Trauma-Informed, Somatic, & Relational Counseling

in Grand Rapids, Michigan

schedule a free, 15 minute connection call

Anxiety, Stress, Burnout

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Depression

Grief & Loss

Shame & Self-Esteem

Relationship Stressors

Communication & Boundaries

Codependency

Relational Trauma & PTSD

Emotional Abuse

Women’s Issues

Inner Child Work

Life Transitions

Specialties

  • ACT offers practical skills to understand radical acceptance of emotions without judgement and increase healthy decision-making skills while identifing life values.

  • Identify your Attachment Style and learn how to heal it. Understand your attachment story and how to create secure, emotional attachment with others.

  • This is a trauma-based approach using emotional regulation tools and parts work to move from disconnection to embodiment. Identify what parts make up you, and what parts of yourself have been hurt/traumatized.

  • This approach emphasizes relationship patterns, negative cycles, attachment, and learning what your emotional needs are. Together we will learn how to create safety to lean into deeper emotion for lasting healing.

  • Families shape us because they are one of the only attachment bonds we do not choose. Learn about your family system, roles, generational patterns, and how it’s all impacting you today.

  • Understanding your story and the beliefs that shape you, and how the beliefs got there, can be the difference keeping you stuck. Explore the moments that created meaning for you that are shaping your life.

  • Understanding the nervous system means understanding where emotions are actually happening. This theory helps us understand nervous system states, reactions, and regulation needs.

  • ERP is a structured therapy to identify exposure exercises to reduce fear responses. This is effective for OCD, Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Health and/or Panic Disorder.

Evidenced-Based Theories

How do I know if I need therapy?

  • Feel anxious, overwhelmed, or constantly “on edge.”

  • Experience persistent sadness, hopelessness, or low mood.

  • Struggle with intense fear, panic, or intrusive thoughts.

  • Feel stuck in patterns of shame, guilt, or self-criticism.

  • Find it difficult to set boundaries or assert yourself in relationships.

  • Experience repeated conflict, distance, or disconnection in relationships.

  • Feel isolated, lonely, or misunderstood by others.

  • Notice tension, pain, or discomfort in your body related to stress or past experiences.

  • Experience unexplained fatigue, headaches, stomachaches, or sleep disturbances.

  • Feel “shut down” or disconnected from your body or emotions.

  • Find yourself reliving or avoiding painful memories.

  • Notice emotional triggers that feel overwhelming or unmanageable.

  • Feel stuck or uncertain about your next steps in life.

  • Are ready to understand yourself more deeply and make lasting change.