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John Scharfenkamp
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
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Clarkston, MI 48348
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For 30+ years I have worked with people struggling with depression, anxiety, marital, family, child, career/work, military and trauma issues. I help them better understand themselves, those around them and how they can get the outcomes they want. People who talk to me feel understood and respected. They get practical direction that makes sense and gets results. I help people find the words to express what is confusing or difficult and to identify the steps needed to get the outcomes they want. I help them gain confidence and identify the inner resources needed for relief and success.
In my thirty years of practice I have worked with every conceivable problem people encounter. Using a variey of proven approaches, I empower people who often don't understand what is wrong or what is needed for relief. My extensive experience permits me to provide the clear direction they seek.
I teach men and women how to speak each others "language". I help parents understand how to give the controls children need to be happy and successful. I help people understand the use of mindfulness, which provides peace even in uncontrollable situations such as loss or impending death.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $90
- Couple Sessions $90
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem | Elevance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Cofinity | First Health
- Health Net
- Humana
- Magellan
- MHN | Health Net
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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John Scharfenkamp
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Michigan / 6801017781 John Scharfenkamp
- Attended University of Detroit, Graduated 1971
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Parenting
- Spirituality
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Religion
Christian
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian based counseling
- Christian Counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (248) 639-4351
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John Scharfenkamp
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW