Relationships therapists

Family Therapist, LMFT

Kari DelReal is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 11 years in practice, listed in San Jose. Her main focus is relationships: she helps couples improve communication, deepen emotional connection, break unhelpful patterns and handle conflict in healthier ways. She also sees preteens, teens, adults and older adults individually for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, stress and postpartum concerns. Her style is direct and structured, with an emphasis on practical skills, and she draws on the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy, CBT, ACT, DBT and Internal Family Systems. She offers in-person couples therapy in Campbell and online sessions throughout California, and a free consultation through her website.

Family Therapist, LMFT, M-RAS

John Amos Burt is a licensed marriage and family therapist in San Francisco with 21 years in practice. He works with teens, adults, couples and families dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder and other ongoing mental health challenges, often alongside substance use or relapse. He also sees clients with ADHD, OCD, eating disorders and life transitions, and has a strong interest in men's mental health, including an upcoming men's group. His approach is flexible, using practical tools from functional analysis, CBT, DBT, ACT and attachment-based work. Beyond therapy, he provides diagnostic assessments and case consultation. All sessions are offered online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, SSW, CCTP

Tricia Cassady is a licensed master social worker in Troy, Michigan, who works with adults, couples and groups. Much of her practice centers on women and mothers who feel worn down after years of keeping everything together. She helps clients sort out how ADHD, chronic stress, burnout, perfectionism, old family patterns and hormonal shifts such as PMDD and the postpartum period can overlap. She also sees clients for trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Her approach is neuroscience-informed and draws on attachment-based work, ACT, CBT, DBT and compassion-focused therapy. Sessions are offered in person in Troy and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LLP, LPC

Vani Rao is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Novi, Michigan, who also holds a limited licensed psychologist credential. She focuses on trauma and works with teens and adults on anxiety, depression, stress and the relationships they have with themselves and others. Her practice also covers OCD, addiction and substance use, bipolar disorder and postpartum concerns. Trained in EMDR, she works on painful memories and the negative beliefs that grew from them, and she also uses CBT, DBT, internal family systems, motivational interviewing and mindfulness-based methods. Goals are set together with each client. She offers sessions in person in Novi and by video, plus a free 15-minute consultation.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW

John Dandridge is a licensed master social worker in Detroit with 31 years in practice. He provides outpatient mental health and substance use services for teens, adults, older adults, couples and families. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anger and addiction, including alcohol, drug and gambling concerns, and works with families around behavioral issues and peer problems. His work is respectful and practical, with an emphasis on growth, prevention and education, drawing on CBT, solution-focused brief therapy, person-centered work, coaching and intervention. He sees clients in person in Detroit and online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Rebecca Jarvis is a licensed psychologist in Royal Oak, Michigan. A central part of her practice is neuropsychological testing, with a focus on evaluating autism and ADHD in adults, and she also assesses adolescents and children for learning differences, behavior or memory concerns and other questions. Depending on insurance, she guides clients through intake, testing and feedback. Alongside assessment, she offers individual therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem and relationship stress, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Her therapy draws on ACT, attachment-based, compassion-focused, humanistic and relational approaches. She sees clients in person in Royal Oak and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Jenna Sielaff is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with 13 years in practice. She works online with adults, couples and families. Her focus includes anxiety, depression, life transitions and communication problems, as well as family conflict, parenting stress and couples working to restore trust after a breach. She also supports people recovering from narcissistic abuse and those dealing with OCD or postpartum concerns. Viewing each person as part of a larger system, she takes a warm, collaborative approach that builds on strengths, drawing on emotionally focused, attachment-based, family systems, internal family systems, narrative and CBT methods. Sessions are virtual.

Licensed Master Social Worker, LCSW

Emily Millman is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years in practice who runs North of Now Therapy from Royal Oak, Michigan. She offers trauma-informed telehealth for adults coping with grief, infertility, pregnancy loss and the postpartum period, as well as anxiety, trauma, OCD and big life changes. Many of her clients seem fine to others while feeling overwhelmed or disconnected inside. She also works with couples and with family and caregiving stress. Her methods include EMDR, CBT, emotionally focused and psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness and motivational interviewing, used with compassion and at the client's pace. All sessions are online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

LaLoni Sims is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Tacoma who works with teens, adults and couples. She helps clients heal from the internalized message that they are the problem, which can leave people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or not good enough. She works with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem, life transitions, couple and family issues, eating disorders, postpartum concerns and LGBTQ+ issues. Her approach is integrative and client-centered, using narrative therapy to help clients separate themselves from their problems, along with CBT, Internal Family Systems and solution-focused work. She values a relaxed, honest therapeutic relationship and checks in on it often. She sees clients in person in Tacoma and online.