Therapists in Okemos, MI

As a strengths-based therapist, I help individuals and families find and use their strengths to work through the many challenges, transitions, and stresses life brings. I have extensive experience in helping people with complicated grief and loss. My training includes a specialization in relational therapy: satisfying relationships are essential to our wellbeing. This includes working with couples, families, parents, adult siblings, and blended families experiencing conflict. I also help adults work through the lingering influence of childhood trauma.

Currently accepting new clients and offering tele-health only. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). I provide cognitive behavioral, strength based and solution focused strategies to children, adults, and families. I focus on building a strong rapport in order to help best.My past working experiences have been in the community mental health and the public school settings. I have training and experience in substance abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety and grief. As a former college athlete I enjoy working with athletes to improve performance.

I use a collaborative and compassionate approach to counseling to foster hope, healing, and resilience. I believe in a holistic and strength-based approach when working with individuals and believe creating an environment of trust, compassion, and validation is an important part of the therapeutic relationship. It is important to me to ensure that each client feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Living a “life worth living” can seem like a path only others get to travel, while our journey feels unfair, exceedingly difficult, or at times impossible. At times we discover that our struggles are the result of the choices we made, or the choices others have made that affect us. At other times, we unknowingly hold onto faulty beliefs about ourselves or others, living as if they are true or accurate. To cope, we develop strategies to make the journey seem more doable. They can indeed be helpful and carry us toward our goals, or be the very obstacle that prevents us from achieving our potential.

Life’s intense challenges can be overwhelming to deal with on your own. You may fear that acknowledging certain issues or feelings will overwhelm you. And many of us have learned that in order to be accepted, we must suppress our true feelings. This suppression of our real feelings, experiences, challenges may influence our behavior in unpredictable and negative ways and leave us feeling isolated, hopeless and alone. No matter what you’re feeling or facing, you are not alone and there is hope. Working with a skilled therapist leads to healing and growth.

I believe in creating a therapeutic environment based on genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and empathetic understanding. I utilize an integrative theoretical approach based on the individual needs of my clients. I have experience working with clients in areas including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce, relationship issues, trauma, and life-transitions, in individual, couples, and group settings. I am trained in EMDR and couples therapy. Clients have said they feel I am "easy to talk to," understanding and insightful.

Now accepting new clients! Do you find yourself always imagining the worst in every scenario and feel anxious and on edge, no matter what you do? You’re someone who is a high achiever, but you still find yourself overthinking about the smallest things, having anxiety when you think about the future, and fearful to make changes. You no longer feel like yourself, but you’re ready to make a change. You’re ready to be excited about life again. You’re ready to wake up each morning with purpose and live life to the fullest! Most of all, you’re ready for relief and getting back to feeling like yourself again! I want support you!

Hello! I'm so glad that you're here. My name is Megan Vaccaro and I am a Licensed Master Social Worker. I graduated from Wayne State University and have been counseling for 20 years. I work with individuals ages 6+, couples, and families on issues such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, behavior issues, family conflict, trauma/abuse, and parenting issues. My treatment approach includes cognitive behavioral therapy which works with challenging distorted thinking. It's helpful to know how to challenge negative thoughts in order to have more positive experiences.

You’ve come to the right place. Parenting is the hardest job there is, and everyone could use some support from time to time. I am a licensed clinical social worker dedicated to supporting young children and their families. I have clinical expertise in working with children aged 0-8yrs, with a master’s degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and a master’s degree in Child Development from Erikson Institute, along with 8 years of experience working as a therapist.

Lauren Zolecki-Polzin has over 10 years of experience helping clients of all ages, races and sexual orientations manage mental health and substance abuse issues in individual therapy, group therapy, and couples therapy modalities. Lauren prides herself on being open and affirming working with people from all walks of life! Lauren primary theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, however she uses an eclectic blend of therapy techniques as needed and as is appropriate.

**I am doing telehealth and in person appointments. When you are faced with challenges, conflicts and loss, it can be difficult to overcome on your own. I believe we all have the strength and knowledge inside of us, we just need a little help finding it, and we all need someone with whom we can express ourselves. Life challenges can bring us to a place where support from a neutral and caring professional can make a needed difference. Counseling can help you get to a place of recovery, peace and empowerment.

I offer comprehensive counseling services and specialize in life transitions, relationships, unrelenting depression, anxiety, advocacy, chronic illness, end-of-life, grief, loss, spiritual counseling, self-awareness & self-determination for those affected by unplanned circumstances. I develop and nurture therapeutic alliances with clients as they navigate life-altering decisions, adjustments, and unfamiliar territory to find meaning and purpose. My mission is to provide each client with a specialized, professional, dedicated counseling alliance and advocacy partnership which enables clients to be the author of their own story.

Are you happy with your overall quality of life; would you like help to make important changes in your life? -As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) I can help clients with stress, anxiety, anger or family or relationship issues. -As a medical psychotherapist, I work with patients adjusting to the problems and emotions associated with serious medical conditions, -As a Christian counselor, I strive to facilitate the strength that faith can provide, IF you choose to do so, if not, I respect your choice.

****Currently not accepting new clients***. Are you or your child feeling tired, overwhelmed, and unable to cope? Perhaps you or your child are feeling depressed, anxious, or having trouble dealing with current or past traumas. I can work along side you to assist you and/or your family in overcoming these life stressors and learn healthy ways to cope with depression, anxiety, behavioral concerns or traumas. We will take a look at all areas of life including home, school, work, or relationships to assist you or your child to become a healthy, happy, functioning individual.

Whether dealing with the effects of trauma, a loss, struggling with anxiety or depression, or coping with a life transition, it can help to explore concerns in a safe and supportive environment. I believe that a therapist’s role is to be a listening ear, provide feedback, offer support, and provide resources as clients explore their concerns, identify solutions, and develop plans of action that best fit their chosen life journeys.