Ages and Gender.

We specialize in adult therapy for age 18+ both male and female. 

Individual counseling can include other people, if it benefits the client and the achievement of their goals.

We do not specialize in child or adolescent therapy.

 

Types of Issues

In your initial phone call, we will help identify whether this practice is a good fit for you.  You will talk with therapist, Judith Persley.  You will likely ask us questions, and you will be asked some questions as well .... such as .... what's going on?  What symptoms or challenges are you having?  What appointment days and times are options for you?  If you are using insurance, what kind do you have?  The combined answers will help determine if this practice is the right fit for you.

The following represents most of the issues Creekside specializes in:

  • Anxiety(general and specific types)
  • Depressed Mood / Depression
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
  • Trauma
  • OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
  • Life Adjustment Issues
  • Grief and Loss
  • Relationship issues, including family relationships
  • Working through hurts of the past
  • Adjustment to medical issues
  • Managing Stress and Reducing Stress
  • Divorce
  • Co-Parenting
  • Single Parenting

Shame

There is no "shaming" in your counseling here at Creekside.  Feeling bad may or may not be a reasonable consequence to a decision you've made, or an abuse you endured.  Feeling bad forever ... NOT okay.  Feeling bad about who you are as a person ... very NOT okay.  It takes a tremendous amount of courage to admit to mistakes, or talk about abuse.  Our focus at Creekside is, in the case of mistakes, to take that mistake, gather all the learnings we can, and create a realistic plan to get you where you'd rather be.  In the case of abuse, we process this carefully and honorably and assist reshaping the wholeness you deserve.  There's about two directions to go in when you have a regret.  We support the productive one.  No shame here.

 

Appointment Availability

  • Monday thru Thursday
  • Afternoon and Evening appointment times available

 

Location

4461 24 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316

 

What we Value

At this practice, we value

  • Confidentiality
  • Listening without judgment
  • Client goals (not the therapist's)
  • The client-therapist relationship
  • Honoring client vulnerability
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We can also offer

At this practice, your position on religion, spirituality, God, Higher Power, is valued and respected.

A client may request that Christian beliefs be integrated into their therapy and used to support their goals and restoration. 

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Equipping you

Equipping you with tools and strategies is not only our goal, it is one of our top priorities.

Therapist Judith Persley regularly engages in best practice training and education to bring her clients the best solutions.  Using white boards and hand-outs, to name a few, concrete tools and strategies are the anchor to helping our clients be successful well beyond the counseling visit.

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