For as long as she can remember, Teresa has been drawn to those who feel disconnected. Whether it’s the kid alone on the playground or the spouse who feels unheard, she has a passion for helping others identify their needs, connect, and develop fulfilling relationships. While serving children with emotional disorders within a school setting, Teresa decided to pursue a deep desire to help families move from dysfunction to connection and calm.

Teresa earned her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work with individuals, play therapy with children, and Emotional Focused Therapy, Gottman Theory and other evidence-based techniques in her work helping couples and families share information, express their emotions in more effective ways, and solve conflicts.

She and her husband have three sons, and Teresa enjoys volunteering at the family’s church, where she teaches a pre-teen girl’s class and directs the children’s choir. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, crafts of all sorts including knitting and quilting, as well fixing up the house they bought “as is.”

Teresa’s personal and professional passions are the same: she wants to help people experience the life-changing freedom that comes through God’s grace along with the healing power of knowing the Lord. Before joining our team, she did just that through home-based therapy for Families First Indiana and work for a domestic violence shelter.

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Teresa uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and focuses her treatment on helping people achieve wellness in mind, body, and soul. She specializes in women’s issues, anxiety and depression, recovery from abuse, addiction, and helping church leaders.

Besides her work with Care to Change, Teresa is part of Northview Christian Church’s ministry team, where she leads the Women’s Ministry, is a Re:generation Recovery Leader, a Life Group Leader, and serves on the media and first impressions team. She and Joe have been married since 2008 and have two sons.

Many adults do their best to avoid interacting with teenagers, but Mac enjoys the energy and potential young people bring to life. Having served as a youth pastor for more than a decade (currently at Brownsburg’s Hope Community Church), he’s well aware of the many transitions people experience during their teen years, and he recognizes the importance of creating safe spaces where they can talk, ask questions, seek, and grow as they navigate life at a confusing time.

Mac received his undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute. The longer he served in youth ministry, the more he recognized the need for counseling in the church and knew God was calling him to serve people who were hurting. He earned a master’s in Christian Counseling from Gateway Seminary and chose Care to Change because our team is aligned with his own calling to help individuals and families maximize their God-given potential.

In addition to working with teens, Mac also enjoys helping couples prepare for marriage, as well as being there when they need to strengthen their relationships and transform conflict into positive actions and deeper bonds. When he isn’t helping young people and couples find more joy in their lives, you’ll find him enjoying the company of wife Cassie and daughter Izzie. A musician and sports fan, he’s also an avid disc golfer who serves on the county’s leadership team.

For the past 20 years, Jean Crane has worked to improve the well-being of people from all walks of life, finding great joy in helping her clients better understand Biblical truth and how to put God’s plan into practice in their daily lives.

Jean earned an undergraduate degree in Communications from Wheaton College and went on receive an M.A. in Counseling/Psychology from Trinity International University in 2001. During graduate school, she served internships at an inpatient hospital for adults and in the counseling center at a university.

Her first professional position was as a counselor in a residential treatment facility in Denver, where she helped teenage girls who were struggling with depression, grief and loss issues, anxiety, attachment problems, attention deficit concerns, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Jean is certified in EMDR, a treatment for trauma victims, as well as trauma-focused CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). She specializes in working with individuals who are struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as PTSD. Jean assists with the special counseling needs of missionaries, pastors, and their families, and regularly deepens her professional knowledge by attending American Association of Christian Counseling conferences and is an approved Focus on the Family counselor.

For more than thirty years, April has focused on helping families overcome challenges in their lives. She is passionate about helping others find healing, hope and purpose, and specializes in trauma recovery, leadership stress, marriage restoration and suicide prevention.

While April was earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Child Development from Purdue University she studied the impact of trauma on the brain and relational development. In 1997, she earned her Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan, graduating summa cum laude, and began working as a clinical in-patient therapist in a Detroit psychiatric hospital helping those who had histories of complex trauma and abuse. After moving to Indianapolis, April continued working as therapist and later became the manager at a residential treatment facility serving youth and families. During that time, she provided oversight to direct care staff, case managers and therapists.

In 2001, April became the executive director of a domestic violence shelter, where she developed trauma informed programming for families with histories of trauma, and in 2014 she and her business partner began planning for Care to Change. April has guided a variety of organizations across the U.S. through leadership transitions and board development and often helps leaders develop workplace culture that supports employee mental and relational health. April has a passion to create space for those in church leadership,  first responders/law enforcement and for couples.

April is an approved Focus on the Family Counselor, serving on their Michigan Hope Restored marriage intensive team and marriage retreat team.  April is also a Guide for Onsite who offers world-renowned emotional wellness retreats, therapeutic intensives, residential trauma care, and digital resources.

As licensed as a clinical social worker, April is also a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner and certified educator and a Prepare-Enrich & SYMBIS pre-marriage and marriage facilitator. She is trained in Experiential Therapy, Crisis Intervention Teams and NOVA crisis intervention, Theraplay, and the Suicide PAIR program, is certified in EMDR and as a previous QPR Master Trainer, stays current as a QPR Trainer.

Along with many others from her team, April is available to train groups on a variety of topics including compassion fatigue, communication/conflict resolution, suicide prevention, trauma informed care, TBRI/parenting, and marriage preparation/enrichment. Other topics can be found on our workshops page.

April and her husband, Randy (also a certified Prepare/Enrich Marriage Facilitator, and marriage retreat facilitator), have been married for over twenty five years and they have two teenagers. Learn more about why April started Care to Change in this interview on Care to Change’s podcast.

If you need individual or marriage intensive work, email April. Because of her leadership role and speaking schedule, April has limited availability in accepting new families. Thankfully, Care to Change has a wide range of available counselors and therapists who are trained and experienced in various issues, ages, and stages.

Volunteering as a crisis intervention specialist during college fueled a passion in Jared for counseling adolescents and young adults through suicidal ideation and other crises.

Jared earned his undergraduate degree in brain and behavioral sciences at Purdue University and went on to obtain a master’s in mental health counseling from the University of Indianapolis. Jared worked with college students at a university student counseling center until he joined our team.

He combines the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies and a deep faith in God’s healing power to help empower young people who struggle with anxiety, mood disorders, suicidal ideations and addictions. Jared is trained in EMDR, and he also enjoys opportunities to share God’s healing by serving the community and educating others about mental health.

Our Client Care Coordinator’s journey to helping others find healing and freedom is rooted in her experiences with people who have felt broken, hopeless, and overwhelmed by the traumas life can bring. Kristi has also witnessed firsthand the love and grace God has given us, and hopes to be a light of compassion and understanding, as well as a listening ear, to those in need of help.

Several overseas mission trips have deepened Kristi’s concern for the plights of others and her determination to become a living example of Christ’s love, sharing joy and happiness. She is currently working on a master’s degree in social work from Indiana Wesleyan University to professionalize her calling and commitment.

A member of Connection Pointe Christian Church, Kristi takes pleasure in removing life distractions and calling upon simplicity by surrounding herself with nature and silence. She enjoys time with her family, exercise to strengthen her body and mind, and the simple pleasure of listening to all kinds of music.