Meet Our Counselors

Diana C. Brawley, M Div, Th M, MSW, ACSW

Diana serves Liverpool & the northern suburbs and can be reached at 315-559-5989.

For the Past 18 years Diana has worked extensively with individuals, couples and families as a child and family therapist. She has also facilitated groups and retreats in a variety of settings. An ordained Presbyterian minister, she has served several congregations. Most recently, she is enjoying providing opportunites for renewal and wellness to clergy and other helping professionals.

Denise Frampton-Pearsall, LCSW-R

Denise serves the Auburn Area and can be reached at 315-253-4304.

Denise holds a Master of Social Work degree from Syracuse University. Her background is in community mental health and substance abuse recovery. Her interests are: individual, couples, and fmaily therapy; deppression, anxiety and panic disorders, sexual abuse and domestic violence, loss, grief, separation and divorce recovery, health and wellness, and exploring spirituality. Denise considers her counseling skills as her ministry.

Jennifer Hamlin-Navias, MSW, MDiv

Jennifer serves the Syracuse Area and can be reached at 315-430-6532.

A Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Jennifer holds a Masters degree in clinical social work from Syracuse University. Her work comes out of a Family Therapy Systems approach and she has experience and interst with working with couples, children, and families with children with special needs. Jennifer also has extensive background and experience working with domestic violence and issues surrounding sexual abuse survival. She is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ.

Rev. Michael Heath

Michael serves the Syracuse & Fayetteville Area and can be reached at 315-637-2279.

Fellow AAPC, was educated at Yale Divinty School, Syracuse University, and the Universite de Strasbourg. Ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1974, he has practiced pastoral counseling with individuals, couples and families in the Syracuse area since 1978. Rev. Heath's areas of expertise include human sexuality, martical communications, divorce, gay/lesbian and transgender issues.

George Van Amam, MDiv, MA

George serves the Cazenovia & Manlius Area and can be reached at 315-415-3757.

George is a Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He holds degrees from Amherst College, Union Theological Seminary, and Syracuse University. He founded and directed the Samaritan Counseling Center of Mohawk Valley for eighteen years and is a faculty member in the PTP Training program at the Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center. His professional interests include transactional analysis, Jungian dream exploration, and spiritual growth. He enjoys working with adults and couples who are experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship conflict, and life transition issues.