About April
April Hitchcock-Fofana is a licensed social worker with 20 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and ADHD-related challenges. April uses straightforward support so people feel heard and can take small steps forward.
Her work centers on practical, person-centered care. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Sessions often include skills practice, problem-solving, and checking what feels useful in daily life.
Background and approach
April draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness approaches to support emotion regulation and clearer thinking. Motivational interviewing is used to encourage change when someone feels stuck.
Her experience covers relationship issues, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and substance use struggles. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving burdens, and identity or attachment challenges. April aims to address both immediate problems and longer-term patterns that keep people stuck.
Therapy with April is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps clients track small wins, develop coping tools, and practice new ways of handling stress. Many people come away with clearer priorities and more reliable routines that help daily functioning.
How April's approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead to build trust and clarify goals. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and everyday stressors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive behaviors. It can be helpful for anger, emotional overwhelm, and relationship conflicts.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. April will talk with clients about their goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust strategies based on what helps. She works collaboratively so the plan fits the person's life and priorities.
Online therapy offers several practical options: video calls for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, live chat for brief back-and-forth work, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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