Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Kalamazoo, MI
I utilize CBT and a trauma-informed lens to assist clients with identifying how their experiences have shaped them as an individual and how to become the most authentic versions of themselves going forward.
Currently accepting new clients! We all heal in different ways, and I value the importance of meeting each client where they are at in their healing journey, remaining patient each step of the way. As a therapist, I am dedicated to cultivating a safe space for all of my clients, working collaboratively with each individual as they work towards their goals, while ensuring a consistent, non-judgmental environment is maintained.
I utilize CBT and a trauma-informed lens to assist clients with identifying how their experiences have shaped them as an individual and how to become the most authentic versions of themselves going forward.
Currently accepting new clients! We all heal in different ways, and I value the importance of meeting each client where they are at in their healing journey, remaining patient each step of the way. As a therapist, I am dedicated to cultivating a safe space for all of my clients, working collaboratively with each individual as they work towards their goals, while ensuring a consistent, non-judgmental environment is maintained.
Mandala Counseling and Consulting PLC
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, LLP
2 Endorsed
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Dawn provides cognitive behavioral therapies.
Mandala Counseling and Consulting PLC offers something different from the "treatment as usual" therapies. We help you target and understand problems that get in your way. We give you concrete, usable, effective tools to use in the everyday. And we don't just focus on problems. We help you move toward a greater sense of wellbeing, empowerment and joy. Approaches used are backed by research and are evidenced based. You CAN make tangible changes in life without spending years of therapy. If you struggle with balance or the "normal hard problems of life" to severe emotional dysregulation, we can help.
Dawn provides cognitive behavioral therapies.
Mandala Counseling and Consulting PLC offers something different from the "treatment as usual" therapies. We help you target and understand problems that get in your way. We give you concrete, usable, effective tools to use in the everyday. And we don't just focus on problems. We help you move toward a greater sense of wellbeing, empowerment and joy. Approaches used are backed by research and are evidenced based. You CAN make tangible changes in life without spending years of therapy. If you struggle with balance or the "normal hard problems of life" to severe emotional dysregulation, we can help.
My approach uses a broad spectrum of evidence-based techniques to achieve goals, with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT).
Hi, I’m Dr. Amber Burnett — most clients call me Dr. B. I’m a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience. I work with clients who feel overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or misunderstood, as well as those seeking clear answers through psychological testing after uncertainty or misdiagnosis. I provide full diagnostic evaluations (including ADHD and adult autism) and evidence-based virtual therapy for anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. My approach is practical, collaborative, research-based, and deeply individualized—supportive, human, and focused on real, lasting change.
My approach uses a broad spectrum of evidence-based techniques to achieve goals, with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT).
Hi, I’m Dr. Amber Burnett — most clients call me Dr. B. I’m a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience. I work with clients who feel overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or misunderstood, as well as those seeking clear answers through psychological testing after uncertainty or misdiagnosis. I provide full diagnostic evaluations (including ADHD and adult autism) and evidence-based virtual therapy for anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. My approach is practical, collaborative, research-based, and deeply individualized—supportive, human, and focused on real, lasting change.
Areas of Expertise: Individual therapy for general mental health concerns, sports psychology and performance enhancement, mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques, and team dynamics and communication
As the owner of Peak Performance Counseling, I am passionate about supporting individuals on their journey to mental well-being, whether they are athletes aiming to enhance their performance or individuals facing everyday challenges. As a Certified Sports Psychology Coach (CSPC), I work with athletes and teams of all levels to strengthen confidence, manage pressure, and perform at their best. In addition to my work with athletes, I also provide comprehensive mental health services for clients dealing with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, stress management, and life transitions.
Areas of Expertise: Individual therapy for general mental health concerns, sports psychology and performance enhancement, mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques, and team dynamics and communication
As the owner of Peak Performance Counseling, I am passionate about supporting individuals on their journey to mental well-being, whether they are athletes aiming to enhance their performance or individuals facing everyday challenges. As a Certified Sports Psychology Coach (CSPC), I work with athletes and teams of all levels to strengthen confidence, manage pressure, and perform at their best. In addition to my work with athletes, I also provide comprehensive mental health services for clients dealing with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, stress management, and life transitions.
Is a satisfying life, a life worth living, difficult for you to envision and/or create? Life is often very hard, especially when struggling with anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship problems and other psychological concerns. It is not uncommon, even for very strong people, to feel overwhelmed and unable to cope or incapable of making desired changes. At these times, a skilled and caring counselor may help you to find your way to a better life. Note: I am an individual therapist and do not see couples or do family therapy.
