Therapists for college students near Ann Arbor, MI

Are you anxious, depressed, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted by the state of the world? Let's make it feel easier together. With over 10+ years experience, I specialize in supporting adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Panic, and Sex-related concerns through collaborative, compassionate, and results-driven therapy and coaching. I focus on restoring a sense of safety, clarity, and agency in an increasingly overwhelming world using evidence-based practices and customizing sessions to tailor to your specific needs. Let's work together to curate the change you want for yourself and your future, one simple step at a time. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, chronically stressed, or stuck in cycles of overthinking, masking, or emotional exhaustion. I work collaboratively with my clients to set goals, process emotions, and untangle the grief of living through the world as it currently is. As a Pakistani-American daughter of immigrants, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to my work. I understand how cultural expectations, intergenerational dynamics, and systemic stress can affect us. If you are ready to stop simply surviving and start feeling steady and hopeful, let's start building a better reality for you, together.

Are you overwhelmed with life stressors due to family conflicts, prioritizing school, or systemic issues? Do you sometimes feel so anxious, depressed, misunderstood, or numb that you feel disconnected from everything or everyone? Are you constantly prioritizing everyone except yourself? Are you simply tired of feeling stuck or overthinking? Well I get it! Tribulations can arise despite our age, race, religion, sex, or background. Despite our intersectionality, we all deserve and need a safe space to explore our thoughts, feelings, experiences, and behaviors; understanding the impact allows us to recognize patterns and create better experiences.

As a Limited Licensed Master Social Worker, I’m here to support you in discovering, redefining, and healing from your experiences. Whether it is a life transition, relationship conflict, stress, or all of the above, I am here to help. I love to listen to and empower my clients to achieve their personal goals and develop greater wellness. I believe that trust, authenticity, and openness create a strong therapeutic relationship and make therapy effective. Together we can find solutions and develop skills to navigate life’s twists and turns. I specialize in working with individuals who have struggled with multiple mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, and trauma. My therapy approaches include Person-Centered, Strengths-Based Perspective, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). However, there is no one-size fits all approach to therapy; the services I provide are always tailored to fit my client’s goals. If you are seeking an understanding and safe environment to develop the insight and tools to discover the best version of yourself, consider getting in contact with me. I look forward to working with you!

As you embark on this therapeutic journey it is my goal to make you feel empowered, heard, understood, and to provide a safe and positive environment. We will learn and grow together as we discuss your difficulties and highlight your strengths. I believe developing a strong and positive therapeutic relationship is a huge part of making your therapeutic journey successful. I’m focused on meeting you where you are at and help you realize the strength within yourself because I firmly believe that you are the expert of your own life.

I believe that every person already has what they need to heal, but sometimes our “okay-ness” gets stuck under layers of self-protection and hurt. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process that involves peeling back the layers that help protect you, to remove what no longer serves you, so you can get to your true authentic self.

Starting therapy is a huge step towards bettering yourself, and taking that leap of faith to begin this journey is the beginning stage of healing. I would be extremely privileged and feel so honored to walk alongside you during this journey. I will do my best to provide you with the skills and strategies that you are looking for in order to better your well-being. I take into account everyone’s individual backgrounds in order to develop the most effective treatment for you, and to allow you to feel safe and heard. I am a Limited Licensed Professional Counselor, and received my undergraduate degree in Social Work from Grand Valley State University, and my Master’s degree in Counseling Education with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Western Michigan University. In the past I have worked with clients ages 7 and up, who are struggling with life transitions, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other challenges. I believe that therapy can be a transformative experience; something that allows people to live their authentic and best lives, and helps us to develop coping skills to handle life’s toughest challenges. I practice therapy from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic (CBT) approach. I strive to provide an empathetic environment for those who step into my office, and to provide a safe space where you can expect to feel heard and comfortable while working with me. I am always striving to learn more, so that I can best treat those who I work with!

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There are many reasons you or your family may be seeking additional support right now. Maybe you or your child are experiencing anxiety, persistent sadness, behavioral problems, divorce/separation, difficulties in the school setting, or you are just looking for extra support to navigate a major life decision or hardship. I am here to listen and help you take the first steps to accessing the support you need. I believe we all have individualized needs and strengths. I work closely with my clients to help them enhance their relationships to empower them, build their resiliency, and strengthen their support systems and natural strengths. Therapy should be a fun and enjoyable process, and I work hard to incorporate an eclectic methods of art, creativity, and online platforms to make therapy fun and engaging. Together, we are stronger! If you are ready to take the next steps and begin working towards your and your family's future please feel free to contact me.

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I am currently providing teletherapy for clients anywhere in Michigan. As a clinician, I focus on each individual and enjoy pulling out their strengths. I have experience working with individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, poverty, housing crisis, parenting struggles, and trauma. I am easygoing and enjoy listening to others, solving problems, and pushing forward by taking things one step at a time. I strive to be welcoming, patient, and I listen to understand. I am passionate about building relationships and to be a support person in your corner. It is a courageous step when a person chooses to open up and an honor to join their life journey. I am here to walk alongside children, adolescents, and adults struggling with depression and anxiety. My therapy style is all about meeting you where you are. We will start by getting to know each other and building a therapeutic relationship. I will bring a calm presence along with a positive energy. I enjoy working with kids through play therapy. With adolescents and adults I am all about being solution focused and finding new ways to build on coping skills that can be used long term. Contact me for a free 15 minute consultation to see if I am a good fit for you.

