Meet us.
Katie Sheffler, LMSW
Therapist
Katie seeks to provide a safe, caring, and nonjudgmental environment, supporting you as you begin to address and cope with the challenges in your life. Drawing from your strengths, we will work together to develop new strategies, skills, and perspectives in order that you may live a full and joyful life. Katie has experience working with people of all ages struggling with a variety of concerns including anxiety and mood disorders, life transitions, behavioral issues, trauma, and more. Katie utilizes creative therapies such as art, play therapy, ACT, Cognitive Behavioral, and is a certified EMDR therapist.
Lydia Perry, LLP
Therapist
Lydia believes therapy should be driven by the individual. She works to empower individuals to create the change they want to see in their lives and promote healing, and acceptance of themselves. Lydia believes the most important indicator of success is a trusting and supportive relationship with the therapist. She sees her role in the therapeutic process as to guiding her clients towards their highest potential, while also collaborating with them in every aspect of their work. Because everyone has unique strengths and barriers, Lydia's therapy style is open, flexible, and tailored to meet the specific goals of each client. She sees clients with a variety of common mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and relationship issues. However, she specializes in domestic and sexual abuse.
Therapist
Chelsea Harper, LLMSW
Chelsea's approach entails meeting you where you are in your healing journey and acknowledging the whole self - spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally - so you are able to tackle whatever life has in store for you with confidence. Chelsea wholeheartedly believes that when we come together and open our minds to alternatives, it cultivates the change we desire to see in our lives. Chelsea serves individuals, couples, and families of all ages. She has experience with a wide range of needs, including various anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, OCD, ADHD, eating disorders, phobias, and trauma. Whether you are adjusting to a new season, feeling stuck, or in need of a safe space to release your burdens, her door is always open.
Holly Monte, LLP
Therapist
Holly seeks to honor your decision to take steps toward a healthy mind, spirit, and lifestyle. She offers therapy that is tailored to your specific needs, an empathetic ear, and a therapeutic relationship based on full acceptance and mutual trust. Holly's office is a space where all who enter can be fully authentic. A place where hope is instilled, healing takes place, and lives are changed for the better. Holly has experience with a wide variety of needs but specializes in Christian-based therapy, Couples counseling/rehabilitation, and Anxiety disorders. Holly now is offering Intelligence and Academic Achievement Testing and more! As well, Holly is now a certified SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) Assessment Facilitator!
Kristin Allen, CPLC
Life Coach
Dedicated to building trusting and caring relationships with her clients, Kristin’s specialty is empowering them to cultivate more peace and happiness despite life’s challenges. She helps people navigate difficulties like work, school, parenting, health issues, and the complexities of relationships with friends, parents, partners, and family members. Feeling stuck and needing a boost to accomplish a goal? Kristin offers accountability coaching to help you achieve dreams big and small. As a Christian, she offers faith-based coaching for those who are interested.
MaKenzie Thomson, LLPC
Therapist
MaKenzie believes that we as people were created for growth and for connection. There is health and healing for those who want to work through trauma and loss. MaKenzie seeks to support you as you discover and build on the strengths you already have. She provides a warm, judgment-free environment for her clients to process, problem-solve, and partake in a collaborative effort toward the wellness of self. MaKenzie's experience includes working with those who are dealing with anxiety, depression, loss, and trauma. She utilizes therapy approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral, Art, and Play Therapy to help aid the therapy process.
Therapist
Bonita Austin, LLMSW
Bonita’s goal is to help find reasonable solutions while aiming for the root of the problem when life's difficulties become overwhelming. Her mission is based on education through Christian principles and values in treating mental health. As a counselor with years of experience as a fitness trainer, she is passionate about the connection between mind and body, and how each one influences the other, and therefore leans toward taking a natural, holistic approach to individual treatment. Every person has purpose, potential, and something to offer. Part of her purpose is to help you discover what you already possess.
Mark Carpenter, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Mark Carpenter, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has provided psychological evaluation and psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, and adults in the southeastern Michigan area since 1992. Psychological testing services provided by Dr. Carpenter include assessment to identify a broad range of conditions (i.e., ADHD, learning disabilities, and many other emotional/behavioral issues). Dr. Carpenter also provides individual and family psychotherapy utilizing empirically-verified approaches such as Cognitive Behavior (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) therapies. Dr. Carpenter's view of psychotherapy is to compassionately help clients grow in the attributes of wisdom, tolerance, self-command, and spirituality, while overcoming life's challenges.
Alicia Long, NHE, RYT
Collaborative Partner
Alicia has been a leader in the wellness industry for over 20 years with extensive experience in non-profit work, marketing, public speaking and has completed multiple certifications in fitness/yoga. She is also the host of Sunny Side Up, a mental health podcast that shares stories and tools to find the message in the mess. Her business, Sunny Side Up Wellness, LLC encourages curiosity about holistic wellness and offers Natural Health Consults, Iridology, Reflexology, Muscle Testing and other health services in the Metro Detroit Area. Most services are available to book at The Well’s office.
You can BOOK all services at www.SunnyandHolistic.com
Sunny Side Up Wellness
Charlie
Charlie's been providing support and snuggles in session with Katie since 2019. He may sometimes get distracted by a passing bird but he's always listening, even when he's sleeping next to you on the couch.
Therapy Dog