Imago Therapists in West Bloomfield, MI
Jennifer Krist
Counselor, MA, LLC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (Online Only)
Do you want to discover your worth and value by pouring more acceptance, compassion, and fulfillment into your life? Working together with me will give you the opportunity to process difficult emotions, life's stress and uncertainties and heal inner wounds without doing it alone. You will have an opportunity to experience what it means to love yourself and to increase the love you can share with others. Along the way, you will be able to accomplish your personal goals and develop greater wellness.
Do you want to discover your worth and value by pouring more acceptance, compassion, and fulfillment into your life? Working together with me will give you the opportunity to process difficult emotions, life's stress and uncertainties and heal inner wounds without doing it alone. You will have an opportunity to experience what it means to love yourself and to increase the love you can share with others. Along the way, you will be able to accomplish your personal goals and develop greater wellness.
I believe in meeting my clients where they are today with a strong sense of empathy and compassion. I have been working with families, teens and adults since 2001; treating a variety of struggles such as anxiety, depression, relationships issues, parenting concerns, sexual dysfunction/health and more. I find that building a strong connection with my clients is essential in making progress in the therapeutic relationship. If you are struggling with work, life stress, relationships, and other transitional issues this is your first step. These roadblocks that keep you from living your best life can be overcome!
I believe in meeting my clients where they are today with a strong sense of empathy and compassion. I have been working with families, teens and adults since 2001; treating a variety of struggles such as anxiety, depression, relationships issues, parenting concerns, sexual dysfunction/health and more. I find that building a strong connection with my clients is essential in making progress in the therapeutic relationship. If you are struggling with work, life stress, relationships, and other transitional issues this is your first step. These roadblocks that keep you from living your best life can be overcome!
Monica Goodwin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW , MSW, CSW
Verified Verified
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
As a clinical psychotherapist, my aim is to provide services to my clients which include: helping them identify, understand and achieve their life goals, alleviate their psychological suffering, and help promote positive self-worth, self-esteem and autonomy in a safe and confidential environment.
As a clinical psychotherapist, my aim is to provide services to my clients which include: helping them identify, understand and achieve their life goals, alleviate their psychological suffering, and help promote positive self-worth, self-esteem and autonomy in a safe and confidential environment.
In Peace Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Seeking connection is an integral part of being a human being. Often times our primary relationships with family members do not provide the connection that helps us feel the love and peace that we deserve. Through the therapeutic process, we can learn about how to seek relationships and connections that can bring this happiness to our lives. Sometimes this may mean creating boundaries with family members or friends or possibly ending those relationships we deem unhealthy. Through counseling, we are able to restore ourselves and our "families." This may mean our families of origin or simply the friends that we have chosen as our family.
Seeking connection is an integral part of being a human being. Often times our primary relationships with family members do not provide the connection that helps us feel the love and peace that we deserve. Through the therapeutic process, we can learn about how to seek relationships and connections that can bring this happiness to our lives. Sometimes this may mean creating boundaries with family members or friends or possibly ending those relationships we deem unhealthy. Through counseling, we are able to restore ourselves and our "families." This may mean our families of origin or simply the friends that we have chosen as our family.
I am a licensed psychologist as well as the executive director of Sollars and Associates Integrative Counseling and Psychological Services. I have been providing counseling and psychotherapy for over 30 years in the Metro Detroit area and our group practice spans across the state of Michigan. With support, encouragement, and expert insight many people begin to feel better after their first session. Our therapists possess a great deal of experience in evaluating and working with children, adolescents, and families dealing with a variety of issues.
I am a licensed psychologist as well as the executive director of Sollars and Associates Integrative Counseling and Psychological Services. I have been providing counseling and psychotherapy for over 30 years in the Metro Detroit area and our group practice spans across the state of Michigan. With support, encouragement, and expert insight many people begin to feel better after their first session. Our therapists possess a great deal of experience in evaluating and working with children, adolescents, and families dealing with a variety of issues.
Amy Henson
Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, Life, Coach
Verified Verified
West Bloomfield, MI 48323 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe in creating a therapeutic environment based on genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and empathetic understanding. I utilize an integrative theoretical approach based on the individual needs of my clients. I have experience working with clients in areas including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce, relationship issues, trauma, and life-transitions, in individual, couples, and group settings. I am trained in EMDR and couples therapy. Clients have said they feel I am "easy to talk to," understanding and insightful.