Is your bright mind prone to overthinking and overanalyzing? Maybe juggling school, a career, your family and friendships, and big upcoming life changes is starting to feel unmanageable on your own. I work with humans just like you — intelligent and driven, but overwhelmed and stressed with life's competing demands. I take a gentle, friendly, and active approach to listening and helping you learn tools to cope, reduce stress and anxiety, and live authentically. You don't have to burn out or fit into a box to succeed.

We could all use a little help at some point and a safe place to receive support. Seeking help and counseling is a courageous act. I’m here to help you explore aspects of your life that may be too hard to look at on your own, gain clarity in areas that you can’t quite make sense of yet and illuminate skills, resources and values that have been muddled for you. I am deeply committed to helping my clients heal and thrive as they cope with anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism, body image concerns, relationship difficulties, identity changes, etc. I utilize an empathic and collaborative approach to provide culturally sensitive treatment tailored to your needs and goals. Together we will work towards increasing self and relational awareness, identifying and processing emotions, highlighting strengths and values and fostering acceptance.

Improving your well-being and becoming the person you aspire to be can be challenging. If you’re working on harm reduction or navigating the recovery process in a safe, supportive space where you can be your true self, I’m here to help. Practicing self-compassion and prioritizing self-care can be tough, but together, we can work towards improving your mental health. I offer therapy for teens, adults, and couples in an LGBTQIA+ inclusive practice. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out! I have been working in the substance use and mental health field as a therapist for over a decade. I have years of experience with anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, bipolar and low self-esteem symptoms. Let's work on improving your quality of life and functioning. I believe that everyone deserves to have space to work on their healing journey.

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I am the founder and director of the Mother Wound Project (@motherwoundproject). I received my MSW from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and have 9 years of experience helping individuals, parent-child pairs, families, and couples successfully navigate the mother wound, the father wound, family conflict, parenting after trauma, no contact/estrangement, and reconciliation. I also support those who are struggling with body image and eating disorder conditions that impact daily life. My approach as a therapist is both compassionate and person-centered. I believe every family is capable of healing and that healing the family is how we will ultimately heal the world.

You may trust that I will be authentic and genuine with you from the beginning as this is an important aspect of therapy. Making that call and keeping that first appointment can be such a hard thing to do, you deserve that honesty and integrity from the start. Over the last 23 years I have gained experience as a social worker. First as a case manager with my Bachelors in Social Work degree from Western Michigan University in 2000. Next as a therapist after earning my Masters of Social Work degree from Grand Valley State University in May 2005. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to further my skills in Michigan, North Carolina and Maine. I have had the privilege of gaining extensive experience working with individuals and groups (teens and adults, active duty service men and women and their families, veterans and civilians). Some client concerns include those struggling with: crisis response, depression, anxiety, trauma, life changes, stress management, grief, loss, gender identity, Gender Identity, LGBTQ+ concerns, sexuality, self-care concerns, and other life disruptions or stress.

I believe healing begins when we feel safe enough to tell the truth, about our pain, our fears, and the parts of ourselves we learned to hide for surviving purposes. Therapy with me is about creating space to understand yourself with more compassion, clarity, and choice. With over 15 years of experience in the business world, I understand the burnout of high-functioning, over-responsible individuals, the life transitions coming from career change or relocation and the identity exploration and rebuilding after disruption. I am especially drawn to supporting people who have learned to be strong early in life, and are now learning how to be gentler with themselves.

My approach to counseling is interactive in style and based on the concept that understanding emotions is essential to personal growth and happiness. I provide a supportive, empathetic, non-judgmental environment in which my clients feel comfortable in sharing and exploring their feelings. My goal is to help my clients to develop long term skills for coping and prospering. I specialize in working with life transitions and grief and loss. I work with individuals, couples and families.

Life is hard enough. Don't do it alone. You're exhausted. You're tired of faking it. You just need space. You're feeling stuck. And maybe a little unsure about beginning therapy. At River Oaks Psychology, we get it. We’ve been there. We all have hard things to figure out. We want you to be unapologetic. Yell, scream, cry, swear, vent, share your deepest secrets, whatever – we'll ALWAYS accept you and care about you. We strongly believe there is often no more profound experience than being heard, understood, and accepted. So we'll listen and accept who YOU (authentically) are – always. Let's talk and work through the hard stuff together. We provide online therapy for anyone in Michigan. Get cozy in your home. No driving. No traffic. Private. HIPAA-compliant. Confidential. If you have a cell phone, tablet, or computer of any kind, you can talk to us. And no, we won't judge you if you're in pajamas. We want you to be comfortable. We are here for YOU.

Dr. Kennedy-Ball graduated from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles with a PsyD in Clinical Psychology in 2014. Though her academic focus was primarily on treatment for children and adolescents, her professional experiences have allotted her the opportunities to work with vast populations (children, adolescents, teens, adults, and geriatrics) suffering from various disorders (Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders, etc.). She has practiced in several settings including, outpatient, inpatient, community mental health, and residential treatment utilizing individual, family, and group therapy modalities. As a clinician, she focuses on collaborative and client centered treatment, as it allows for improvement in all facets of a client’s quality of life. Further, it fosters her ability to work holistically towards a client’s personal and family goals in unique and effective ways, as there is greater opportunity for therapeutic rapport and sense of personal control over challenges. She utilizes a cognitive behavioral approach, though has become more attune to hybrid interventions that best suit individual needs. She has been a Certified Brain Injury Specialist for several years and continues to strive towards serving this population.