Mosaic Counseling Services

09/08/2025

Cala Ochs, at Mosaic Counseling Services, has written a blog post exploring one of her own more fierce and fiery internal protectors (Internal Family Systems). It is not uncommon to attempt to ignore or shame one's more intense protectors; however, Cala seeks to understand and offer compassion to her own commonly misunderstood fierce protector.

Today marked the beginning of Step Two in my IFS-informed EMDR training, and as part of the learning process, we engaged in practice sessions with fellow clinicians. During one of the exercises, I stepped into the role of the client. Our focus was to explore a protective part—and I chose one I’v...

08/16/2025

Mosaic's most recent blog post is written by Jessica Sahoury. From an Internal Family Systems lens, she invites us to travel with her as she courageously looks within towards her own fears, loss of control, and navigating towards inner calm and peace.

IFS (Internal Family Systems) taught me to recognize that we all have many parts inside us, like a little inner family. Let me tell you, my “inner driving crew” has some strong personalities.

08/11/2025

Mosaic Counseling Services is excited to announce that Delilah Mae (works closely with Julie K.) has joined our clinical team.

Delilah Mae is a 7 year old, lovable, Goldendoodle with a heart of gold! She has been spreading joy and comfort to all ages for the past 6 years. With a temperament that is gentle and nurturing, Delilah Mae brightens up the lives of everyone she meets.

As a certified therapy dog, Delilah Mae, loves working in the school, residential recovery center, and visiting residents in nursing homes. She has a special knack for sensing when someone needs a little extra love, providing calm and reassurance during tough times. Delilah Mae completed basic obedience at 7 months of age, then went on to complete K-9 Good Citizen, and therapy dog training at the age of 1.

In her free time, you can find Delilah Mae snuggling with her family, going for walks, and playing fetch with her favorite toy. She also enjoys chasing squirrels, lying in the sun, admiring her back yard, pup cups, and marshmallows.

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08/09/2025

Mosaic Counseling Services is a longstanding provider of mental health services in the Central Indiana area (Noblesville and online), dedicated to delivering compassionate, trauma-informed care. We are desiring to broaden our services, and we are seeking a skilled and dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our team. We are in the initial stages of creating this position and intend to design this position based on the candidate that is the best fit.

07/23/2025

Mosaic Counseling Services is pleased to announce that Julie Kirkhoff has joined our clinical team.

Julie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate with a strong foundation in both clinical and educational settings. She holds two master’s degrees from Butler University—one in Mental Health Counseling and another in School Counseling—along with an undergraduate degree from Purdue University in Education. Julie is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and she has experience working with clients facing substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Her professional background includes working in a residential facility for substance use disorders and serving as a school counselor. Julie is committed to lifelong learning and plans to pursue further training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems Therapy to deepen her therapeutic practice.

Outside of her work, Julie finds joy and balance in spending time with her two daughters, her therapy dog Delilah Mae, and her close-knit group of friends and family.

If you are interested in learning more about Julie or scheduling with her, please click on the link below.

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07/10/2025

Mosaic's most recent blog post is written by Hope Sparks. She assists the reader in understanding addictions through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens. Instead of offering shame and condemnation, she encourages the reader to begin viewing the addictive 'parts' through a lens of compassion and curiosity, in order to ultimately offer healing and unburdening from within.

If you’ve never experienced addiction, it can be hard to understand the overwhelming pull it has. For those of us who have, that pull can feel urgent — as if our very survival depends on it. The brain interprets this drive as life-or-death, plunging us into desperation, isolation, shame, guilt, ...

07/07/2025

Mosaic Counseling Services is currently hiring a part-time licensed/licensed eligible clinician with the potential of it becoming full-time position. The position available is at the downtown Noblesville location. We desire a clinician that is familiar and experienced in attachment treatment modalities and utilizing a systemic approach. More specifically, the clinician must desire to learn and/or have experience in Emotionally Focused Therapy and/or IFS Informed EMDR. This clinician must also desire to work with couples.

If interested in learning more about the position and joining our clinical team, please email your resume to Jonathan M. Burg at jburg@mosaiccounselingindy.com.

06/06/2025

Mosaic's latest blog post is written by Lauren Salazar. She bravely and generously shares insight into her own personal journey of working with a 'Part' of her that can wrestle with feeling "not enough" and "defective".

This one feels icky to write. Even glancing at the title is enough to make me wince. Mostly because I have worked so hard to ignore or “manage” that inner voice whispering, “I am not enough”. Growing up, it didn’t matter how many verbal affirmations I received; how polished I attempted to ...

05/14/2025

Some situations are out of our control.
But that doesn’t mean we’re powerless.

When life won’t bend, we’re invited to look inward, to shift our patterns, our perspective, our response.That’s where real change begins.

At Mosaic Formational Coaching, we walk with you through the hard places helping you uncover strength, clarity, and the parts of you that are ready to grow.

If the situation won’t change, maybe it’s time you did.
And you don’t have to do it alone.

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04/28/2025

Cala Ochs, at Mosaic Counseling Services, has written a blog post exploring how one's internal protectors (Internal Family Systems) can be both a hindrance and powerful tool as a parent. Travel with her as she courageously explores aspects of her own internal system and how it influences her as a parent.

To be vulnerable and offer a bit of self-disclosure, I have a part of me that wants to win. At first glance, you might assume this part is simply competitive. And while I do have a fun, competitive side, this part goes deeper. The part that wants to win protects me from feeling small and inadequate

04/09/2025

Mosaic's newest blog post is written by Morgan Smith, MA, LMFT. She tackles the precarious tightrope of allowing the inner critic to hijack one's system or utilizing the part to motivate oneself to accomplish hard things.

Be gentle with yourself and be gentle with that inner critic. I have come to recognize this critic part within me, and I have learned all the ways in which it thinks it is helping me. At times, it is a great motivator. At other times, I need to remind this part that it’s going to be okay.

03/06/2025

Mosaic's newest blog post is written by Julie Moeller, MA, LMHCA. She unpacks the often neglected and minimized topic of Parental Stress. Julie explores the causes, effects, and ways to manage the stress. Let's face it, waiting eighteen years until they are out of the house is not the answer.

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https://www.mosaiccounselingindy.com/blog/tackling-parental-stress-a-call-to-action

Parental stress is a multifaceted experience that can manifest in various ways, from feelings of overwhelm to anxiety and burnout. In 2024 the U.S. Surgeon General warned that this stress not only impacts the parents but also has profound effects on children and family dynamics.