Turning Point ABA Autism Clinic

06/10/2026

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Jackie Orlowski, LLMSW✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Gummy Bears
Favorite drink/coffee order: Mocha Latte
Favorite color: Violet
Favorite music/artist: Kim Hyun-Joong
Favorite TV show/movie: Boys Over Flowers
Favorite hobby: Sleeping
Favorite season/holiday: Spring
Favorite animal: Red Panda
Favorite store: ACE Hardware

🎓Education:
High School: Pueblo City High (Colorado)
College/University: Delta, Oakland Community College, SVSU, Sacred Heart University, Wayne State
Degree(s): BSW, MSW
Area(s) of Study: Pharmacology, Biology, Social Work, Psychology

🧠Credential: Limited Licensed Master Social Worker

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
Improving my knowledge and skills

📝Fun Facts:
I only watch Chinese and Korean TV shows and movies.
I have lived in 9 different states since age 18.
Martinis make me giddy.

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Kaitlin Geiger, LLPC ✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Veggies & Dip
Favorite drink/coffee order: Iced coffee or matcha, love my Diet Coke too!
Favorite restaurant: Lucky's
Favorite color: Purples, Blues, & Greens
Favorite music/artist: A little bit of everything!
Favorite TV show/movie: I Love Lucy
Favorite hobby: Writing
Favorite season/holiday: Holiday Season!
Favorite animal: Peacock
Favorite store: Marshalls, Amazon, & Thrift Stores

🎓Education:
High School: L'Anse Creuse High School (there were over 600 in my graduating class)
College/University: University of Maryland (BA) Wayne State University (MA)
Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Masters in Counseling
Area(s) of Study: Clinical Mental Health

🧠Credential: Limited License Professional Counselor

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
I love integrating play and art therapy interventions with children that have been exposed to trauma, it's very eye opening to see a child communicate through pretend play or using painting as emotional expression.

📝Fun Facts:
I'm a U.S. Navy Veteran
One of the jobs in the service was driving in aircraft carrier
One of my biggest dreams is to write and be published one day

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Annette Kata, LMSW✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Cheez-its
Favorite drink/coffee order: Diet Coke
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite music/artist: Classic Rock
Favorite TV show/movie: Friends & Father of the Bride
Favorite hobby: Being a mom, doing puzzles, & fishing
Favorite season/holiday: Fall & Halloween
Favorite animal: Penguin
Favorite store: Hobby Lobby

🎓Education:
High School: Unionville Sebewaing Area (USA)
College/University: Saginaw Valley State University & Michigan State University
Degree(s): BSW & MSW
Area(s) of Study: Social Work

🧠Credential: Licensed Master Social Worker

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
Working with children, helping people through the grief process, and working with elderly

📝Fun Facts:
I love going to concerts and live bands
Photography is one of my favorite hobbies
I love camping and hiking all over Michigan

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Melissa Checkley, LMSW✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Popcorn
Favorite drink/coffee order: Mocha Frappe
Favorite restaurant: The Gathering Place
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite music/artist: Old Dominion
Favorite TV show/movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Favorite hobby: Spending time with family
Favorite season/holiday: Summer
Favorite animal: Tiger

🎓Education:
High School: Ubly High School
College/University: Walden University for BSW, University of Kentucky for MSW
Degree(s): Bachelor's of Social Work, Master's of Social Work

🧠Credential: Licensed Master Social Worker

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
Children & families

📝Fun Facts:
I have been hit by 2 cars as a pedestrian.

