Therapists in Southfield, MI

I have been in private practice for the past twelve years, specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. My nurturing and warm personality makes patients feel immediately comfortable in my office. At the same time it is my highly professional approach which successfully helps individuals and couples learn skills, improving their quality of life and their relationships. I have a subspecialty dealing with women suffering from postpartum depression, helping to guide them and their significant other during their transition to parenthood. Using an eclectic, supportive, therapeutic model I help patients during challenging times, providing them with all the supportive resources possible.

You are unique, and you're more than just a diagnosis. As a therapist, I explore all aspects of my clients' lives from emotional to medical to social to spiritual to family to day-to-day issues. I offer a safe space for you to explore what's going on in your life, and no issue is too small or too complicated to discuss. I will not judge you. I specialize in adjustment issues, grief and loss, pet loss, depression, anxiety, and identity issues.

I am a Clinical Therapist at True Thoughts Counseling LLC. My therapeutic approach includes meeting clients where they are while working in partnership to identify internal strengths and resources to best approach life’s challenges. I have experience working with individuals living with depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues and dealing with childhood trauma. I use a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) techniques to promote self-love and client growth.

You’ve made a courageous step in seeking therapy. Therapy can help us heal and grow, through deep listening and presence. Early life shapes how we create our sense of self, learn boundaries, and tend to feelings. We can decide now how we want to show up for ourselves and others, uncovering skills and beliefs that no longer serve us.

Are you feeling overwhelmed, lost, or anxious? Are you sick of feeling the way you are feeling? Are you nervous to pursue therapy? I know it can be really scary to take that first step of reaching out but I hope you can give yourself credit for beginning the process. I strive to create a warm, non-judgmental environment for you to feel safe and heard. Whether you have been in therapy before or this is your first time, my goal is to meet you where you’re at.

I regard the therapeutic environment as the ideal space to collaborate on healing the engineered grief and nervous system dysregulation foisted on us by late stage capitalism and it’s agents (all of the ism’s and phobia’s), as well as our distinctly modern problems; omnipresent social media , climate change grief, and political fascism. I find great joy in working with the misfits among us regardless of age, and am particularly interested in supporting individuals who either suspect or have obtained a later-in-life neurodiverse diagnosis like ADHD or Autism and are working to understand the role this will play in their life!

Are you working towards clarity and purpose, or navigating the intricate journey of self-discovery and transformation? If you're grappling with life's pivotal decisions or the weight of unresolved past or current experiences hindering your progress, you're not alone. Together, we can chart a path toward your healing. As a clinician committed to your healing journey, my mission is to foster a nurturing and empathetic environment, guiding you toward healing, understanding, and the realization of your fullest potential.

Journey Through Life Counseling focuses on the clients present state of mind and personal situation in order to empower him/her to reach positive resolutions, choices and obtainable goals for their life.

I have training and experience in using psychodynamic, relational, interpersonal, dialectical, and cognitive-behavioral techniques in therapy. Depending on the client's presenting problem and personality, I use a mixture of techniques from all of these theoretical orientations. I use the first session to listen intently to the presenting problem, take the first steps towards rapport, and acclimate the client to the therapy process. To ensure a collaborative framework, clients are the expert on themselves, while I serve as the expert on psychology. Only by working together can we overcome their current challenge.

After more than 25 years of providing therapy, I have learned that the key to sadness or depression, anxiety or trauma is often in the relationships (past or present, good ones or not-so-good ones), in our lives. Together while we explore these pieces—with your very important thoughts and feelings, you will learn great deal about yourself. It’s a process I’d like to help you understand. Call me at (248) 227-5451 and let’s take a few minutes to chat, or visit my website at laurakohntherapy.com.If you feel comfortable, make that first appointment to come in!

When working with a client, my approach to therapy utilizes an integrative approach. The uniqueness of this approach allows for individualized treatment tailored especially for you. Life presents unforeseen daily challenges or past traumas which can become overwhelming creating stress, anger, worry and depression just to name a few. Know that "YOU" are the expert of your life and together we can begin working to process and manager those life situations.

I believe that in the right environment without judgment can aid a person to begin the process of improving their intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. With numerous years of counseling experience across a variety of treatment settings, I have utilized a variety of modalities (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, and Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy) that have allowed my clients the ability to maximize their potential.

As you know, life's twists and turns can take you by surprise. Talking to a counselor may give you the perspective of what hasn't been working in the past and how you want to see your future. During sessions, together, we listen to the past but look at moving forward. Many of the issues in my office consist of those with depression, anxiety, trauma (ex. rape and abuse), and grief and loss. I take a mixed theory approach using Client Centered (Rogerian) theory, Cognitive Behavioral Theory as well as Solution Focus theory.

My goal is to help families to increase communication patterns to and develop strong bonds. Have over three decades of experience successfully helping parents and their children to decrease acting out behaviors, improve coping skills, and to increase their functioning. Help blended families with adjustment, relationship issues, and to resolve child management problems. Have a vast amount amount of experience working with individuals to help them reduce depression, anxiety, and to increase their ability to manage daily stressors successfully. My strategy is to help clients let go the past and make their future more successful.

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.

The goal for the clients at Higher Heights Counseling are that he or she identify the issues, develop a plan of action, and then implement that plan. Counseling comes from many different theoretical orientations. I believe that the client or clients have the solutions to their dilemmas within their self. We have the freedom to choose what directions our life takes and the responsibility to take control of that freedom. Therefore, the counselor does not have the "answers" to the client's "problem" but in a facilitator of the process that helps the client take responsibility and action and come to a resolution.

Hey, I'm Steve. If you are reading this, maybe it is because you are feeling lost, stressed out, or overwhelmed. Maybe you feel shutdown, and you can’t remember the last time you were really happy. Whatever it is, I'd like to hear about it. I've been there too, and it doesn't have to be this hard. I have watched hundreds of people transform their lives through the therapy process. It is possible for everyone to heal, grow, and have hope for the future.

Couples - Have you been working through your “stuff” but still finding yourselves in conflict? Do you KNOW it doesn’t have to be this hard but everything you try just ends in a fight anyway? I work exclusively with couples where both people have some insight into what they bring to the conflict and are psychologically-minded enough to know that it doesn’t have to be this hard. I'll help you identify patterns, develop alternative behaviors, and deeply connect; creating safe space for each of you to heal, grow, and find the support and compassion for yourself/each other to live a wholeheartedly conscious and fulfilling life together!

I believe big changes happen as a result of taking small, needed steps. Creating space allows for someone to become "unstuck" from old beliefs, patterns, behaviors, and ways of thinking which are harmful and no longer useful. I use a primarily solution-focused approach and a systemic lens while working with my clients. Life is constantly moving and changing and it is important, on a journey towards growth and healing, that a person/couple/family feel supported and equipped to handle life's challenges. Whatever problems, symptoms, or issues are presented, I work to move my clients forward in a positive and meaningful direction.