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Kay Metzler is the Founder and President of Believe to Achieve Wellness, LLC, a mental health practice listed as an approved Counselor through the Cleveland Diocese through the Marriage & Family Ministry Office, in PsychToday and Catholic Therapists.
Meet Kay Metzler who created Believe to Achieve Wellness Counseling in 2020 when the Holy Spirit provided the following business name for you to encapsulate the experience she brings to the “therapist couch” for you:
Vetted through Catholic Therapists.com and an approved mental health Counselor through the Cleveland Diocese through the Marriage & Family Ministry Office for strong adherence to the tenants of our Catholic faith. Most clients say they have tried traditional counseling but until they began counseling with Kay, they now fully appreciate the key intersection between their faith, values and mental health needs and say they feel heard and respected for the first time.
In summary, clients say,
“Therapy goes so much quicker without the need to explain the WHY behind what is important to me. Kay will clarify to make sure but then she just gets me and we go deeper so much earlier in ways I never felt comfortable to explore before.”
Kay was an integral team member for area public and private school districts as a school-based mental therapist and school counselor from 2016-2022 (Barberton, Akron Public, Canton South & Our Lady of the Elms) and also led a team of educators across 3 Northeast Ohio counties providing substance use, mental health and sexual education health education.
Kay leverages 19 years of experience in women’s health that began with Natural Family Planning training & then applies the common correlation of moods and mental health through continued training and strong relationships with area OB\GYNs, PCPs, and women’s health & wellness specialists.
Kay Metzler grew up in a large Catholic Italian family and is a proud product of the Akron Public Schools and St. Vincent-St. Mary. She has been married over 20 years and has a few children here on Earth and a few “cheerleaders” in Heaven spurring her on this journey where she truly enjoys every minute of working with her clients and families.
Kay is well versed working with families with high praise from her long-established relationships in Northeast Ohio. She is known for guiding blended families, those of mixed faith, mixed racial and ethnic identities. With one parent “fresh off the boat” and another who was first generation, Kay grew up having to be independent and advocate for herself and a brother on the autism spectrum. In her home, a combination of English, Sicilian, & Italian was spoken with Kay spending many months with family in Italy. Kay then learned French, Spanish, & Japanese and traveled all over Europe, Japan, Australia and Latin America for fun and consulting projects. Recently, she returned from a planning expedition in Costa Rica and will soon take a group of therapists on a much-needed retreat to rest, relax and heal.
She has used her languages for her global consulting work over the years and dives in when she is able to learn why and how your faith and cultural transitions shape and mold you. She seeks to learn something new each session about how your perspective may be impacting what is bringing you to counseling.
In general, Kay tends to diagnose “up” meaning that even if you have a history of several diagnoses, your assessments and responses to questions as you develop a relationship will be used to determine your official diagnosis. For billing purposes, insurance companies require some mental health diagnosis after the first appointment. She will often begin with the “lightest” diagnosis possible. Kay will utilize a temporary, called provisional diagnosis and then will be transparent with you as/if that diagnosis needs to change.
Common Tendency/Situation | Kay’s Proven Approach |
Rely on Dr. Google or friends | Leverage over 8 years of licensed experience determine the best diagnosi |
Confused between medical & mental symptoms that overlap | Known as the expert in challenging medical & school cases to collaborate and use differential diagnosis==sifting and sorting out confusing and often overlapping symptoms that could be indicative of a myriad of diagnoses. |
Tired of the rollercoaster of hormones & medical symptoms colliding | Leverage 19 years in women’s health & formal training in Natural Family Planning to collaborate with area OB\GYNs, PCP s & endocrinologists |
Tried EMDR, other neurocognitive approaches, traditional talk therapy | Many find that Accelerated Resolution Therapy can combat deeply seated anxiety, depression, trauma & grief. |
Continue to keep “it all inside.” | Accelerated Resolution Therapy is also proven effective for clients who are very private. Only minimal info needs to be shared to determine your goals for ART to guide the healing process. |
Rely on only 1 method or approach | It may take a multi-pronged approach: prayer, spriritual guidance, Unbound session, medical and\or psychiatric collaboration to target & finally “break up” with what has been dividing your healing efforts. |
In other words, a formal mental health diagnosis may change over time as the medical or academic concerns are worked through in a collaborative team environment. In the interim, you can scroll through these various mental health diagnoses to help in providing the main symptoms that are occurring to your sessions.
Current & Past:
Clients travel across the state of Ohio for regular in-person therapy and intensive Accelerated Resolution Therapy sessions in the primary office in Akron, near Green, Ohio. Some observation and IEP meetings are arranged onsite at your child’s school. B2AW also offers remote teletherapy using HIPAA-secure technology.
NOTE: Someone is in the Akron location only during limited hours for set In-person appointments with existing clients. A receptionist cannot answer counseling inquiries in person or manage “walk-in” requests. Please connect with Believe to Achieve Wellness by email or phone to arrange any in-person meetings. Thank you.
2623 S. Arlington Rd. Suite 6
Akron, OH 444319
Text 330-595-9006 upon arrival
Mailing Address
4735 Massillon Rd. Unit 212
Green, OH 44232
Monday: 9 AM-7 PM
Tuesday: 12 PM-5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM-5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM-3 PM
Friday: As Needed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
