We offer in-person, virtual, and phone counseling options, serving individuals and families throughout Northern Michigan.

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Counseling for life’s challenges

Everyone’s story is different. You may know exactly what you want help with, or you may simply know that something needs to change. Either way, we’re here to listen.

Individual Counseling

Find support, develop new tools, and reconnect with yourself.

Individual counseling provides a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, experiences, and goals. Together with your therapist, you can work toward greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and meaningful change.

We support adults experiencing:

• Anxiety, worry, stress, and overwhelm
• Depression, sadness, and changes in mood
• Grief, loss, and difficult life experiences
• Trauma and unresolved past experiences
• Anger management and emotional regulation
• Life transitions, personal growth, and goal setting
• Spiritual exploration, identity, and self-understanding
• Alcohol or drug-related concerns

Counseling for Children & Teens

Helping young people feel understood, supported, and capable.

Children and adolescents don’t always have the words to explain what they’re feeling. Sometimes emotional struggles show up as anger, withdrawal, anxiety, frustration, or changes in behavior.

Our therapists help young people work through difficult emotions, develop healthy coping skills, and navigate the challenges of growing up. Counseling can also help children process grief, family changes, separation, divorce, and other significant experiences.

Parenting Support

You don’t have to have every answer to be a good parent.

Parenting can be rewarding, exhausting, and challenging—all at once. When your child’s behavior becomes difficult to understand or family life feels overwhelming, support can make a difference.

We help parents build on the strengths they already have while developing practical tools for communication, boundaries, emotional regulation, and responding to challenging behaviors. Our goal is to help you feel more confident and connected in your parenting.

Couples Counseling

Reconnect, communicate, and find a healthier way forward.

Relationships can be strained by parenting demands, financial pressures, life changes, unresolved conflict, or difficulty communicating. Over time, couples may begin to feel distant, misunderstood, or stuck in the same painful patterns.

Couples counseling offers an opportunity to better understand one another, improve communication, work through conflict, and identify what needs to change. Whether you’re hoping to rebuild connection or navigate a difficult season together, therapy can help you explore the path forward.

Co-Parenting & Family Support

Create healthier communication and a more supportive family environment.

Family relationships can become complicated, particularly during separation, divorce, or other major transitions. Differences in parenting styles and ongoing conflict can make it difficult to focus on what matters most.

Counseling can help parents develop more effective communication strategies, establish healthier boundaries, reduce conflict, and work toward more constructive co-parenting relationships.

Trauma-Informed Counseling

You are more than what you’ve been through.

Past experiences can continue to affect how we feel, relate to others, and move through the world. If trauma or difficult life events are affecting your present, counseling can help you explore those experiences at a pace that respects your needs.

Our therapists draw on a range of therapeutic approaches, which may include EMDR, Brainspotting, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy, depending on the clinician and your individual needs.

Substance Use Counseling & Support

Support for individuals and families affected by substance use.

Concerns about alcohol or drug use can affect not only the individual but also the people who care about them. We offer substance use assessments and counseling, support for individuals working toward change, and guidance for family members and friends navigating the impact of substance use.

Grief & Life Transitions

Make space for what has changed while finding your next steps.

Loss and change can affect every part of life. Whether you’re grieving a loved one, adjusting to parenthood, navigating a separation, facing an unexpected transition, or trying to figure out what’s next, counseling can provide space to process your experience and discover what may help.

Identity, Sexuality & Spiritual Exploration

Explore who you are in a space that respects your experience.

Questions about identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, spirituality, and personal values can be deeply meaningful. Counseling can offer a supportive environment to explore these questions, better understand yourself, and make choices that align with your needs and values.

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A personalized approach to counseling

There is no single approach that works for everyone. Your experiences, goals, relationships, and circumstances are unique, and your counseling experience should reflect that.

Our therapists draw from a variety of therapeutic approaches and work collaboratively with clients to identify goals, explore challenges, build coping skills, and review progress along the way.

Depending on your needs and your therapist’s training, treatment may incorporate approaches such as:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Brainspotting
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Narrative Therapy

Your therapist will work with you to determine which approaches may be appropriate for your concerns and goals.

Looking for the right fit? Click here to read about our clinicians to find the right therapist for you.

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Flexible scheduling to meet your needs

We understand that making time for counseling can be challenging. Our therapists offer in-person, virtual, and phone sessions, with morning, daytime, evening, and weekend availability depending on the clinician’s schedule.

We serve clients throughout Northern Michigan. Contact us to discuss available appointment times and determine which options may work best for you.

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Insurance, private pay & fees

We want you to feel informed about the financial side of counseling before beginning services.

Our office can help you determine whether we participate with your insurance plan and explain the options available to you. If we are not in-network with your plan, we may be able to provide documentation you can submit to your insurance company to request possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement depends on your plan’s benefits and requirements.

Private-pay options are also available for those who do not have insurance or prefer not to use it.

Reduced fee private-pay options are available with our clinical interns.

Good Faith Estimates

Under the federal No Surprises Act, eligible uninsured or self-pay clients have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of the expected cost of services. A Good Faith Estimate helps you understand the anticipated charges for your care. It may not include additional fees for services such as certain legal paperwork, court appearances, or other matters outside routine counseling.

Please contact our office for current rates, insurance information, and details about obtaining a Good Faith Estimate.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate for a provider or facility, you may be eligible to dispute the bill through the federal patient-provider dispute resolution process.

For more information, visit CMS: No Surprises Act or call 1-800-985-3059.

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You don’t have to navigate this alone

Taking the first step toward counseling can feel intimidating, especially when you’re already managing a lot. We’re here to help you explore your options, answer your questions, and find a way to begin that feels manageable.

Whether you’re seeking support for yourself, your child, your relationship, or your family, we’d welcome the opportunity to help.

Let’s start with a conversation.

Call: 231-714-0282

Referrals by fax: 231-216-7921

Email: intake@mentalwellnesscounseling.com

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