Licensed to practice in Michigan and accepts 10 insurances. Specializes in Child or Adolescent, Couples Counseling, Personality Disorders and 3 more.
A Brand New Start Counseling is exactly that: During our lives, we are presented with many opportunities to start anew, whether those opportunities come from deliberate personal choice or a combination of life events that just happen. It is my goal to meet you where you are in your life and assist you as you begin your new start to developing a healthier, more empowered you.
I tried to keep things, fun and relaxing. During the first session, we will need to do an intake to determine what your needs are and what exactly you would like to get out of therapy..
I like to use humor working with people. I do usually keep it tampered down a little because I don’t want to insult you and if you don’t think something is funny, then it’s not funny. I also like to keep everything comfortable and relaxed, and will sometimes bring my therapy kitten to work because that can sometimes help people to feel more at home and more willing to open up about struggles in their lives.
I specialize in working with borderline personality disorder. I also do a great deal of work with couples, individuals, children, and families. I will tackle most subjects with them, but I do a lot of work in regards to depression and anxiety, personality, disorders, and relationship issues. I usually try and work with most issues, but if I find that something is outside of my scope of practice, I will be honest about that in the beginning.
I try and utilize this method to help the client feel comfortable and build rapport. While I use a smattering of a lot of different methods, I tend to want to create an environment that is not only safe for the client, but Is productive as well.