Stress Therapists in Detroit, MI

My ideal client is YOU. Yes, because you're currently seeking support and are courageous enough to take the biggest step. My ideal client is someone seeking to evolve, grow and work on themselves. If you're feeling like you're not growing in some area of your life, then let's work on a growth plan. Counseling is an opportunity for you to have a supportive, confidential, and safe place to discuss your concerns, increase knowledge about yourself, perceived challenges and strengthen you.

We all find ourselves on a different part on the spectrum, from dis-ease to wellness, at different times during our lifetime. How do we gravitate back towards well-being? That is an answer we can explore together as I accompany you through your journey! I have worked with adults in all levels of care and advocated for destigmatizing the need for therapy! My career started in 2008 working with severely mentally ill in crisis intervention for suicidal and homicidal clients. I now dedicate my time in healing women and other minorities from trauma, and liberating them from daily norm imposed stress .

I have experience working with a range of client concerns such as Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Stress and Anger Management, Depression, Panic Attacks, Chronic Pain, Couple and Relationship Counseling as well as Career Counseling. I encourage clients to unpack and release emotional, mental, and physical discomfort and trauma with a range of clinical as well as holistic interventions. Together in the therapeutic alliance, my clients are supported to break through old patterns of thinking and reacting that impact their mental health and impede their personal and professional growth.

My team and I aim to help you move pass relationship issues, feeling overwhelmed, unhappy, frustrated or angry. We are ready to help you if you have experienced the loss of a loved one, or have daily feelings of sadness, fatigue or anxiety. We are able to help, if you've had to deal with emotional distress due to physical pain, lack of energy due to medical issues. Perhaps are you faced with job stress /loss, divorce or just an overall feeling of frustration from the daily cares of life? We care and can help you sort things through.

Alexis Mitchell is a Licensed Clinical Social worker practicing in Detroit, Michigan who has a wealth of experience working with adults seeking assistance with improving self-esteem, setting boundaries, managing stress , anxiety, depression, coping with life transitions, and improving relationships. Alexis utilizes various modalities for treatment including cognitive behavioral interventions, solution focused, emotionally focused, and logo therapeutic approaches depending on the need of the client.

Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt unworthy, unlovable, filled with self judgement, fear and anxiety? When no matter what you tried--new job, new town, new relationship; long lasting satisfaction eluded you. Perhaps you’re feeling that way now? Allow me to assist you on your journey to gain access to the emotional wellness you are seeking. I offer understanding and compassion to guide you beyond the places you are stuck. You deserve to live your life to the fullest and not allow new or longstanding emotional issues to keep you from reaching your full potential and becoming the person you want to be.

*Accepting new clients for evening sessions!* Life can be downright painful at times--and the emotional weight of carrying this pain can be draining. If you are feeling overwhelmed with the heaviness of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and increased stress from changes in your life, please know that you do not have to face this alone. My work is centered on supporting you in cultivating your self-esteem, enhancing your communication and boundaries, decreasing negative feelings and achieving balance. You deserve to move forward in healing and restoration--and to lighten your load in an authentic way.

Are you a chronic people pleaser?  ​ Do you have fears and phobias that keep you from living fully? ​ Do you live in a constant state of panic and stress , wishing you could feel calm for the first time? ​ Are you in a cycle of shame that feels never ending? ​ Are you barely sleeping, struggling with digestive issues, and can't focus? ​ A couple years ago, I checked every box! ​ Now, I utilize EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness Based practices to help change your negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs about yourself, just as I did as a client in therapy.

Finding your way through the world can be a difficult and frustrating experience. Life can throw us unexpected challenges. I’m here for you, ready to help you figure out how best to handle these challenges. It would be my goal that through therapy- you’d develop all the coping skills and support you need in order to lead you to a better quality of life.

Virtual or In Office - Weekend and Same week appts! We specialize in treating anxiety, depression and trauma in BIPOC, Black and African American teens and adults. Do you press forward despite exhaustion and discomfort? Ignore heavy feelings to stop from lashing out or cutting people off? Are you relied upon by many but supported by few? Find your life is limited by overthinking, fear of failure, anger, inability to say NO or worry? You are welcome here! We endeavor to help you discover the person hiding beneath the protective layers life has demanded while supporting you in your journey to move beyond surviving toward thriving.

Se Habla Español. Are you experiencing the stress with every day life? Are you feeling overwhelmed and like you just can't do everything you need to do? Having gone through both of those experiences, I know what it's like to feel like the world is caving in. Sometimes it's difficult to think clearly when our plate is not just full, but overly full and ready to overflow. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and through our work together,