Therapists in Royal Oak, MI
Altering the way we think and our typical daily behaviors can be an overwhelming decision to make. However, being able to achieve a healthy life balance and stability can provide us with a growth potential beyond our expectations. Therapy helps us explore ways to express ourselves more efficiently as well as to acquire coping skills to aid in alleviating ongoing personal struggles. As a therapist, I feel it is vital to create a comfortable, open environment in allowing clients to convey vulnerable emotions. I achieve this through recognizing an individual’s unique needs while working collaboratively with each person.
Altering the way we think and our typical daily behaviors can be an overwhelming decision to make. However, being able to achieve a healthy life balance and stability can provide us with a growth potential beyond our expectations. Therapy helps us explore ways to express ourselves more efficiently as well as to acquire coping skills to aid in alleviating ongoing personal struggles. As a therapist, I feel it is vital to create a comfortable, open environment in allowing clients to convey vulnerable emotions. I achieve this through recognizing an individual’s unique needs while working collaboratively with each person.
Over the course of a lifetime, everyone needs help. Seeking help is often difficult because of the unrealistic cultural expectation for self-reliance. It is strength, not weakness, that allows one to seek help in times of confusion or distress. Working together, I will help you find the perspectives, that will allow you to overcome the barriers and struggles that keep you from being the self you want to be. I work with adults, adolescents, and families using evidence-based treatments that provide a safe non-judgmental therapeutic experience, and a focus on increasing access to the resources that help you enjoy your life.
Over the course of a lifetime, everyone needs help. Seeking help is often difficult because of the unrealistic cultural expectation for self-reliance. It is strength, not weakness, that allows one to seek help in times of confusion or distress. Working together, I will help you find the perspectives, that will allow you to overcome the barriers and struggles that keep you from being the self you want to be. I work with adults, adolescents, and families using evidence-based treatments that provide a safe non-judgmental therapeutic experience, and a focus on increasing access to the resources that help you enjoy your life.
Welcome, I am glad you’re here. Chances are that if you’re looking for therapy services then you might have been struggling for quite some time and finally have decided to give therapy a try. Congrats, this is often the hardest step, and as a fellow guy, I know hard it can be. At MDMT we primarily work with “men’s issues”, aka, the way in which men deal with mental health concerns. I often start working with guys when some patterns or habits have now grown into overwhelming burdens that may be threatening things like our ability to work, maintain relationships, or keep emotions like anger and shame at bay.
Welcome, I am glad you’re here. Chances are that if you’re looking for therapy services then you might have been struggling for quite some time and finally have decided to give therapy a try. Congrats, this is often the hardest step, and as a fellow guy, I know hard it can be. At MDMT we primarily work with “men’s issues”, aka, the way in which men deal with mental health concerns. I often start working with guys when some patterns or habits have now grown into overwhelming burdens that may be threatening things like our ability to work, maintain relationships, or keep emotions like anger and shame at bay.
Personal well-being is the cornerstone of overall health. Healing is not just about addressing symptoms—it’s about nurturing the whole person. It is important to have a safe, supportive space where you can explore your experiences and build resilience. My work is grounded in compassion and empathy, with a genuine desire to help empower you. With a strong foundation in relationship therapy, I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment disorders, and stress-related concerns.
Personal well-being is the cornerstone of overall health. Healing is not just about addressing symptoms—it’s about nurturing the whole person. It is important to have a safe, supportive space where you can explore your experiences and build resilience. My work is grounded in compassion and empathy, with a genuine desire to help empower you. With a strong foundation in relationship therapy, I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment disorders, and stress-related concerns.
Gregory Johnson has extensive experience working with the LGBTQIA +community. He works from a holistic perspective using various evidence-based research-based therapeutic modalities including:
Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), including Exposure Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), The Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Polyvagal Theory.
Gregory Johnson has extensive experience working with the LGBTQIA +community. He works from a holistic perspective using various evidence-based research-based therapeutic modalities including:
Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), including Exposure Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), The Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Polyvagal Theory.
