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Colette Spaulding, LMSW

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Colette

Colette Spaulding uses a collaborative, client-centered approach to help people build skills, process difficult experiences, and pursue greater satisfaction in life.

Background and approach

With 15 years of practice as an LMSW in Michigan, she blends evidence-based tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and EMDR with empathic listening to tailor work to each person’s concerns.

Her starting question focuses on context and history rather than blame, inviting clients to explore what has happened to them and how past events shape present patterns. She supports people facing a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addiction, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, and major life transitions.

Colette also addresses more specific struggles such as abandonment, codependency, communication or control problems, dissociation, and family-of-origin difficulties. Grounded in compassion and a pragmatic orientation, she helps clients identify strengths, learn coping strategies, and strengthen self-awareness to improve relationships and daily functioning.

Colette approaches therapy with flexibility and a sense of humor, believing that growth often involves both hard work and moments of lightness. Her practice emphasizes teamwork between therapist and client to choose interventions that fit a person’s goals and context, aiming to promote healing, resilience, and meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Colette blends client-centered work with structured, skills-based therapies to address symptoms and life challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience from their perspective, creating a collaborative environment where the therapist follows the client’s lead and supports self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and strategies, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and difficulties with focus or impulsivity. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Colette works together with clients to find methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life context. She tailors interventions over time, combining techniques when appropriate and adjusting the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access therapy from Michigan or other locations and to maintain continuity of care during life transitions. The range of options supports people who prefer real-time conversations or more frequent text-based check-ins, helping therapy remain practical and consistent with everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Colette commonly address?
She works with a broad range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her practice is client-centered and collaborative, combining empathic listening with skills-based approaches like CBT and DBT to match interventions to each person’s needs.
What is her professional background and experience?
Colette has 15 years of experience in mental health work and has helped people with trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, co-occurring concerns, and anger-related issues.
What credentials and location information are available?
She holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan; credential details are MI LMSW 6801090723.
Can she work with clients who live outside the United States?
English is her working language and she accepts international clients, allowing people in other countries to access her services.
Which session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

What Colette can help with

Colette Spaulding works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem.

Colette has worked with survivors of abuse, domestic violence, and trauma.

Colette has worked with individuals with mood disorders, OCD, anxiety and depression, co-occurring disorders, and anger issues.

How Colette approaches therapy

Colette's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Colette is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan.