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I am a passionate therapist who will assist you in reaching your goals.
I'm a Licensed Counselor with 3 years of experience in the mental health field. I'm passionate about helping adolescents, children, adults, and families reach their goals in order to live a more fulfilled life. I completed my Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Western Michigan University. My role as a therapist is to provide a safe space where you can feel relaxed and move at your own pace. I offer a client-centered approach and believe you are the expert in your own life. I'm here to help guide you toward your goals.
I offer a non-judgmental approach and a safe space where we'll work together to help you navigate the roadmap to your life and be the healthiest version of yourself. I utilize various approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy skills.
Life, unfortunately, has no road map or single, final destination. Many find themselves searching for counseling when they feel lost, defeated, depressed, anxious, or hurt. I'm here to offer a safe space to those looking to make a change. I focus on helping you reach your goals by exploring behaviors and thought patterns. I focus heavily on helping you learn skills and tools to reduce your stress and empower you to make change where it counts. If you're ready to work, please schedule an appointment with me today.
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As a new mother, I understand how life transitions can feel vulnerable and challenging. Together, we can navigate whatever change ...
As a new mother, I understand how life transitions can feel vulnerable and challenging. Together, we can navigate whatever change you may be going through. Much of our life is outside of our control, but I will help you identify your strengths, feel heard, and be validated because you matter.
Vauwn Hinton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 5 years of experience working with children, adults, and families navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, postpartum/women's issues, parenting challenges/development, attachment, and behavioral concerns. She is passionate about working with children/adolescents, parents, and pregnant and postpartum women navigating life transitions and mental health concerns.
Vauwn earned a Master's in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She has experience using mindfulness-based practices, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy interventions, infant-parent psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and child-centered play.
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, but Vauwn believes each client deserves validation, connection, and hope for a better tomorrow. She views clients as experts in their lives and works alongside them to build a mental health journey that supports their goals and fosters growth.
As someone who values being understood, I hope to provide an opportunity for self-reflection and personal growth....
As someone who values being understood, I hope to provide an opportunity for self-reflection and personal growth.
I am a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) with 6 years of experience providing compassionate, evidence-based care to individuals across the lifespan. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and other mental health concerns. I value individualized treatment and strive to create a supportive environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered in their healing journey.
I earned my Master of Science in nursing from Drexel University. My approach is person-centered and trauma-informed, and I collaborate closely with clients to develop thoughtful treatment plans that align with their goals and lived experiences.
If you are feeling overwhelmed or seeking support, recovery and wellness are possible. I am here to partner with you in building coping skills, improving symptom management, and creating meaningful, lasting change. I encourage you to schedule an appointment to explore your treatment options.
As one who has experienced personal trauma, I have an authentic understanding of how we are impacted by life circumstances and how...
As one who has experienced personal trauma, I have an authentic understanding of how we are impacted by life circumstances and how building new life skills can empower us once again and help us to overcome our fear.
I am a Licensed Master Social Worker with over 15 years of experience providing compassionate, client-centered care. I specialize in supporting individuals, couples, and families navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions. My approach is rooted in empathy, respect, and collaboration, allowing clients to explore their emotions in a safe and supportive environment.
I earned my Master’s in Social Work from Wayne State University. I have received advanced training in cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems work, and exposure therapy. My approach is flexible and person-centered, adapting to each client’s unique needs and goals to help them gain insight, healing, and personal growth.
I believe everyone has the strength to overcome life’s hardest moments, and I’m passionate about helping clients rediscover that strength within themselves. I strive to build a genuine, open, and trusting relationship where clients feel heard, valued, and empowered to create lasting change in their lives.
As someone who has dealt with different levels of anxiety, I understand the complexity of anxiety disorders....
As someone who has dealt with different levels of anxiety, I understand the complexity of anxiety disorders.
