Therapists in Boyne City, MI

Counseling is a relationship in which I support clients to find stability, joy and meaning in the midst of life's challenges. I am passionate about working with children and their caregivers. Common struggles I work on with clients include coping skills, behavioral issues, behavioral regulation and communication skills. All children are welcome including those who have autism/neurodivergent, trauma, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional dysregulation, and other challenges. I provide an understanding space in which to collaborate with caregivers to support their children.

I create a non-judgmental and healthy space to help my clients find balance in their life and overcome past and present hardships. I work with clients to help them achieve goals that are important to them while utilizing person-centered and strength-based treatment planning.

Stress, life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma; and that was all before breakfast! Finding the right therapist is important. My approach blends humor, compassion, and practical coping skills to improve mood, manage anxiety, enhance well-being, and rediscover meaning and purpose in your life. You are the expert in your experience; I bring a strengths-based, supportive, and solution-focused approach to empower you to reach your therapeutic goals.

Relationships are difficult. Are you feeling frustrated in the way you and your partner interact? Are you feeling disconnected from him/her? Are you struggling to engage with your children? Lots of relationships are negatively affected by emotional reactivity. I can help you learn to be more responsive and less reactive. I can help you be better engaged with your children and more connected with your partner. Maybe you're feeling frustrated with yourself: you don't feel healthy, you don't feel happy, you don't feel fulfilled. I can help you with that too.

Life today can have a profound impact on over all well-being. If you are struggling today and looking to find some hope to help guide you through the storm, I may be the therapist you are looking for. The relationship between a client and a therapist is the key to a successful therapeutic experience. I invite you into a nonjudgmental environment that provides empowerment, safety, trust, empathy, and active listening I believe the focus should be on the whole self; body, mind, and spirit. Through support, inner strength, and hope, I truly believe that healing is possible.

Today you are one step closer to a positive path to healing, growth, and well-being. My goal is to assist you in creating and leading a life worth celebrating. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood swings, grief, loss, relationships, or with a life transition it's important for you to know there is hope and you are not alone. I encourage you to take your first step and contact me.

I love working with young adults and seniors to help them find their passion in life. I will work to help you remove blocks that are keeping you from being your most awesome self and help you develop the skills needed to live a life you have always dreamed. I’ve worked with teenagers to overcome addictions; I’ve worked with young adults transitioning to adulthood to overcome anxiety and depress which allowed them to go off to college and become successful. I have helped couple’s save their marriages and improve child/parent relationships; I have worked with Seniors who are now in a caring role.

Your pain does not define you. But, it sure does taint our view of ourselves. It's hard to see the best version of us. I would love to help you see how wonderful you are! I offer appointment times after work hours or on the weekends. You will find me to be a fun therapist who thrives on incorporating all aspects of emotion into her sessions. We may cry, but we will laugh too! We will take about fear, but we will take about courage too! I truly believe that the most change occurs when you feel like you can connect with your therapist! Give me a call and I'll get you in for an appointment as soon as I can!

Do you you have a desire for mental or spiritual growth? Has life thrown you for a loop and you need a safe space to make sense of the challenges? You can do the work with me as your support and believing you are in control of your story.

I believe in making mental health services more accessible and welcoming. I strive to meet my clients where they are and help them discover where they want to be. An emphasis on recovering all that is lost when traumatized is central to my approach. Together, we work to remember the things we loved most before trauma interrupted our lives. I aim to create a safe and nurturing space where individuals can feel empowered to explore their emotions and experiences. By fostering a supportive environment, I help clients reconnect with their inner strengths and rediscover their passions.

Everyone has a struggle or a suffering of some kind or an area of our life we can improve upon. My specialty is working with middle aged and older adults who are navigating grief and loss, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and life transitions. Let's work together to help you to move your life in a positive direction and achieve emotional wellbeing!

Life can be hard and knowing who to turn to when you need help can be frustrating. I do my best to help you through tough times with a strengths-based approach to life’s challenges. We all need a supportive person to see that we are able to survive with a little guidance and perspective. Then we are capable of making necessary adjustments so that we can achieve our best life. As a counselor, I have worked with many kinds of people with different experiences and struggles including substance abuse, marriage and family struggles, depression, anxiety, etc.

I provide counseling to those struggling and in need of hope. My specialty for the past 15 years is in Trauma Assessment and Trauma therapy for kids, adolescents, families and adults. Working through a variety of hardships that leave people with anxiety, depression, behavior troubles, communication problems, social difficulties, and adjusting to major changes are just some of the issues that I work with. Walking alongside someone that has experienced tragedy is my greatest gift to be able to witness, share in their struggle and provide help in a time of great struggle.

Embarking on counseling takes courage as you take proactive steps towards change. Courage to recognize your life isn’t the way you want it and that it can be different, that you can feel different. Life presents us with challenges, and at times, we all need help in navigating them. Whether it’s coping with a loss of dream, managing anxiety, processing grief, or facing feelings of overwhelm or burnout, seeking help is a valuable step. When challenges accumulate, support can be crucial to navigate complex relationships, disappointments, and address mental health issues through building resilience and cultivating self-awareness.