Ellie Rodriguez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LLMSW
1 Endorsed
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Waitlist for new clients
I know how it feels to need support when times in life get challenging and I want you to know that it is always a strength to reach out for help. My therapeutic mission is to provide a safe, trusting, and trauma-informed environment for you to feel comfortable expressing yourself (even if it is for the first time). Vulnerability can be uncomfortable if you have never had a safe space to share your innermost thoughts/feelings, so let me be that safe space for you.
I know how it feels to need support when times in life get challenging and I want you to know that it is always a strength to reach out for help. My therapeutic mission is to provide a safe, trusting, and trauma-informed environment for you to feel comfortable expressing yourself (even if it is for the first time). Vulnerability can be uncomfortable if you have never had a safe space to share your innermost thoughts/feelings, so let me be that safe space for you.
If you have hit a rough patch and need help sorting things through you can be sure that I will provide you with a safe and warm space to explore. I bring 20+ years of experience working with individuals and families. My approach is holistic and person centered with an emphasis on collaboration. You will find me to be compassionate yet no-nonsense. We provide a "Good Faith Estimate for Health Care Items and Services," under the No Surprises Act. My philosophy comes from Dr. Martin Luther King JR: "I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you are supposed to be....."
If you have hit a rough patch and need help sorting things through you can be sure that I will provide you with a safe and warm space to explore. I bring 20+ years of experience working with individuals and families. My approach is holistic and person centered with an emphasis on collaboration. You will find me to be compassionate yet no-nonsense. We provide a "Good Faith Estimate for Health Care Items and Services," under the No Surprises Act. My philosophy comes from Dr. Martin Luther King JR: "I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you are supposed to be....."
I believe therapy works best when there is a real human connection between therapist and client. We are shaped by relationships, hurt through relationships, and ultimately healed through relationships. That process begins here. Rather than remaining distant or neutral, I show up authentically in our work together. I share my reactions, insights, and perspectives when they feel helpful and supportive to your growth.
I believe therapy works best when there is a real human connection between therapist and client. We are shaped by relationships, hurt through relationships, and ultimately healed through relationships. That process begins here. Rather than remaining distant or neutral, I show up authentically in our work together. I share my reactions, insights, and perspectives when they feel helpful and supportive to your growth.
At Radiant Reality Therapy, we work best with clients who are emotionally insightful but often exhausted from overfunctioning and carrying invisible emotional burdens. Many of our clients come from chaotic, narcissistic, or emotionally immature families and present with symptoms like anxiety, depression, burnout, or self-doubt—yet they’ve spent years minimizing their pain. They’re not just looking for coping skills—they’re longing for clarity, nervous system relief, and permission to stop shrinking. Our clients want to break free from roles like the caretaker, peacemaker, or scapegoat.
At Radiant Reality Therapy, we work best with clients who are emotionally insightful but often exhausted from overfunctioning and carrying invisible emotional burdens. Many of our clients come from chaotic, narcissistic, or emotionally immature families and present with symptoms like anxiety, depression, burnout, or self-doubt—yet they’ve spent years minimizing their pain. They’re not just looking for coping skills—they’re longing for clarity, nervous system relief, and permission to stop shrinking. Our clients want to break free from roles like the caretaker, peacemaker, or scapegoat.
I am state-licensed therapist serving Pleasant Ridge and the Metro Detroit area. I offer psychotherapy and counseling services, helping people overcome life's challenges. My specialties include the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, relationship problems, grief/bereavement, ADHD, OCD and mood disorders. I build a personalized treatment plan designed specifically for your needs, and then take you through the process at your own pace. Opening up your soul to a stranger requires a great deal of trust. I provide a comfortable and private setting for you to share your feelings.
I am state-licensed therapist serving Pleasant Ridge and the Metro Detroit area. I offer psychotherapy and counseling services, helping people overcome life's challenges. My specialties include the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, relationship problems, grief/bereavement, ADHD, OCD and mood disorders. I build a personalized treatment plan designed specifically for your needs, and then take you through the process at your own pace. Opening up your soul to a stranger requires a great deal of trust. I provide a comfortable and private setting for you to share your feelings.
