Colette SpauldingLMSW

Colette Spaulding, LMSW, brings a client-centered approach to therapy that starts with listening. She asks what has happened to someone, not what's wrong with them. Her style is compassionate and down-to-earth, and she aims to help people find practical ways to reduce stress and build hope.

Colette uses clear strategies to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She works with people facing grief, parenting strain, career transitions, and addiction-related struggles. Her approach emphasizes strengths, coping skills, and small steps that add up to real change.

In sessions she often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with dialectical behavior ideas to help manage intense emotions and shift unhelpful thinking. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for people processing traumatic memories. The focus is on what feels useful for each person rather than rigid methods.

Colette draws on 15 years of experience in the mental health field in Michigan. She has supported people who have survived abuse and domestic violence and those managing mood disorders, OCD, and co-occurring concerns. She aims to meet people where they are and tailor work to their goals.

Her style is collaborative and flexible. She mentions humor as part of healing and emphasizes building self-awareness and better relationships. People who want clear tools and a steady, compassionate guide may find her approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and guides sessions around their values and goals rather than a preset plan. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depression by changing unhelpful thinking and habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Colette collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. She combines elements from different methods when that helps, and she revisits the plan as people make progress or as goals change.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering a way to meet from different locations. They can also let people continue work during life transitions such as pregnancy, childbirth, or relocation. Discuss format preferences and practical needs during the initial match so sessions can be arranged to suit your schedule and circumstances.