Female Therapists in Saugatuck, MI
My specialty is working with women.
It is my passion to help people explore patterns in their life and relationships. It is my intent to provide hope and encouragement as people courageously take steps to make their life more manageable. The relationship with each of my clients is important to me -- I consider it a privilege to be trusted in people's lives as a facilitator in a healing process.
My specialty is working with women.
It is my passion to help people explore patterns in their life and relationships. It is my intent to provide hope and encouragement as people courageously take steps to make their life more manageable. The relationship with each of my clients is important to me -- I consider it a privilege to be trusted in people's lives as a facilitator in a healing process.
Sara A. Showalter Van Tongeren
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW, BSP
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Online Only
I primarily work with female-identifying adults who are wanting to rediscover their identity and increase their own sense of empowerment.
I work from an existential-positive psychology framework that is trauma- and attachment-focused, and utilizes somatic-based healing through Brainspotting. If you are interested in working with me via Telehealth and live in Michigan, New York, or Virginia, please use my contact form on my website (saravantongeren.com)
I primarily work with female-identifying adults who are wanting to rediscover their identity and increase their own sense of empowerment.
I work from an existential-positive psychology framework that is trauma- and attachment-focused, and utilizes somatic-based healing through Brainspotting. If you are interested in working with me via Telehealth and live in Michigan, New York, or Virginia, please use my contact form on my website (saravantongeren.com)
If you are looking for a non-judgmental therapist who will provide insight into your own self-awareness, then I welcome your call. I guide my clients in an environment that assists you in connecting to your inner guidance system. My intention is to support your success in all areas of your life. I am licensed and experienced in clinical social work and qualified in psychotherapy. I am certified in life coaching, Imago couples and relationship counseling. Imago couples’ therapy has proven to be one of the most successful avenues for positive results for couples. Please contact me to learn more.
If you are looking for a non-judgmental therapist who will provide insight into your own self-awareness, then I welcome your call. I guide my clients in an environment that assists you in connecting to your inner guidance system. My intention is to support your success in all areas of your life. I am licensed and experienced in clinical social work and qualified in psychotherapy. I am certified in life coaching, Imago couples and relationship counseling. Imago couples’ therapy has proven to be one of the most successful avenues for positive results for couples. Please contact me to learn more.
Turtle Path Counseling PLLC - Theresa Butler, LMSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW, IMHP
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Exhaustion and stress can often impact your mood and ability to manage expectations and responsibilities. At Turtle Path, you will have the chance to unpack struggles and concerns with a seasoned professional who goes beyond traditional methods to address emotional, psychological and relational concerns. Turtle Path is a relaxed therapy environment that is welcoming and inclusive; a place where you can slow down to process your thoughts, feelings, and life situations toward healing and growth.
Exhaustion and stress can often impact your mood and ability to manage expectations and responsibilities. At Turtle Path, you will have the chance to unpack struggles and concerns with a seasoned professional who goes beyond traditional methods to address emotional, psychological and relational concerns. Turtle Path is a relaxed therapy environment that is welcoming and inclusive; a place where you can slow down to process your thoughts, feelings, and life situations toward healing and growth.
I enjoy working with clients who are up for a little work and challenge. I have a strong belief in the idea that therapy isn't something that is done to us, but rather something we must take an active role in to see any true progress. I view therapy as another way to add more tools to our toolbox in an effort to better ourselves. My goal is that by working together, you will learn things in a manner that allows you to function at your best regardless of what life throws at you.
I enjoy working with clients who are up for a little work and challenge. I have a strong belief in the idea that therapy isn't something that is done to us, but rather something we must take an active role in to see any true progress. I view therapy as another way to add more tools to our toolbox in an effort to better ourselves. My goal is that by working together, you will learn things in a manner that allows you to function at your best regardless of what life throws at you.
Has struggling become your norm? Struggling with making decisions, struggling with a sense of identity, struggling to break free from co-dependent behaviors? If you find that life has become one long struggle and you feel stuck, unhappy, and find yourself repeating the same relationships and behaviors, it sounds like we would make a great team. I look at collaborating with my people as being in a therapeutic partnership with them.
Has struggling become your norm? Struggling with making decisions, struggling with a sense of identity, struggling to break free from co-dependent behaviors? If you find that life has become one long struggle and you feel stuck, unhappy, and find yourself repeating the same relationships and behaviors, it sounds like we would make a great team. I look at collaborating with my people as being in a therapeutic partnership with them.
Arielle Saracinello
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
As a queer therapist, I am extremely passionate about caring for my community in the ways this career allows. I take pride in ensuring my sessions are a safe and supportive space, and I am part of the communities I serve. I am trauma informed, sex positive, kink knowledgeable and neurodivergent affirming. I meet every client where they are at and see them as a person, not a set of symptoms to be "solved" or "fixed". I embrace the fact that healing is non-linear (and often messy!), and encourage my clients to cultivate compassion for themselves and the varied journeys that have led them to my virtual space.
