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Jennifer Plesz is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor (CRC, LPC) with over 10 years of profes...
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Jennifer Plesz is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor (CRC, LPC) with over 10 years of professional experience helping clients to overcome anxiety, family conflict, relationship difficulties, pregnancy and postpartum related issues, stress, anger issues, ADHD, women's issues, and much more.
Jennifer earned her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Wayne State University, and has several years of experience working with people from all backgrounds. Today Jennifer offers individual, couples, and families who experiencing hard times, or new obstacles.
Tackle your roadblocks with help from Jennifer; with her professional support and guidance, you can start feeling better, while rebuilding trust, confidence, and contentment. With each session, she'll work to establish a professional, caring relationship between you and herself.
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Trust, mutual respect, collaboration, and empathy are foundational to a strong therapeutic alliance, and I am here to support you....
Trust, mutual respect, collaboration, and empathy are foundational to a strong therapeutic alliance, and I am here to support you.
Stephanie Scianna is a Licensed Master Social Worker and Certified Advanced Addiction and Drug Counselor with nearly 15 years of experience working in the substance use and mental health fields. She specializes in treating adults who are seeking services for anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment disorders, self-esteem, relationship issues, and substance use disorders. Stephanie is passionate about working with pregnant and parenting women with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Stephanie earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from Wayne State University. She utilizes a variety of clinical approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing techniques, strength-based strategies, psychoeducation, solution-focused techniques, and mindfulness-based practices.
Stephanie encourages her clients to identify personal strengths and works collaboratively with them to foster growth and change. She hopes to accompany you on your journey of finding peace, recovery, and self-fulfillment.
I know how overwhelming life can feel at times, and my goal is to help you find calm and clarity in the chaos....
I know how overwhelming life can feel at times, and my goal is to help you find calm and clarity in the chaos.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 4 years of experience and specialized training in trauma, autism, anxiety, and anger management. I work with clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or misunderstood, helping them build resilience, manage emotions, improve relationships, and create balance. I draw on evidence-based practices and a compassionate approach to guide clients in setting meaningful goals, developing coping skills, and moving toward lasting positive change.
I earned a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch College, where I also trained at a neuropsychological clinic. I have received training in cognitive behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, and motivational interviewing, allowing me to tailor care to each client.
I understand that feeling anxious, stuck, or misunderstood can be exhausting. I offer a supportive space where you will feel heard and valued. With experience in trauma, anxiety, autism, and anger, I walk alongside clients as they work toward healing, clarity, and hope for a more balanced and fulfilling life.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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Marriage counseling, also known as couples therapy and relationship counseling, helps couples work through their specific relationship issues. Thriveworks marriage counseling in Sterling Heights, MI is led by licensed professionals — often licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) — who are experts in their field and best-equipped to help couples. Some examples of common focuses within Marriage counseling include:
Marriage counseling works by helping couples identify and better navigate their unique challenges. Following an initial assessment of the couple in terms of strengths and needs, the therapist would then discuss their therapeutic goals and any possible approaches or ways of working together as therapist and couple.Couples attend sessions together, whether they meet in person or by video. In addition to regular marriage counseling sessions, each partner may also be asked to attend a few individual sessions to supplement their progress. This will allow their counselor to get to know each individual better, assess each of their personal needs, and develop the very best treatment plan moving forward.
Marriage counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you and your partner.
On average, couples attend marriage counseling for 12 weeks. However, marriage counseling may last longer or shorter, dependent on the couples’ needs, the challenges they’d like to work through, and the pace of their progress. Marriage counselors and therapists at Thriveworks in Sterling Heights, MI work with their clients to create goals, decide on ideal timelines, and establish treatment plans.
Love often leads two people into marriage: the commitment to take on the rest of life together. Until then, a couple will fantasize about spending every waking moment in each other’s company; they’ll imagine a happy life with a loving family; they’ll look forward to all of the good memories that are to come. What they often forget, though, is that marriage takes hard work. It isn’t always happy or good—there will be conflict and obstacles to overcome.
The hard-hitting truth is that many marriages do end in divorce. Why? Because couples fail to address, manage, and resolve the conflicts that plague their relationship. The good news is that this doesn’t have to be every couple’s fate. If you’re struggling to overcome obstacles on your own, you can choose to work with a marriage counselor who has the skills and expertise to help you through the challenges that arise in your marriage.
Thriveworks Sterling Heights in Macomb has skilled, experienced, caring marriage counselors on staff. If you are in the Detroit, MI area looking for therapy, these professionals are ready to help you and your spouse clear the hurdles standing in your way of a happy, healthy life together. If you’re interested in working with a Thriveworks Sterling Heights marriage counselor, give us a call today. We can get you scheduled immediately.
If you do continue to put your marriage on the back-burner, you will likely run into more and more conflict. Here are a few topics often discussed in marriage counseling:
Your experience in marriage counselor will depend on your relationship needs. Your therapist or psychologist will first assess your marriage, the issues you identify, and then structure your sessions based on that information. This allows them to create the best possible treatment plan for you and your spouse.
That said, marriage counselor does often involve talking about effective communication and conflict resolution skills. These are both crucial to building and maintaining a happy, healthy marriage over many years. You can look back on these lessons learned in marriage counseling when issues arise in the future. Remember that the marriage therapists at Thriveworks Sterling Heights Counseling are dedicated to providing you with every effective tool possible, including the Gottman Method. The Gottman Method is an approach to marriage therapy that focuses on helping couples improve many different areas of their relationship through the use of research-backed mediations. In doing so, the goal is to help our couples to:
While many of us hate to admit it, marriage can be hard. It’s better to realize this and take the necessary steps to resolve conflicts that arise in your relationship, than to pretend like everything is okay when it’s not. If you and your spouse are struggling with an issue discussed above, or another problem we did not touch on, reach out to Thriveworks Sterling Heights, which is just outside of Detroit, MI. We have marriage counselors and psychologists who want to help you work through the obstacles that stand in your way.
Are you searching for Detroit therapy to improve your marriage? You’ve come to the right place. When you call Thriveworks Sterling Heights, a scheduling specialist will help you set up an appointment on the day and time that works best for you! We offer evening and weekend appointments to cater to all of our clients. Additionally, we accept many different insurance plans. Call today to schedule an appointment.
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