Therapists in Birmingham, MI

Hi! Are you struggling with feelings of depression, anxiety, stress, weight issues, habits that no longer serve you, or just feeling stuck without direction or purpose? If you want to make lifestyle changes, but just don't know where to begin. If you want to experience well-being, happiness, joy, and peace and learn how to create this in your life, feel free to call me! I would be honored to help you navigate life and live in a way that is authentic, empowering and transformative.

I have specialty training, working with adolescents, young adults, adults, couples, families, and also have psychotherapy groups! An ideal client is ready to work openly with me, which best helps me to help you. I will quickly help you to develop insight, coping skills, and identify patterns and themes over your lifetime. I will help you to develop compassion for yourself and others, freed from the pain that has you stuck!

You spend the majority of your days simply going through the motions in your life; feeling disconnected, unmotivated, or unfulfilled at work, at home, or in your relationships. You see how much time has passed and wish that you could have a life filled with more joy, fulfillment, security & abundance. You don’t know where to start. To the outside world, your life might appear to be okay, but for you, something just doesn’t feel right. You push yourself to do better, be better, but inside, you battle with a little voice in your head that is telling you it's not enough. At times, you feel like you’re barely holding it all together.

I specialize in sexual and romantic concerns including intimacy, desire, infidelity, and couples therapy for individuals or partners with a focus on rebuilding connection, communication, and conflict skills. My treatment approach is based on Dr. Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy. This includes exploring self-talk, relationships, and patterns to help you better understand yourself and achieve your goals. I focus on educating the client, utilizing your strengths and providing techniques to overcome conflicts. My goal is not to diagnose you but to improve your life and your relationships to manage future concerns independently.

You are likely considering therapy or counseling for yourself, a family member, or a friend. A person considers treatment for two reasons. Either you are reacting to an immediate event or crisis in your life, or have been thinking about addressing ongoing issues. My approach to therapy is empathic, interactive and rooted in time-tested techniques that produce deep, long-lasting change. Numerous studies have shown that results in therapy have less to do with a particular "brand" of therapy, and more to do with an outgrowth of the quality of relationship between a skilled practitioner and an invested patient.

You’re defeated, broken, and feeling trapped in your past. Life has not been easy for you and along the way you seem to have lost who you are. The trauma you have experienced is affecting you daily, making you feel helpless. Unable to love yourself you struggle to set and maintain boundaries. The pressure to please others is exhausting and you can't seem to find balance or support in your life. Your history of abuse triggers you to impulsively react- rather than logically respond during difficult situations. You’re looking for guidance to process through all the baggage, uncertainty, and stress.

I provide psychotherapy and treat individuals and families. We can work together to help you alleviate stress and distress, improve self esteem and relationships, strengthen academic and occupational dynamics and enhance your quality of life. Comprehensive experience with depression, anxiety (PTSD & OCD), sexual abuse, eating disorders, substance abuse, self-esteem, relationship issues and behavioral problems. I also conduct psychological testing, including the need for school/ standardized testing accommodations, IQ, ADHD, learning disabilities, information processing, achievement/academic, and personality and emotional functioning. Theoretical orientation is psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and family systems. I am in network with various insurance companies and will offer sliding scale if indicated.

I see therapy as a partnership between client and therapist. In therapy, we work together to help you understand yourself on a deeper level in order to feel better and find healthier and happier ways of being.

Chronic illness, grief, addiction, disordered eating, trauma, can leave us with a sense of hopelessness, frustration and a hyper-vigilant/hypo-vigilant nervous system. Utilizing evidence based interventions, we can rewire the nervous system, unlock your value system, shift and exchange coping skills to find neurtrality, while exploring barriers and patterns of emotions, behaviors or thoughts, while creating space to increase and motivation and willingness towards your goals. Resiliency, perseverance, and hope are essential to healing, and I look forward to helping establish, build or repair your unique foundation of healing.

Are you looking for change, and seeking your happier self, healthier partnership, or assistance for a child? Then I am here to help you identify problem areas, learn to effectively communicate with others, learn to set limits, and improve overall well-being. I provide a person centered approach in a supportive, welcoming, and confidential environment. I do not believe in one approach fits all therapy. I offer a wide array of best-practices, evidence-based approaches that are adjusted to address individual needs. I am committed to helping you heal in a way that brings lasting changes.

Katy Piontsak is a clinical social work therapist who provides individual & couples counseling via telehealth or in person in Birmingham, Michigan. She has experience providing therapy in a variety of settings & with a broad spectrum of clients. Among her areas of expertise are stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues.

As a co-creator of wellness, my practice endorses the art of personalized healing. My compassionate, creative, client-centered focus draws from the wisdom of several established disciplines to facilitate optimal health through the application of techniques derived from psychological, counseling, mindfulness, multicultural philosophy, spiritual counseling and the expressive arts. My practice builds upon an individual's strengths, enhances expression and increases personal insight and well-being. Ultimately, my goal is to facilitate a safe, trusting and peaceful space in which my clients can heal, grow and ultimately thrive.

In 30 years of private practice, I have learned some basic truths about people: each person is a unique individual, is attempting to do the best they can with their circumstances and abilities, seeks recognition and validation of their worth, desires a sense of belonging and purpose, and has an inner source of empowerment and health that can be accessed. I am an actively engaged, compassionate therapist, addressing the difficulties of adult life: anxiety, relationships, marriage, loneliness, anger, depression, addictions, not fulfilling one's dreams, coping with illness, loss and death, struggles with creativity and spirituality.

With over 23 years of experience, I work compassionately with individuals to help alleviate the painful symptoms associated with anxiety, depression, trauma, and loss. Life transitions and events including relationship issues, college, marriage, childbirth, divorce, death of a loved one, chronic illness, and retirement present new challenges and often touch upon unresolved past issues as well. Working collaboratively with clients through insight oriented psychotherapy, I can help to enhance one's ability to make desired life changes, and to provide a greater sense of well being overall.

I am providing Telehealth session as we face these difficult times. Anxiety can be triggered. Decisions are being asked of us and uncertainty is looming over our heads. I am skilled at (DBT)) Dialectical Behavior Therapy and (CBT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which are both highly effective treatment approaches to relieve excessive anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, depression, addictions, and stress. I have over 20 years of working with codependency issues and addiction. I am trained in treating relationship and family issues including divorce..

If you are having difficulty dealing with the storms of life, you are not alone. The last few years have been especially difficult for many of us. From dealing with the impacts of the pandemic to rising costs for everything today. Life changed dramatically. Every day events leave you feeling overwhelmed, drained and unmotivated. Each day can be extremely difficult for you. Constant demands of family, work and relationships are stressful, and you know it’s time to make some changes. Losses of all kinds whether the loss of a loved one, job, or relationship, can trigger a mirage of emotions or feelings of lack of control.

Life stress, fear, and self judgment of not being good enough can hold you back from living your truth and full potential. Perhaps you are struggling with anxiety, depression, a life transition, parenting stress/conflicts, relationship issues, and or feeling disconnected. We work to help you feel safe and connected to dig into self exploration and growth. We provide skillful, compassionate, accepting, genuine, insightful psychotherapy and group work. We look at the entire picture including our mind, body, & heart connection as they are all connected. Offering an approach that is about your overall well being.