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How Does Aging Impact Your Mental Health?
With age comes grace, beauty, wisdom, and bouts of depression. Well, that last one was a downer, but the reality is we all struggle with aging in one way or another. The good news is that there is a therapist in Michigan who may be able to help make sense of how aging...
Counseling Can Help Strengthen Blended Families
Grand Rapids psychologists have seen an influx of blended families over the years. With an increase in remarriages, there has also been an increased need for counseling, especially when children are involved. Divorce and the death of a parent take a toll on a child....
How a Psychologist Can Teach You Healthy Coping Mechanisms
Navigating through life can be daunting and tedious. Without healthy coping mechanisms, stress can manifest itself as being angered easily, having little patience for those around you, and being unable to let things go. Emotions are normal, even anger. However, if you...
Looking to Invest in Yourself? Consider Counseling
There is no greater investment than investing in your well-being. Don’t be fooled by misconceptions that counseling is only for people with mental health issues. That is a common stereotype based on the opinions of the uninformed. Therapists in Michigan can offer...
Should You Seek Marriage Counseling?
Marriage is hard work. Admitting that you have a problem in your marriage is even harder. Working to save your marriage may be the hardest thing you ever do in your lifetime. However, if you and your spouse want to make it through the hard times, marriage counseling...
Psychologists in Michigan Typical First Session
Although all psychologists in Michigan have slightly different plans for the initial visit, they all have two goals in common. Both will determine if you have a second appointment. First, you’ll want to see if you feel comfortable with the psychologist you’ve chosen....
How Long Will I Be in Therapy?
If you were to ask a group of Michigan therapists how long they see most patients, the answer will vary from months to years. That’s because how long an individual needs to be in therapy is very dependent on their issues and needs. Unlike a course of antibiotics that...
Do I Have Postpartum Depression?
If you’ve had a baby in the past year, you may be asking yourself this question. As Grand Rapids therapists, we know that it’s much more common than most people think, and even more common than some doctors realize. Postpartum depression (PPD) is not something to be...
Finding a Child Psychologist in the Grand Rapids, MI Area
Not all therapists have the training or temperament to treat children. Some are great at working with small children through play therapy, others relate well to tweens and teens and some are well-versed in helping families as a whole. Here is some advice to help you...
Reasons You May Need a Psychologist in Michigan
According to the American Psychological Association nearly half of all households in the U.S. have someone seek therapy every year. The attitude toward mental health treatment has shifted from something of shame to something that is necessary and good. We...
Recovery from Trauma is Possible
Trauma impacts every individual differently. An event that may not affect one person can be life-altering for another. As a Michigan psychologist office, we offer trauma therapy to patients every day who are dealing with different types of trauma. What is Trauma...
West Michigan Psychological Services is Expanding!
We know that when you’re looking for counselors in Michigan, you want someone experienced and local to your area. Even though we offer virtual therapy as an option, we felt it important that we expand our practice to Norton Shores. Here’s what you can expect as a...