Depression Therapists in Birmingham, MI

I am here to support LGBTQIA youth and adults and those that love and support them. I work with all types of relationship structures and want to help people find out how to live their best life.

Have you noticed increased stress, overwhelming emotions or moods, difficulty with school or work after the pandemic, or other emotional, social, or behavioral changes? Maybe you have wondered if it would be beneficial to work with someone. Therapy can help you, your child, your teen, and your family. Our goal at Early Wellness Group is to provide our clients with the tools they need to support life-long mental health practices. These are applicable tools used to return to a place of stability, balance, and joy throughout your lives.

Living life to its fullest involves developing a healthy daily lifestyle, and a self care plan with ways to nurture your body and mind. Applying a mind and body practice to our daily lives allows us the ability to cope better with stress, anxiety and depression. My goal working with you, is to develop a strong, trusting relationship, while guiding you through your journey. I will help you learn techniques to gain insight and strength for change.

Overwhelmed, stressed and at a loss for what to do next. Hoping to find calm, a sense of control and room to breathe. Today’s daily life is, more often than not, exhausting; whether you’re a child, a teenager, young adult or parent.

I specialize in working with teens and adults who struggle with worry, sense of self worth, their relationship with food & body image, as well as painful past experiences to no longer feel controlled by a harsh inner critic and want to explore living a life that makes them feel worthy, balanced, and safe. To let go of people pleasing habits and set healthy boundaries with themselves and others. Clients who work with me want to learn how to set healthy boundaries, find food freedom and body confidence, develop healthy coping skills to lower stress and anxiety. Clients work to identify and process the underlying issues to heal.

Let me pour you a cup of tea or coffee, and let’s talk. Have you been feeling anxious? Have you been overwhelmed navigating life’s ups and downs? I want to help you achieve the life changes you’re looking for, and help you focus on putting your needs first. I’ll help you learn about yourself, and I’ll bring in some humor and joy too, so you can enjoy this journey as much as possible. I work with adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, and big life adjustments (career changes, chronic illnesses, grief, relationships, and more).

Thank you for visiting my page. I have been providing counseling services to individuals and families for over 10 years. My expertise includes working with adolescents on personal growth and positive mental health. I also offers individual and group sessions for teens on issues such as life planning, anger management, college counseling and communication skills. When working with adult clients, we generally focus on grief/depression, family relationships, divorce, careers as well as parenting issues.

I’m a clinical mental health counselor that believes in a compassionate, holistic, person-centered approach for treating children, adolescents, and adults. Through a collaborative effort that focuses on client strengths, I work with individuals to gain self-awareness and insight, while also uncovering maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are not serving them. I provide an empathetic, non-judgmental relationship and I use evidence-based counseling techniques that draw from various schools of thought including: cognitive behavioral therapy, sports/performance therapy, multicultural philosophy, and existential therapy.

Are you struggling with dealing with the storms of life? Please know - You are not alone! Many of us experience challenges, yet oftentimes it is difficult to find a safe person and space to express these concerns without being judged. Life changes constantly! Do every day events leave you feeling overwhelmed, drained and unmotivated? Every day activities seem to be extremely difficult. Constant demands of family, work and relationships are stressful, and you know it’s time to make some changes. Losses of all kinds (the loss of a loved one, job, or relationship), can trigger a mirage of emotions or feelings of lack of control.

Your story matters. Sometimes that can be hard to fathom in a world of so many but it’s true. Everything that you have been through- your experiences in life, your relationships and your point of view - all matter. They are just elements of what has shaped you into who you are today, how you move through each day, and how you might envision your future.

Despite your best attempts to take good care of yourself and be happy, do you find yourself in the same destructive behaviors and same relationship problems over and over again? Know that you can change. Feeling stuck, anxious and unhappy is your way of telling yourself to pay attention to what is going on inside of you. Many times you may not even be aware of what you are feeling or why you are feeling it. By learning to tune into, tolerate and understand your feelings, you can equip yourself to make new choices for yourself that feel right to you.

While we can't change difficult situations of the past or present, we can work together to better understand those experiences and how they may be affecting your life today. By utilizing a variety of complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

I offer insight-oriented psychotherapy to women struggling to navigate through complicated, painful, developmental life transitions such as pregnancy, the postpartum period, new marriage, divorce, child rearing, empty-nesting, menopause, etc. Under these conditions of exceptional stress, past experiences and feelings often automatically, strongly influence current emotions and decisions. Sometimes these coping strategies work well, but sometimes they may actually be counter-productive. Having self-awareness of connections between past and present from therapy can helpful in making healthier, more adaptive choices. In this way, it can actually turn some of the hardest times in life into opportunities for growth.

You spend the majority of your days just going through the motions in your life; feeling disconnected, unmotivated, or unfulfilled at work, at home, or in your relationships. You watch time pass and wish that you could have a life filled with more peace, fulfillment, joy or security...but you don’t know where to start. To the outside world, your life might appear to be okay, but for you, something just doesn’t feel right. You push yourself to do better, be better, but inside, you battle with a voice in your head that tells you it's not enough. At times, you feel like you’re barely holding it all together.

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! I'm an LMSW therapist in private practice. I love partnering with kids, teens, and young adults, blending professionalism and evidenced-based treatment modalities with empathy, patience, and a dash of humor to increase client resiliency/symptom management. I believe therapy doesn't always have to be so traditional, rather, tailored to your individual style, preferences, and needs. There is more to therapy than the big comfy couch (although it is a plus)! Together we'll build a safe space for you to come as you are, be met where you're at, and learn to navigate and make sense of life's challenges.

As a co-creator of wellness, my practice endorses the art of personalized healing. My compassionate, creative, client-centered focus draws from the wisdom of several established disciplines to facilitate optimal health through the application of techniques derived from psychological, counseling, mindfulness, multicultural philosophy, spiritual counseling and the expressive arts. My practice builds upon an individual's strengths, enhances expression and increases personal insight and well-being. Ultimately, my goal is to facilitate a safe, trusting and peaceful space in which my clients can heal, grow and ultimately thrive.

How many times have those close to you tried to tell you what you should do? Do you feel like no one is really listening to your story? I strive to provide a space to be heard without being forced to conform to someone else's individual biases. You are the expert of your life: you live it. I'm an expert on process, and I want to help you find what change looks like in your life. I love the power of story, and your story is unique and rich.

Life can be difficult, but I believe that with the aid of therapy people can obtain a deeper understanding of themselves, and find ways to overcome their obstacles. I work with children, adolescents, and adults, and have experience with treating mood and personality disorders, anxiety, behavioral problems, relationship/marital conflicts, and parental/family issues. I believe every person is unique, therefore I utilize a variety of treatment approaches, including- Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Family Systems.

My role as a psychologist is to help people solve problems that are interfering with their daily lives. Through counseling, I help you assess your strengths and develop your optimal potential. I help you clarify your current problems and then discover ways to best cope with them. And I assist you in changing self-defeating behaviors and making positive choices. In addition, mindfulness based stress reduction is a great tool for people who are feeling overwhelmed.