Blue Cross Therapists in Ann Arbor, MI

Big life changes, like leaving a job to pursue a passion or moving to a new city to start a new life chapter & anything in between, can be hard to navigate. While these can be exciting adventures, these changes can surface lots of difficult feelings in addition to painful memories of moments from our past. Sometimes we feel stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed & lost in these situations. Many of us are told to feel happy about these changes, but that might not align with our lived experiences. You’re not alone in this - we can work together to help you find comfort in navigating all of these things.

Not accepting clients at this time - Psychotherapy comes from the Latin for "soul healing," and I aim to support you as you heal your whole self: mind, body, and soul. We will build on your strengths and work as a team to help you gain the clarity you need to achieve your goals. Working from a multicultural framework, I am committed to empowerment, self-advocacy, and "meeting you where you're at" on your path to wellness. Humor is also important to me, and I hope we can find ways to laugh together as we navigate our messy, complex world.

I am an experienced eclectic psychologist. I have been trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches: family systems, strategic, psychodynamic, EMDR, Jungian, cognitive behavioral, hypnosis, Gestalt, humanistic existential. and I can custom tailor my therapy to the best interests of my client. I enjoy working with, and have been successful with, adult clients of all ages, and with individuals, couples, and families. I'm particularly well known in my local area for work to halt domestic violence and child abuse, for helping people recover from abuse and other trauma, and for working with people with depression and/or bipolar disorder.

Our relationship will be built on the four pillars of healing: safety, trust, support and hope. We will explore your goals and create a roadmap for progress. We will walk the path towards increased well-being together, using a mix of client centered therapeutic methods delivered in a warm and supportive environment. By building on your strengths and working to shift your mindset, you can find growth and transformation.

Is anxiety, worry, sadness or a racing mind impacting you too often, maybe affecting you day and night? Perhaps you are struggling to cope with changes or uncertainties in your life and experiencing inconvenient or scary symptoms? Or maybe you just feel stressed, out of sorts, overwhelmed, confused, weary or burned out. If you are ready for the support you deserve, you have come to the right place! Offering a wide scope of techniques tailored to help you (including hard to find cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)), I look forward to walking beside you on your journey to live your best life.

I provide a safe space for recovery from Eating Disorders, Trauma, Anxiety & Depression and realize these issues are more prevalent than ever. Many of us didn't get the guidance or safety we needed to build the kind of awareness or skill-set needed to calm ourselves or even recognize the emotions that we all have. My focus is to help my clients feel safe, so they can explore and name their emotions, needs and what type of skills might help them to soothe through whatever difficulties come their way. My hope is that you will feel you have more space for what you want in your life and less of the racing thoughts, discomfort and pain.

Over the past 20+ years I've worked together with clients as they develop new ways to live with the challenges they face. It's been a privilege to do so. Anxiety, sadness, lonliness, lowered self-esteem, and difficulties in relationships all can interfere with the lives we hope to live. I work to understand the way these difficulties have developed and how these function in daily life. Then, together with the client, I use symptom focused and short-term treatments to address the difficulties within the larger context of their meaning in each client's life.