Therapists in Ann Arbor, MI

Deciding to engage in therapy is a big decision and I believe the connection to your therapist is extremely important. I provide a safe, secure, and non-judgemental environment in which to explore oneself on a much deeper level. I come from a person-centered approach that is tailored to your specific needs. Through increased awareness and understanding of ourselves, I believe we can gain the power necessary to change that to which is causing difficulties in our lives. I have a passion for helping others gain powerful insights in their lives!

Congratulations! Just by thinking about making a change in your life, your journey to living a fully empowered and authentic life has already begun. I view therapy as a process by which I facilitate my clients in exploration, clarification, and identification of their needs and help them to make changes in behaviors and cognitions. It is a safe place to explore reactions, thoughts, and feelings about people in your life as well as yourself. With enhanced self-understanding and acceptance, you will replace the limiting beliefs you have learned with a self-empowering perspective and transform from surviving to thriving.

Our mission at Inspire Behavioral Health is to inspire balance, hope and personal growth. Mental health therapy can be an important part of your journey toward emotional well-being and healing. We believe that each individual is unique in their experiences, strengths and needs, and thus brings a different perspective to session. We look forward to collaborating with you to begin to explore thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to anxiety, work and family stress, grief and loss, self-esteem, trauma, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Please call so we can discuss your needs and preferences.

I feel most useful when I am working with folks navigating gender/sexuality, substance use, PTSD/trauma, and disordered eating. If you have been in therapy before and feel like something has been missing or something feels stuck. I may be a great fit to support you in getting "unstuck".

I have had over 20 years experience working in the mental health field. I have worked in the foster care system, the community mental health system and my current job at CNLD. My passion is to assist kids, families and individuals in finding their voices, healing, recovery and giving tools to make life what they want it to be. I believe in individualized treatment tailored to the strengths of my clients. I utilize play therapy, CBT, CBT-trauma, elements of DBT, Gestalt and talk therapy. I work with ADD, trauma, depression, anxiety, DID. I would love to be part of your mental health journey.

Seeking therapy is an invaluable investment in oneself, and I believe it is my job as a therapist to empower clients to find and live their own paths and truths. The path to healing begins with a trusting and accepting therapist-client relationship; I provide a space that recognizes and centers the unique strengths, values, and lived experiences of each individual, and I seek to partner with clients to best meet their needs. Respecting client self-determination is fundamental to my practice, which is grounded in cultural humility and recognizing the ways in which our values and identities form the many facets of who we are.

Everyone has a need to feel healthy and whole, with a sense of purpose, pleasure and renewal in your life. My approach uses your strengths to help you get in touch with your own inner resources so you can better manage stress, trauma and change in your life with creativity and courage. I have a mind, body, spiritual approach to healing that can help. Anxiety, depression, loss of motivation, a crisis in identity, feelings of low self worth, are all issues that can be transformed into feelings of self assurance and clarity about your life's direction.

I am most qualified to treat people who are having problems in living fulfilling lives because of troubling symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression) or general dissatisfaction with themselves and relationships. I believe my treatment approach contributes to personal growth at any age. My rigorous training, 10 years post-Ph.D. has qualified me as a Training/Supervising Analyst who treats other therapists, and supervises other therapists--psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers in their work with adults, children and adolescents. As a Certified Sex Therapist, I treat sexual and marital dysfunctions. As a child psychoanalyst, I treat children and work with parents in parent guidance.

All humans, regardless of age, experience day-to-day challenges that can sometimes be overwhelming. Children and adolescents are faced with emotional, physical, and mental difficulties, just as adults are, but often lack the tools they need to communicate their feelings clearly and regulate their responses. My role is to support you and your child with communication, understanding behavior, alleviating symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges, processing trauma, building coping skills, and finding parenting methods that support you and your kiddo.

My approach begins with a sensitive and empathic understanding of what brought you to seek help. Then, we will discuss what approach would be best suited to you. I welcome people from all backgrounds--regardless of race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, or religion. People I work with tend to want to understand the roots of the feelings or symptoms that trouble them, so that they can become more resilient to life's challenges. When it is practiced to its fullest potential, therapy engages deeply with your whole self, so that you can make profound and sustainable changes in your life.

Do you have issues with stress, frustration, anxiety, depression, or any other emotion associated with transitioning to college or into the adult world? Achieving success with mental health progression with the intent and goal to grow and succeed begins with recognizing as well as accepting the necessary steps that will lead to the positive outcomes you are striving for

I feel humbled to be invited into people’s lives through the therapy process. I work hard to build good therapeutic relationships by creating safe and affirming spaces for clients to share their life stories. I believe that radical honesty is a foundation to the healing and transformation process. By partnering with people in the therapeutic process, individuals will feel empowered to improve their quality of their life. I am dedicated to providing diversity-affirming care while also utilizing research-supported treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

I am a Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC). I have experience with various different populations with more of a focus on young adults. My clinical training and experiences include working with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, identity issues, LGBTQ2S+, addiction, and relationship issues. I have earned my Bachelor’s of Art in Psychology from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s of Art in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Michigan University. My primary interest is working with adults of all ages; however I also offer counseling to adolescents. I work with an integrated theoretical approach.

Life can be hard. Young people face a number of challenges-- family stresses, anxiety about growing older and separating from parents, peer pressure, the lure of substances. As adults, we also face painful stressors-- divorce, for example, losses, aging. We can become stuck, overwhelmed, and confused. In my work with adolescents and adults, I offer an engaged, intensive approach that will allow us to understand how longstanding dysfunctional patterns and beliefs affect your daily life. Specialized training and decades of experience have taught me that the better we understand ourselves, the better we can handle challenges and implement adaptive solutions.