Is a satisfying life, a life worth living, difficult for you to envision and/or create? Life is often very hard, especially when struggling with anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship problems and other psychological concerns. It is not uncommon, even for very strong people, to feel overwhelmed and unable to cope or incapable of making desired changes. At these times, a skilled and caring counselor may help you to find your way to a better life. Note: I am an individual therapist and do not see couples or do family therapy.
I integrate a variety of evidence-based and client-centered therapy approaches, including CBT, EMDR, interpersonal, and trauma-focused modalities.
Are you the one holding everything together—at work, at home, in relationships—yet feeling overwhelmed or anxious inside? Many of my clients are high-achieving women and teens navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, and life transitions. I offer a warm, judgment-free space grounded in EMDR and evidence-based care. Together, we’ll process what feels heavy, build practical coping tools, and help you feel more balanced, confident, and like yourself again.
I integrate a variety of evidence-based and client-centered therapy approaches, including CBT, EMDR, interpersonal, and trauma-focused modalities.
Are you the one holding everything together—at work, at home, in relationships—yet feeling overwhelmed or anxious inside? Many of my clients are high-achieving women and teens navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, and life transitions. I offer a warm, judgment-free space grounded in EMDR and evidence-based care. Together, we’ll process what feels heavy, build practical coping tools, and help you feel more balanced, confident, and like yourself again.
Are you going through a difficult change and need some support? Or maybe you are feeling "stuck," like you're repeating patterns and behaviors that are keeping you from having the life you want. Perhaps you're struggling with feelings of anxiety, sadness, or lack of purpose. I believe in the power of human connection. Sometimes when we struggle, we don't want others to see our pain, so we isolate and keep it to ourselves. We may even paste on a smile and tell everyone we're "fine." Every single person on this planet experiences struggles, and reaching out for help is one of the bravest and kindest things you can do for yourself.
Are you going through a difficult change and need some support? Or maybe you are feeling "stuck," like you're repeating patterns and behaviors that are keeping you from having the life you want. Perhaps you're struggling with feelings of anxiety, sadness, or lack of purpose. I believe in the power of human connection. Sometimes when we struggle, we don't want others to see our pain, so we isolate and keep it to ourselves. We may even paste on a smile and tell everyone we're "fine." Every single person on this planet experiences struggles, and reaching out for help is one of the bravest and kindest things you can do for yourself.
Immediate evening openings for new clients. Are you looking for couples counseling, family therapy, or help for yourself to improve your relationships? Couples counseling can be a great avenue to improve and grow in a relationship; even before serious issues arise. Every family has challenges; through the therapeutic process, families can learn new techniques and skills to better support their loved ones.
Immediate evening openings for new clients. Are you looking for couples counseling, family therapy, or help for yourself to improve your relationships? Couples counseling can be a great avenue to improve and grow in a relationship; even before serious issues arise. Every family has challenges; through the therapeutic process, families can learn new techniques and skills to better support their loved ones.
Therapy is hard. My job is to make you feel confident with your decision to reach out for help while guiding you through your own personal growth and healing. Healing from trauma will be the hardest and most worthwhile decision of your life, and you do not have to go through it alone. I offer individual therapy for adolescents and adults in a LGBTQ+ open and affirming practice. Please reach out if you would like to connect about the therapy process.
Therapy is hard. My job is to make you feel confident with your decision to reach out for help while guiding you through your own personal growth and healing. Healing from trauma will be the hardest and most worthwhile decision of your life, and you do not have to go through it alone. I offer individual therapy for adolescents and adults in a LGBTQ+ open and affirming practice. Please reach out if you would like to connect about the therapy process.
As a counselor, I believe in a person-centered approach to therapy and offer my clients support and guidance as we explore together the concerns that brought them to counseling. I provide all of my clients a safe, nonjudgmental space to share their stories and ensure that they feel heard, accepted, and respected in the counseling setting. I also recognize that each client is unique, and I am committed to meeting individuals where they are throughout the counseling process. My goal is to help my clients better manage their lives and support them on their journey toward growth and change.
As a counselor, I believe in a person-centered approach to therapy and offer my clients support and guidance as we explore together the concerns that brought them to counseling. I provide all of my clients a safe, nonjudgmental space to share their stories and ensure that they feel heard, accepted, and respected in the counseling setting. I also recognize that each client is unique, and I am committed to meeting individuals where they are throughout the counseling process. My goal is to help my clients better manage their lives and support them on their journey toward growth and change.
Using Internal Family Systems parts language, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, among other frameworks, we will curiously "look" at your inner world, explore your body's wisdom, and learn to practice strategies to help calm your nervous system so that you can have more understanding and control of what you are experiencing.
Is a part of you feeling ready to engage in therapy but another part of you is anxious at the thought of becoming vulnerable? Or maybe there is a different part of you feeling hopeless, depressed, and wondering “Why even bother?” I will walk alongside you to assess the inner conflicts that may be present. Sometimes, the “inner conflict” happening is between these “parts.”