I believe in creating a therapeutic environment based on genuineness, unconditional acceptance, and empathetic understanding. I utilize an integrative theoretical approach based on the individual needs of my clients. I have experience working with clients in areas including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce, relationship issues, trauma, and life-transitions, in individual, couples, and group settings. I am trained in EMDR and couples therapy. Clients have said they feel I am "easy to talk to," understanding and insightful.
Are you feeling stuck or sad much of the time, or incapable of stopping the worried thoughts in your head? Do you feel disconnected, ignored, or misunderstood in your relationships? This is the time for you take back control of your life! It is not as hard as you think to look forward to each day instead of dreading it. A capable, caring therapist like me can help you gain the strength and knowledge to identify dysfunctional patterns of behavior and replace them with healthier ones for you to live the happy, healthy and rewarding life of which you have been dreaming. Short term counseling available as well (4 to 8 sessions).
Are you feeling stuck or sad much of the time, or incapable of stopping the worried thoughts in your head? Do you feel disconnected, ignored, or misunderstood in your relationships? This is the time for you take back control of your life! It is not as hard as you think to look forward to each day instead of dreading it. A capable, caring therapist like me can help you gain the strength and knowledge to identify dysfunctional patterns of behavior and replace them with healthier ones for you to live the happy, healthy and rewarding life of which you have been dreaming. Short term counseling available as well (4 to 8 sessions).
Peter S Harvey
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
I often work with clients who come in the midst of a challenge or crisis. Their issues include setting boundaries, reconciling past issues with the present, and resolving relationship and family issues. Clients frequently ask for an understanding of their cognitive and emotional processes as well as deeper self reflection.
I often work with clients who come in the midst of a challenge or crisis. Their issues include setting boundaries, reconciling past issues with the present, and resolving relationship and family issues. Clients frequently ask for an understanding of their cognitive and emotional processes as well as deeper self reflection.
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Trusting Konnections
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, CAADC
Verified Verified
Southfield, MI 48076
Recently trained in Imago couple's therapy.
Providing services for depression, anxiety, mood disorders, life transitions, anger management, substance dependence and more! Offering 2 more locations in Oxford and Burton Michigan!
Recently trained in Imago couple's therapy.
Providing services for depression, anxiety, mood disorders, life transitions, anger management, substance dependence and more! Offering 2 more locations in Oxford and Burton Michigan!
I am also a certified Imago Relationship Therapist, with additional training in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Most people seek therapy to reduce hurts that are causing suffering; increase a sense of wellbeing, love with more generosity and gain wisdom and skill. The greatest benefits of therapy come from self-reflection, increased ability for emotional expression and flexibility and exploration of things that block those desires - fears, old hurts, walls built up, addiction, traumas, etc. Whatever your struggles, your goals for change are often determined by our perseverance together. It is often not easy, but it is worth the effort.
I am also a certified Imago Relationship Therapist, with additional training in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Most people seek therapy to reduce hurts that are causing suffering; increase a sense of wellbeing, love with more generosity and gain wisdom and skill. The greatest benefits of therapy come from self-reflection, increased ability for emotional expression and flexibility and exploration of things that block those desires - fears, old hurts, walls built up, addiction, traumas, etc. Whatever your struggles, your goals for change are often determined by our perseverance together. It is often not easy, but it is worth the effort.
Elaine J Horigian
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, LPC, LLP, CIRT, PC
Verified Verified
Beverly Hills, MI 48025
Are you in a relationship where there is a lot of arguing or a lot of cold silence? Do you feel alone even though you are married? Or are you single and curious about why your past relationships have failed? Are you wondering how to build a healthy close relationship? If you have answered yes to several of these questions, research demonstrates that seeking the appropriate type of relationship counseling may benefit you greatly. I am an IMAGO relationship therapist with over 35 years experience and can help you restore feelings of love and closeness so that you can build the " relationship of your dreams".
