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About
I enjoy clients with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and problems. My personal style is warm and supportive, and my approach with clients is holistic in focus. My goal is for each client to achieve more personal awareness, emotional stability, and effective behavior as a result of our work together. Presenting issues might be: Depression; Bipolar disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Trauma/PTSD; Couple conflicts; Stress related medical problems; or Life transitions. I provide individual and couple therapy for teens thorugh adults.
I am a Limited Licensed Psychologist (LLP) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). I have been a mental health provider for over 25 years in a variety of settings and I have been in private practice since 2004. My most recent training includes certification in trauma treatment and in auricular acupuncture.
I use a variety of approaches, including Relaxation, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution focused therapy, and education. My primary concern is finding an effective individualized approach for each client. I have some long-term clients, but tend to use a more brief approach to therapy, around 10-12 sessions.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Gayle Shumaker now - (616) 359-5475
Finances
- Cost per Session: $120+
- Sliding Scale: Yes
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Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beacon Health Options
- Ceridian
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Cofinity | First Health
- Great-West Life
- LifeWorks | Morneau Shepell
- Priority Health
- Priority Health Medicaid
- Priority Health Medicare
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- License: Michigan / 6361000864
- School: Western Michigan University
- Year Graduated: 1994
Additional certificates in Traumatic Stress and Auricular Acupuncture.
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Specialties
- Mood Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Relationship Issues
Issues
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Life Transitions
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Mental Health
- Personality Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Teen
Communities
- Body Positivity
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Single Mother
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Biofeedback
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Family / Marital
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
Last Modified: 26 Jul 2022
(616) 359-5475