{"id":194933,"date":"2025-07-17T20:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=194933"},"modified":"2025-07-17T20:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:44:38","slug":"van-wert-counseling-has-new-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/07\/17\/van-wert-counseling-has-new-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Wert Counseling has new owner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Counseling has announced a significant and exciting development in the life of the practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longtime team member Katlyn Short, MSW, LISW-S, has officially assumed ownership, marking a new chapter in the organization\u2019s continued mission to provide exceptional mental health services to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Short has been a dedicated member of the Van Wert Counseling team for many years. Her clinical expertise and commitment to compassionate care make her well-positioned to lead the practice into its next phase. This transition ensures continuity in service and reaffirms the practice\u2019s longstanding values of integrity, professionalism, and client-centered care.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Van-Wert-Counseling-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194932\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fomer Van Wert Counseling owner Susan Burchfield, MS, LPCC-S (left) is pictured with new owner Katlyn Short, MSW, LISW-S (right). <em>Photo submitted<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Former owner Susan Burchfield, MS, LPCC-S, will remain actively involved in the practice, continuing to offer counseling, mediation, and therapeutic services. Her ongoing presence provides stability and support during this transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert Counseling is a trusted private practice offering a broad range of therapy services, mediation, and an online parenting course. The clinical team also includes Sarah White, M.Ed., LPC, Britany Inkrott, MA, LPCC, and Stacy McAdams, MSW, LISW-S, each bringing unique strengths and a shared dedication to the wellbeing of individuals and families throughout the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Ms. Short\u2019s leadership, Van Wert Counseling remains steadfast in its mission to deliver accessible, high-quality mental health care in a welcoming and supportive environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information Van Wert Counseling has announced a significant and exciting development in the life of the practice. Longtime team member Katlyn Short, MSW, LISW-S, has officially assumed ownership, marking a new chapter in the organization\u2019s continued mission to provide exceptional mental health services to the community. Ms. Short has been a dedicated member of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 22:50:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194934,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194933\/revisions\/194934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}