Notes from the practice
There is nothing published here yet. Rather than fill the page with something written to fill a page, here is what is actually planned and why.
What is coming
- What actually happens at your first counseling appointment. The single biggest reason people put off calling is not knowing what they are walking into.
- LPC, LLPC, LMSW, psychiatrist: what the letters mean. Who can do what, in plain terms, so you can tell which kind of help you are actually looking for.
- Does insurance cover therapy in Michigan? What to ask your plan and what the answers mean.
- Finding a therapist when you live forty minutes from anywhere. An honest piece about a federally designated shortage area, including waiting lists and where else to look.
- How do I know if I need counseling? Including the honest answer that sometimes you do not.
- Anxiety in children, when a child cannot say "I am anxious".
- Co-parenting after divorce: ground rules that hold.
- Becoming an LPC in Michigan: what supervision involves.
- Supporting someone through a serious illness without saying the wrong thing.
- Winter in northern Michigan and your mood.
In the meantime
Most of what people come here looking for is already answered somewhere on the site: the questions page, how the counseling works here, and insurance and fees.
If there is something you wanted to read and could not find, call (989) 728-2364 and say so. It is a reasonable way to decide what gets written first.