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Making Peace With Your Past
West Michigan Psychological Services specializes in helping clients find peace in their lives. We have awide range of experts – including therapists that specialize in depression and anxiety – and we’reready to work with you. Take the first step and reach out today!...
Imagining a Better Life
West Michigan Psychological Services provides individuals with the environment and the tools necessary to imagine and achieve your better future. We have a wide range of specialists – including experts in trauma therapy and anxiety therapy - and offer a comprehensive...
How To Stay Focused On Your Goals
A few weeks ago, you set a few goals. Maybe you wanted to get back in shape, or save more money, or finally start that big creative project. At first, it went great! You made some initial headway, and success seemed within reach. But then, you lost focus. Maybe you...
You’ve heard of Beat Boxing … but how about Box Breathing?
Most likely, someone has encouraged you to “take a deep breath” when you’re feeling anxious or angry. They’re on the right track, but a single breath doesn’t do very much.
Not All Counselors in Michigan Offer Child and Adolescent Therapy
If you are seeking child or adolescent therapy, don’t just search for counselors in Michigan. Not all counselors have the experience or specialized training to work with children. You need to be sure that whomever you choose is the right fit for your child. Finding...
How EMDR Therapy Helps Trauma Victims In Holland Michigan
If you have been a victim of trauma, you may have heard of EMDR therapy, or eye movement de sensitivity reprocessing. There are many counselors trained in EMDR therapy in Holland who have seen the benefits of this newer therapy. What is Eye Movement Desensitization...
What Does it Take to Become an LPC in Michigan?
If you enjoy helping others and have an interest in mental health, an LPC career might just be for you. Now you might be asking, “What is an LPC?” An LPC is a designation for a Licensed Professional Counselor. Requirements to receive this designation is not the same...
What is a Psychological Assessment?
A psychological assessment might sound like a fancy professional term for something scary. On the contrary, it is actually quite simple. So what exactly is a psychological assessment? It is a way for Michigan counselors to evaluate your mental health. Why a...
Can We Attend Joint Counseling as an Engaged Couple?
There is no regulation on who can attend counseling. You do not have to be married, engaged, or living with your partner to receive counseling services for couples. If you are in a relationship and want to work on building a stronger foundation or iron out some kinks...
Could You Benefit from Therapy for Trauma Victims?
Trauma comes in all forms. Natural disasters and acts of terrorism are very obvious occurrences that result in trauma, but it can also result from situations far away from the public eye. Mental health professionals provide therapy for trauma victims of domestic...
Social Anxiety Disorder & Treatment
Feeling nervous is a normal human response to situations that might be new or challenging. However, when that uneasy sensation feels more extreme like dread, you are dealing with something more serious, and it’s time you seek out therapy for social anxiety. What...
How Therapy Helps Kids with ADHD
Getting a note from your child’s teacher requesting a conference is pretty much the equivalent of getting called to the office when you were a kid, right? Anxiously, you await the specified date and time, cautiously walk into the classroom, sit down at a student desk...