Using Internal Family Systems parts language, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, among other frameworks, we will curiously "look" at your inner world, explore your body's wisdom, and learn to practice strategies to help calm your nervous system so that you can have more understanding and control of what you are experiencing.
Is a part of you feeling ready to engage in therapy but another part of you is anxious at the thought of becoming vulnerable? Or maybe there is a different part of you feeling hopeless, depressed, and wondering “Why even bother?” I will walk alongside you to assess the inner conflicts that may be present. Sometimes, the “inner conflict” happening is between these “parts.”
I offer a uniquely warm and engaging environment that fosters positive growth and change in your life.
I offer a uniquely warm and engaging environment that fosters positive growth and change in your life.
I most often use Cognitive Behavioral therapy for my sessions.
I strive to help people achieve their goals, whatever they might be. I provide a caring, comfortable, and safe environment where we can work together. I want people to be able to share their thoughts, feelings, and ideas and work diligently to create the setting which supports that. I hope to provide people with the resources and information necessary for them to make changes and improve their life. I am very passionate about my work and look forward to the opportunity of helping people with their struggles and difficulties. My ultimate goal is to help people lead healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.
I most often use Cognitive Behavioral therapy for my sessions.
I strive to help people achieve their goals, whatever they might be. I provide a caring, comfortable, and safe environment where we can work together. I want people to be able to share their thoughts, feelings, and ideas and work diligently to create the setting which supports that. I hope to provide people with the resources and information necessary for them to make changes and improve their life. I am very passionate about my work and look forward to the opportunity of helping people with their struggles and difficulties. My ultimate goal is to help people lead healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.
Many people come to therapy carrying the quiet work of managing how much of themselves they show to the world – learning when it feels safer to be visible, and when it feels necessary to hide. Living this way can be exhausting, especially when it’s shaped by identity, relationships, and past experiences. As a queer person and a licensed clinical social worker, my perspective is shaped by my own lived experience as well as from a commitment to creating a space where people feel safe and celebrated to show up as they are, without fear or judgment.
Many people come to therapy carrying the quiet work of managing how much of themselves they show to the world – learning when it feels safer to be visible, and when it feels necessary to hide. Living this way can be exhausting, especially when it’s shaped by identity, relationships, and past experiences. As a queer person and a licensed clinical social worker, my perspective is shaped by my own lived experience as well as from a commitment to creating a space where people feel safe and celebrated to show up as they are, without fear or judgment.
Therapeutic modalities include; trauma informed, solution-focused therapy, strength-based therapy and CBT.
Through the many years of working with individuals and families, I have learned that we all have many strengths we can lean on to be successful. I have a passion for empowering people to reach their goals through the strengths they hold. I believe that true healing comes from within and through my experience, training, and education, I am here to provide clinical skills to assist my clients with reaching their therapy goals.
Therapeutic modalities include; trauma informed, solution-focused therapy, strength-based therapy and CBT.
Through the many years of working with individuals and families, I have learned that we all have many strengths we can lean on to be successful. I have a passion for empowering people to reach their goals through the strengths they hold. I believe that true healing comes from within and through my experience, training, and education, I am here to provide clinical skills to assist my clients with reaching their therapy goals.
I practice a variety of interventions including, art expression, CBT, person-centered, solution focused, and spirituality.
Let's make 2026 a year of health!
I practice a variety of interventions including, art expression, CBT, person-centered, solution focused, and spirituality.
Let's make 2026 a year of health!
Because I focus on trauma-related issues, I use EMDR, Psychoeducational, CBT, and exposure therapy, which seem to have benefited my clients the most.
I am a Clinically Certified Trauma Professional who is trained in EMDR Therapy. EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing used for Trauma to include PTSD and ASD. My focus is on Veterans, First Responders, and those struggling with the effects of a traumatic incident in their life. I lean on Psychoeducation therapy to teach those struggling with trauma what could happen to one's mental, emotional, and spiritual stability which could hinder our recovery. For many First Responders and Veterans, we have fought or are fighting monsters daily, but run from the ghosts that were created by engaging with those monsters.
Because I focus on trauma-related issues, I use EMDR, Psychoeducational, CBT, and exposure therapy, which seem to have benefited my clients the most.
I am a Clinically Certified Trauma Professional who is trained in EMDR Therapy. EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing used for Trauma to include PTSD and ASD. My focus is on Veterans, First Responders, and those struggling with the effects of a traumatic incident in their life. I lean on Psychoeducation therapy to teach those struggling with trauma what could happen to one's mental, emotional, and spiritual stability which could hinder our recovery. For many First Responders and Veterans, we have fought or are fighting monsters daily, but run from the ghosts that were created by engaging with those monsters.
