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Practice Founder

Clinical Focus: Adults, Complex Trauma, Body Liberation
Approaches: IFS, EMDR, Feminist

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Caroline believes whole-heartedly that every person has adapted to do the best they can, often unaware of how strong they’ve been in the face of overwhelming circumstances. She sees therapy is as much an excavation as a process of growth and evolution: digging into the stories we've created about ourselves and then challenging the assumptions and interpretations we've made along the way.

The foundation of Caroline’s clinical work is a warm and authentic relationship with her clients and a deeply held conviction that healing requires restoring trust in the innate wisdom of our bodies. Her practice is rooted in a passion for helping clients achieve healthy relationships and happy, fulfilling lives. Her approach is based on research: treatments that have been proven to help people find real solutions to real problems.

Caroline has been a clinical social worker since 2009, working in the child welfare system as well as community mental health as a therapist and a clinical supervisor. She opened Head & Heart in 2018 in the hopes of creating a transformative and healthy work environment for clinicians and a place of refuge and healing for our community.

Caroline enjoys baking, board gaming, and entertaining friends and family in her home. She loves to laugh and seeks joy every day, through her relationships and her work.

Openings: Not Accepting New Clients

Caroline looks forward to re-writing your narrative with you.

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Clinical Focus: Adults, Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Life Transitions 

Approaches: EMDR, IFS, Polyvagal Theory, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness

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Krista feels deeply honored to hold the hands and hearts of her clients as they navigate life’s challenges. With over 15 years of experience, she brings warmth, compassion, and a commitment to helping clients understand how their past informs their present, facilitating healing and growth. Krista genuinely enjoys the practice of therapy and views it as a collaborative journey of connection.

Krista specializes in working with adults facing complex trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and self-esteem challenges. She integrates evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, IFS, Polyvagal Theory, and DBT to create a personalized approach for each client. Her goal is to support clients as they develop the inner resources to meet their attachment and developmental needs, build resilience, and foster emotional regulation.

As a therapist and social worker, Krista is committed to standing up against oppression. She is dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive space for folks in marginalized bodies. Krista believes in the ongoing work of learning, unlearning, and reflection to ensure that she remains an active ally for her clients, continually cultivating an environment of support and healing.

Outside of work, Krista finds joy in baking, gardening, and hiking with her husband, children, and two dogs. She embraces these simple pleasures to find balance in life.

Openings: Accepting New Clients

Krista invites you on a journey of growth and healing, discovering the inner resources to meet life’s challenges with resilience and compassion.

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Clinical Focus: Adults, Domestic Violence, Complex Trauma, Narcissistic Abuse

Approaches: EMDR, DBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

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Nicole is a certified EMDR therapist who creates a warm, down-to-earth environment where clients feel safe to show up as their true, authentic selves. She is passionate about walking alongside individuals as they navigate the complexities of their lives, honoring the strength and courage it takes to be vulnerable. Nicole provides compassionate, individualized care, helping clients heal from the past, understand present challenges, and build a fulfilling future.

Nicole specializes in treating complex trauma, domestic and sexual violence, mood disorders, and narcissistic abuse. She is dedicated to helping clients gain insight into how these experiences impact daily life while equipping them with tools to set boundaries, manage stress, regulate emotions, and increase self-esteem.

Nicole earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and women and gender studies from Grand Valley State University, followed by a master’s in clinical social work from Western Michigan University. She has extensive experience in non-profit settings, supporting survivors of trauma and those struggling with severe mental health issues.

Now living in Northern Michigan with her family, Nicole enjoys gardening, tending to her chickens, and soaking up the summer with her loved ones.

Openings: Offering a Waitlist

Nicole looks forward to walking with you as you give yourself the gift of healing.

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Clinical Focus: Adults, Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Grief, Caregiving, Aging & Intergenerational Relationships

Approaches: Holistic, Person-Centered

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April believes life’s transitions, both joyful and challenging, shape who we are and how we connect with others. She knows that change can create conflicting feelings and even prohibit us from being our true selves. She sees therapy as an opportunity to walk alongside you, offering support as you navigate anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and significant life changes. April specializes in helping clients manage relationships, particularly those that span generations, and has extensive experience guiding individuals through the loss of loved ones, including miscarriages, child loss, partner loss, and the passing of animal companions.

With a warm and earnest style, April uses a holistic, person-centered approach to help you find acceptance, meaning, and joy—on your terms. She collaborates with you to explore the life experiences, patterns, beliefs, and relationships that shape your ways of being in the world. With April as a trusted support, you’ll widen your perspective and harvest your inner strength. 

In her free time, April enjoys life with her husband and three children who keep her on her toes. A music lover, she plays piano and shares this passion with her children. She also finds inspiration through labyrinth walks with friends, helping others discover answers to life’s big questions.

Openings: Accepting New Clients

April invites you to harvest your inner strength as you navigate life’s transitions and uncover your most authentic self.

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Clinical Focus: Children 7+, Adult Women, Complex Trauma
Approaches: EMDR, Mindfulness/Yoga, IFS

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Devin applies a whole-person approach when working with clients. As a clinical social worker with a background as a food and nutrition educator and yoga instructor for over ten years, she believes in healing that interweaves the mind, body and heart. Devin aims to create a client/therapist relationship based on trust, safety, and accessible care.

Devin enjoys working with women, teens and kids who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex trauma, and other life transitions. She is trained in various modalities including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic and Attachment Focused (S.A.F.E.) EMDR, TraumaPlay, and Internal Family Systems. She also believes whole-heartedly in developing and nurturing a client’s relationship with themselves as this can often have a positive ripple effect when tended to. Devin often interweaves her background in nutrition and physical education to provide care through holistic lens when appropriate and desired. Through this approach, Devin aims to support her client’s healing through the whole self.

Devin was born in the Detroit area but has spent most of her life in Norther, lower Michigan. Devin enjoys mountain and road biking, practicing yoga, reading and adventuring with her two rescue dogs and husband.

Openings: Accepting New Telehealth Clients

Devin is excited and honored to support you on the next chapter of your healing journey!

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Clinical Focus: Adults, Complex Trauma, Addiction, Recovery/Sobriety, Life Transitions
Methods/Approaches: Emotion-Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused, CBT, SMART Recovery

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Chris believes that finding purpose in life is critical to happiness. This journey is unique to each person, and improving one area creates a happier, more meaningful life.

Implementing diverse approaches, Chris’ clinical work rests on a foundation of existentialism and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Through this, he has witnessed clients make profound changes. Chris works with adults, specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and substance abuse.

Born and raised in Northern Michigan, Chris recently returned to the area after working in Alaska, Vermont, and the Upper Peninsula. He is a family man who loves spending time with his two children and partner. You can often find him playing hockey and enjoying nature.

Openings: Accepting New Telehealth Clients

Chris looks forward to joining you on your quest for happiness, wellness, and meaning.

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Clinical Focus: Adolescents (16+), Adults, Complex Trauma
Approaches: IFS, EMDR, Mindfulness

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Isabel believes that there is no secret ingredient to living a good life. Her approach is to guide and encourage each individual to take small daily steps that will set them on the path they desire. Isabel embraces holistic methods to mental health and believes that taking care of your mind, body and soul comes as a package deal.

Isabel knows that adolescence is not for the faint of heart. She supports her teenage clients, ages 16+, in overcoming anxiety, depression, self-harm, and relationship conflict, all while they navigate the challenges of adolescent identity development. Isabel also specializes in working with adults who have experienced complex trauma and are struggling with anxiety and depression. She practices evidence-based trauma treatment to support clients in overcoming the shadows that trauma casts over their lives and sense of self.

During her career Isabel has worked as a School Counselor for Chicago Public Schools, a Youth Services Counselor, and a Mental Health Counselor. Isabel grew up in the Traverse City area and returned with her husband to raise their three children. She loves reading and yoga. She has been meaning to get back into running since the birth of her third child…. any day now! And she is actively working through her nacho addiction.

Openings: Offering a Waitlist

Isabel looks forward to helping you create an identity as the hero of your own story.

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Clinical Focus: Adults, LGBTQ/Queer Community, Life Transitions, Anxiety, Depression
Approaches: IFS, CBT, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing

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Lauren has a deep-rooted passion for supporting you in navigating the complexities of anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her mission is to facilitate growth within a nurturing relationship. Lauren works to cultivate a safe atmosphere of trust and acceptance, where clients can openly share their thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. It's within this secure haven that transformative healing can take place.

