Board Members
Dawn Wagner -Treasurer
Dawn L Wagner is an Office Manager at a Manufacturing company and a part-time bookkeeper at a Tax and Accounting firm, both located in Madison Heights. She is a Notary Public and has an Associates degree in Accounting with over 35 years of small business experience....
Diane Johnston, MA, LPC, NCC -Vice-President/Secretary
My goal is to meet you where you currently are in the process of change and healing. I will provide you with a safe, trusting, and honest therapeutic environment. I specialize in development with teens, college students, and after college transitions. I assist adults...
Patricia L. Thaar-Tocco, MA, LPC, NCC -Founder/CEO
My goal is to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment in which a client can become more aware of themselves and how to use their strengths to overcome the obstacles that contribute to pain and dysfunction in their daily life. I am most influenced by...
Advisory Board
Jessica Collado, MA, LLPC -Advisory Board
As a multicultural bilingual clinician ( English/Spanish), Jessica’s goal is not to change you. Her goal is to provide a safe and welcoming environment that allows you to be transparent in working through your obstacles. As a clinician, she feels the most important...
Dominic Dasaro -Advisory Board
Hi, I’m Dominic but most people call me Dom and I am a member of Thaar Care’s Advisory Board. I am 19 years old and currently studying Business at Grand Valley State University. I have always been around giving people my whole life, and that has rubbed off on me...
Ashley Karas, MA, LPC, CAADC, NCC -Advisory Board
I am a graduate from Oakland University with both my BA in Communications and my MA in Counseling. I have a passion for non-profit counseling agencies in the community. I have 16 plus years of experience in the counseling field with 12 years of experience in...
Bruce Dunton, CSW, MS, RSST -Advisory Board
Bruce Dunton is the Director of Crossroads Clubhouse, a psychosocial program that provides supports to adults with mental illness to strengthen social skills, establish a meaningful routine and improve daily functioning. Bruce started working in the mental health...
Jennifer Lutostanski, LBSW -Advisory Board
Jennifer Lutostanski earned her Bachelor of Psychology from Michigan State University in 1993. Jennifer has been working as a Licensed Social Worker (LBSW) for Macomb County Community Mental Health for 25 years. Jennifer has made a lifelong career in the area of...
Dante Dasaro -Advisory Board
Hello, I’m Dante, a proud father of 19 years and a member of Thaar Care’s advisory board. I have always found a way to be involved in helping others my whole life. In 2012, I decided with a few friends that there were simply too many stray dogs in Detroit, and...
Employees
Melissa Porembiak LLPC, NCC
Melissa Porembiak LLPC, NCC Melissa is a graduate of Oakland University's Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She is also a licensed ABA therapist. Melissa strives to work alongside clients with a holistic approach to help achieve their goals....
Jessica Collado, MA, LLPC -Advisory Board
As a multicultural bilingual clinician ( English/Spanish), Jessica’s goal is not to change you. Her goal is to provide a safe and welcoming environment that allows you to be transparent in working through your obstacles. As a clinician, she feels the most important...
Diane Johnston, MA, LPC, NCC -Vice-President/Secretary
My goal is to meet you where you currently are in the process of change and healing. I will provide you with a safe, trusting, and honest therapeutic environment. I specialize in development with teens, college students, and after college transitions. I assist adults...
Patricia L. Thaar-Tocco, MA, LPC, NCC -Founder/CEO
My goal is to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment in which a client can become more aware of themselves and how to use their strengths to overcome the obstacles that contribute to pain and dysfunction in their daily life. I am most influenced by...