Therapists in 49503
Wicks Therapy PLLC
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Our counseling exists to serve individuals and couples through professional counseling. Our counseling goal is to impact lives on a spiritual, emotional, and mental level. Counseling also involves the sharing of personal problems, concerns, and stories with a professional who is skilled at helping the client or clients come to a resolution or solution about their particular situation. The general goals for the client are that he or she can identify the issue(s), develop a plan of action, and then implement that plan to move forward and progress in spite of their spiritual, emotional and/or mental setbacks.
Our counseling exists to serve individuals and couples through professional counseling. Our counseling goal is to impact lives on a spiritual, emotional, and mental level. Counseling also involves the sharing of personal problems, concerns, and stories with a professional who is skilled at helping the client or clients come to a resolution or solution about their particular situation. The general goals for the client are that he or she can identify the issue(s), develop a plan of action, and then implement that plan to move forward and progress in spite of their spiritual, emotional and/or mental setbacks.
Amanda L Tolar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BSW, LMSW
Verified Verified
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Online Only)
Trauma is any event that overwhelms one's ability to cope. It can be a major/inherently violent event (car accident, rape, serious illness/major surgery, war/combat) or smaller more complex/chronic events (abuse/neglect, domestic violence, living in an unstable/unsafe environment, poverty, and even religion.) Often people don't realize they've been through something that was traumatic to them. Instead thinking the effects of the trauma (difficulty concentrating, mood swings, fail academically, can't keep a job, chronic pain, chronic relationship problems) are representative of who they are as a person, and feel helpless/hopeless.
Trauma is any event that overwhelms one's ability to cope. It can be a major/inherently violent event (car accident, rape, serious illness/major surgery, war/combat) or smaller more complex/chronic events (abuse/neglect, domestic violence, living in an unstable/unsafe environment, poverty, and even religion.) Often people don't realize they've been through something that was traumatic to them. Instead thinking the effects of the trauma (difficulty concentrating, mood swings, fail academically, can't keep a job, chronic pain, chronic relationship problems) are representative of who they are as a person, and feel helpless/hopeless.
Wendy Gornick-Maycroft
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Online Only)
I am certified in DBT and CCTP (certified clinical trauma professional) levels I/II. My clinical expertise focuses on trauma/PTSD, borderline and other personality disorders, eating disorders, couples/infidelity issues, self-harming behaviors, criminal thinking and behavior, and mood disorders. Other areas of clinical experience and treatment provided include blended families/family conflict, military personnel deployment/redeployment/combat trauma, and LGBTQ issues.
I am certified in DBT and CCTP (certified clinical trauma professional) levels I/II. My clinical expertise focuses on trauma/PTSD, borderline and other personality disorders, eating disorders, couples/infidelity issues, self-harming behaviors, criminal thinking and behavior, and mood disorders. Other areas of clinical experience and treatment provided include blended families/family conflict, military personnel deployment/redeployment/combat trauma, and LGBTQ issues.
Amanda Potter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LLMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Online Only)
Do you feel like you're stuck in a pattern that no longer serves you? If you are experiencing struggles within your relationships, work, or school we may be a good match. My approach is holistic, strength based, and solution focused. We will bring all factors into focus to help you with creating your best pathway forward while creating space for you to explore who you are and what you want. I enjoy working with college students, teens, couples, and adults.
Do you feel like you're stuck in a pattern that no longer serves you? If you are experiencing struggles within your relationships, work, or school we may be a good match. My approach is holistic, strength based, and solution focused. We will bring all factors into focus to help you with creating your best pathway forward while creating space for you to explore who you are and what you want. I enjoy working with college students, teens, couples, and adults.
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Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists
What type of therapy is best for narcissistic personality disorder?
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is best treated with talk therapy, which could involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, schema therapy, gestalt therapy, or similar approaches. A therapist will help a patient uncover the feelings that may drive their behavior and discover how to engage with themselves and those around them with greater empathy and understanding, fewer demands, and less defensiveness, with the goal of developing a more authentic sense of self that enables healthier relationships.
How do therapists treat NPD?
By developing a strong therapeutic relationship, and continually focusing patients on relationships, community, and connection, a therapist, through talk therapy, may be able to help someone with NPD change. In sessions, a therapist will help an individual achieve relief from their current stressors, including the treatment of co-occurring conditions such as anxiety or depression. A therapist may also help an individual to recognize unhealthy coping mechanisms, learn new ways of interacting with others, and eventually become able to feel and display empathy.
Can a narcissist be cured with therapy?
Therapy can be effective. After a serious setback or great loss, someone with NPD may be forced to recognize that they are not immune to life’s challenges. That can spur feelings of melancholy and depression that lead them to seek professional help. Once an individual decides to seek help, they have already taken a step that the majority of those with NPD never will. Still, people with NPD often quit therapy as they naturally resist feeling vulnerable, being challenged, or admitting to flaws.
How can you get narcissistic personality disorder treatment for someone?
It is notoriously difficult to convince someone with NPD to seek help. With their feelings of superiority, they may be unlikely to recognize or acknowledge that they have a problem, or that their problem is narcissism. Sometimes, they are aware that they are arrogant and that others resent them but they don’t see it as a problem because they are convinced of their superiority. People with NPD have trouble maintaining relationships, but family members and others who do feel close to them, and whose presence they value, may be able to encourage them to seek therapy.