Online Therapy for Adults in Michigan: Trauma, ADHD, Anxiety & Burnout
You do not have to keep holding everything together by yourself. If you are moving through life with chronic stress or emotional numbness, Hillside Counseling provides online therapy Michigan adults trust to help them find more grounding and connection. Therapy here is a gentle invitation to come back home to yourself.
We offer trauma informed care for people who are ready for deeper and long-lasting change. Together, we move at the pace of your nervous system with presence and curiosity. We never force the process and are always listening.
Telehealth only • Self-pay practice • Adults 18+ • Serving all of Michigan
The People Who Find Their Way to Therapy Online Michigan
Many people who come here are highly skilled at coping and taking care of others. Yet they often feel like something essential is missing in their own inner world. Therapy at Hillside is not about fixing what is wrong with you.
It is about making room for the parts of you that work overtime to keep you safe. We gently help those parts realize they do not have to do that job alone anymore. You might notice yourself in some of these experiences:
- You feel numb, shut down, or disconnected from your emotions and from yourself.
- You are often overwhelmed, stuck in a freeze response, or cycling through burnout.
- You have been carrying trauma or attachment wounds for a long time.
- You identify as having ADHD, and the emotional intensity or inner chaos feels especially loud.
- Anxiety leaves you constantly bracing for what might go wrong.
- You are exhausted from being the one who always has it together.
- You notice familiar patterns repeating in relationships but struggle to change them.
- You are high-functioning on the outside but feel depleted on the inside.
Why Somatic Healing and Depth-Oriented Therapy Help
There is a kind of change that does not come from insight alone. It comes from being met fully and gently in the places where you have had to go silent or small. At Hillside, therapy focuses on:
- Somatic experiential therapy that helps you reconnect with your body’s wisdom.
- Attachment-focused healing that integrates old relational patterns.
- Trauma-informed pacing so nothing moves faster than your system can handle.
- Neurodivergent-affirming support that honors the way your brain actually works.
- Evidence-based approaches that blend deep exploration with grounding techniques.
This approach goes far beyond basic strategies or surface-level coping skills. It is about healing where the real hurt lives. We will access the parts of you that inherently know how to grow, repair, and reconnect.
How Therapy Feels At Hillside Counseling
The way therapy feels matters just as much as the tools we use. People often describe therapy at Hillside as:
- Slow enough to actually notice what is happening inside instead of rushing past it.
- Safe enough to bring in the parts of your story you have learned to hide or minimize.
- Structured enough that you do not feel like you are just venting without direction.
- Spacious enough for real emotional movement and not just surface-level coping.
- Collaborative, warm, and deeply human rather than detached.
This is a safe, affirming, and non-religious space where your identities and lived experiences are fully honored. You will not be pushed to talk about anything you are not ready to share. We are interested in you as a whole person, including the parts that have had to stay hidden to survive.
Therapy Specialties & Areas of Focus
Hillside Counseling offers depth-oriented online therapy Michigan adults can access from anywhere. We place a particular focus on:
Trauma Therapy
Explore how trauma has shaped your nervous system, relationships, and sense of self. We will gently create new safety, connection, and aliveness.
Adult ADHD Therapy
This is a space to explore the emotional and relational side of ADHD beyond productivity tips. You can better understand yourself and how your brain works.
PTSD & Complex Trauma
We provide support for the impact of ongoing or early-life trauma. This includes navigating chronic overwhelm, emotional flashbacks, and difficulties feeling safe.
Anxiety Therapy
Work with the parts of you that are always bracing for impact. You will learn how to listen to their fears and build true calmness and confidence.
Depression Therapy
Find support for feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected. We emphasize a gentle reconnection rather than placing pressure on you to snap out of it.
Somatic Therapy
We utilize body-based work that helps you notice physical and emotional sensations. Listening to these cues in your body directly leads to deep healing.
Brainspotting
This is a focused therapy approach that supports the processing of overwhelming experiences. It allows you to heal while staying completely grounded.
Relational Wounds
We do deep work around feeling too much, not enough, or fundamentally unlovable. This helps heal the patterns that formed in your early emotional environments.
Emotional Disconnection
Sometimes it feels like the volume has been turned down on your emotional life. We help you gently reconnect without becoming overwhelmed.
Overwhelm Patterns
We help you understand and work with freeze, shutdown, and collapse states. Your nervous system will learn it has more options than pushing through or checking out.
High-Functioning Burnout
We support people who are highly capable on the outside but exhausted and depleted inside. Together, we will work toward a much more sustainable way of living.
My Approach: Depth-Oriented, Experiential, and Somatic
Therapy with Hillside Counseling is grounded in the belief that you already carry an innate drive toward healing. Our work is about creating the conditions where that natural movement can become possible again. We draw from attachment-based and neuroscience-informed approaches to support your entire system.
AEDP
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy is a relational therapy that trusts your nervous system’s capacity to heal. Instead of just analyzing your past, we gently explore what you are feeling in the present moment together. This allows emotions that once felt unbearable to be safely processed and integrated.
Somatic and Experiential Work
Somatic and experiential therapy invite your physical body into the conversation. This might look like noticing sensations and tension or tracking moments of ease and softening. We stay curious about what your body is telling us to honor the wisdom it carries.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Attachment-based work explores how your earliest relationships shaped the way you respond to others and yourself. In therapy, we pay attention to how these patterns show up between us in real time. This offers new healing experiences of being seen and cared for when difficult feelings arise.
Neuroscience-Informed Care
Our work is informed by what we know about the nervous system and emotional processing. Rather than pushing you to just try harder, we respect your internal limits and work with them. You will learn to notice signs of activation and gradually expand your capacity to handle difficult experiences.
Online Therapy Across Michigan
Hillside Counseling is a telehealth-only practice. All sessions take place virtually for adults living anywhere in the state. Online therapy can be especially helpful if you have a busy schedule or prefer the comfort of your own home.
It is also incredibly supportive if you feel more regulated when you do not have to drive to an appointment or sit in a waiting room. Hillside Counseling currently serves clients in communities like, Troy, Rochester Hills, Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, and Birmingham.
Wherever you are located in the state, you can access private and secure care. We provide online therapy Michigan residents rely on for meaningful healing.
Common Questions About Online Therapy
Is online therapy effective?
Yes. For many people, virtual sessions are just as effective as in-person therapy. Telehealth can be especially supportive for depth-oriented work because you are in your own familiar environment. This often makes it much easier for your nervous system to settle.
Do you accept insurance?
Hillside Counseling is a self-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly. If you have out-of-network benefits, you may be able to request partial reimbursement from your insurance company. I can provide an itemized receipt that you can submit to your insurer.
Who do you work with?
I work with adults 18 and older who live anywhere in the state of Michigan. Many of my clients are navigating trauma, complex PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, or burnout. I am an affirming provider and welcome clients from all spiritual, cultural, or faith-based backgrounds.
What happens in the first session?
The first session is a chance for both of us to slow down and get to know each other. We will talk about what brings you to therapy and what you hope will feel different in your life. You are welcome to share as much or as little as feels right.