Are you in a relationship where there is a lot of arguing or a lot of cold silence? Do you feel alone even though you are married? Or are you single and curious about why your past relationships have failed? Are you wondering how to build a healthy close relationship? If you have answered yes to several of these questions, research demonstrates that seeking the appropriate type of relationship counseling may benefit you greatly. I am an IMAGO relationship therapist with over 35 years experience and can help you restore feelings of love and closeness so that you can build the " relationship of your dreams".
I specialize in Imago Relationship Therapy, trauma therapy using EMDR, and treating addictions (food, money, substance, relationships, sex, & technology).
Do you feel overwhelmed in your life? Do want to change - to discover who you are inside, and stretch to fulfill more of your potential? I love helping people learn to live their own life and lifestyle, not someone else's. By providing support as you untangle yourself within relationships, jobs, and lives that are no longer working, I can help you learn the skills needed to make positive changes.
I specialize in Imago Relationship Therapy, trauma therapy using EMDR, and treating addictions (food, money, substance, relationships, sex, & technology).
Do you feel overwhelmed in your life? Do want to change - to discover who you are inside, and stretch to fulfill more of your potential? I love helping people learn to live their own life and lifestyle, not someone else's. By providing support as you untangle yourself within relationships, jobs, and lives that are no longer working, I can help you learn the skills needed to make positive changes.
Carla Hines Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, ACSW, CTS-C, CIRT
Verified Verified
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
I am also a certified Imago Relationship Therapist.
My goal is to create an atmosphere where every person that enters my office feels it is a safe place to learn and grow. I honor the unique strengths that each individual already possesses while challenging them to grow and develop in other areas. While I encourage people to stretch beyond their comfort zones, I respect and accept each person where they are at in their growth process. I have 19 years experience as a Psychotherapist. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and couples. When working with children, I feel it is important to become a team with their parents.
I am also a certified Imago Relationship Therapist.
My goal is to create an atmosphere where every person that enters my office feels it is a safe place to learn and grow. I honor the unique strengths that each individual already possesses while challenging them to grow and develop in other areas. While I encourage people to stretch beyond their comfort zones, I respect and accept each person where they are at in their growth process. I have 19 years experience as a Psychotherapist. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and couples. When working with children, I feel it is important to become a team with their parents.
Hello! I am Tim, a dedicated intern specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. My journey in this field is fueled by a passion for understanding and nurturing human connections. I specialize in working with couples and individuals navigating the complexities of relationships, marital and premarital issues, divorce, life transitions, and aspects surrounding the spectrum of human sexuality.
Hello! I am Tim, a dedicated intern specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy. My journey in this field is fueled by a passion for understanding and nurturing human connections. I specialize in working with couples and individuals navigating the complexities of relationships, marital and premarital issues, divorce, life transitions, and aspects surrounding the spectrum of human sexuality.
I don't believe in having an "ideal client," but rather subscribe to Irvin Yalom's idea that the client/clinician relationship is one of "fellow travelers." Therefore, I view it as my responsibility to meet the client where they are in order to begin a journey in which their needs and strengths indicate the direction of therapy. I create a space in which my diverse client-base is inspired to be as truthful and expressive as possible and in which we can begin to pay attention to the client's deepest voice. Moving toward feeling and through repression is crucial to my work, and I believe lasting growth begins here.
I don't believe in having an "ideal client," but rather subscribe to Irvin Yalom's idea that the client/clinician relationship is one of "fellow travelers." Therefore, I view it as my responsibility to meet the client where they are in order to begin a journey in which their needs and strengths indicate the direction of therapy. I create a space in which my diverse client-base is inspired to be as truthful and expressive as possible and in which we can begin to pay attention to the client's deepest voice. Moving toward feeling and through repression is crucial to my work, and I believe lasting growth begins here.
Amira Doucette
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LLC
Verified Verified
Orchard Lake, MI 48324 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 20 years experience. I received my undergraduate and graduate degrees from University of Michigan and Oakland University, respectively. I furthered my formal education with a post-Master's specialization in mental health. In my work as a psychotherapist, I encounter many people of various nationalities and socioeconomic standing. As I help them with their concerns, I repeatedly find the single most important conduit to change is the relationship we forge in therapy. In this relationship I am without judgment. I am respectful, understanding, and completely accepting.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 20 years experience. I received my undergraduate and graduate degrees from University of Michigan and Oakland University, respectively. I furthered my formal education with a post-Master's specialization in mental health. In my work as a psychotherapist, I encounter many people of various nationalities and socioeconomic standing. As I help them with their concerns, I repeatedly find the single most important conduit to change is the relationship we forge in therapy. In this relationship I am without judgment. I am respectful, understanding, and completely accepting.
