Female Therapists in Roscommon, MI

Whether you are facing recent challenges in your life or have been experiencing long term difficulties in these areas, I am committed to working with you to achieve positive outcomes in an alliance where you feel seen, heard, and accepted. My personal approach to counseling involves providing clients with information, skills, and resources to make the best choices for their own treatment - self empowerment is key!

Are you feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, career concerns, trauma, substance use or difficult relationships? Do you feel like you might have lost your direction? You're not alone. These challenges in life can impact your well-being and make it difficult to move forward.

It is my focus to meet each client at their own development stage of life and provide a therapeutic intervention to implement coping skills, overall functioning in all settings of their life and provide emotional support.

Trying to navigate through changes and stress can become complicated, and it can be helpful to learn new ways of coping. Whether you are worried about depression, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship problems, parenting, managing grief, or any other mental health concerns or diagnosis, I can be of assistance. I provide therapy using a client-centered approach to help you understand your own individual role in your current and past situations, and help you find your way through.

We can get stuck in unhealthy relational patterns with ourselves and others that impact our mood and sense of self. We fear disconnection, rejection, and loneliness. What we desire is to be heard, known, and valued by others. What I hope to provide is a space and partner to acknowledge and express our needs, understand our roles, set boundaries with others, and feel safe and secure in ourselves. Together we can foster a deeper understanding of yourself and provide tools to help cope with life's challenges.

Your mental health is key to a good life! As a compassionate person who has worked in the mental health field for 20 years and traveled my own healing journey, my greatest joy is helping others find happiness and fulfillment in life. Offering a sense of safety and acceptance, I help clients heal from past hurts/trauma, let go of limiting beliefs, gain self-acceptance, live authentically with self-compassion, and ultimately feel more at peace with themselves. If you are ready for this kind of positive change, are open to new possibilities and are willing to do what it takes, I would love to be a part of your journey.

I am a strength based therapist. You are the author of your story. I consider it an honor to help people on their journeys and reframe what keeps people from being their best selves. It isn't about surviving, it is about thriving. I work with many different people from age 16 to 90. At each age and stage, there are changes and transitions. Being able to move through and adjust to these changes is vital to being resilient and emotionally healthy. I will help you understand your strengths when you feel weakest, find hope and feel more in control

My clients have usually been working very hard to feel okay after big setbacks in their lives. Some of them have been ignoring their pain for years. They often arrive feeling stressed, discouraged, out of control and out of ideas. They want to stop pretending and feel like they've faced their past and are ready for their future. I believe in using a range of proven therapy strategies adapted to your specific needs, with great communication between us on what is helping and what is not. Together we'll approach whatever is in the way with kindness, curiosity and the courage to help you step into a more satisfying life.

My hope for my clients is that they find a safe space to land in our therapy relationship, I am committed to holding gentle space while being honest and authentic on the journey. We will work together towards the healthier version of you, and I will help you to develop new beliefs and behavior patterns that serve you in a more positive manner.

Good therapy can produce long lasting life changes. Although shifts in behavior and emotions can take time, even in the short term there can be immediate relief. I see the relationship between the patient and therapist as central to a positive outcome. Although we are all infinitely diverse and complex, collectively we seek to be understood. I listen with curiosity and empathy to understand each individual's unique experience. In treatment I create an atmosphere of trust where together we can identify your strengths, find practical solutions to problems and unfold underlying vulnerabilities that are obstacles to your experience of a rich and fulfilling life.

Welcome and congrats to you for beginning this journey! Maybe it's for the first time, or maybe you've tried therapy out before. Either way I acknowledge how difficult it can be to start. I believe in the person-centered approach and meeting you where you are now. We don't need to have everything figured out, but we can work together to make steps in the right direction.

In life we all encounter setbacks, stress, and traumatic experiences. Sometimes in order to move forward and find our own path, we need an objective person to listen and help sort through our feelings and reactions. I assist individuals to cope with general life stressors, grief and loss, depression, and anxiety.

I have been providing outpatient treatment to children, adults, and families in the Tri-Cities and Thumb area of Michigan for 20 years. I have experience in treating both mental health and substance abuse issues as well as co-occurring disorders. I have experience in treating depressive and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety, specific phobias, and PTSD, and relationship issues. I also have extensive training in treating perinatal mood disorders, including post-partum depression. and working with domestic abuse survivors.

Deciding to enter therapy can be intimidating but it shouldn't be. Whether you are experiencing a new challenge or a long-standing problem, therapy is a wonderful opportunity for self-healing and growth. Often people enter therapy because they notice something feels "off" but are having a hard time identifying the problem; others come in knowing the problem but are struggling with how to address it. I will help you clarify the problem and together we will work together to identify goals and create a plan to help you reach those goals.