Emotionally Focused Therapists in Holt, MI

I work with people through life transitions, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. I see each person holistically including mind, body, and spirit. I hope to acknowledge the mind-body connection and honor this through the therapeutic process. I am an experienced yoga teacher and will integrate mindfulness-based approaches and movement as a client prefers. During therapy, I will work with you to identify goals and help you take steps to move towards your goals. I will listen non-judgmentally and seek to witness and understand your perspective and experiences. I work to provide anti racist and LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

My primary modes of therapy include emotionally focused, attachment, narrative, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. I practice being mindful of each client's uniqueness and customize the therapeutic encounter based on what is needed. I know this may change weekly, and I strive to be flexible enough to follow the client while providing a solid direction for change.

Now accepting new clients - Through over twenty-five years of experience in the human service field I understand our struggles in life can be difficult and lonely. I have found that connection, laughter and a warm smile can be the key to healing. I strive to provide compassionate care to those learning to heal, and I have experience treating: men's issues, parenting issues, anxiety, depression, trauma stemming from childhood and interpersonal relationships, grief and loss, marriage/relationship difficulties, eating disorders/disordered eating, and weight loss related challenges.

I became a therapist because the journey towards holistic health is worthy of recognition and support. I specialize in working with adults experiencing anxiety and depression, relationship struggles, divorce and co-parenting, grief and loss, and religious trauma.

Finding a counselor can be a challenge, but with me, counseling is a personal journey. I take the time to listen and am honored to be trusted with your stories. My goal is to make sure all clients feel seen, heard, and held. I specialize in helping adult individuals and couples tackle negative cycles, improve boundaries, and relationships, navigate life transitions, and manage anxiety and depression. Let's embark on this journey together!

Are you frustrated with just surviving when what you really want is to thrive? Maybe for you thriving means having healthy relationships. Or maybe you want to feel more confident, and able to identify and express values to live a more authentic life. Perhaps it's time to re-write narratives formed from childhood abuse or other traumatic event(s). My goal is to create a safe environment where you feel heard, and your problems understood, so we can begin the process of helping you live your best life. I serve individuals, couples and families with a strengths-based, mindful, emotionally-focused approach that empowers change.

Do you feel stuck in old patterns that are no longer serving you? Are you wanting to connect more with your authentic self and create a life in which you can thrive? Building an inner awareness and understanding of what makes you who you are, is my goal as your therapist! Working together, we can help you create a life in which you are able to have meaningful relationships and feel fulfilled. As a trauma-informed therapist, I recognize the courage it takes to start the counseling process. I work with clients from an Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy/attachment theory, person-centered, and strength-based perspective.

Life’s challenges are difficult to navigate alone. I believe there is hope for every difficult circumstance. My goal as a counselor is to come alongside you to help you discover your path to healing and growth. My approach is warm and genuine. I want to know your story and work collaboratively with you to discover your best path forward. I practice from a person-centered approach, utilizing elements from ACT, CBT, IFS and EFT.

Each person is unique. My primary approach to counseling is an integration of person-centered, mindfulness-based and cognitive behavioral therapies. This approach strives to balance mindful awareness and collaborative effort to identify and change the clients' behavioral disturbances. I assist you in developing healthy solutions and coping skills to place in your 'toolbox' for life challenges. Treatment focuses on changing negative thought patterns in order to change behavioral and emotional stages. It is understood that therapy is not an instant fix, but I am eager to assist you in each step of your growth.

We were never meant to do life alone... and when we find ourselves in a place of feeling alone, it can be incredibly painful. My practice is informed by the belief that the greatest healing happens in the context of relationships- and that in order to experience true comfort and healing, we have to compassionately connect with the very things that are bringing us discomfort. When engaging in our therapy space, we (both me and those I serve) show up as our imperfect and vulnerable selves- knowing that we are worthy of connection, worthy of belonging, and worthy of the courageous work that we engage in together.

Therapy can be intimidating, unnerving, and worth it. If you know it's time to make the changes in your life that you keep putting off, I would love to help you put that plan into place. I help individuals identify and overcome negative cycles that the find themselves in that leave them feeling hopeless and unsure of how to change. We don't always have control of what we experience in life, but we do have the ability to heal and learn how to find joy. I specialize in working with individuals who are overcoming eating disorders, anxiety, depression, life transitions and attachment trauma/wounds.

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.