Patrick Walchak

LMSW
Okemos Heritage Park & Virtual
Our Wellness & Counseling Provider in the Greater Lansing & Grand Rapids Michigan

I believe that the therapeutic relationship allows the client to thrive and be themselves; however that may look for the individual. This belief is nurtured in an environment where clients can express themselves – they are heard and validated.

I use a multi-modal and philosophical approach to provide individuals seeking change the ability to strengthen what abilities they already possess, develop new skills and abilities, and utilize those abilities that an individual may not realize they already have.

Everyone can grow and move towards being their ideal self, even you! Too often, people listen to inaccurate and biased messages about themselves, which they believe to be fact. We will work together to help erase or modify these beliefs and create an accurate self. By working collaboratively and developing new action-oriented skills and solutions, you can learn how to process and move past experiences that cause them distress.

During individual therapy, we will build on skills and strengths to help you take action in your life and create solutions that work. I also help people repair and strengthen bonds with the important people in their lives as an integral component of the therapeutic process.

I assist clients in this by helping them develop, understand, and place boundaries; identify maladaptive behaviors and learn how to change them; and how too reconcile instances where there is no easy or clear-cut solution.

Client Types

Adult Individual (Ages 18-40), Adult Individual (Ages 41-64), Adult Individual (Ages 65+), Couples

Areas of Interest

Addiction- Video Games, Gambling etc., ADHD (Non Medication Treatment), Anger Management, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, Body Image, Bullying, Caregiver Fatigue, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Illness/Chronic Pain, College Students/Transitions, Depression, End of Life/Terminal Illness, Grief/Loss, Immigration/1st Generation, Infertility, Infidelity, Midlife Challenges, Mood Disorders, Multicultural Issues, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Poly Relationships-Couples, Poly Relationships-Individual, Post Abortion Support, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues- Individual, Religious Trauma, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Sex Positive/Kink Allied, Somatic Symptoms, Stress, Substance Abuse, Trauma/PTSD

Therapy Types

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy,Attachment,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),Dialectical Behavior Therapy Informed (DBT Informed),Humanistic,Mindfulness,Motivational Interviewing,Person Centered,Prolonged Exposure,Psychodynamic,Strength-Based Therapy
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