested in seeing a particular individual for your care, please reach out to their home office for more information.

Wendy Bodwell, APN

Theresa Greiner M.D.

Dr. Samir Ishak M.D.

Dr. Larry Lambertson M.D.

Dr. Larry Lambertson earned his medical degree at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He was Medical Director and Staff Psychiatrist for Park Center in Fort Wayne for 29 years before he retired in May of 2021. In 2022, he came out of retirement to accept a position as a member of the NEC Psychiatric Team.  

Lauren LaRoe, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Lauren LaRoe graduated from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis with her Master’s degree in Mental Health. She is passionate about educating people on mental health. She is a guest speaker at the University of Saint Francis to the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner students on mental health. In 2012, Lauren did her last clinical rotation at Northeastern Center after getting her Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner degree and knew she wanted to join the NEC team permanently to help carry out the Northeastern Center Vision. 

Dr. Manuel Ozoa M.D.

Amy Scheeringa, MSN, APRN-CNS, PMH-BC

Amy is a Board-Certified Adolescent Nurse. She spent 20 years as a bedside cardiac nurse at Lutheran Hospital and 2½ years with a private practice psychiatric mental health facility. She likes working at Northeastern Center because she appreciates working for an organization that cares for the underserved population. 

Haley Criswell, MSW, LCSW – Director

Haley received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from University of Saint Francis and her Master’s in Social Work in 2019 from IUPUI. She is passionate about helping people and joined the Northeastern Center team in 2019 at the LaGrange Outpatient Office as a Case Facilitator and then an Intake Therapist. She became Director of the Albion Outpatient office in November of 2021.

Abigail Pence MSW – Therapist

Connie Ramos, LCSW – Therapist

Jeremy Lewis, M.S.ED., LMFT – Director

Jeremy started his career at NEC in 2003 as a bachelor’s level intern and returned in 2005 as a master’s level intern. Upon the completion of his master’s degree in Marriage and Family therapy; he came back to NEC as a Child and Adolescent Therapist in DeKalb County from 2006 till 2016. He came back in 2022 as the director of our Noble County offices after being both in Private Practice and director of Children’s First.

Tom Carder MA, LMHC, LCAC, RPTS – Staff Therapist

Thomas Carder has a total of over 36 years of experience as a therapist, 25 years of experience along with 21 years of experience in play therapy. He has been with the Northeastern Center for 15 years and says he has “never wanted to leave NEC,” because he has always felt welcome.

Cathryn Forker, MSW – Therapist

Jana Hernandez, PHD, MS, LMHC, RPT, NCC – Staff Therapist

Melissa Hyre, LMHCA – Therapist

Victoria Pfafman, MS – Therapist

Kevin Renno, MS, LMHC – Therapist

Alexis Shepherd, MS, OBHP – Therapist

Hannah Baughman – Director

Kathy Keith-Lard, MSW – Therapist

Kathy earned her degree at Andrews University. She knew she wanted to be a therapist from the beginning and wanted to help people. Kathy’s favorite thing about working at the Northeastern Center is giving back to the community through the Northeastern Center and the training opportunities.

Susan Thuillard – Therapist

Born and raised in Northeast Indiana, Susan has travelled as well as lived in many parts of the US and Canada. With an education in Psychology, she currently facilitates Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Anger Management, and Thought Disturbance (SMI) Groups. She is experienced in crisis, substance abuse, and couples, as well as individual counselling for all ages.

Kim Sower-Onion, BSN, RN – Director

Cory Headley, MSW, LCSW – Director

Cory began her career at Northeastern Center as a Case Facilitator and then later on as Wraparound Coordinator. She left for a time to pursue her masters degree and work in the DeKalb County School System as a Social Worker. She has worked as an intake therapist for NEC and now serves as the Director of the DeKalb County Outpatient Office since 2022.

Gaetsa Denis, MSW – Therapist

Suzann Doran, LMFT, CAC – Therapist

Susan Kamara, LMHC, LCAC – Therapist

Patricia Luckey, MSN, RN-BC, CNE, LMHC – Therapist

Savannah Moore MA, LMHC-A – Therapist

Bernadine Rampersad Paquette, MSP/A – Therapist

Colette Randol, MSW – Intake Therapist

Nicole Johnson-Smith, MS, LMHC, CCTP  – Community Health & Outreach Center Director

Shannon Bailey, LMHCA – Community Based Therapist

Shannon Bailey is the Community-Based Therapist here at Northeastern Center’s Community Health and Outreach Center.  She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in April 2023 with her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a focus in expressive arts therapy.  She has worked as an addiction’s counselor and prior to that, she worked in grief counseling for nearly 10 years with Soaring Spirits and the Widows Wear Stilettos organizations.

Shelley Lafferty MSW, AASW, LCSW – Director

Terri Christ MA, LMFT – Therapist

Dayna March MA, LMHC-A – Therapist

Deborah Mason MSW, LCSW – Therapist

Sue Sprague LCSW, MSW, MS – Therapist

Eugene Stover, MS, LMHC-A – Intake Therapist

Zachary Kyle, MSW, LCSW, BCD, DCSW – Staff Therapist

Grace Berg, LMSW – Therapist

Shea Sechman, LCSW – Therapist