Keith Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 11 years of experience supporting children and their families. He specializes in treating behavioral issues, anger, trauma, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and family conflict. Keith also works with adolescents and adults of all ages and supports them through various other mental health concerns including mental stress, men’s issues, OCD, and gender identity. Keith enjoys treating clients from all backgrounds and finding each person’s inherent strengths.
Keith received his Master’s in Counseling from Central Michigan University. He uses a psychoanalytic approach and pulls from methods including cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based therapy, family systems, reality therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based techniques.
Keith is committed to providing individualized care to everyone he works with, using a calming presence to create a safe and non-judgmental space for exploration and learning. He knows that starting therapy can be difficult and scary, but you don’t have to go through challenges alone! Reach out to Keith today.
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Trauma therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on treating the psychological impact of traumatic events on individuals. Trauma therapy helps people process and heal from their trauma by guiding them through their trauma in a compassionate and supportive way, allowing clients to feel the full scope of what happened to them and eventually move on from the event(s). This process helps people who have experienced trauma find ways to feel safe in their lives.
Trauma therapy will often require individuals to walk through their experiences in a controlled and compassionate setting (unless the client has a dissociative disorder) so that they can fully process the event, an activity that will allow them to move on from what happened and feel safe again. Thriveworks Royal Oak therapists will also help clients learn healthy coping mechanisms to deal with their symptoms outside of therapy.
Thriveworks trauma counseling in Royal Oak, MI is conducted both in person and online through online therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
If an individual is working through a single event that occurred during adulthood, they may only need a few months of treatment. However, in instances of childhood trauma or repeated traumatic events, therapy may continue over the course of years. Trauma therapy usually ends when the client believes they have met their therapeutic goals, however long that takes to occur. Thriveworks therapists in Royal Oak, MI will continue to provide care for as long as necessary to help clients meet their therapeutic needs.
PTSD results from distressing traumatic events. It is a mental illness that many people associate with war veterans, but these aren’t the only individuals who suffer from PTSD. For example, victims of domestic abuse, policemen, firefighters, and those diagnosed with a life-threatening illness are at a heightened risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder—the common thread being one’s exposure to a psychologically disturbing event.
If you have been exposed to a traumatic event, it’s incredibly important that you work with a trauma therapist to manage any PTSD symptoms you might have and heal from the disturbing experience. Trauma therapists and PTSD counselors specialize in helping victims of trauma, and they can guide you on the right path of recovery. If you are in Royal Oak or the Oakland area, and you’re looking for trauma therapy, consider working with a trauma therapist at Thriveworks Oakland. If you are haunted by a past trauma, please allow our team to help. You can easily schedule an in-person or online session by calling our office at (947) 217-3010.
Victims of traumatic experiences suffer with day to day duties and activities. For example, they might struggle to concentrate on their work or feel paranoid when they’re at the grocery store; they might struggle to keep up a conversation with others or connect with their significant other. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comes with specific symptoms and is diagnosed when the individual presents a set of these symptoms for 4 weeks or longer, following the traumatic event. Primary symptoms are as follows:
Trauma treatment often involves trauma therapy and/or PTSD counseling. These therapy modalities are designed to help victims of trauma process their painful past, work through any psychological harm it has caused them, better manage PTSD symptoms, and so on. As with most forms of counseling, the individual’s specific course of treatment will depend heavily on their individual needs and goals. That said, there are a few common approaches to trauma therapy that prove beneficial for these clients:
Thriveworks Oakland Counseling is proud to offer many different mental health services, both onsite and online. We understand that the mental health problems and life issues one might experience are many, and therefore, it’s important that we are able to offer help for these varying challenges—one being trauma and PTSD.
If you have fallen victim to trauma, consider calling our office at (947) 217-3010 to hear more about our trauma therapy services or to schedule your trauma therapy appointment today. Remember: We have both in-person and online counseling opportunities. Choose your preference, and we’ll be happy to meet you there.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Royal Oak is located near S Main St and E 3rd St, off Woodward Ave. It is just a short walk from the Royal Oak Public Library and near the Royal Oak Farmers Market.
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