Indianapolis Campus

Jordan Snoddy, LMHC

Jordan Snoddy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 12 years of clinical experience. With a strong commitment to student well-being and success, she currently serves as the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Success and Advocacy. In this role, Jordan provides individual therapy to students and oversees campus incident reports, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for all. She has also dedicated more than 7 years to providing clinical supervision to fellow mental health professionals, fostering the growth of future leaders in the field.

Jordan believes deeply in the importance of understanding the impact of past experiences—particularly childhood—on current behaviors and mental health. She strives to empower her clients through compassionate care, helping them navigate challenges while promoting personal growth and resilience.

Outside of her professional life, Jordan is a proud mother to her daughter, Lilliana. Together, they enjoy shopping, dinner dates, and cozying up with their cat, Rory. Jordan also loves doing yard work, decorating, and tackling home projects. A passionate Swiftie, Jordan’s favorite color is pink, and she enjoys winding down with TV shows like New Girl, Schitt's Creek, and Gilmore Girls.

Maissie Valiyi, LMHC

Maissie Valiyi is a Licensed Mental Health Therapist with over four years of experience in the field. She has developed a strong expertise in helping clients navigate a range of challenges, including trauma, relationship concerns, anxiety, depression, and difficulties adjusting to life changes.

Since March 2024, Maissie has been part of the team at Ivy Tech, where she provides compassionate and client-centered counseling. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in collaboration, guiding clients to achieve their personal goals and addressing the areas of concern that are most important to them. By coming alongside her clients, Maissie works to create a safe, non-judgmental space where healing and growth can take place.

With a deep commitment to supporting individuals through life’s challenges, Maissie believes in the power of therapy to foster resilience, empowerment, and lasting positive change.

Maissie likes to spend her free time baking, spending time with friends/family, and going to concerts. This past year, she took on a new hobby of running which led to her completing two half marathons! Some things she would like to do in the next year are: travel out of the country, attend a football game at Neyland Stadium(go vols!), and spend more time engaging in self care.

 

Cruz Medina-Ochoa, LCSW

Cruz Medina-Ochoa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over seven years of experience in the field. She is dedicated to supporting the emotional well-being and success of Ivy Tech’s diverse student body. At Ivy Tech, Cruz provides individualized therapy sessions to enrolled students, helping them navigate life’s challenges while supporting their academic and personal growth.

Holding a master's in social work from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, she brings a wealth of experience, particularly in working with low-income families, individuals affected by substance abuse and domestic violence, and children involved in the child welfare system. Cruz has training in trauma-focused approaches and EMDR.

As the child of a large immigrant family, Cruz has a personal understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable populations and is passionate about promoting healthy families and communities. This background fuels a strong commitment to ensuring all students, regardless of their circumstances, have access to the resources and support they need to thrive.

Although she’s an introvert, Cruz enjoys spending time with her large family, whether it’s watching movies, supporting her sister’s Mexican folklore dance performances, or hosting dinners. She also has a wonderful group of adventurous girlfriends who are always eager to try new experiences, explore new restaurants, and even visit new countries. To recharge from her social life, Cruz enjoys working out, reading, or tackling a project around the house. This year, she’s excited to learn how to knit her own blanket.

Confidentiality in mental health counseling refers to the ethical and legal obligation of mental health professionals to protect the privacy of the information shared by clients during the counseling process. It ensures that any personal, sensitive, or medical information disclosed in therapy remains private and is not shared with others without the client's consent, except under certain circumstances specified by law.

The main aspects of confidentiality in mental health counseling include:

1. Client Privacy: Counselors are required to keep all information shared by the client in a therapeutic setting confidential, including personal history, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors discussed during sessions.
2. Informed Consent: Clients are informed about the limits of confidentiality when they begin therapy. This includes explanations about situations where confidentiality might be broken, such as when the client poses a risk to themselves or others, or in cases of suspected abuse.
3. Exceptions: There are specific situations where confidentiality may be legally or ethically breached:
   1. Risk of harm: If the client expresses thoughts of suicide, self-harm, or harm to others.
   2. Abuse or neglect: If there are signs of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse.
   3. Court orders: If a judge orders the release of information.
   4. Insurance or legal proceedings: In some cases where insurance claims or legal matters involve the treatment.

• Myth: Counseling is only needed if you have a diagnosed mental illness.
• Fact: Everyone can benefit from counseling.

 

• Myth: A mental health illness is a sign of weakness.
• Fact: Factors like genetics, trauma, injury and brain chemistry affect mental health.

 

• Myth: People with mental health concerns can be dangerous and violent.
• Fact: People with mental health concerns are more likely to be victims of violence.

 

• Myth: Only people without friends need therapists.
• Fact: Therapy is confidential, objective and entirely focused on you, which is not generally possible with friends.

 

• Myth: Individuals who experience mental health symptoms will never recover.
• Fact: People with mental health symptoms can live happy and meaningful lives.

Step 1: Reach out and let us know you are wanting to meet with a counselor via e-mail: Indianapolis-counseling@ivytech.edu. A counselor will contact you within a few days to schedule an appointment.

Step 2: During your initial appointment, your therapist will be asking questions about multiple areas of your life to get a better understanding of who you are and how they can help.

(common topics: family/social relationships, education/work, hobbies/interests, mental/physical health, therapy goals, etc.)

Step 3: Begin meeting with your therapist on a weekly or biweekly basis for 50 minutes to achieve your treatment goals!

Step 4: Therapy is supposed to be about YOU. If YOU are not getting what YOU want from sessions, bring this up to your therapist so you guys can problem solve together.

Step 5: Consider there 3 things to prepare for sessions:

• Ask yourself “what is most important thing for me to get out of session today?”
• Be mindful of how you are spending your time 30 minutes before session to get in the right mindset
• Make note of how you feel after session the remainder of the day to measure progress.

Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: North Meridian Center (NMC) room 540