Mid-Month Mingle | Empowerment Panel | The Power of Boundaries
Empowerment Panel | The Power of Boundaries | 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Mingle | 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Join us for the Empowerment Panel and stay for the casual after-hours at our Mid-Month-Mingle. We buy the appetizers; you buy your own beverage. As always, guests are welcome.
Panelists:
- Kennadi Adams
- Rachel Conner
- Teghan Boggs
- Tara Grubbs – Moderator
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Panelists:
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Tara Grubbs has been employed with Phoenix Rising since 2008, first as a counselor, then moved into more administrative and supervisory roles within the agency. Currently Tara is the Chief Clinical Officer.Tara graduated from Walsh University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, and then continued at Walsh to receive her master’s degree in counseling and human development. While finishing her master’s degree, she worked at Trillium Family Solutions as an Adult Protective Services Investigator. She holds her LPCC-S counseling licensure in Ohio, and continues to provide therapy to a small caseload of individuals.
She currently serves on the Executive Steering Committee for the Stark County Suicide Collation, and previously served on the board for the Domestic Violence Project, Inc. in Stark County. She has a passion for raising awareness in the community on difficult but essential topics related to mental health, trauma, domestic violence awareness, and suicide prevention through teaching, training and advocacy. She currently reside in Summit County with my husband and two daughters, Brooklyn, 11 and Riley, 9. |
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Kennadi Adams has been employed with Phoenix Rising since 2020. First as an intern, then as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and currently as an independently licensed marriage and family therapist since 2024. In December of 2025 she transitioned into an administrative role within the agency. Currently she is the Alliance administrative director. Kennadi graduated from Notre Dame College in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in counseling and went to The University of Akron for her master’s degree in Marriage and Family therapy. She holds her IMFT licensure in Ohio and continues to provide therapy to a small case load of families, couples, and individuals. She currently serves on the opiate and addiction task force and Drug free Stark County and has a passion for raising awareness in the community on topics related to mental health, addiction, self-care and healthy relationship building. She currently resides in Stark County with her boyfriend and their dog. |
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Teghan Boggs is currently a clinical mental health counseling student at Malone University. She is interning with Phoenix Rising Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery in the counseling department.
Teghan started her counseling practicum in the summer of 2025 with Phoenix and is now in her last semester of program and internship. She enjoys working with a variety of different populations and presenting concerns, and I focus on teaching healthy boundaries and conflict resolution skills as part of her practice. She is looking forward to continuing her career as a mental health counselor. |
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Rachel Conner has worked in the community mental health field since 2014, initially working with at risk youth and families as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. In 2017, Rachel began working as an Art Therapist/Counselor with Phoenix Rising and in recent years additionally works as the Director of Case Management. She holds her LPCC-S & LPAT licensure and is an AATA Board Certified Art Therapist.Rachel is dedicated to providing compassionate care and art therapy to individuals to promote healing through the creative process. She has helped lobby for the passing of licensure of art therapy in Ohio and has organized art exhibits with local art therapists to promote community awareness to the astounding power of art therapy. |