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Seger Marie, Furry Therapist✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: What ever you are eating
Favorite drink/coffee order: Hose Water
Favorite restaurant: Beachy's Caseville and Dairy Queen
Favorite color: Sand
Favorite music/artist: Bob Seger
Favorite TV show/movie: Dog Channel
Favorite hobby: Sleeping on the deck and getting wet
Favorite season/holiday: Love all seasons
Favorite animal: Humans
Favorite store: Petsmart

🎓Education:
School: Denise Simmons, Caseville AKC Good Citizen and Trick Training
Advance School: Native K9, Caseville
Degree(s): AKC Good Citizen, AKC Basic Trick, Native K9 Service Training and passed my Therapy Dog Assessment with Therapy Dog International PawsPack
Area(s) of Study: Being a good boy

🧠Credential: Furry Therapist

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
Pets, treats, and sleeping while others work

📝Fun Facts:
I'm hoping for a little brother
I have been to Florida twice
I am a proud certified member of PawsPack Therapy

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Paul Szpunar, LMSW✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Nerd Ropes
Favorite drink/coffee order: French Vanilla
Favorite restaurant: Wendy's
Favorite color: Green
Favorite music/artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Favorite TV show/movie: Better Call Saul
Favorite hobby: Guitar
Favorite season/holiday: Summer
Favorite animal: Cats

🎓Education:
High School: Caro High School
College/University: Michigan, Michigan State, SVSU
Degree(s): BA history/philosophy, MSW, Communication

🧠Credential: Licensed Master Social Worker

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
Addiction/trauma

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Julia Booms, LLMSW✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Chips and Guac/Salsa
Favorite drink/coffee order: Iced brown sugar shaken espresso, iced caramel macchiato, Coke Zero
Favorite restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite music/artist: I love a little bit of everything
Favorite TV show/movie: Harry Potter
Favorite hobby: I enjoy walking, playing with my dog, word searches, reading, curating outfits, home decorating, and spending quality time with my husband, friends, and family
Favorite season/holiday: Fall and Spring
Favorite animal: A bear
Favorite store: Old Navy, TJMaxx, Anthropology, and Abercrombie & Fitch

🎓Education:
High School: Parma Western Highschool
College/University: Ferris State University
Degree(s): I earned an Associate of Arts degree, which helped me develop foundational communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. I then obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work that helped me develop core generalist practice skills, including client engagement, advocacy, assessment, and understanding of systems impacting individuals and families. Then went on to complete my Master of Social Work that further strengthened my clinical competencies, including diagnostic understanding, evidence-based interventions, advanced clinical practice, and more!
Area(s) of Study: Clinical Social Work

🧠Credential: Limited Licensed Master Social Worker

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
I value the opportunity to support clients through diverse life experiences and challenges. While I work with a variety of clinical needs, I have a particular interest in understanding trauma and the complex ways it can impact emotional functioning, relationships, self-perception, and overall well-being.

I also enjoy working with children and individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges and interpersonal stressors, life transitions, and other emotional or psychological stressors. While I have many areas of interest, as a clinician, I also enjoy and am committed to ongoing learning and professional development to continually deepen my clinical understanding and provide quality, up-to-date care to best support and meet the unique needs of my clients.

📝Fun Facts:
I was adopted from Guatemala.
I have a very cute brown Miniature Schnauzer named Winnie.
Making a space feel cozy is something I strive to do. I also love keeping a clean and organized space and finding it relaxing, especially when I'm stressed.

05/29/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month we're proud to highlight the compassionate therapists who provide support, guidance, and care to the individuals and families we serve each day. Through meaningful connections and a client-centered approach. they help create a safe space for growth, healing, and progress.

Meet Kathy Mroz, COO, LMSW✨

❤️About Me:
Favorite snack: Anything salty
Favorite drink/coffee order: Coffee with lots of cream
Favorite restaurant: Anything new or different
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite music/artist: Bob Seger
Favorite TV show/movie: Harry Potter Movies
Favorite hobby: Cooking and Gardening
Favorite season/holiday: Christmas all the way
Favorite animal: Dogs, big ones!
Favorite store: Amazon

🎓Education:
High School: Owen Gage
College/University: Ferris State and MSU
Degree(s): Master of Social Work
Area(s) of Study: Clinical

🧠Credential: COO, Licensed Master Social Worker

💚Areas I Enjoy Working On Most:
I enjoy working with groups to meet the needs of the community and animal assisted therapy

📝Fun Facts:
I worked in a convent
I've been in the back of a police car
I'll eat almost anything