Individualized, Professional, Compassionate Care
About Us
Individualized, Professional, Compassionate Care
Our Story
Innovative Interventions was started in 2006 to help individuals and families help themselves through home-based counseling. As of 2021, we offer mental and behavioral health counseling through home-based setting, office-based and HIPAA compliant telehealth platform. Home-based and office-based services serve people throughout Indianapolis and surrounding communities. We are, however, able to offer telehealth services for the entire state of Indiana. Our specialty is working with individuals that have Medicaid insurance.
Our focus is on individualized, professional, compassionate care for your mental health and peace of mind.
Currently, we have 18 Therapists (see below) and are growing all the time.
To get started with a Therapist, please complete our referral form.
Services
Our goal is to help clients utilize strengths and accept challenges in order to resolve the negative factors which impact their life and impede healthy functioning. Through our mental and behavioral health services, we offer trained and experienced Therapists. Our Therapists will make individual treatment plans to help achieve success for each client or family. To get started with a Therapist, please complete our referral form.
Specialties
Innovative Intervention Therapists offer vast experience with issues including but not limited to:
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Anger Management
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Stress
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Issues with Self-Esteem
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Issues with Self-Concept
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Post Natal Depression
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ADHD
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Conduct Disorder
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Oppositional Disorders
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Defiance in Teens
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Grief & Berevement
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Relationship Issues
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Family Dispute Resolutions
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Positive Parenting
Services & Locations
We offer the flexibility of meeting on your schedule, when and where you feel most comfortable:
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Individual Counseling
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Family Counseling
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Couples Counseling
Locations
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Home-Based Counseling
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Telehealth/Virtual Counseling
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Community Based Services
Insurance & Payment
We are happy to be able to offer services for the following insurance providers:
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Anthem Medicaid
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Care Source Medicaid
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Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)
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Hoosier Care Connect
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Hoosier Healthwise
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MHS - Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Self Pay
Meet the Team
Licensed Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Juan M. Hernandez
PsyD, HSPP
Dr. Hernandez supervises Therapists at Innovative Interventions and has been with the practice since 2021. He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. His therapeutic experience includes working with children, adults, families and couples within the following settings; Intensive Outpatient Services, Veteran's Administration (Lead Behavioral Health Coordinator), Department of Child Services (DCS) and Private Practice. Special interest in immigrant, Spanish Speaking, foster care, and Veteran populations.
CEO / Psychotherapist
Priscilla Johnson
MA, LMHC
Priscilla has been with Innovative Interventions since 2013 as a Psychotherapist providing psychotherapy, family therapy and couples counseling to with children, teens and adults. In January 2019, she was promoted to role of Chief Executive Officer. Prior to starting with Innovative Interventions, she has worked in various therapeutic and supervisory roles with community mental health centers, a college counseling center, and a non-profit organization.
Licensed Clinical Supervisor
Shelise Decal
MA, LMFT
Ms. Decal supervises Therapists at Innovative Interventions and has been with the practice since 2020. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her therapeutic experience includes working with children, adults, families and couples within the following settings; Group Home, Intensive Outpatient Services, Non-Profit, and Private Practice
Therapist
Ashlyn Bridgewater
MSW, LSW, CAPRCI
Graduate Education:
Master’s in Social Work
Indiana University, 2023
Work Experience:
Started working in the mental health field with families involved with DCS in 2018- focus was reunification and stabilization. Founded a harm reduction outreach 2021. In 2022, worked in inpatient psychiatric setting and private practice providing psychotherapy. In addition to working with Innovative Interventions, also working as a mental health peer for a crisis-support hotline and conducting group therapy for teens in an outpatient program.
Therapist
Emily Kuhfeld
MS.Ed., LMHCA
Graduate Education:
MS in Education- Mental Health Counseling
Indiana University, 2024
Work Experience:
Community Mental Health and Private Practice. Experience working with teens and adults. Special interest in Sport/ Performance Counseling
Therapist
Eric A. Schwan
MA, LMHCA
Graduate Education:
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Christian Theological Seminary, 2021
Work Experience:
Community Mental Health, Non-Profit, Private Practice, & Home Based Counseling
Therapist
Gabrielle Ryan
MSW, LSW
Graduate Education:
MA of Social Work
Indiana University, 2020
Work Experience:
School Social Worker, Special Education para-educator, Hospice Social Worker, consulting in behavioral management for children and persons with disabilities, experience with adults in a residential group home setting, international practicum experience in community development and intercultural awareness
Therapist
Jamison Edwards
MA, LMHC, NCC
Graduate Education:
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Christian Theological Seminary, 2021
Work Experience:
Counseling to adults, teens, and seniors in private practice and non-profit organization including individual therapy, couples counseling and group therapy settings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) certified practitioner.
Therapist
Jane Pyecha
MSW, LSW
Graduate Education:
Master of Social Work
Indiana University, 2024
Work Experience:
Private practice experience in adoption, trauma and attachment with children, adults and families. Adoptive parent with a background living and working internationally guiding families and educators in building emotionally supportive, relationship-based learning environments. Certifications in Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and Theraplay.
Therapist
Michael Kaminski
MSW, LCSW
Graduate Education:
MA of Social Work
IUPUI, 2018
Work Experience:
DCS working with children and families as well as neurodivergent population, outpatient substance abuse counseling, prison population
Therapist
Monica Fleetwood Black
MA, MSW, LCSW
Graduate Education:
Master of Social Work from Indiana University, 2014
Master of Arts in African American and African Diaspora Studies from Indiana University, 2017
Work Experience:
Home-based therapist for DCS and Probation-involved children, teenagers and families. Outpatient community mental health for children and teens. Clinical Coordinator at a homeless shelter for at risk teenagers. Experience working with children, teens, adults and families who have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, anxiety and depression, and holds certificates in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
Therapist
Richard Payne
MA, LMHC
Graduate Education:
MA in Counseling
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, 2003
Work Experience:
Inpatient Hospital, Community Mental Health, Private Practice, & School-Based Counseling. Certification is Gestalt therapy techniques and Hypnosis. Experience in Crisis counseling.
Therapist
Steve Kawiecki
MA, LMFT
Graduate Education:
MA in Marriage and Family Therapy (Summa Cum Laude)
Christian Theological Seminary, 2016
Work Experience:
Home Based therapy, Counseling at Wheeler Mission & Private Practice
Therapist
Tina Williams
MA, ATR, LMHC
Graduate Education:
MA in Art Therapy
Saint Mary of the Woods College, 2016
Work Experience:
Community Mental Health and Private Practice
Therapist
Vernon E. Billups Jr.
MA, LMFT
Graduate Education:
MA in Marriage and Family Therapy
Northcentral University, 2021
Work Experience:
Department of Child Services (DCS), Community Mental Health and Private Practice