Anxiety Coping Skills You Can Start Using Today
Why Anxiety Keeps Running Even After the Trigger Passes Anxiety has a way of convincing you that the only real solution is fixing the thing you’re anxious about, the meeting, the decision, the relationship. Sometimes that’s true. A lot of anxiety keeps running even after the specific trigger resolves, because it’s less about the situation […]
In-Person or Virtual Therapy: How to Choose What’s Right for You
Both Formats Can Work Equally Well One of the first practical questions people ask when starting therapy is whether to go in person or virtual. The honest answer is that both can be equally effective. It comes down to what fits your life. In-person sessions, available at our Troy and Detroit locations, can feel more […]
Setting Boundaries With Family, Partners, and Friends
Boundaries Aren’t Walls Boundaries get a bad reputation, as if they’re walls built to keep people out. In practice, they’re closer to instructions, a way of showing the people in your life how to treat you well. Many clients come to therapy after years of saying yes when they meant no, over-explaining decisions that don’t […]
Late-Diagnosed ADHD or Autism in Adulthood
Years of the Wrong Explanation More adults than ever are being diagnosed with ADHD or autism later in life, often after years of being told they were lazy, too sensitive, disorganized, or simply “difficult,” when the actual explanation was a difference in how their brain works. That mislabeling can shape years of self-image before a […]
Retirement Isn’t Just Freedom — It’s a Transition Too
The Part of Retirement No One Talks About Retirement gets talked about almost exclusively as a reward, the finish line after decades of work. What gets left out is that it’s also a major identity transition, and those tend to bring complicated feelings even when the change is entirely welcome. Losing the structure, purpose, and […]
Is Couples Counseling Right for Us Right Now?
The Slow Build Toward Reaching Out Most couples don’t wake up one day and decide to try counseling. It’s usually a slower build: the same argument on repeat, a growing distance, or a sense that you’re good roommates but not quite partners anymore. Often there’s a moment of hesitation before reaching out. Is this serious […]
Imposter Syndrome: Why Success Doesn’t Always Feel Like Enough
When Success Doesn’t Feel Earned You got the promotion. You hit the goal. Objectively, things are going well, and yet there’s a voice telling you it was luck, timing, or that everyone’s about to realize you don’t actually know what you’re doing. That’s imposter syndrome, and it shows up often in people who are, by […]
Starting College: Managing the Emotional Side of a Big Transition
It’s Allowed to Feel Hard, Not Just Exciting Starting college gets framed almost entirely as an exciting milestone, which can make it harder to admit when it also feels lonely, disorienting, or just plain hard. It’s common to feel homesick even when you were counting down the days to leave. Common, Normal Struggles No One […]
Your Relationship with Food and Body Image Doesn’t Have to Be a Crisis to Deserve Support
It Doesn’t Have to Reach Crisis Level First A lot of people assume support for eating and body image concerns is only for the most severe, visible situations. In reality, plenty of people carry a strained relationship with food, exercise, or their appearance that never reaches crisis level but still quietly affects daily life, mood, […]
Support in Recovery: Therapy Alongside Sobriety
A Different Kind of Work Begins Getting sober is a significant accomplishment, and it’s also often the beginning of a different kind of work: figuring out who you are, and how you handle stress, relationships, and everyday life, without the coping mechanism you’d relied on for so long. What Surfaces Once the Coping Mechanism Is […]