Hannah Ernst, LPCC

I’m originally from Cleveland. When I was seven and my grandma was rehabilitating from surgery, I spent a lot of time with her, listening. She suggested that I should be a therapist and I guess it just stuck with me. 

After grad school, I had an interest in working with eating disorders and accepted a position in residential treatment at The Emily Program. It was very intense. The patients were the sickest of the sick, living there 24/7. I learned so much and continued to specialize in disordered eating. 

I have a lot of training and experience in DBT, which is what prompted Kevin and Danuta to reach out to me in 2020 about joining CCG. In addition to treating clients, I currently help with assessing people on the waitlist for our Standard DBT Program who have been endorsed for an eating disorder. 

I’m kind of a weird person and tend to roll with things — there’s not a lot that phases me. I’m very caring and in fact have had to work on caring too much. I would never laugh at someone’s expense but I do try to use humor in my approach when it’s appropriate. I’m really passionate about my work and can’t imagine doing anything else.