About Theresa
Theresa Williams is a licensed master social worker with 24 years of experience in Michigan. She focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or low self-esteem. Theresa writes in a straightforward way and aims to make the first step feel less scary.
Theresa uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She listens for strengths people already have and helps them build on those skills.
Background and approach
Sessions are direct and goal-oriented, with real strategies to manage mood, anger, or compassion fatigue. Many clients come to her worried about life changes, parenting strain, relationship tension, or work stress. She also supports people who are navigating ADHD, mood disorders, or questions about life purpose.
Theresa offers faith-informed counseling when clients want that perspective included. Theresa draws from methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused ideas to create concrete plans. She also uses trauma-focused techniques and DBT skills when emotional regulation or past hurt gets in the way of daily functioning.
Motivational Interviewing helps people move from thinking about change to acting on it. Her style is collaborative and steady. She helps people set short-term goals and practices to try between sessions.
The emphasis is on useful tools that fit into busy lives and on building self-compassion over time.
How Theresa’s approaches work online
Theresa often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT sessions typically include practical exercises and homework to practice between meetings.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. DBT skills work well when strong emotions or relationship conflict get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Theresa will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods together. This collaborative planning helps decide whether CBT, DBT, trauma-focused work, or a mix will be most useful for the current goals.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a brief check-in during a busy day, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to use therapy around work, school, and family obligations.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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