Counseling and Therapy Services
Detroit, Michigan
Start My Wellness provides therapy, counseling, medication management, psychological testing, and other wellness services for children, teens, adults, groups, couples and families in the Greater Metro Detroit Area.
Our certified therapists have home-grown roots, so you can feel confident in their skills and at home in your community throughout your experience.
Individual Counseling
Get expert support tailored to your unique needs.
Couples Counseling
Work through your relationship with empathy and guidance.
Grief Counseling
Compassionate support to help you navigate loss and healing.
Psychiatric Medication
We provide medication to treat depression, anxiety, and other conditions.
Psychological Testing
We test for a wide range of psychological conditions.
Online Therapy
We provide accessible and efficient therapy from the comfort of your home.
Make an Appointment
To get started with Start My Wellness, schedule an appointment online or call 248-514-4955. During the scheduling process, we will ask questions to match you with the therapist who will best meet your needs including service type, emotional symptoms and availability.
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How to Nurture Resilience in Young People
In this video, Dr. Babushkin speaks about how parents can prepare their children for a complex, changing world. Therapists often help kids with various types of anxiety. For example, feeling overwhelmed or lacking confidence in social situations. One of the challenges for parents is assisting their young children in “taking apart” such issues and tackling them in piecemeal, bite size pieces. How does one teach a child to be confident and take those skills into the larger world?
Free seminars in December 2016/January 2017: Helping parents help kids
Start My Wellness, an outpatient emotional health clinic, is offering free seminars for parents with the goal of answering common questions about mental and emotional health.
Laura Shoshi knows How to Stop Bullying
In this video, therapist Laura Shoshi describes specific strategies for helping children. Laura zeroes in on common challenges faced by parents – bullying, risky behavior, and children’s need for love and understanding. Watch the video below to learn more!
Independent Thinking-Important in Today’s Climate
In today’s complicated political and social climate, it is increasingly important to be able to think for yourself and make good decisions. This skill set is in development from the beginning of one’s life, and can be helped along by thoughtful adults, such as a therapist.
Cate gives an In-Depth look at How She Helps Kids
In these brief videos, therapist Cate Desjardins describes her thoughtful work with children. Check out these brand new videos! Then call us or email us with your questions. What kind of things have you always wondered about therapy but were afraid to ask?!
Making Decisions – Are You Born with it or is it a Learned Skill?
This Wall Street Journal article offers a new perspective on the emotionally-charged topic of whether or not parents should allow their kids to quit extracurricular activities.
Helping School-Aged Children
In this video, Start My Wellness therapists Cate Desjardins and Anton Babushkin answer common questions parents have about their school-aged child being in therapy.
Relationships – get better at them!
Relationships are challenging. In this article from the New York Times, one person looks back on how his relationship to himself and to others changed over the course of his work in therapy.
9 Satisfying Stress Reduction Strategies
I was just browsing the news feed on Google when I came across this article on stress reduction. Since most illness is related to stress in one form or another, it is always a good idea to maximize stress reduction techniques in your personal life.