Do you carry a quiet weight of uncertainty about the future, feel disconnected, or struggle with the heavy reality of climate anxiety and eco-grief? I work best with individuals navigating personal transitions, systemic burnout, and the profound emotional impact of living in a changing world. Your distress is not a personal dysfunction; it is a deeply human response to an uncertain global landscape. I provide a warm, affirming, and person-centered space where your lived experiences are completely validated. Together, we will honor your unique story and discover pathways toward grounded resilience.
Do you carry a quiet weight of uncertainty about the future, feel disconnected, or struggle with the heavy reality of climate anxiety and eco-grief? I work best with individuals navigating personal transitions, systemic burnout, and the profound emotional impact of living in a changing world. Your distress is not a personal dysfunction; it is a deeply human response to an uncertain global landscape. I provide a warm, affirming, and person-centered space where your lived experiences are completely validated. Together, we will honor your unique story and discover pathways toward grounded resilience.
LGBTQ affirming therapy! Clients often need a space that feels safe, affirming, and collaborative—where their experiences are understood without judgment. They need practical, actionable tools to support executive functioning and emotional regulation, alongside compassionate guidance to process trauma at a pace that feels manageable. Many need help making sense of conflicting thoughts and emotions, learning how past experiences influence present patterns, and developing skills that align with their values and goals.
LGBTQ affirming therapy! Clients often need a space that feels safe, affirming, and collaborative—where their experiences are understood without judgment. They need practical, actionable tools to support executive functioning and emotional regulation, alongside compassionate guidance to process trauma at a pace that feels manageable. Many need help making sense of conflicting thoughts and emotions, learning how past experiences influence present patterns, and developing skills that align with their values and goals.
I help to empower people who feel stuck, lonely, or overwhelmed. I help clients deepen their awareness of the "why", gain more insight into relationship patterns, and strategize efficiently how to apply that knowledge in ways that will help you feel better. Clients will learn how to manage their symptoms, decrease feelings of perfectionism, have more direction in their careers, eliminate people-pleasing behaviors, feel more empowered as a parent, identify and leave abusive relationships. I help clients align with their values, assert their needs and feel more empowered in their relationships.
I help to empower people who feel stuck, lonely, or overwhelmed. I help clients deepen their awareness of the "why", gain more insight into relationship patterns, and strategize efficiently how to apply that knowledge in ways that will help you feel better. Clients will learn how to manage their symptoms, decrease feelings of perfectionism, have more direction in their careers, eliminate people-pleasing behaviors, feel more empowered as a parent, identify and leave abusive relationships. I help clients align with their values, assert their needs and feel more empowered in their relationships.
Welcome to Vibrance of Life! Since 2017, I have walked alongside clients while listening to their hopes, fears, dreams, stresses, and anything they have called me worthy to hear. I have entered into their deepest pain, and I've joined in the celebration of their greatest victories. Life certainly throws a lot at us; sometimes we need help navigating the curveballs.
Welcome to Vibrance of Life! Since 2017, I have walked alongside clients while listening to their hopes, fears, dreams, stresses, and anything they have called me worthy to hear. I have entered into their deepest pain, and I've joined in the celebration of their greatest victories. Life certainly throws a lot at us; sometimes we need help navigating the curveballs.
You’ve spent so much time trying to hold everything together—showing up for everyone, pushing through stress, keeping your feelings in check. On the outside, you look “fine,” but inside you might feel overwhelmed, anxious, or exhausted. Maybe you’re the responsible one, the strong one, the people-pleaser… and it’s starting to wear on you.
If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, or disconnected from yourself, you’re not alone. Many of my clients say things like, “I don’t know why I’m so hard on myself,” or “I’m tired of putting everyone else first.” Therapy can be the place where you finally get to set all of that down.
You’ve spent so much time trying to hold everything together—showing up for everyone, pushing through stress, keeping your feelings in check. On the outside, you look “fine,” but inside you might feel overwhelmed, anxious, or exhausted. Maybe you’re the responsible one, the strong one, the people-pleaser… and it’s starting to wear on you.
