Therapists for college students near Ann Arbor, MI
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There comes a time when we all need support in remembering who we are. So many of us have learned to shrink, perform, or lose ourselves in order to belong. This can leave us feeling disconnected, lonely, overwhelmed, or unsure of who we are beneath the roles we've learned to carry. You may be thoughtful, capable, deeply feeling, and exhausted from carrying so much. Many of the individuals I work with are highly sensitive, often therapists, healers, helpers, and cycle-breakers, longing for deeper authenticity, secure attachment, meaningful relationships, self-trust, and a more wholehearted connection with themselves and their lives. My approach to therapy is warm, relational, holistic, and depth-oriented. Together we explore patterns, wounds, relationships, and nervous system responses keeping you stuck while helping you reconnect with your authentic self. I integrate attachment-based therapy, mindfulness, parts work, and somatic awareness to support healing and healthier relationships. Healing often begins when we no longer feel the need to hide who we are in order to feel loved, accepted, or safe. Therapy can become a space to slow down, breathe, reconnect with yourself, and begin creating change from the inside out. You do not have to navigate everything alone. I would be honored to walk alongside you in the process.
Life changes happen to all of us. Sometimes they happen all at once and sometimes they happen over a long period of time. Maybe you've found yourself struggling to adjust to a major life change or maybe you've realized that it's time to talk about issues that have been building over many years. Whatever the case, I believe that now is the just the right time to begin the process of healing, building connection, and living more wholeheartedly. I believe in creating a safe and non-judgmental environment where you can feel free to explore your feelings, take risks, and engage in the hard work it takes to create lasting positive changes. I provide individual counseling to people of all ages, but specialize in working with teenagers and young adults. Taking the first step to create lasting changes can be a very difficult decision. It is an enormous privilege for me to witness the courage of each of my clients as they embark on their own journeys toward more connection, healing, and wholehearted living.
Matthew serves as a companion to those who desire to experience healing, growth, and transformation in their pursuit of the full human experience. He works to offer a space of mutual, compassionate, and empathetic listening to the story your life is telling. Matthew believes that the opportunity to work with you is a sacred privilege, and is committed to discovering a shared process in therapy that honors who you are, your background, and your future path. Practicing therapy with Matthew may include focusing on developing tools and practices to help manage emotions and thoughts, support in healing from past experiences, assistance developing healthier behavioral patterns, and/or establishing new values. However, there is not one therapeutic approach that fits all, which is why he works closely with you to identify your own needs and goals. Matthew is experienced primarily in individual work with adolescents and adults from all backgrounds and genders, in areas related to depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, interpersonal conflict, identity exploration, finding belonging, discovering purpose, grief/loss, and religious and spiritual questions [and related trauma]. He is a Certified Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist. Matthew graduated with a Masters in Social Work from Grand Valley State University in 2024. He is also a graduate of Kuyper College [BS], Cornerstone Theological Seminary [MA], and the Living School for Action and Contemplation. His experience living internationally and attending two universities in multi-cultural and inter-religious environments has deeply shaped how he engages individuals from a diversity of circumstances and backgrounds. Matthew’s professional and academic emphasis on restorative justice practices, as well as the unique cognitive, developmental, and mental health needs of people of all ages has deepened his ability to foster effective therapeutic environments and meaningful relationships with clients. Matthew believes that our growth as people cannot be manufactured or controlled, and is therefore something we can only cooperate with and bear witness to. For many, the journey and practice of our work together becomes an outcome in itself. While Matthew is a generalist when it comes to theoretical orientation, he naturally integrates person-centered, narrative, existential, humanist, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment approaches.
My name is Carolyn Roath. I am a Biblically informed Christian therapist, Master of Clinical Social Work, and owner of my own private telehealth practice. I hold a master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Michigan State University. My heart for those grieving relational loss and trauma has led me to this work. As a follower of Christ, I seek to create a safe and nurturing environment where the client knows they are free from judgment. It is paramount for me that I hold the vulnerable, tender, and painful parts of my client’s being with dignity and respect. Being trusted by a client is an honor I take very seriously. In my work I strive to empower my clients to be self-led, while gently guiding them with questions to prompt self-reflection. I resonate strongly with attachment theory, Internal Family Systems, and Interpersonal Neurobiology utilizing a strength-based approach. I perceive my role as continually validating clients while helping them process, synthesize, and analyze information through active listening.
I’m Brittany, a licensed therapist who works with college students and young adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed, stuck, or like they’re constantly trying to “keep up” but can’t quite get there. Therapy with me is not just about talking; we focus on understanding patterns, building practical tools, and working through experiences that continue to impact how you feel and function. My approach is tailored to each person, integrating practical strategies with deeper work to support meaningful, lasting change. My style is collaborative, practical, and focused on helping you feel more in control of your life - not just in sessions, but day-to-day.
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Our group of clinicians embrace an eclectic approach individual to each client's needs to create a safe space for therapeutic processing and healing. We have in person, virtual options with female and male therapists and pre-licensed therapist interns.
Being a college student is not easy for many young people. Balancing classes, assignments and tests, social activities and daily living tasks can be overwhelming. Anxiety and depression are common mental health issues among college students. I have devoted my practice to working with teens and college students to help understand and learn how to manage mental health concerns to succeed and thrive in college.
If you're reading this, you're ready to get the help you need to make changes in your life, and I'd love to be a part of that. Whether you're ready to start healing from trauma or want help with all the confusion as your adulthood is beginning or are just struggling to make it out of bed in the morning, I've been there. I want to learn and understand your pain and from there make a plan with you to get you the life you want. I have experience helping clients with challenges of identity and direction as well as clinical disorders like depression, anxiety, OCD, or BPD. I fit my approach to my clients and make use of treatments proven to work for whatever the challenge is you're facing. Not all my clients will get DBT skills training or exposure therapy, but all my clients will get a safe, non-judgmental environment where nothing is too scary or too taboo to talk about. I'm here to help you figure out a life where you get to be who you want to be.
Megan primarily utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and a trauma-informed approach to help clients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. She emphasizes psychoeducation to deconstruct stigma and provides practical strategies including mindfulness, communication skills, and self-advocacy tools. When you work with Megan, you are in the driver's seat. She is here to empower you in the journey and to help you navigate life's winding roads, but ultimately, you are in control of your treatment. She provides a warm environment in which you are welcome to laugh, cry, and be yourself. She has immediate availability!
Becky Lopez is a licensed master social worker. She has been providing counseling services for over 13 years. She provides counseling services to seniors, adults, adolescents, children, families, and couples with a wide range of concerns, including, but not limited to: feeling overwhelmed or stressed, depressed feelings, panic or anxiety, grief and loss, strained relationships or family conflict, current or past trauma recovery, self- harm behavior, substance abuse or dependence, adjusting to life situations or entering into new phases of life, and more. Her primary styles are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness.
Coping with current events, life's challenges, and mental health can be so difficult but you don't have to do it alone. Whether you're looking to work through LGBTQ+ issues, adjusting to the college experience, depression, anxiety, relationships, or other stressors relating to the current state of the world, I can offer compassion and a nonjudgmental ear, help you develop self understanding, navigate interpersonal and emotional challenges, and help to develop the skills and resilience to live authentically. You don’t have to cope alone. If you are looking for a therapist who's part of the community to support you, help you develop skills to improve your life and feelings, and help you reach your goals, please contact me via phone or email. I look forward to hearing from you and walking with you on your journey!
Life is full of challenges, which I view as opportunities for growth and learning. I've worked with college students on MSU's campus for nearly 10 years which has given me a depth of understanding to the unique challenges you face. I join alongside clients who are facing a wide range of issues including: navigating life transitions, interpersonal relationship conflicts, academic or professional challenges, adjusting to changes at home or in the family structure, exposure to abuse or neglect, establishing boundaries in relationships, healing from past trauma, and navigating grief and loss. We are all on our own journeys and I welcome the opportunity to join you on yours. Our work together will be interactive and reflective, with a healthy mix of challenge and humor. We will collaborate to find the approach that best meets your needs, and your feedback and input is an essential part of the process. I incorporate a trauma-informed lens to my work and seek to understand how past experiences have shaped our current disposition and automatic responses. I am committed to providing treatment that is anti-racist, culturally responsive and affirming. My practice is client-centered and strengths-based. I utilize a warm, accepting and compassionate approach. I believe in the power of the professional relationship between client/therapist and I want to work alongside you to improve your current situation and reach your desired goals.
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We all have rough patches from time to time and can use an impartial person to help get us back on track, and that is what Rick can do for his clients. Rick is well versed in traversing life's obstacles and assisting in overcoming many different types of challenges. He has over 20 years of experience working with adolescents, adults, and couples. Rick specializes in working with borderline personality disorder, substance use disorder, and self-harm clients. His years as a college professor give him a patient and attentive approach to psychosocial therapy. Rick helps clients overcome challenges with different treatment approaches like cognitive behavioral (CBT), dialectical behavioral (DBT), person-centered, and trauma focused therapies among others.
I have spent most of my life surrounded by people who are uncomfortable with or unwilling to discuss their bodies and sexual desires. This has always felt like an injustice as having a someone that you feel comfortable discussing sex with can be a very healing and enlightening experience. Our bodies and sex are inherent parts of self and I believe that your relationship to and understanding of your body is one of your core forms of knowing yourself. To understand your desires, or lack thereof, is to better understand yourself as a whole. I enjoy working with people who wish to understand themselves better on a sexual level. If you are someone who is working to unpack purity culture, working to reclaim your body after a sexual assault, working through discrepancies in sex drives with your partner, working to have an organism, or you are exploring kink I would love to be the person who provides you with a comfortable and safe space to do so. Another one of my passions is exploring the relationship between ADHD, Autism, and neurodivergence with your ability to experience both sexual desire and sexual gratification as it is largely under-discussed and deeply important. I would love to work with you as you figure out what that relationship looks like for you, and how desire and sex function with your specific wants and needs. The more you learn about and understand your relationship with desire, the more comfortable and confident you can feel in and out of the bedroom. Gaining the confidence to own what you want, or even understand why you want it, will help you gain a sense of freedom. You deserve to feel confident in your relationship with your bodily autonomy. I cannot wait to work with you as you empower yourself in your body, in your sex life, and your life as a whole.
Hi there! We are so glad you found us here! Whether you are struggling with adjustment to college, academic stress, or social connections our mission is to help you “shine from within” through compassionate and caring counseling from a Christian worldview. We offer both in person and online therapy throughout Michigan in our beautiful office or the comfort of your own space online!
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In a world that constantly pulls your attention in a thousand directions, it’s easy to feel like you’re drifting through college rather than actually living it. At Greater Presence Counseling, we believe true healing begins when you stop rushing past the present moment. Whether you’re navigating personal hurdles, managing academic burnout, or searching for a more meaningful way forward, our goal is to help you show up fully. We integrate clinical expertise with a focus on holistic health to help you shift from feeling overwhelmed to living with intention and clarity. As a former Director of Academic Advising, I bring a deep, practical understanding of the unique pressures you face into therapy. I know how interconnected academic and career goals, and personal well-being really are. Together, we’ll work on what it looks like to cultivate greater presence in every part of your life so you can achieve your goals without losing yourself in the process.