Imago Therapists in Birmingham, MI

I specialize in romantic and sexual concerns including infidelity, intimacy, desire, 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.

Do you feel overwhelmed in your life? Do want to change - to discover who you are inside, and stretch to fulfill more of your potential? I love helping people learn to live their own life and lifestyle, not someone else's. By providing support as you untangle yourself within relationships, jobs, and lives that are no longer working, I can help you learn the skills needed to make positive changes.

Are you in a relationship where there is a lot of arguing or a lot of cold silence? Do you feel alone even though you are married? Or are you single and curious about why your past relationships have failed? Are you wondering how to build a healthy close relationship? If you have answered yes to several of these questions, research demonstrates that seeking the appropriate type of relationship counseling may benefit you greatly. I am an IMAGO relationship therapist with over 35 years experience and can help you restore feelings of love and closeness so that you can build the " relationship of your dreams".

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Life happens everyday. Life can be overwhelming and at those moments choosing to get support from a professional is a great plan. Family, marriage, relationships, health, and work are all areas in which life happens. So whether you are currently experiencing or still struggling with stress, depression, trauma, relationship issues, divorce, palliative care (curable/chronic illness/pain/life-threatening), or are just in need of some self care, I am here to work with you towards creating balance in your life.

Are you struggling with balancing your emotions in relationships, at work, or in everyday activities? Are sadness, anxiety, or loneliness a result? My primary focus is centered upon embracing one's inherent strengths while eliminating toxic behaviors and thoughts. This process aids individuals in building stronger and more powerful relationships with themselves and others, as well as fosters greater life satisfaction. I have had extensive training in Relationship Issues, Couples Counseling, Toxic Relationships, Divorce, Stepfamilies, Grief Therapy, Forgiveness Therapy, Anxiety and Depression, and Coping Skills.

I am a Cancer Counseling Specialist and have been providing cancer support and psycho-oncology consulting for 10+ years. The emotional and psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis is immense and the affects can linger for months or even years. I work with patients and their families through treatment, recovery and survivorship to reduce the distress that is inherent to the disease. Working to reduce the negative emotional impact of the disease on all areas of the patient's life has been associated with increased positive outcomes and reduced psychological recovery period. You owe it to yourself to call.

Seeking connection is an integral part of being a human being. Often times our primary relationships with family members do not provide the connection that helps us feel the love and peace that we deserve. Through the therapeutic process, we can learn about how to seek relationships and connections that can bring this happiness to our lives. Sometimes this may mean creating boundaries with family members or friends or possibly ending those relationships we deem unhealthy. Through counseling, we are able to restore ourselves and our "families." This may mean our families of origin or simply the friends that we have chosen as our family.

There are times when life can be extremely difficult! During these times, it may feel as if you don't have the right tools to manage. We can sometimes be blind to our own behaviors that may be causing us to repeat painful patterns in our life. These painful patterns can bring about relationship problems and a host of uncomfortable feelings. My goal, as your therapist, is to partner with you to identify ways to function more effectively in life and feel better. My belief is that anyone can benefit from therapy and it is a gift we give ourselves. I use a variety of treatment approaches that will bring positive, measurable results.

Do you want to feel more intimate with your partner? More deeply connected? More attraction, more desire, a more intense level of loving sexual intimacy? I want to help. I love helping couples get the deep emotional and sexual intimacy they want in their relationship. When sexual problems occur, it can seem to signal a problem with the relationship or with you. But that's NOT true! In fact, the kind of intense real intimacy that lasts for years is not usually automatic. In fact, a good road map makes all the difference.

The single most important factor in successful psychotherapy is the relationship between patient and therapist; effective therapy starts from the moment of contact. If you feel unsure, please call and talk with me about setting up your first appointment.

I see people in person and will respond within 24 hours. Reaching out for help is a difficult, but a courageous first step and it signifies your desire for positive change in life. You may be someone who is suffering from emotional pain, and have become "stuck". You've realized it's time to transform. You are ready to set goals, to learn how to love, trust and challenge yourself; to learn how to simplify life and to become more self-reliant. You desire to boost your self-esteem and attain greater self-confidence. Now is the time to take back control of your life and to live a more authentic and happy life. Let's get started!

No one knows your life better than you. But when stress, anxiety and fear overwhelm the brain and body, we can become blocked from our own best solutions. When this happens, it can negatively impact our lives and relationships and compromise our ability to cope effectively. Taking the first step toward positive change often means trusting a professional to help guide you toward solutions that resonate with your personal strengths, goals and abilities. I use humor, compassion and comprehensive clinical understanding to bring focus to how our experiences have shaped us - and what we can do to adapt, change, and thrive.

Life can present you with all kinds of challenges and you do not need to face them alone. Aside from the treatment of mental illness, people attend therapy for many different reasons: to learn how to better communicate in their relationships, to explore feelings following a divorce or another big life change, to cope with a sudden loss or traumatic event, or to manage anxiety around a stressful job. Everyone’s story is different, and I am here to listen to yours. As a therapist, I strive to create a caring and accepting environment. I believe that everyone has the ability to improve their life, build resilience, and find happiness.

My pronouns are She/Her. I believe that counseling can be beneficial for anyone and everyone because at some time in our life we will struggle with something. My focus as a clinician is to help you work through what is weighing you down in your day to day life and equip you with the tools to move forward and grown. I have worked for over four years with teens and adolescents and for two years with adults and children. I am continually attending seminars and reading up on new topics to provide my clients with the best, research based, interventions and tools I can offer.