As a queer therapist, I am extremely passionate about caring for my community in the ways this career allows. I take pride in ensuring my sessions are a safe and supportive space, and I am part of the communities I serve. I am trauma informed, sex positive, kink knowledgeable and neurodivergent affirming. I meet every client where they are at and see them as a person, not a set of symptoms to be "solved" or "fixed". I embrace the fact that healing is non-linear (and often messy!), and encourage my clients to cultivate compassion for themselves and the varied journeys that have led them to my virtual space.
Kelsey Di Pirro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, LCSW, CAADC, AASW, SEP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
Healing shouldn't be a struggle; it’s a journey toward liberation. I approach therapy with the belief that it doesn’t need to leave you with a “thinking hangover” between sessions. Instead, we’ll dive into a different way of healing—one that prioritizes your body’s wisdom and innate responses. My goal is to help you feel safe and grounded in your own skin, fostering a deeper connection with yourself. My passion lies in helping humans who have faced trauma, particularly those struggling with disconnection and a sense of unsafety in their relationships or attempting to balance substance use with mental wellness responses.
Healing shouldn't be a struggle; it’s a journey toward liberation. I approach therapy with the belief that it doesn’t need to leave you with a “thinking hangover” between sessions. Instead, we’ll dive into a different way of healing—one that prioritizes your body’s wisdom and innate responses. My goal is to help you feel safe and grounded in your own skin, fostering a deeper connection with yourself. My passion lies in helping humans who have faced trauma, particularly those struggling with disconnection and a sense of unsafety in their relationships or attempting to balance substance use with mental wellness responses.
I’m so glad you’re here. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, my goal is to offer you a supportive, compassionate space where you can feel truly heard and understood. Life can be challenging, whether you’re facing ADHD, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, caregiver fatigue, parenting challenges, trauma caused by betrayal, marital issues, divorce, or difficulties faced within the LGBTQ+ community. My approach is to walk alongside you, helping you build the skills and confidence to face those challenges with strength and resilience.
I’m so glad you’re here. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, my goal is to offer you a supportive, compassionate space where you can feel truly heard and understood. Life can be challenging, whether you’re facing ADHD, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, caregiver fatigue, parenting challenges, trauma caused by betrayal, marital issues, divorce, or difficulties faced within the LGBTQ+ community. My approach is to walk alongside you, helping you build the skills and confidence to face those challenges with strength and resilience.
Limited Availability for New Clients March 2025! Are you feeling exhausted, worried, lonely, confused, overwhelmed, or just want someone to listen? You are not alone. I'm a licensed clinical therapist and I specialize in treating PTSD (+complex trauma) as well as anxiety and depression. I love meeting new people and I would be honored to work together to help you clear a path towards the healthiest version of you!
Limited Availability for New Clients March 2025! Are you feeling exhausted, worried, lonely, confused, overwhelmed, or just want someone to listen? You are not alone. I'm a licensed clinical therapist and I specialize in treating PTSD (+complex trauma) as well as anxiety and depression. I love meeting new people and I would be honored to work together to help you clear a path towards the healthiest version of you!
My clients tend to be experiencing stress and want to find connections between past experiences, patterns of response, strong emotions and current life circumstances. Life transitions can feel overwhelming and loss can become a catalyst for change. This is often the beginning of an opportunity to gain greater understanding of our selves and the meaning we make in our lives.
My clients tend to be experiencing stress and want to find connections between past experiences, patterns of response, strong emotions and current life circumstances. Life transitions can feel overwhelming and loss can become a catalyst for change. This is often the beginning of an opportunity to gain greater understanding of our selves and the meaning we make in our lives.
I invite you to a safe space where you can learn to trust, speak your truth and realize your potential for emotional growth and change. I believe in the human spirit and ones ability to discover the answers to difficult questions. I have a passion for working with shy, introverted and highly sensitive people as well as caregivers.
I invite you to a safe space where you can learn to trust, speak your truth and realize your potential for emotional growth and change. I believe in the human spirit and ones ability to discover the answers to difficult questions. I have a passion for working with shy, introverted and highly sensitive people as well as caregivers.
Are you feeling like it's time to better understand what your unsettling feelings are trying to tell you? It could be that these have been present since you were young, or maybe it's an entirely new experience. In either case, I'm glad you found your way here. You deserve to enjoy your days and I will work with you to help you manage any fear or worry by getting to the heart of what is leading you to feel a lack of calm confidence. Maybe you already know the source but simply need to talk about it so that it doesn't have as much control over you. Either way, it's time for a new approach to dealing with this!
Are you feeling like it's time to better understand what your unsettling feelings are trying to tell you? It could be that these have been present since you were young, or maybe it's an entirely new experience. In either case, I'm glad you found your way here. You deserve to enjoy your days and I will work with you to help you manage any fear or worry by getting to the heart of what is leading you to feel a lack of calm confidence. Maybe you already know the source but simply need to talk about it so that it doesn't have as much control over you. Either way, it's time for a new approach to dealing with this!
Ann Mcknight
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Rich and meaning-filled living is our birthright. Relationships, current life situation, inner struggle, the way we are wired or past experience can interfere with our natural capacity to thrive. With 30 years of experience as a therapist, I believe our conflicts and struggles are the doors through which our growth comes. I devote my practice and continued learning most powerful ways to support the fullest flourishing possible for each of us, no matter our circumstance. With this in mind, I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. I also use on-going evaluation to insure our work together is effective and satisfying.
