Our Therapists
- Tony Garascia, MA, MS, LCSW, NCC, LCAC Clinical Director
- Keith Munneke, M.Div., MSW, LCSW, LMFT, LCAC, Clinical Pastoral Counselor
- Auna Preston, PhD, HSPP, Psychologist
- Lorraine Karam, MA, LMHC, LCAC, Staff Therapist
- Karen Zeck, MA, LMHC, Staff Therapist
- Steve Leapman, MHL, MS, LMHC, LCAC, Staff Therapist
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For help in selecting a therapist, see our Treatment List
Treatment List
Tony Garascia
MA, MS, LCSW, NCC, LCAC, Clinical Director
Tony Garascia received his Masters in Counseling from Indiana University at South Bend in 1986. In addition he received a Masters in Liturgical Studies in 1978 from the Catholic University of America.
Tony has years of experience counseling individuals, couples, families, adolescents and children. His areas of specialty include marriage and relationship issues, family difficulties, depression and anxiety, traumatic stress and bereavement work and sexual identity issues. He works with clients from age seven up. He is the author of the popular marriage preparation programs Before “I Do” and
Catholic Remarriage (Ave Maria Press), of Rekindle the Passion While Raising Your Kids (Sorin Books), and of Getting Married, Living Together (Ave Maria Press).
He is licensed in the State of Indiana as a Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Addiction Counselor. He is a member of the American Counseling Association and the Indiana Counseling Association. He also is EMDR, Level II Certified.
Keith Munneke
MDiv, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, LCAC, Clinical Pastoral Counselor
Rev. Keith Munneke received his Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in 1966. He received his Master of Science in counseling psychology in 1970 and his Master of Science in social work in 1971, both from the University of Wisconsin. He founded the Center in 1974.
Keith is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, and is listed in the Clinical Registrar of the National Association of Social Workers. He is a state-certified clinical social worker (LCSW) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
Auna Preston
PhD, HSPP, Psychologist
Auna Preston received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology in 1985 and her Master of Arts in counseling psychology in 1976, both from the California Institute of Integrated Studies, San Francisco, California.
Auna is licensed by the State of Indiana as a Ph.D. psychologist. She has experience counseling individuals, couples, and groups. Her areas of specialty include compulsive overeating, depression, anxiety, marital problems, self esteem and gay/lesbian concerns.
Auna is a member of the American Psychological Association.
Lorraine Karam
MA, LMHC, LCAC, Staff Therapist
Lorraine received her Master of Arts in clinical psychology in 1993 from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago after completing her undergraduate work at Indiana University, Bloomington in 1989.
Lorraine is licensed by the State of Indiana as a Mental Health Counselor. She has experience counseling adults and adolescents, both individually and in groups. Her treatment interests include women’s issues, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, martial counseling, and spiritual issues.
Lorraine is certified through the North American Association of Masters in Psychology and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Karen Zeck
MA, LMHC, Staff Therapist
Karen received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology in 2000 from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. She completed her undergraduate work at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Northern Illinois University and the University of Guam.
Karen has experience with adolescents and adults. Her treatment interests include trauma recovery, couples and family counseling and grief work. Karen and her family served in missionary radio work for twenty years in Sri Lanka and Guam.
Karen is licensed as a Mental Health Counselor through the state of Indiana. She also has Level 2 certification in EMDR.
Steven M. Leapman
MHL, MS, LMHC, LCAC, Staff Therapist
Rabbi Steven M. Leapman was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1991. He received his Masters in Education (Counseling) from Indiana University South Bend in 2008. His undergraduate and graduate degrees in Literature are from The American University in Washington, DC (1981 and 1984). He served as a U.S. Navy / USMC chaplain from 1993 – 2000. While at Memorial Hospital in South Bend from 2005 – 2008 he provided general pastoral and trauma care ministry
Steve is licensed by the State of Indiana as a Mental Health Counselor and Clinical Addictions Counselor. He has experience counseling adults and adolescents both individually and in group settings. His treatment interests include addictions, grief and bereavement, family issues, and spiritual formation. He is interested in interfaith relations and veterans concerns.