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I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) committed to providing compassionate, culturally responsive care that honors the full ...
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I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) committed to providing compassionate, culturally responsive care that honors the full complexity of your lived experience.
I specialize in using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients navigate anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
My approach is collaborative and practical, blending evidence-based strategies with genuine connection. Together, we will build skills to manage distress, shift unhelpful thought patterns, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I believe therapy should be a space where you don’t have to shrink or codeswitch—where your identity is affirmed and your voice matters. Whether you're working through daily stressors or deeper emotional wounds, I aim to support you with empathy, honesty, and tools you can actually use in your everyday life.
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My goal is that all clients feel heard, understood, and safe while partnering with me to make meaningful life changes....
My goal is that all clients feel heard, understood, and safe while partnering with me to make meaningful life changes.
KaiLi McGrath is a Licensed Master Social Worker with more than 15 years of experience in the mental health field. She has had the privilege of working with a diverse set of individuals and abilities in schools, community mental health agencies, and therapeutic settings. KaiLi can understand and relate to all types of experiences.
KaiLi earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. She utilizes collaborative, strengths-based, cognitive behavioral, and solutions-focused approaches to therapy.
KaiLi believes being brought into a client's life is a privilege and meets them where they are to focus on building trust and collaborating on their unique needs. We all have a desire to feel heard, connected, and safe. Schedule an appointment with KaiLi today!
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My go-to approach for helping teens in counseling is first to connect on a level where they feel comfortable and confident sharing their feelings with me. I believe that creating a non-judgmental environment is crucial. Once a client feels free and open enough to discuss any and all topics with me, we can work together toward reaching their goals and coming to a place of healing.
I teach the following in teen counseling:
I know a client is making meaningful progress in teen counseling when they begin to exhibit the skills we discuss in treatment in the real world. When a teen client is able to expand on when and how they utilized their coping skills and tools, rather than being triggered into recalling old habits and behaviors, that is a sure sign of growth.
Clients can supplement their time in teen counseling with journaling, drawing, listening to and/or writing music, movement therapy, and practicing self-care.
To prepare for their first teen counseling session, a teen should consider what they truly want their therapist to know about them. Taking time to think about this prior to a first session could provide the teen with some examples, situations, or feelings that they would like to discuss. It is important for them to share as much as they are comfortable with in the first session because this is a foundation on which further rapport will develop.
Teen counseling helps young individuals better understand and manage the challenges that affect their mental health. Common challenges amongst teens include anxiety, depression, ADHD, and problematic relationships with food.
Teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the teen’s unique needs — based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, Thriveworks teen therapists in Royal Oak have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.
Signs that teens might need Teen counseling can be very subjective, as they are experiencing many changes and can have intense reactions to them. As parents, you know your child best and are best equipped to judge whether certain reactions are standard behaviors for your teen or whether they might be hinting at a larger problem. Even so, there are a few common signs and events that often point to a need for therapy, such as experiencing divorce or loss, grief, consistent low moods, teens distancing themselves and becoming isolated, losing interest in hobbies, excessive anger or irritability, substance use issues, and suicidal ideation, among others.
Teen counseling providers at Thriveworks in Royal Oak, MI offer both in person and online therapy by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The length of teen counseling depends on your teen’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, teen counseling sessions will last for several months.
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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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