Rich and meaning-filled living is our birthright. Relationships, current life situation, inner struggle, the way we are wired or past experience can interfere with our natural capacity to thrive. With 30 years of experience as a therapist, I believe our conflicts and struggles are the doors through which our growth comes. I devote my practice and continued learning most powerful ways to support the fullest flourishing possible for each of us, no matter our circumstance. With this in mind, I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. I also use on-going evaluation to insure our work together is effective and satisfying.
Kara Dunn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Maybe you feel yourself start to close off when someone asks how you're doing, because you don't really know the answer. Maybe you're a parent, who doesn't recognize who your teen has become. Maybe your partner doesn't feel like your partner, this relationship doesn't look like how you envisioned it would anymore. Maybe depression, guilt, or shame have become so familiar, that you wonder what therapy would even do. Maybe you just want to be known by someone.
Maybe you feel yourself start to close off when someone asks how you're doing, because you don't really know the answer. Maybe you're a parent, who doesn't recognize who your teen has become. Maybe your partner doesn't feel like your partner, this relationship doesn't look like how you envisioned it would anymore. Maybe depression, guilt, or shame have become so familiar, that you wonder what therapy would even do. Maybe you just want to be known by someone.
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I have been walking beside women and couples struggling with these issues.
I have two areas of specialization: working with children/adolescents, and working with the parents who care for them. More specifically, I treat "stressed out mom syndrome", post-partum depression/anxiety, and grief from loss of a child. With children, I treat trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and behavioral disorders.
I have been walking beside women and couples struggling with these issues.
I have two areas of specialization: working with children/adolescents, and working with the parents who care for them. More specifically, I treat "stressed out mom syndrome", post-partum depression/anxiety, and grief from loss of a child. With children, I treat trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and behavioral disorders.
However, I have worked with adults, prinatal women, and infant mental health both providing in-home and outpatient therapy.
Everyone struggles with life's hardships at times. I can appreciate how hard it can be to start the therapy process. I want to develop a place of safety, connectedness, and encouragement for you to come during those times. It is my hope that we work together in developing goals that are important to you. We will work as a team to create a strong therapeutic relationship based on trust and compassion to help walk you through your life journey.
However, I have worked with adults, prinatal women, and infant mental health both providing in-home and outpatient therapy.
Everyone struggles with life's hardships at times. I can appreciate how hard it can be to start the therapy process. I want to develop a place of safety, connectedness, and encouragement for you to come during those times. It is my hope that we work together in developing goals that are important to you. We will work as a team to create a strong therapeutic relationship based on trust and compassion to help walk you through your life journey.
Many women and moms go through times in her life when she may asks herself, "Is this my life?".
During these times it's crucial to have the right people around you! I would be honored to be one of those people; to encourage & empower you as you design the life YOU choose! I can help you overcome blocks and be more open to making the changes you want to. As we work together, you will think more clearly, and be more relaxed and happier.
Many women and moms go through times in her life when she may asks herself, "Is this my life?".
During these times it's crucial to have the right people around you! I would be honored to be one of those people; to encourage & empower you as you design the life YOU choose! I can help you overcome blocks and be more open to making the changes you want to. As we work together, you will think more clearly, and be more relaxed and happier.
With over 20 years of dedicated experience supporting youth, women, and the LGBTQIA+ community across three continents, I’ve learned one profound truth: no matter the struggle, hope is always within reach.
Our work will begin by exploring painful areas in your life. We will investigate them gently, respectfully and with a keen awareness of any unresolved trauma and the mind-body connection. We will also discover and practice (imperfectly) new skills aimed at growth and healing. Together we will discover the wealth of resources that already exist inside of you.
With over 20 years of dedicated experience supporting youth, women, and the LGBTQIA+ community across three continents, I’ve learned one profound truth: no matter the struggle, hope is always within reach.
Our work will begin by exploring painful areas in your life. We will investigate them gently, respectfully and with a keen awareness of any unresolved trauma and the mind-body connection. We will also discover and practice (imperfectly) new skills aimed at growth and healing. Together we will discover the wealth of resources that already exist inside of you.
Ulla Frederiksen at Red Horse Center
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, LLP
Verified Verified
Fennville, MI 49408
If you are a highly sensitive woman or empath who struggle to find balance and peace in your life, let's talk.
In addition to traditional talk therapy, I also offer equine assisted services incorporating horses in your healing process. This is a powerful and highly effective form of therapy where you will interact with horses for personal insight and behavior changes. This includes individual therapy, retreats and educational workshops. We can also do art together!
If you are a highly sensitive woman or empath who struggle to find balance and peace in your life, let's talk.
In addition to traditional talk therapy, I also offer equine assisted services incorporating horses in your healing process. This is a powerful and highly effective form of therapy where you will interact with horses for personal insight and behavior changes. This includes individual therapy, retreats and educational workshops. We can also do art together!
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.