Play Therapy in Southfield, MI

Hi, I'm happy you're here! Are you looking for a therapist for your child? Building a trusting relationship and creating a space where your child feels safe, accepted, and valued is my first priority. Through my experience as a School Social Worker, I have worked with children to strengthen a variety of social/emotional skills, such as coping strategies, social skills, and executive functioning skills. Whether your child is autistic, has anxiety, depression, or ADHD, or is experiencing trauma, grief, or family changes, my goal is for them to feel confident using their learned skills in their everyday life.

OPEN DOORS SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP is Program Designed for Children and Adolescents who have difficulty initiating and maintaining social interactions. OPEN DOORS Social Skills Groups are designed to provide children the opportunity to develop valuable social strategies for enhanced interactions with peers and family. We focus on promoting communication, and as a result, they begin to explore their fears while strengthening appropriate responses to negative emotions. Format include techniques such as role play, goal setting, art, drama and more! Participants grouped by age and all ages are welcome. Assessments and follow up recommendations are available.

I have been working as a clinical mental health therapist for more than 20 years. I have a specialty degree in Child and Adolescent Counseling and enjoy working with adults as well. I believe in building positive coping skills, resiliency, and a positive outlook on life by having clients be an active part of their treatment. Using behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and play therapy techniques (for children) are some of the ways I can help clients achieve their goals. For my adult clients, I help identify areas where change has been difficult. From there we build confidence and reachable goals to make positive behavioral changes.

Are you currently a new parent or expecting a new baby and experiencing anxiety or depression with this new role transition? I specialize in working with women in the perinatal stages who may be experiencing difficulties adjusting to parenthood, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and trauma. I also have training in supporting parents and children through the early childhood stages who may be experiencing attachment and bonding issues, early childhood trauma, as well as parenting and behavioral problems.

I feel a client deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of what life challenges causes an individual to seek counseling. I am a compassionate and patient person which has caused my clients to feel very comfortable with me as a Clinician. I believe a person can benefit from guidance in all areas which is why I seek to treat the "whole person": body, mind and spirit.I attempt to bring a person to a place of healing from their struggles by allowing the client to have an input in the therapeutic process.

Effective counseling and psychotherapy services by an expert professional!!! It is my goal to put my clients first and the challenges they face are my first priority. I have nearly 5 years of clinical and professional counseling experience. I have been considered among professionals as a highly qualified expert with children, youth and adolescent behavioral disorders, experience in trauma recovery and therapy PTSD, job and work-related stress, depression and anxiety. I provide services to all starting at the age of 4 years old and older regardless of race, gender, or religion.

Deciding to see a therapist is never easy. Telling someone you’ve never met your deepest secrets, and expressing your feelings to a person you don’t trust is also very difficult. As a therapist I am ready to take on the task of building that trust and therapeutic relationship so that I can advocate, support and walk with you through your journey of healing. I have experience working with adolescents as a certified high school teacher, which led me to further my studies and obtain a Master’s degree in Counseling. With this I am able to provide services to not just adults but teens as well.

Welcome! Transformational Choices Holistic Therapy in Southfield is currently accepting new clients. We offer affordable, comprehensive, and holistic mental health services to individuals, couples, families, children, and groups throughout southeast Michigan. We believe that every individual deserves a life of total wellness. We believe that our clients are the experts in their own lives, and have the right to self-determine issues of health, relationships, and personal fulfillment.

Do you need Peace in your life? In my experience, numerous clients grapple with depression and anxiety, and I've consistently observed a profound connection between these struggles and issues of identity. Many clients express a sense of not knowing who they are, leading them to live for others, seek validation, and consequently, spiral into anxiety and depression. Are you currently navigating the challenges of anxiety and depression? Do questions about your identity and your role in life contribute to your struggles? If so, allow me to help you "MasterPeace" your life.

I have a B.S in Business Management and a M.A in Rehabilitation Counseling. As a counselor it is my goal to help those who are having difficulty maneuvering through mental & emotional challenges. My major contribution in society is to show love to individuals that I interact with daily. Displaying this type of compassion through the art of counseling is a blessing to help individuals who are in need of reaching a positive place in their life. I am an empathetic counselor possessing the ability to put myself in the clients shoes is what separates me from being a good counselor to a great counselor.

The point of therapy is to help clients increase their life satisfaction. My approach is to partner with my clients in helping them to gain a better understanding of their concerns, as well as provide them a space to explore ways to successfully navigate their concerns. With me, therapy is a team effort! So if you think you are ready to begin…give me a call!

Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a solution-focused psychologist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While I can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, I will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Since graduating with my Masters in Counseling Psychology in 2004, I have worked in a variety of settings across the country. With a compassionate and non-judgmental approach, I strive to create a safe and supportive environment where clients feel comfortable exploring their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. My therapeutic style is integrative, drawing from evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Family Systems Theory.

I navigate my practice by utilizing a specific skills set such as providing empathy, person centered treatment plans and active listening. I aim to provide support specializing in self-care, stress reduction, self -esteem, and anxiety management. As a clinical therapist my practice is modeled from the person centered theory. While working with clients I focus on the person and what you can do, not a condition or disability. I know the most important aspect of therapy is meeting people where they are and helping them to achieve their highest potential by providing coping strategies, and interventions to assist to building their life

Are you feeling frustrated? Stuck? Overwhelmed in your life? Wanting change, but not sure how to go about it? I get it, I’ve been there, and it genuinely...sucks. It doesn’t have to be this way. Those feelings are telling you something, regardless of how unpleasant they may be. I am here to create a nonjudgmental space in order for you to work through those unpleasant feelings, discover their roots, and facilitate the change that you've been looking for in order to alleviate those feelings and work towards the healthier life you have envisioned for yourself. If the status quo is no longer working for you, let's figure out what will.

Jimmy has worked in school , juvenile justice, abuse and neglect, psychiatric hospitals and community mental health settings. Jimmy’s diversified professional background has allowed him to interface comfortably with a plethora of cultures and races. Jimmy’s diversified background has also allowed him the experience to treat and care for individuals with many different mental health disorders; including but not limited Mood, Anxiety, Neurodevelopment, Substance Abuse, Trauma-related, and Impulse Control Disorders.

I am a Forgiveness Therapist dedicated to helping people forgive themselves and others. This type of therapy focuses on the process of forgiving oneself or others, which can be a crucial step in healing from emotional wounds, trauma, or interpersonal conflicts. Forgiveness therapy often involves exploring feelings of anger, resentment, or betrayal, and guiding clients toward understanding and letting go of these negative emotions.

In my 36 years of practice, I've focused on being the best therapist I can be and have become a much more active one as I've come to appreciate the usefulness of evidence-based therapies as well a psychoanalytic psychotherapy, all tailored to the individual needs of my clients and, if applicable, their families. Often people can be too hard on themselves, think badly of themselves, get easily overwhelmed, have angry outbursts, feel depressed, worry a lot, feel bothered by painful past events, feel stuck, and not know how to cope. And, parents can try many things and end up feeling lost regarding their child's behavior problems.

Growing up, mental health was something that I felt was never talked about enough in our society, so I decided that I wanted to enter this profession as a way to give people a voice when they feel they aren’t being heard. With all of the events that have happened in our world these last several years, I want to provide a place that feels safe and peaceful to work through all the emotions that come with it. I absolutely love what I do, and could never see myself doing anything else. Every person’s journey is different, and I love being able to be a part of someone’s healing and growing process!