Trauma Focused Therapists in Ann Arbor, MI

I specialize in working with adults 18 +. I particularly enjoy working with clients who struggle with anxiety related concerns, eating disorders, self-esteem difficulties, trauma, depression, relationship concerns, transitional stress, and anger management. I love working with clients who are looking for a safe space to process and who also have motivation to see themselves grow. My counseling style is person-centered and designed to meet each client where they are, while providing evidence-based tools to help them reach their goals. I value empowering clients and building them up while helping them reach their goals.

Our mission at Inspire Behavioral Health is to inspire balance, hope and personal growth. Mental health therapy can be an important part of your journey toward emotional well-being and healing. We believe that each individual is unique in their experiences, strengths and needs, and thus brings a different perspective to session. We look forward to collaborating with you to begin to explore thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to anxiety, work and family stress, grief and loss, self-esteem, trauma, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Please call so we can discuss your needs and preferences.

I’m a very passionate therapist that centers her work around being trauma informed and client centered. I provide individual psychotherapy to adults that have a range of complex issues such as trauma, depression, anxiety, stress management, identity and much more. I work with clients using an intersectional and social justice lens that has been developed over years of working with oppressed communities such as survivors on domestic and sexual violence. The strength-based approach I use, helps clients look within the blackness to find the light.

I provide compassionate services to energize individuals, couples, professionals, and those in helping fields who need a safe space to process the problems they are most likely facing today including: complex trauma, perfectionism, burnout, struggles with self-acceptance, relationship concerns, microaggressions, people-pleasing, depression, and anxiety. I believe that people have a remarkable ability to change their lives, especially in the face of adversity. You will not be alone in your journey to cope and heal.

First of all, I want to express how happy I am that you're here! Seeking out a mental health provider is a HUGE step and I am here and ready to help. I have experience working with various populations, from childhood to middle adulthood. My areas of specialty include LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, anxiety, depression, trauma, codependence, chronic illness and life transitions. I spent my first few years post-graduation working in Community Mental Health (CMH), so I also understand deeply the impact of socioeconomic factors on mental health and physical wellbeing.

My favorite clients are the ones who are ready to take control of their own lives and they are ready to take their power back. They want to be happy and experience freedom in all areas of their lives and are done making excuses. My clients strive to become better people and live happy and fulfilling lives after breaking the barriers of old belief systems and barriers that were holding them back. By working together, it's possible to reclaim lost fragments of yourself and transform back into wholeness. My clients (individuals and couples) report finding freedom to be who they are, love for themselves, and alignment in purpose.

I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients of various ages and from various cultures and backgrounds. I am particularly suited to help individuals cope with various physical, sensory, and learning challenges. My goal is to help my clients empower themselves and cope with many challenges including: anxiety disorders, mood disorders, various disabilities, trauma/PTSD, and LGBTQ+ challenges, to name a few. I am now trained to offer EMDR therapy for trauma. If you or someone you know is having difficulty coping with the many stressors life can throw at us, please reach out. I look forward to meeting you :)

I offer psychotherapy for adult individuals, college students, couples, parents, and adolescents. At the heart of my work is a belief that transformation is possible in an atmosphere of warmth, collaboration, and attunement. Clients in my practice deal with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, attentional problems, adjusting to stressors and life transitions, relationship struggles, and parenting difficulties. Others may not be experiencing significant symptoms, yet feel stuck in certain aspects of their life, career, or relationship.

Wanting something different, but struggling, is part of being human. We all find ourselves repeating patterns that are unhealthy or unhelpful. I will work with you to understand how these patterns came to be and how you can create new ways of being in the world. Together, we will work to minimize stress and anxiety, find more effective ways of coping and affect the genuine change you desire.

Life is full of transitions that can leave us feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and desiring greater personal well-being. I treat individuals and couples with acceptance and respect. I approach treatment from a mindfulness perspective, based on client's personal situations, strengths and chosen goals. My style is warm, solution-focused, and supports the courageous decisions of people to explore who they are and who they want to become.

Kelly Kundrat (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMSW) in the State of Michigan. Kelly is passionate about social justice through critical consciousness raising, education, and advocacy. She strives to check her own biases and dismantle oppressive beliefs within herself to promote equity. She takes a Person-In-Environment approach to clinical care, recognizing the impact that systems have on individuals within the therapeutic setting. Kelly takes a strengths-based, trauma-informed, mindfulness, client-centered approach to therapy. Goals are established by clients, and for clients while she provides support.

My ultimate goal as a therapist is for clients to feel empowered and fulfilled in life. I strive to create a space where you can feel safe, supported, and hopeful about your growth journey. We will work collaboratively to identify and tackle goals, while also developing effective coping strategies that are sustainable for your individual needs. I have extensive experience using a variety of evidence-based practices to provide individualized care, while also utilizing a strengths-based and person-centered approaches.

No matter how hard you try to move forward, you feel like your taking one step back. You’re a high performer with perfectionism tendencies and always put on a smile, which helps you forget your pain. You may feel you will never be fully happy and never be able to fully enjoy life how others do, because of your many losses, attributing to your decreased self esteem. You may keep friends and family at a distance, to protect yourself from yet another inevitable loss. You may have stopped exercising and taking care of yourself the way you used to, since it takes too much work and you're just surviving at the end of another long day.

Marisa is mindfulness-based psychotherapist who works to provide a safe, collaborative, and affirming space centered around each client's needs. Marisa takes great care to create a nonjudgemental space where clients can learn, grow, and discover a valued life. Marisa’s style is empathic, warm, and collaborative and she puts her clients quickly at ease with her authentic style.

Life is full of challenges, and we as humans were not meant to face them alone. Whether you struggle with unresolved trauma, depression, anxiety, difficulty making meaningful connections, or simply coping with the everyday stresses of life, it can feel overwhelming to try and face it alone. The goods news? You don’t have to! I am passionate about helping people such as yourself work through painful life experiences, learn to tolerate painful emotions, develop a deep sense of connectedness, and discover a life of fulfillment they may have never thought possible. Whatever difficult journey you’re facing, let’s walk it together.

New openings now available - We understand that trauma and early attachment wounds manifest uniquely in each individual, leaving a profound impact on their lives. You may find yourself caught in patterns affecting your relationships, struggling to connect emotionally, or easily triggered by small things.

Welcome! I specialize in therapy for adults who are interested in digging into their relational history, anxiety, or parenting. Over the years, I have transitioned from working with children to working with adults. My strong understanding of child development helps me support adult clients in making sense of their early years and changing patterns that are no longer serving them. I often work with parents who want to parent in a way that is different than how they were parented and new parents who are feeling overwhelmed. I also enjoy supporting individuals who are having difficulties in their relationships.

Using an integrative, strength-based approach, I draw on a rich variety of practices to work collaboratively with my clients to meet their individual needs and goals. I believe that we all face life challenges with a strong need for connection and acceptance. It can often feel like we are alone and vulnerable in the search for well being lacking a safe anchor of support. Therapy can provide an opportunity to develop a solid sense of self-acceptance in identifying and actualizing our individual gifts and inherent worthiness to live our fullest, most rewarding lives.

It’s through connection that we find meaning and discover we are not alone. I love working with clients who are curious and ready for positive change. I use Internal Family Systems, EMDR and other evidence-based tools to help my clients navigate their own process of self exploration, resolve trauma, and move in the direction of healing and growth. I believe therapy is an opportunity to explore what is unsaid or undiscovered in our experience. We can learn to hold space for the parts of ourselves most in need of our love and appreciation so we can truly live our most fulfilled life.