Therapists in Zeeland, MI

I am a native Spanish speaker and strongly believe in the value of incorporating culture and language to connect with my Spanish-speaking clients. My background consists of working with various age groups, such as children, adolescents, young adults, and families. My goal is to provide a nonjudgmental, multicultural, compassionate environment that will promote growth and change. I have experience working in schools, inpatient, and community-based. I believe it is my privilege to walk alongside you and to hear your story. Together we will identify goals, increase your resiliency, and help you become the best version of yourself.

I recognize that telling our stories is not always easy, and I am honored to walk alongside those who choose to share their stories with me for a time. I particularly enjoy working with young adults in seasons of self-discovery or life transitions, and specialize in providing therapy to 17-30 year olds. Young adulthood is full of unique, and often overwhelming questions like “Who do I really want to be? How do I create the life I want for myself? Will I succeed? Where do I start?” I will offer support as we explore these questions and develop the vision, skills, and confidence to move forward.

I work with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, and low self esteem. I specialize in helping young adults navigate life transitions and challenging life stages (college, career concerns, marriage, divorce). I enjoy helping you traverse difficult relationship issues with your partner, children, siblings, or parents. Specifically, I have extensive experience in providing relationship support and coaching for parents, partners, and siblings who are coping with their loved one’s eating disorder. Reach out if you think you are ready to take this step, and then you will get a call/email back from my practice, TheFloCo.

People enter into a counseling relationship when nothing else seems to be working. Although most people soon make comments such as, “(Counseling) was a lot better than I thought it would be”, few people seek counseling as a first option. More often we seek out techniques that either help us to temporarily avoid (e.g., media, social networking) our anxiety, or we seek temporary shots of pleasure (e.g., alcohol, food, pornography) that make us feel good for a short time. Soon enough we realize that all of these things leave us feeling more hollow and lonely, and that is when we start thinking about counseling.

I believe that through a safe and judgment-free therapeutic relationship true growth, empowerment, and healing can occur in any individual's life. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I have an extensive range of clinical experience providing mental health services for depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, family and relationship issues, career exploration, and the LGBT population. All are welcome here. I see clients starting at age 13 through adult and welcome you to take a step towards a better quality of life and self care by contacting me to set up an appointment.

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 love working with a client earnestly seeking life change. We pursue self reflection and cognitive restructuring.while probing the roots of a client's faith. I have also found that my life experience, which includes a 32-year marriage and the raising of 3 young adults now heading out into the world, provides a rich source of good counsel. My style is characterized by a personal approach that is warm and supportive with a holistic focus and my sincere hope for all my clients is a personal awareness that brings the emotional and mental stability that leads to positive behaviors.

Have you struggled in communication in your relationship? Do you often find yourself doing for others but no time for you? Do you feel your self-care could be better, but you do not know what steps to take? Do you feel overwhelmed and tired most of the time? Do you struggle with setting boundaries or saying no? Do you lack work-life balance?

Sometimes in life, we reach a point where we might feel lost, confused, disconnected, uncomfortable, alone, or even completely unsure how we feel. My hope in therapy is to meet you where you are at with empathy, accept you for who you are without judgment, and work towards the goals that we establish together. With these values persisting throughout therapy, I believe healing is possible for anyone. We will approach our goals in therapy from a holistic perspective, which means that we will seek to understand our challenges through a variety of lenses: our biology, psychology, sociology, culture, and spirituality.

Now accepting new clients. Your body is talking; are you listening? Do you desire a therapy that considers the wisdom of the body in treatment? Experience healing from a somatic and emotional process that merges with psychotherapy. A trauma-informed, embodied process that intersects mindfulness-based therapy, Jungian psychoanalytical therapy, spirituality, meditation, and self-exploration. Are you the person you feel like you are? Is the real you partially unknown, even to yourself? If you desire deep connection, ready to uncover your true Self, and use your body-based self-awareness to grow, then this work is for you!

You want to be loved again? You want to have conversations without arguing all of the time. There’s no such thing as normal these days. It's rough. Every. Day. Nothing is getting resolved and you’re both walking on eggshells. Where did the fun, the laughter, the romance go? It seems like you just don't understand each other anymore. You're tired of living with a roommate. When we work together expect it to be direct. We'll find effective and practical solutions for your relationship hurts and struggles. I keep it real and relevant. You want your relationship to be better? So do I. Let's work together to make it happen.

Irritability, lost sleep, constant nervousness, inability to concentrate make it hard to deal. You may be having a hard time starting or getting through the day. You feel disconnected from yourself and others. You are struggling with important relationships in your life. You have experienced loss. You have tried different things but its just not enough. Overall, you still don't feel like "yourself." You are looking for someone to help you understand what is happening, a different perspective. Someone with tools to get yourself back on track towards the path of healing.

Is a part of you feeling ready to engage in therapy but another part of you is anxious at the thought of becoming vulnerable? Or maybe there is a different part of you feeling hopeless, depressed, and wondering “Why even bother?” I will walk alongside you to assess the inner conflicts that may be present. Sometimes, the “inner conflict” happening is between these “parts.”