With years of experience in the field, Lauren understands the unique struggles that women often face and is passionate about helping women reach their goals. She has a holistic approach that is combined with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that centers on fostering an environment where clients feel not only understood but also empowered to seize control of their lives. Guided by the belief that every individual possesses unique strengths to overcome obstacles, Lauren collaborates with clients to harness their inner resilience and discover their untapped potential.

Lauren moved back to Traverse City in 2010 after graduating with her Master’s Degree from the University of South Carolina. Lauren loves everything that Northern Michigan has to offer and she can usually be found with her husband and two kids either on the water, the ski slopes, or somewhere on the trails.

Openings: Accepting New Clients

Lauren is excited to help you create the life that you are excited to live.

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Clinical Focus: Adults, Couples, Complex Trauma, Self-Identified Nerds
Approaches: EMDR, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Gottman, Solution-Focused Therapy, DBT, Narrative Therapy, IFS, Sex Therapy, Role Playing Game Group Therapy

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Cheryl's style is authentic, compassionate, curious, and direct. She believes in balancing safety and agitation for growth. Cheryl focuses on clients’ individual strengths and growth areas to determine an appropriate pace. She creates a therapeutic environment that allows you to be yourself while learning new skills, rediscovering lost ones, and connecting to something deeper within yourself.

Cheryl specializes in relationship enhancement: breaking ineffective communication cycles, preparing for transitions, and overcoming barriers to sexual intimacy. Many people have witnessed their parents' marriages fail and want to avoid those same mistakes. But without role models, we don’t know "how" to make that happen or overcorrect. Cheryl enjoys working with couples who are being proactive about their relationship and willing to put in the work to find lasting change.

Cheryl's current passion project is therapy groups utilizing Dungeons & Dragons! She'd love to nerd out about your fandoms, games, and hobbies: these can be a huge part of one’s identity. Cheryl loves helping fellow geeks learn to discover their emotions and more effectively communicate and connect. She has led many individuals through their quest to overcome depression, social anxiety, and low self-esteem.

Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Cheryl completed her undergraduate work at Western Michigan University and her graduate studies at the University of Oregon. After living in Oregon and Colorado, Cheryl and her partner returned to Northern Michigan to raise their daughter closer to family and the Great Lakes.

Openings: Offering a Waitlist

Cheryl invites you to cultivate the courage to live mindfully and connect fiercely.

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Clinical Focus: Adults, Chronic Dieting/Disordered Eating, Body Image Issues, Exercise Resistance, Fitness & Healthcare Trauma, Anti-Fat Bias
Approaches: Mindfulness, Feminist, Coaching, Motivational Interviewing

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JodiAnn believes that every body deserves respect, dignity and compassion and that re/building a foundation of body sovereignty is the first step on the path toward this freedom. With her clients, she co-creates a brave space for the honest exploration of the internal and external sources that disrupt our ability to be friendly and loving toward our own bodies. JodiAnn trusts every client to be the world's number one expert on their own body and life experiences and sees it as her primary duty to listen deeply, witness, and support that innate wisdom.

To help guide her clients on this journey, JodiAnn offers integrative, holistic Health At Every Size ®️ aligned Health Coaching that includes weight-neutral programming and Intuitive Eating® guidance. She re/mixes motivational interviewing, reflective dialogue, education, practical trouble-shooting, humor, compassion, arts-based expressive activities, body awareness exercises, and other techniques to meet her clients where they are and support their work in moving closer to where they would like to go.

Born in Traverse City and raised for the first part of her life in Northern Michigan, JodiAnn has lived all over Michigan and the Southwestern and Northeastern United States and for two years in Poland as a Peace Corps Volunteer. She returned to Northern Michigan in 2016 with her small family because no matter where she went, nothing ever felt more like home than Lake Michigan, and its dunes and woods.

Openings: Accepting New Clients

JodiAnn invites you to craft your own definition of health & reclaim body respect.

Office Administrator

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Tasha joined Head & Heart in 2019 as the Office Administrator. She relocated and now works remotely. She coordinates new patient intakes, assists with scheduling and manages all aspects of billing. If you have a question about the office, she could probably answer it!

She understands that seeking help can sometimes be overwhelming and intimidating, especially if you’ve never been in therapy. When you take that step she will do her best to make you feel safe and welcomed. She understands that life is a journey filled with mountains and valleys. Sometimes we need support along the way.

Some of her favorite things: creating memories with family & friends, playing board games, camping and soaking up the sunshine.

Tasha looks forward to welcoming you and being part of your support team.