Counseling Services in Detroit, Michigan
Our licensed therapists help people in Detroit, MI and throughout Wayne County live happier and more fulfilled lives.
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Make Relationships Better
Your relationships don’t have to be in turmoil to benefit from couples or family counseling. Therapy can take a good thing and make it great. When it comes to your relationships, our trained therapists can help you strengthen your bond with loved ones through improved communication, intimacy and trust-building. Scheduling an appointment!
Learn to Thrive at Work
The workplace is commonly cited as a source of stress and anxiety for most individuals in your community. Start My Wellness allows you to discuss these workplace challenges in a judgment-free zone. Our counselors and therapists can help you navigate these struggles by giving you the tools you need to communicate in a healthy way, assert your needs and identify patterns that may have been working against you. Scheduling an appointment!
De-Stress & Excel at School
Students of all ages can take advantage of our mental health counseling services to overcome daily stressors related to school. Whether it be a change in routine, a heavy workload, or social pressures, a qualified therapist can help you work through these life challenges in the most effective way. Don't delay scheduling your first appointment!
Conveniently located on 9 Mile, between Wrenson and Leitch Roads, you can find our office just east of Woodward and close to Downtown Troy. Whether you need assistance overcoming a difficult experience, dealing with anxiety or depression, or simply want to improve the quality of your life, our highly-skilled and licensed counselors will work with you to achieve your goals.
We are accepting new patients and offer phone, virtual or in-person appointments.
Questions? Please call 248-514-4955
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Learning More About Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, also known as master-level nurses, can help diagnose and treat mental health/emotional health issues. A psychiatrist, on the other hand, is a medical doctor. And while they receive different training than psychiatric nurse practitioners, their duties regarding your health are pretty much the same.
Psychologist, Social worker, Psychiatrist: What’s the Difference?
In the field of mental health, there are a number of specialties that focus on a specific aspect of an individual’s overall health. The terms “psychologist”, “social worker”, and “psychiatrist” are labels that are used to differentiate between the specialties of each field.
What’s the Difference Between a Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatrist?
While both nurse practitioners and psychiatrists can prescribe medications, they specialize in slightly different areas.
Different Methods of Diagnosing ADHD
There’s no standardized way to test for ADHD, but there are a few common ways therapists and other mental health professionals determine if their client needs help in that area.
Three Reasons Your Dietitian and Therapist Should Work Together
If you’ve ever sought out care for your mental health, you know how much therapy can help. The same goes for professional help around food and diet. By combining the two, we can now access the correlation between them.
Is Your Therapist Trained in Combined Treatment?
Combined treatment is when your therapist collaborates with other health professionals to learn more about how to provide you with the best treatment plan. Meaning, that psychologists, dieticians, nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists all sit down to learn about each other’s specialized fields.
Debunking Myths: The Role of Medication Management in Mental Health Care
Many social, environmental, and economic factors can impact our mental health. Whether social media, personal relationships, or financial status, different sectors of our lives affect our well-being and by the same token, well-being affects our abilities to thrive in different facets of life.
Learning How To Deliver Wellness: The 7 Year Journey
Moving to a new location. Encountering a global pandemic. Renaming the wellness brand. Growing from a team of 1 to a team of over twenty.A lot has changed over the last 7 years. And a lot of that change has been good. Change and transformation has the potential to leverage meaningful growth and resilience. But it doesn’t happen overnight.
Athletes Need Support Both On and Off The Field
If a young athlete breaks an arm or twists an ankle, we understand the need to recover, to take some time off to rest and rejuvenate. Do we use this same approach when it comes to mental health?
What Does Customer Service Have To Do With Health Care?
At Start my Wellness, we see our patients as human beings first. Although at first glance, the answer to the question may seem obvious but as medical offices become evermore infiltrated with paperwork, insurance claims, and billing inquiries, striking a balance with completing administrative work and spending time with patients grows more challenging.