Primary Location
Offers online therapy
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About
Sad, Worried, and Stubborn Teenagers; Rocky Relationships; Worried Parents; and Stressed Individuals. These are the people I help. You probably already know what the problem is and what you don’t want anymore. You don’t want to be sad, you don’t want to be in this rut, or you're tired of arguing with your teenager or spouse about the same things over and over. Trying to solve it yourself can be like trying to eat a huge pizza that hasn’t been cut into slices-- it's overwhelming and you don’t know where to start. My job is to help you break the solution into pieces so you can decide where to start and what your next steps are.
I help you develop a clear idea of what you want for your "preferred future", and a plan to make it happen. I’ll help you select small actions to start with to make the changes you want. Small changes lead to big differences. The small steps we start with are based on your unique skills, talents, and past successes, making them more comfortable to try.
I help you use past successes as tools to build new solutions. This is Solution Focused Counseling and it works for couples, teens, individuals, and families. Would you rather build solutions for your future than dwell on past mistakes? Want to feel motivated and positive after counseling sessions? Solution Focused counseling may be right for you.
Gary Watson
“Counseling for teenagers and adults in Grand Rapids, MI”
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Call or Email Gary Watson for a free 15 minute consultation now - (616) 548-6138
Finances
- Session Fee: $100 per session
Pay By:
Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- MESSA, ASR
- Michigan Education Special Services Association
- Priority Health
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 11 Years
- License: Michigan / 6801088218
- School: Grand Valley State University
- Year Graduated: 1997
Trained with one of the best Solution Focused therapists in the country. Before becoming a counselor was a school social worker for years.
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association
Primary Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Depression
- Marital and Premarital
- Anxiety
Issues
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Decision making (divorce, career, college)
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
Communities
- Single Mother
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 12 May 2022
(616) 548-6138