If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, or disconnected from yourself, you’re not alone. Many of my clients say things like, “I don’t know why I’m so hard on myself,” or “I’m tired of putting everyone else first.” Therapy can be the place where you finally get to set all of that down.
Research has found that the single most important component of successful psychotherapy is the relationship between patient and therapist. I have found this to be true in my clinical experience. My extensive training has given me the skills to be an effective psychotherapist. People call a psychologist because they want to change some part of their lives. I have dedicated myself to being an agent of change and assisting people to actualize their goals. I enjoy my work while also taking into account the life changing seriousness of this endeavor.
Research has found that the single most important component of successful psychotherapy is the relationship between patient and therapist. I have found this to be true in my clinical experience. My extensive training has given me the skills to be an effective psychotherapist. People call a psychologist because they want to change some part of their lives. I have dedicated myself to being an agent of change and assisting people to actualize their goals. I enjoy my work while also taking into account the life changing seriousness of this endeavor.
You are seeking to become the best version of yourself that is in true alignment with your inner being. You may be struggling with: anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, relationship and or, couples concerns, grief and loss, and low self-esteem. You yearn to deepen the understanding of yourself and the relationships you keep or have let go of. Life offers stages of change, loss and transformation, and we often find ourselves surrendering to merely being. You may get caught up in the day to day tasks and easily forget to take time to pause and reflect on what is really happening on the inside.
You are seeking to become the best version of yourself that is in true alignment with your inner being. You may be struggling with: anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, relationship and or, couples concerns, grief and loss, and low self-esteem. You yearn to deepen the understanding of yourself and the relationships you keep or have let go of. Life offers stages of change, loss and transformation, and we often find ourselves surrendering to merely being. You may get caught up in the day to day tasks and easily forget to take time to pause and reflect on what is really happening on the inside.
I provide a supportive and collaborative space where clients can feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. My practice focuses on helping individuals navigate stress, anxiety, family conflict, and life transitions while building resilience and self-confidence. Together, we work toward creating meaningful change and a greater sense of balance.
I provide a supportive and collaborative space where clients can feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. My practice focuses on helping individuals navigate stress, anxiety, family conflict, and life transitions while building resilience and self-confidence. Together, we work toward creating meaningful change and a greater sense of balance.
Things are hard right now. I am here to support LGBTQIA youth and adults and those that love and support them. I work with all types of relationship structures, including polyam, open, and kink, and want to help people find out how to live their best life.
Things are hard right now. I am here to support LGBTQIA youth and adults and those that love and support them. I work with all types of relationship structures, including polyam, open, and kink, and want to help people find out how to live their best life.
Marla McCaffrey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, CCTP
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Waitlist for new clients
I’m here to help you find your freedom.
I became a therapist because I believe my purpose in life is to be of service. I can relate to the challenges that trauma brings, and the power of finding your voice and your freedom. During my career, I have seen people change their lives for the better time and time again. I am grateful to be a witness to that process, and awed at the resilience, strength, wisdom and fortitude that all of us possess. I believe that help and healing comes through a good relationship with a caring therapist. I strive to connect with people through empathy and validation, and facilitate lasting positive change.
I’m here to help you find your freedom.
I became a therapist because I believe my purpose in life is to be of service. I can relate to the challenges that trauma brings, and the power of finding your voice and your freedom. During my career, I have seen people change their lives for the better time and time again. I am grateful to be a witness to that process, and awed at the resilience, strength, wisdom and fortitude that all of us possess. I believe that help and healing comes through a good relationship with a caring therapist. I strive to connect with people through empathy and validation, and facilitate lasting positive change.
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Number of Therapists in Royal Oak, MI
600+
Average cost per session
$151
Therapists in Royal Oak, MI who prioritize treating:
| 93% | Anxiety |
| 93% | Social Anxiety |
| 93% | Health Anxiety |
| 93% | Driving Anxiety |
| 88% | Depression |
| 78% | Self Esteem |
| 76% | Relationship Issues |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 96% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 75% | Aetna |
| 68% | Blue Care Network |
How Therapists in Royal Oak, MI see their clients
| 74% | In Person and Online | |
| 26% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 81% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |