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Counselors and Practitioners

Our care is based on certain core beliefs: that all people are valued by God at each moment of their lives; that each of us is called to wholeness and a life of meaning; and that grace is available to everyone, practitioner, and client, to facilitate a process of healing and growth. 

Kristyn (Kiki) McKendrick
Director of The Middleton Counseling Center
(610) 525-0766

Kristyn (Kiki) McKendrick
Director of The Middleton Counseling Center
(610) 525-0766

Kristyn (Kiki) McKendrick
Director of The Middleton Counseling Center

Kristyn “Kiki” McKendrick has been with the Middleton Counseling Center since 2006 and serves as its Director. She studied psychology at the University of Michigan and Secondary Special Education at Eastern Michigan University. Prior to joining the center, Kiki worked in London with Wandsworth Mind (now West Central London Mind) as a counselor. She returned to the U.S. in 2000 and later trained with Lauren Artress to become a Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator.

At Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, she leads the Worship Center and was trained by Olivia Stewart to train others in the Young Children and Worship program. Kiki brings warmth, creativity, and deep experience in education and formation to all aspects of her work.

Susan Neumann Gordon, MSW, MBA
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Susan Neumann Gordon, MSW, MBA
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Susan Neumann Gordon, MSW, MBA
Middleton Center Practitioner

Susan Neumann Gordon believes the role of the therapist is to create a safe and supportive environment where clients can address life’s challenges, often encountered during times of transition. She integrates a variety of therapeutic modalities to help clients explore self- esteem, communication, conflict resolution, relationship building, and family dynamics. Her clinical interests include life transitions, relationships between parents and adult children, couples communication, cultural and religious diversity, workplace conflict, and recovery from infidelity and loss. Susan is trained in EMDR and has specialized experience with military culture and veteran families.

Robert Jenkins
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Robert Jenkins
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Robert Jenkins
Middleton Center Practitioner

Robert Jenkins supports clients who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. Whether struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, focus, or motivation, he brings clinical expertise and structured support to help clients create lasting change. He works with students, professionals, and adults navigating executive functioning challenges and life transitions. Robert believes that real progress comes from within, and he matches each client’s effort while guiding them toward clarity and confidence. His areas of specialization include addiction, couples and family therapy, executive functioning, anxiety, depression, and transitional life stages.

Marissa Kos, MSW, LSW, RN
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Marissa Kos, MSW, LSW, RN
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Marissa Kos, MSW, LSW, RN
Middleton Center Practitioner

Marissa Kos offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for individuals navigating difficult emotional experiences or life circumstances. She believes clients know themselves best and works collaboratively to explore the roots of emotional patterns and their effects on daily life and relationships. With a background in healthcare and experience supporting people from a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and belief systems, Marissa takes an integrative therapeutic approach. She draws on Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, Psychodynamic Theory, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support healing, growth, and deeper connection with self and others.

Nichelle Lynn-Hennigan, MA, LPC, RYT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Nichelle Lynn-Hennigan, MA, LPC, RYT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Nichelle Lynn-Hennigan, MA, LPC, RYT
Middleton Center Practitioner

Nichelle Lynn-Hennigan, MA, LPC, RYT is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience in trauma-focused mental health care. She earned her MA in Clinical Counseling (Trauma Specialty) from Eastern University. Nichelle is co-founder of the private practice at Essence Wellness Counseling with Britni Harris, LPC. She also works as a Behavioral Health Crisis Clinician in the Emergency Department at Main Line Health and is a Registered Yoga Teacher.

Nichelle has been featured on the When Dating Hurts podcast and in a PCACares article on senior mental health. Her background includes seven years at Laurel House, Montgomery County’s comprehensive domestic violence agency, where she provided counseling, facilitated survivor support groups, and managed multiple sites.

Earlier in her career, Nichelle worked in sexual assault and crisis services with Women Organized Against Rape, Lenape Valley Foundation, and the Center for Family Guidance, and has served as a speaker and facilitator on domestic violence education panels. Nichelle is deeply committed to helping trauma survivors find healing, resilience, and practical tools for recovery.

Kent Matthies, MFT, M.Div.
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Kent Matthies, MFT, M.Div.
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Kent Matthies, MFT, M.Div.
Middleton Center Practitioner

Kent Matthies is passionate about helping clients change behaviors that no longer serve them. He works with individuals, couples, and families who are seeking healthier, more resilient, and joyful ways of living. Kent brings over 25 years of experience in pastoral care as an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, along with advanced training in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Council for Relationships. His approach draws from decades of experience in mindfulness, recovery, and relationship counseling. Kent welcomes conversations with those seeking new patterns of understanding, connection, and well-being.

Sophia Park, Th.D., M.Div., LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Sophia Park, Th.D., M.Div., LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Sophia Park, Th.D., M.Div., LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner

Dr. Sophia Park is a bilingual (Korean and English) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose intercultural experiences—living in six countries—inform her open, respectful, and collaborative presence. She works with individuals, couples, and families on resolving conflict, improving communication, and building healthier relationships. Sophia welcomes clients navigating life transitions, identity formation, acculturation, and intercultural or intergenerational challenges. With more than 20 years of experience in psychiatric and addiction settings, private practice, and academic teaching, she is also deeply grounded in theological and chaplaincy work. Sophia offers a compassionate presence through both joy and grief, and supports clients in times of questioning and change.

Laurel Roe, CHR, LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Laurel Roe, CHR, LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Laurel Roe, CHR, LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner

Laurel Roe is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a strong background in both education and therapeutic practice. She believes that everyone has unique strengths that can be drawn upon to navigate life’s challenges and move toward personal goals. Laurel particularly enjoys working with children, adolescents, and families as they face the complexities of today’s world. Her relaxed, collaborative style integrates a systemic approach with humor and experiential techniques to create a supportive and engaging therapeutic space.

Margot Stein, LMFT, MHL, DD
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Margot Stein, LMFT, MHL, DD
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Margot Stein, LMFT, MHL, DD
Middleton Center Practitioner

Margot Stein is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist committed to helping individuals and families find healing and harmony on their journey toward wholeness. With over two decades of experience, she has worked extensively with children, adolescents, and adults with special needs, complex medical conditions, and nontraditional family structures. Margot’s clients benefit from her warm, humorous, and resilient approach as they identify areas for growth and move toward greater self-acceptance and connection. Her areas of focus include Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and executive functioning, communication, anxiety and depression, life transitions, parenting, gender identity, women’s issues, and support for veterans and military families.

Debra Sutton, Ph.D., M.Div., MFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Debra Sutton, Ph.D., M.Div., MFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Debra Sutton, Ph.D., M.Div., MFT
Middleton Center Practitioner

Debra Sutton invites clients to rediscover their sense of self in relationships, especially when they’ve felt the need to disappear or deprioritize their own needs. She believes that everyone deserves to live from a place of mutual respect and importance, where clear boundaries and confident decision-making are possible. Using family systems concepts, Debra helps individuals, couples, and families understand relational patterns, reduce anxiety, and improve communication. Certified in EMDR and trained in Internal Family Systems, she works with a wide range of issues, including trauma, sexuality and spirituality, gender and LGBTQIA+ identities, and life transitions. She offers a 15-minute complimentary consultation for those exploring therapy, because she believes everyone matters—and it’s time to live like it.

Beth Toler, Th.D., M.Div., LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Beth Toler, Th.D., M.Div., LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Beth Toler, Th.D., M.Div., LMFT
Middleton Center Practitioner

Rev. Beth Toler is an ordained American Baptist minister and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings more than twenty years of experience in academic, ministry, and clinical settings. She creates a safe, hope-filled space for individuals, couples, and families working through emotional, relational, spiritual, and mental health concerns. In addition to her private practice, Beth teaches counseling and pastoral care in seminaries and graduate programs across the country. Her areas of focus include individual, relationship, and family therapy, as well as pastoral counseling and consultation.

Julia Vahlsing
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Julia Vahlsing
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Julia Vahlsing
Middleton Center Practitioner

Dr. Julia Vahlsing works with children, adolescents, and adults, drawing on a broad range of clinical experience and training. She has a particular interest in treating anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, self-esteem issues, college- related stress, trauma, and developmental challenges. Grounded in a cognitive- behavioral framework, Dr. Vahlsing tailors her therapeutic approach to meet the individual needs of each client. She is certified in both Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), which allows her to support both children and the families who care for them. Her warm and engaging style helps clients of all ages feel understood and supported.

Richard R. Wohlschlaeger, MFT, M.Div.
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Richard R. Wohlschlaeger, MFT, M.Div.
Middleton Center Practitioner
(610) 525-0766

Richard R. Wohlschlaeger, MFT, M.Div.
Middleton Center Practitioner

Richard “Dick” Wohlschlaeger is a Marriage and Family Therapist whose path to therapy began through his deep interest in pastoral care as a parish pastor. He pursued specialized training through the Council for Relationships and is now dedicated to helping clients strengthen relationships in all areas of life. Dick works with individuals and couples around grief, life transitions, pre-marital preparation, and relationship challenges, offering a thoughtful and compassionate presence grounded in decades of experience.

Patricia Danzon, Ph.D., M.A., Certified Spiritual Director
Middleton Center Spiritual Director
(610) 525-0766

Patricia Danzon, Ph.D., M.A., Certified Spiritual Director
Middleton Center Spiritual Director
(610) 525-0766

Patricia Danzon, Ph.D., M.A., Certified Spiritual Director
Middleton Center Spiritual Director

Patricia Danzon brings a thoughtful integration of spiritual and intellectual exploration to her work as a spiritual director. She holds a Master of Arts in Holistic Spirituality and Spiritual Direction from Chestnut Hill College, along with a certificate in the supervision of spiritual directors from the KAIROS School of Spiritual Formation. With a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and many years teaching healthcare management at the University of Pennsylvania, Patricia draws from a rich interdisciplinary background. Her interests include the arts, especially photography, and she offers both individual and group spiritual direction. Patricia is a member and deacon at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church.

Betty Wright-Riggins
Middleton Center Spiritual Director
(610) 525-0766

Betty Wright-Riggins
Middleton Center Spiritual Director
(610) 525-0766

Betty Wright-Riggins
Middleton Center Spiritual Director

Rev. Betty Wright-Riggins is a spiritual director, ordained American Baptist minister, and staff member at Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development, where she also completed her spiritual direction training. She holds a Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and master’s degrees in Educational Administration and Speech Pathology from California State University, Los Angeles. Betty is also an adjunct professor at Eastern University and Missio Seminary. With deep experience in spiritual formation, she facilitates clergy cohorts and leads contemplative prayer groups for clergy and laity. Betty sees spiritual direction as a sacred act of presence—listening deeply to those seeking to discern God’s presence in daily life.