Divorce Therapists in East Lansing, MI

YaShica is a life coach and licensed mental health therapist. She has master’s degrees in theology and social work. Therapy should be a safe place to heal and work through life’s issues. She is a compassionate individual with a heart for people. Her natural empathy and welcoming personality create a safe and non-judgmental environment. YaShica’s wide variety of careers helps her see things from a different viewpoint than most people. In addition, her prior careers have given her a valuable set of skills to help others heal. She focuses on a strength-based therapeutic approach to help clients heal.

Accepting new clients! Now offering Walk and Talk therapy for in-person services! There are many reasons you or your family may be seeking additional support right now. Maybe you or your child are experiencing anxiety, persistent sadness, behavioral problems, divorce/separation, difficulties in the school setting, or you are just looking for extra support to navigate a major life decision or hardship. I am here to listen and help you take the first steps to accessing the support you need.

Relationships play an important role in our everyday lives. When relationships get off track, it can be so overwhelming. As such, I work with individuals, couples, and families to help heal the hurts and the pain of relational dynamics as well as trauma.

**TELEHEALTH THERAPY AVAILABLE** In response to the COVID-19 Crisis, you can access a safe, secure, and HIPAA-compliant therapy appointment from the safety and security of your home. We are living in very difficult and unprecedented times. Uncertainty, depression and heightened anxieties can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Life doesn't come with an instructional manual and we can feel hopeless and helpless in struggling to manage our emotions, relationships and careers. Having someone in your corner for support and judgement free therapeutic solutions can make all the difference. You don't have to do it alone.

I believe all clients possess the solutions to their problems. Therapy is a place to discover these solutions and find new ways of thinking, behaving, and feeling. Working from a systemic and insight-oriented perspective, I help clients achieve a better sense of awareness that can alter behavior and functioning. As a client-focused therapist, I strongly value the therapeutic relationship. Whether the focus is to alleviate current stress or understand life-long issues, I provide a safe, supportive, and compassionate space that allows us to develop a collaborative relationship to work towards achieving the goals of the client.

Are you frustrated with the chaos, but don't know how to change it? Does your child need help? Is your family stuck in a rut? Are your kids hurting inside or struggling with life's challenges? I offer specialized therapy services to children and families, combining traditional talk therapy with the latest developments in play therapy. Because play is one of the fundamental building blocks of all communication; it works, even with very young children.

Caring people feel emotions more intensely. Whether its paralyzing anxiety, the continual cloud of depression or heartbreaking loss your daily struggle is valid. You may find making decisions about your relationships, career/college path, or everyday life extremely difficult. Earlier trauma only complicates the emotional pain and attempts to cope. You deserve to feel understood, listened to, and worthy while healing, building healthy coping skills, regaining positivity and confidence. Therapy is a trusting, respectful, nonjudgemental path forward for yourself. Caring people deserve a compassionate therapist.

I would like the opportunity to join with you while you are facing challenging times, so you can have more of the life you want with less emotional discomfort and distress. I will provide a safe, nonjudgmental professional relationship. I will carefully listen, provide knowledgeable feedback, and collaboratively work with you toward your desired goal or goals. I have many years of therapy experience. I primarily work with individuals and some couples.

I serve a diverse range of individuals, including teens and adults facing major life events, including marriage and divorce, employment changes, health concerns and disability. I specialize in mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and substance use disorders to support individuals on their paths to recovery.

MFTs are mental health professionals trained in psychotherapy and family systems, and licensed to treat mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage, couples and families. I enjoy working with couples, individuals, adolescents and families in a client-centered, collaborative manner to reach their goals. I often work with people who are struggling with relationship stressors, experiencing remarriage and divorce adjustments, life stage changes, family of origin challenges, work stress, depression and anxiety.

I have been in practice for over 20 years and have worked in a variety of settings including private practice, a medical setting and several university counseling centers. I have extensive training in working with women's issues, Eating Disorders and trauma/PTSD and am trained in the use of EMDR. I have experience with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, sexual abuse/assault, divorce and self-esteem issues. In addition to individual therapy, I provide limited types of psychological assessment.

I work to empower individuals to fulfill their personal, academic, occupational, and financial potential. Together, clients and I uncover barriers in their thoughts and behaviors and change distorted ways of seeing themselves, others, and the world that make it difficult to achieve their goals. My practice foci include relationship violence, divorce, gender-, race-, and sexuality-related stress, self-esteem, & assertiveness. Visit Alliance Psych profiles: Mercuri Rose, Frank Schott, Shanita Wade, Parker Curtis, Tonna Kleinhans, Sherrie Stewart, Kelly Dietzel, Rachel Recker.

We all face difficult life transitions and circumstances. I work with individuals, couples, and families with a focus on personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span. Through the integration of theory, research, and practice, and with a sensitivity to multicultural issues, I strive to help people improve their well-being, alleviate distress & maladjustment, resolve crises, and increase their ability to live happy and fulfilling lives.

Difficult seasons come in every walk of life, but it’s important to make sure that in the midst of challenges, you don’t lose control of your life. Gita Mahabir is an experienced therapist with a heart for helping those navigating emotional trauma, anxiety, self-esteem, confidence, depression, work-life balance, marriage and family, PTSD, sleep disturbance, divorce, many other circumstances or disorders. Through one-on-one appointments our counseling services will help you to develop a custom roadmap to help you or a loved one regain confidence and control. Every path to wellness is different, so we listen and customize plans.

Update: May 2024 - limited weekday morning availability, telehealth only. Counseling is an opportunity to learn more about yourself and to experience deep, lasting change. I develop a unique therapeutic relationship with each client, and work to promote healing and improved well-being with compassion, sensitivity, and understanding. Whether things just need a little fine-tuning, or your situation feels unmanageable and chaotic, I can guide and empower you to move to a more fulfilling place in your life and your relationships.

I am a clinical psychologist and have been practicing for over 30 years. Specialities include posttraumatic stress disorder, issues of grief and loss, self-esteem and personal confidence, and anxiety disorders. In addition, I enjoy treating adjustment disorders related to: career, retirement or job change, college, divorce, and the general milestones we encounter throughout the life cycle. My therapeutic style is mainly cognitive behavioral and relationship oriented. I work with all ages and treat individuals, couples, and families.

My goal is to provide a safe and healthy environment where children, teens, adults, couples and families can open up, share and find help in regards to personal struggles and trauma that occur throughout the life span. I am a Christian who counsels and have 17 years of experience. I work helping those who struggle with the tangled web of interpersonal conflicts who have limited insight about their struggles whether those relationship are with significant other, in marriage,home, work, or with peers. My passion is to help people find their purpose. Accepting new referrals.

Areas of clinical focus: Depression, Self esteem. Anxiety, Coping / relaxation, Stress Management, Adolescences dealing with Divorce, School stress, Trauma. Clients I focus on are - Adults, Adolescences, College students, Student Athletes and Individual (10 + years old)

Are you are dealing with a life transition (birth of baby, postpartum depression, parenting issues, divorce, grief/loss), struggling with anxiety/depression or dealing with boundary issues? Sometimes getting to the next chapter can seem ominous when pain is intense. Transformation is possible…I truly believe it! I have also experienced such as a cancer survivor and more. There is hope, a ‘second chance’ and restoration for you. I have worked as a therapist over 25 years with various situations.