Marc Goldman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, LCSW, CPC, MBA
Verified Verified
Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (Online Only)
Are you in crisis? Feeling stuck? Maybe some event has sent you tumbling. No matter why you’re seeking help now, I’m sure you just want to feel better -- less confused, sad, anxious, guilty or scared. I can help, and even more, I want to support you in making changes that will lead to a more fulfilling and satisfying life. Drawing on my extensive “real world” experience in healthcare administration, training & coaching, I bring a grounded and realistic approach to traditional counseling tools that will help you cultivate the connections, growth and resiliency to get from where you are now to where you want to be.
Are you in crisis? Feeling stuck? Maybe some event has sent you tumbling. No matter why you’re seeking help now, I’m sure you just want to feel better -- less confused, sad, anxious, guilty or scared. I can help, and even more, I want to support you in making changes that will lead to a more fulfilling and satisfying life. Drawing on my extensive “real world” experience in healthcare administration, training & coaching, I bring a grounded and realistic approach to traditional counseling tools that will help you cultivate the connections, growth and resiliency to get from where you are now to where you want to be.
Isabelle Toupin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Southfield, MI 48034 (Online Only)
Are you searching for positive changes in yourself, your relationship, or your family? Perhaps you are seeking improvements in your self-image, relationships, or are hoping to learn some new patterns of behavior? I offer a safe and understanding environment in which individuals, couples and families of all backgrounds may work towards healing and growth. Together we can assess your individual goals, and identify realistic solutions to everyday issues based on your unique strengths. In session I will meet you with honesty, empathy, and usually a laugh or two.
Are you searching for positive changes in yourself, your relationship, or your family? Perhaps you are seeking improvements in your self-image, relationships, or are hoping to learn some new patterns of behavior? I offer a safe and understanding environment in which individuals, couples and families of all backgrounds may work towards healing and growth. Together we can assess your individual goals, and identify realistic solutions to everyday issues based on your unique strengths. In session I will meet you with honesty, empathy, and usually a laugh or two.
Rose Cook
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, LLP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (Online Only)
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Life happens everyday. Life can be overwhelming and at those moments choosing to get support from a professional is a great plan. Family, marriage, relationships, health, and work are all areas in which life happens. So whether you are currently experiencing or still struggling with stress, depression, trauma, relationship issues, divorce, palliative care (curable/chronic illness/pain/life-threatening), or are just in need of some self care, I am here to work with you towards creating balance in your life.
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Life happens everyday. Life can be overwhelming and at those moments choosing to get support from a professional is a great plan. Family, marriage, relationships, health, and work are all areas in which life happens. So whether you are currently experiencing or still struggling with stress, depression, trauma, relationship issues, divorce, palliative care (curable/chronic illness/pain/life-threatening), or are just in need of some self care, I am here to work with you towards creating balance in your life.
Nancy Warkentin Houdek, MA, LPC, NCC, PLLC
Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
I help clients work through the challenges that come with anxiety, low mood, anger, lack of focus, feeling 'stuck', harsh repeating thoughts, relationship and career issues, and living without JOY! So much happens in our life that can distort how we see ourself, others and the events around us. Talking through our struggles helps us to see them in a new way, with added clarity and reason. From there we work together to find new interpretations, solutions and peace. My special interest is in supporting individuals who struggle with recognizing their self worth and their own unique ability to cope with life's ups and downs.
I help clients work through the challenges that come with anxiety, low mood, anger, lack of focus, feeling 'stuck', harsh repeating thoughts, relationship and career issues, and living without JOY! So much happens in our life that can distort how we see ourself, others and the events around us. Talking through our struggles helps us to see them in a new way, with added clarity and reason. From there we work together to find new interpretations, solutions and peace. My special interest is in supporting individuals who struggle with recognizing their self worth and their own unique ability to cope with life's ups and downs.
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Imago Therapists
How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.
What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.
How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.
Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.