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Meet Our Therapists

You-Centered Psychotherapy.

​It's not just a tagline, it's a commitment.

Our expertise applied to your values and goals.

Elizabeth Rummel, MA, LLP

Co-Owner/Therapist

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Elizabeth has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and psychotherapy field with a bachelors degree in nursing and a masters degree in Marriage and Family Psychology. She provides individual and group psychotherapy for adults with mental health struggles and chronic medical conditions. Her relationship work focuses on ethical non-monogamy and polyamory.

River Farrell, PsyD, LP

Co-Owner/Therapist

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River applies their expertise with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy to working with gender and sexual minorities, and with interpersonal relationships through individual, couples, and family therapy.

Maureen Bernard, LCSW

Therapist

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Maureen works with adults and their loved ones, and her areas of specialization include chemical and non-chemical addictions, mood disorders,
ADD/ADHD, disordered eating and unresolved grief and loss. She uses an integrative approach, borrowing from many sources and disciplines such as Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Relapse Prevention. She provides education and support to help people move through their personal processes of change and improve their skills in managing everyday life stresses. Prior to earning
her Masters in Social Work Maureen was a Nutrition Consultant in private practice,
firmly grounding her treatment philosophy in working with the whole person.

Anthony Dondero, LMSW

Therapist

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Anthony is a Licensed Masters Social Worker and a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. He holds a Masters in Social work from Wayne State University. He specializes in working with LGBTQIA and substance use disorder populations, with a particular focus on working with transgender individuals. Anthony has worked as an activist, advocate, and peer educator to trans youth and their families since 2005.

Jaclyn Bernia, MA, TLLP

Therapist

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Jaclyn earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Psychology. She is
focused on working with individuals with trauma, eating disorders, and with first responders and the LGBTQIA+ community. She emphasizes building relationship with her clients and offering a safe place to work through the challenges they are facing.

Fernanda Berganza Argoud, LLP

Therapist

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Fernanda is a bilingual (English/Spanish) therapist with 10+years experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families. She earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from The Michigan School of Psychology and also holds a degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Systemic Family Therapy from UNIVA, Qro. Mexico. Dedicated to support diverse clients from different cultural backgrounds, minorities and individual needs.

Kat Stampfer, MS, LLP

Therapist

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Kat is a Limited License Psychologist with a Master's Degree in General Clinical Psychology. They offer therapy services to adolescents and adults in both individual and group settings. In addition to complex trauma, grief, and major life transitions, Kat is passionate about identity development across multiple domains of life, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, and interpersonal parts of self. Kat hopes to offer a meaningful therapy experience that recognizes how intersectionality and identity influence later life outcomes.

Julia Teper, MA, TLLP

Therapist

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Julia is a Temporary Limited License Psychologist with a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology. She joins us with experience working with a variety of client populations, including teens and adults with depression, anxiety, autism, and trauma.

Usha Mohanraj, MA, TLLP

Therapist

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Usha earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Psychology. She is trilingual, speaking English, Tamil, and Sinhala. She also has several years of experience working with children with developmental disorders. Usha is passionate about creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and understood. She values each client’s unique strengths and works collaboratively with them toward meaningful growth and positive change.

Therapists, Clinical Educators

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We welcome new therapists and clinical educators looking for an administrative home where they can build their therapy practice or promote their clinical education services to their fellow therapists.

(248) 221-2766

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