Parenting Therapists in Canton, MI

My goal is to create an atmosphere where every person that enters my office feels it is a safe place to learn and grow. I honor the unique strengths that each individual already possesses while challenging them to grow and develop in other areas. While I encourage people to stretch beyond their comfort zones, I respect and accept each person where they are at in their growth process. I have 19 years experience as a Psychotherapist. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and couples. When working with children, I feel it is important to become a team with their parents.

My main focus is on the importance of emotional wellbeing. I believe that everyone experiences difficulties in their lives and see the counseling office as a space for clients to express and normalize difficult feelings in a safe environment. I believe that people have all of the components for a happy and healthy life but sometimes need help processing and navigating through their feelings and experiences to learn new and more effective ways to cope. I operate through the Polyvagal Theory lens to assess emotional regulation and work to stabilize and co-regulate clients as this is essential to healing.

I am most passionate about supporting women and families through the various seasons of life, specifically pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition to motherhood, as well as parenting young children and adjusting to other relationship, career, or general life changes. I desire to support women and families to unpack what is holding them back from feeling happy, successful, and confident. By using a relationship-based approach, we can address issues such as anxiety, depression, postpartum adjustments, grief and loss, parent-child dynamics, and children’s behavioral concerns.

Are you trying to find the best way to respond to your child’s behaviors or moods? I help children and families work through difficult experiences--including stressful life events such as transitions, anxiety, relationship stress, and loss. I will work closely with you to tailor therapy to your family's individual needs. Sessions can be held remotely or in-person at my Plymouth office.

At Foundations Therapy Group we strive to build a comfortable and safe space to explore your hopes and goals with empathy and compassion. We are a small group of licensed therapists with extensive training and experience to help you and your family on your journey toward growth, change, and understanding. With over 30 years of combined experience, our therapists offer personalized support for a variety of life’s challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, life stressors and transitions, pregnancy and postpartum, and parenting needs.

Change may not be easy, however, you don't have to take part in that journey alone. I work with kids, teens, adults, parents, and couples seeking change. Suffering is a normal part of being a human, and human suffering can affect relationships, work, parenting, communication, ability to care for oneself, and more. Learning skills to help with emotions, increase motivation, and stress management can make a world of difference in your life. I would be honored to take part in that journey with you! Not currently accepting adult clients for trauma treatment.

The areas I specialize in include working with mood disorders, young adults, parenting support, various life transitions, and I am especially passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ individuals as a non-binary therapist (they/them), most especially with gender identity issues. I am also passionate about helping individuals going through infertility experiences, as my wife and I experienced this struggle firsthand before we had our child using IVF treatment. I love offering a compassionate approach to these sensitive subjects as individuals navigate their options and explore the complex emotions associated with infertility in therapy.

I love working with young adults and seniors to help them find their passion in life. I will work to help you remove blocks that are keeping you from being your most awesome self and help you develop the skills needed to live a life you have always dreamed. I’ve worked with teenagers to overcome addictions; I’ve worked with young adults transitioning to adulthood to overcome anxiety and depress which allowed them to go off to college and become successful. I have helped couple’s save their marriages and improve child/parent relationships; I have worked with Seniors who are now in a caring role.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS, INTERNS AVAILABLE. I help individuals achieve success in recognizing how their traumatic experiences, mental health symptoms, or personal relationship issues can affect their mental wellbeing. I work with individuals ages 12 and up who are experiencing or have experienced trauma, struggling with peer or parental relationships, low self-esteem, etc. Furthermore, I assist families who have a current Child Protective Services case that could potentially lead to removal of children by offering parenting, anger management, communication and conflict resolutions skills in order to rebuild the family structure.

While therapy is far more openly accepted than before, it can often still feel intimidating as many people are still not sure what to expect. From my view- therapy is really going to be what each individual person wants to make of it. My goal in is to help determine what is most important to you and work together to create a realistic plan to help you achieve the changes you want to see.

Each person has an innate capacity for strength and change, and is worthy of a life filled with satisfaction and joy. Working together, we can explore thoughts and patterns and find ways to reach your best potential for positive change. I am passionate about helping people discover and develop their strengths, as well as create patterns that allow them to live happy, meaningful lives.

At this time, you may be struggling with problems in relationships, family, work, or conflicts within yourself. Being so close to the problem, it can be difficult to find the solutions. I believe therapy is an extremely effective process for finding these solutions and creating a fulfilling and satisfying life for yourself. As your therapist, I can guide you to identify patterns of behavior, feelings, and attitudes that are self-defeating or standing in your way. I can help you access your inner wisdom, strengths, and resources that will facilitate the changes you seek.

As a therapist I hope to create a safe and nurturing environment that will facilitate healing and growth. My areas of specialty include interpersonal therapy, adolescence, depression and anxiety, parenting, grief counseling, crisis intervention, and time management skills.

Change is the only constant in life: we live in a complex, busy, and changing world that presents a variety of challenges, as well as opportunities, in our everyday lives. Our biological and psychological makeup, as well as our spiritual, cultural, social, and family backgrounds and support systems, have a lot to do with the ways we deal with these challenges.

Our group of therapists are available to see children, teens, adults, couples, and families experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, divorcé reactions, stress, parenting concerns, co-parenting, panic attacks, school issues, relationship issues, family communication, conflict management, parent/teen conflict, LGBTQ+ Affirming, and anger management. We also have experience working with addiction, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and the family who support them.

During my clinical experience as a therapist I have had the opportunity to work with many different populations of people, often walking alongside them while experiencing a range of life circumstances. People experiencing the lowest of lows while others having found peace in forgiveness of the past. One of the most impressive characteristics that many of the brave people I have met share is that of perseverance. My desire is to encourage perseverance in the face of difficulty which fosters wisdom and maturity within our therapeutic relationship, while gathering new and more sustainable coping skills for continued stability.

I understand everyone has their own journey. My goal is to build a healthy transparent therapeutic relationship with my clients. I understand the importance of meeting clients where they are. I do so by tailoring sessions to fit you and your needs. I want you to feel comfortable, safe and supported while expressing yourself and working towards your goals. I earned both my Bachelor and Master degrees in Social Work from Wayne State University. My social work background consists of working in healthcare and providing support and counseling to children, individuals and families.

It often feels like life just won’t slow down. There are spiraling thoughts you can’t step away from. There are feelings of isolation & the idea that you need to do everything yourself. There are overwhelming feelings in new phases of life, such as graduation, moving, or parenthood, that seem unending. These experiences are common & you’re not alone in them. Counseling is a collaborative & judgment free space to process thoughts, feelings & behaviors. I’ll walk alongside you to help deepen your personal insight, change unhelpful thought patterns & learn new skills.

Dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care, my professional journey revolves around serving culturally diverse families, exploring racial and ethnic identity complexities, and supporting neurodivergent children and youth. I see clients with a wide range of challenges, ranging from anxiety, depression, and trauma, to executive functioning to parenting. I am currently accepting clients from early childhood to young adulthood both in person and virtually.