I use client centered approaches with counseling techniques including EMDR, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Gottman Method, and Psychoeducation.
It can be hard taking the first step to reaching out. I work in therapy sessions to provide a safe, compassionate, empathic, and judgment-free environment to assist with any of your needs. Living with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health issues can be difficult to navigate within everyday life. I am here to assist in creating a better understanding of yourself and develop skills you believe are best suited for your needs. I believe therapy is a space that allows you to grow and change to develop more confidence, understanding, and compassion with yourself to tackle all life situations and mental health issues.
I use client centered approaches with counseling techniques including EMDR, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Gottman Method, and Psychoeducation.
It can be hard taking the first step to reaching out. I work in therapy sessions to provide a safe, compassionate, empathic, and judgment-free environment to assist with any of your needs. Living with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health issues can be difficult to navigate within everyday life. I am here to assist in creating a better understanding of yourself and develop skills you believe are best suited for your needs. I believe therapy is a space that allows you to grow and change to develop more confidence, understanding, and compassion with yourself to tackle all life situations and mental health issues.
I use a person-centered approach which can incorporate CBT and DBT techniques, examining the validity of our thinking and learning to better regulate emotions.
I assist individuals and families in solving problems as they work toward recovery from addiction and other mental health conditions. I can serve as a guide, resource and source of strength for those who wish to undertake this journey. For individuals, I have an extensive background in substance use and other mental disorders and can help you work through the problems associated with those disorders. For families, I can also assist in helping parents, spouses and/or children understand what is happening to their loved one and provide coping skills for the challenges presented by the problems of the mind.
I use a person-centered approach which can incorporate CBT and DBT techniques, examining the validity of our thinking and learning to better regulate emotions.
I assist individuals and families in solving problems as they work toward recovery from addiction and other mental health conditions. I can serve as a guide, resource and source of strength for those who wish to undertake this journey. For individuals, I have an extensive background in substance use and other mental disorders and can help you work through the problems associated with those disorders. For families, I can also assist in helping parents, spouses and/or children understand what is happening to their loved one and provide coping skills for the challenges presented by the problems of the mind.
My main areas of practice include: alcohol and drug addiction, relational conflict, anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma and PTSD. I work with a client centered, interpersonal approach to confidentially support and respond to the individual uniqueness of each client. I focus on creating open and direct dialogue using an element of humor to create relational safety.The level of ongoing anxiety and stress accompanying addiction as well as from everyday life tends to be relentless, overwhelming and at times, traumatizing. My goal is to assist clients in building insight and personalized skills to reduce distress and experience meaningful, corrective, emotional experiences.
My main areas of practice include: alcohol and drug addiction, relational conflict, anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma and PTSD. I work with a client centered, interpersonal approach to confidentially support and respond to the individual uniqueness of each client. I focus on creating open and direct dialogue using an element of humor to create relational safety.The level of ongoing anxiety and stress accompanying addiction as well as from everyday life tends to be relentless, overwhelming and at times, traumatizing. My goal is to assist clients in building insight and personalized skills to reduce distress and experience meaningful, corrective, emotional experiences.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists
How does cognitive behavioral therapy work?
Cognitive behavioral therapy works by exploring how your thoughts affect your emotions and experiences. CBT helps you identify distortions in your thinking. For example, you may tend to jump to the worst case scenario catastrophizing or think in extremes (all-or-nothing thinking). A therapist can teach you how to push back against those thoughts to ultimately change your feelings and behavior for the better. They can also provide coping skills to better deal with stressors and challenges.
When do I know to seek treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy?
It’s reasonable to consider cognitive behavioral therapy if you struggle to manage difficult emotions or behaviors to such an extent that you are not getting the most out of life on a day-to-day basis. If you want a shorter term, concrete, skills-based approach, CBT is a great option. (By contrast, other types of therapy may devote more time to exploring your past and its effects.) The decision to seek CBT also depends on the condition you’re treating; CBT is an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, and many other disorders.
How can I find a cognitive behavioral therapist for someone else?
To find a cognitive behavioral therapist for someone else, you may want to begin by discussing the person’s problem, researching cognitive behavioral therapy, and assessing whether the approach is the right fit. You could then reach out to a few cognitive behavioral therapists in this directory, explain the scenario, have a consultation with those available, and determine who could be a good match.
Why is CBT such a popular form of therapy?
CBT has become a popular form of therapy because it is effective and accessible. Robust research has demonstrated that CBT is an effective treatment for many mental health conditions. And CBT can be learned in relatively few sessions, which means that many people can engage in the process, afford it, and see results quickly. It involves learning concrete skills such as disputing unhelpful thoughts; these skills can also be taught and spread widely.