SENIOR ADVISOR
Santiago Fallon, MA, LMHC, NCC
Santiago is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the Florida Department of Health. Mr. Fallon received his Bachelor’s and Master's degrees at the University of Central Florida. Santiago is a National Certified Counselor and also holds certifications in hypnotherapy and gerontology. He is
currently a Ph.D. candidate at Barry University with a specialization in marriage and family therapy. He conducts workshops in marriage and divorce issues, stress and anger management, and relaxation techniques and hypnotherapy. He is multi-lingual and has conducted trainings at international
conferences in three continents. He has been a psychotherapist in private practice since 1999. He has worked with chronically mentally ill adults suffering from schizoaffective and bi-polar disorders to more common anxiety and mood disorders. He has been a psychotherapist at the Sexual Trauma
Recovery Center/The Healing Tree at Arnold Palmer Hospital and at Centaur/Central Florida Aids Unified Resources. Mr. Fallon has also held the position of clinical supervisor for the Family Trauma Center at Kids House of Seminole. At Kids House, Mr Fallon helped develop the mental health
program which focuses on helping children that have been abused or that have experienced trauma and their families. He was an affiliate at The Center for Counseling and Consulting until September, 2011, where he was the program director. He is currently an Honorary Board Member for Safe
House, a domestic violence shelter in Seminole county and he is a Senior Advisor Consultant for The Dustin Project, a faith based grief counseling program. He works with families, couples, children, adolescents, and individual clients in private practice. He is very interested in collaborative
approaches for divorcing families, including family mediation and parent coordination. His current independent practice is affiliated with Serenity Yoga, a wellness and holistic Center. He continues his development of post-modern approaches to psychotherapy, with a mind, body and spirit
approach.
Contact Information: Phone (407) 462 - 6133. Email: santiagofallon.lmhc@gmail.com
COUNSELORS
Madaline Offner
Madaline is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is presently working as a district counselor with Orange County Public Schools in Violence and Drug Prevention. She also serves as a grief and crisis counselor. Madaline provides counseling at The Center for Counseling and Consulting in
Casselberry and The Healing House in Winter Park. She has been educating, counseling and training locally and nationally for a total of 29 years.
Joseph Noecker, MA, LMHC
Joe originates from Illinois and has been in Central Florida most of his adult life. As a Licensed Psychotherapist and Certified Life Coach, he takes pride in helping individuals and organizations move towards wholeness, fulfillment, relaxation, and improved performance. Joe has extensive
experience with grief, trauma, and stress related issues.
Joe has specialized expertise in the following areas:
Lori Lauridsen, M.A., LMHC, Certified Addictions Professional (CAP)
Ms. Lauridsen has more than five years experience in residential and outpatient substance abuse counseling. Ms. Lauridsen has been effective in helping individuals and families heal the wounds of addiction through education, therapy and relapse prevention. She has experience in creating and
facilitating therapy groups including self-esteem, addiction, multi-family and cognitive-behavioral therapy groups.
Ms. Lauridsen works with individuals, couples, children, and families on a variety of concerns including but not limited to anxiety and stress management, depression, grief, mood disturbances, adjustment disorders, life transitions with a special emphasis on addiction, co-occurring disorders and couples’ issues. Ms. Lauridsen received her Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida and her certification in Hypnotherapy in 2005.
Lori began her career in the psychology field as a Behavior Training Specialist for Autistic Adults in 2003 and has provided counseling on both an outpatient and residential basis ever since.
MARGIE GREBIN, MS, LMFT, CT
Margie Grebin earned her B.S. degree in Psychology and her Masters of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Stetson University in Deland, Florida. She graduated from both programs in 2006 with honors. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the
Florida Department of Health. She also has been certified with the Association for Death Education and Counseling as a thanatolgist – expertise in the study of the effects of death and dying, especially the investigation of ways to lessen the suffering and address the needs of the terminally ill
and their survivors in working through the many facets of grief and loss. Margie is also an active member of the local ADEC organization, Collaborative for End of Life and Grief Education, and is the Ethics and Diversity Chair for the Central Florida Association for Marriage and Family
Therapists.
She has co-authored a journal article which has been published in the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health entitled, “Bereavement Groups and Their Benefits: Enhancing Connection Through Creativity.” Based on her many years of volunteering with a local hospice and children’s bereavement center, Margie has written a book, Baseball Forever! A Boys Book on Grief, Loss and Healing. Her book has been endorsed by Cal Ripken, Jr., a member of the baseball hall-of-fame, as well as Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology at the College of New Rochelle, and senior consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America.
Areas of Knowledge:
Margie has been an affiliate with the Center for Counseling and Consulting since 2007, and is available to share and facilitate numerous presentations/workshops, some of which are as follows:
Presentations:
Workshops:
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Kristi Ryan
Kristi joined The Dustin Project team in March of 2006. Formerly a high school guidance counselor, Kristi has a bachelor’s degree in secondary English education and master’s and ed. specialist degrees in school counseling and guidance. Working in Seminole County for over 10 years and being a
product of Seminole County Public Schools herself, Kristi is passionate about the community the Dustin Project serves. Her background in counseling helps Kristi recognize and understand the need for education, training and resources in the area of grief counseling. Kristi’s primary goal as
Project Coordinator is to spread the news about The Dustin Project so that students in need will receive help.
The Dustin Project is a faith-based grief counseling program designed to assist students
in the bereavement process following the death of someone they love or know.
