Services for every unique condition.

Psychology Associates of Grand Rapids offers a variety of services for all stages of life.

We offer assessment & treatment services for a variety of challenges.

Our assessment services will help you better understand your own mental, emotional, and cognitive functioning. Our treatment services will help you through any challenges you face and provide ongoing support.

Relationships

Marriage &
Family Problems

Most marriages and families undergo adjustments, changes and losses. Counseling can help foster your current relationship and improve communication.

Relationship &
Couple Issues

Therapy and counseling can help couples clarify and solve issues with communication, difficulties in resolving conflicts and contrasting expectations.

Sex Therapy &
Sex Addiction

Sexual difficulties are not uncommon in couples’ lives. Guidance and counseling can help ease any strain on your intimate relationship.

Marital
Infidelity

Counseling can help relationships heal previous wounds and challenge couples to rewrite their relationship story and forge a new beginning.

Abuse Recovery
(All Forms)

Abuse of all forms, whether tangible (sexual, physical) or intangible (verbal, emotional), can have devastating effects on an individual.

Conflict
Resolution

Learning to be skillful at conflict may involve an assessment of personality styles and a review of effective stress management and conflict strategies.

Life Adjustment

Chronic Pain

Psychological counseling as an intervention has been effective in improving an individual’s level of depression and quality of life, and also reduce their experience of pain.

Aging Issues

Late-life problems can result in depression and anxiety. Seeking guidance can help cope with aging as well as manage conflict and other issues physical health issues.

Trauma Recovery

It can take a while to get over emotional and psychological trauma, but with the right treatment, self-help strategies, and support, you can heal and move forward.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression and anxiety disorders are different, but people with depression often experience symptoms similar to those of an anxiety disorder (nervousness, irratibility, etc.).

Post-traumatic Stress

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you have gone through an extreme emotional trauma that involved the threat of injury or death.

Stress Management

Stress management offers approaches to help you better deal with adversity. Stress management might include problem-solving, prioritization and time management.

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder support offers tools to help you manage mood shifts and maintain stability. Treatment may include therapy, lifestyle changes, and medication management.

Schizophrenia & Psychotic Illnesses

Counseling helps manage symptoms like delusions and disorganized thinking. Care may include therapy, medication, and daily life support.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

OCD support helps ease the impact of intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors through structured therapy, skill-building, and mindful strategies.

Grief & Loss Adjustment Disorders

These adjustment disorders are due to a severe grief reaction that persists for at least 12 months after the death of a close relative or friend.

Addiction & Codependency

Co-dependency often affects a spouse, a parent, sibling, friend, or co-worker of a person who is struggling with alcohol or drug dependence.

Living With Disabilities

People with disabilities, whether life-long or new-onset in nature, may develop psychological problems related to living with their disability.

Coping with Cancer & Chronic Illnesses

Threats to physical health, especially when they come in the form of chronic or terminal illnesses, often come with mental health problems.

Personality & Mood Disorders

People with personality disorders have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially abnormal ways and experience conflict in life.

Workplace Stress
& Burnout

Chronic workplace stress can lead to emotional exhaustion, reduced performance, and difficulty managing responsibilities.

LGBTQ+ Mental Health Support

LGBTQ+ individuals may face unique emotional challenges, including identity stress, discrimination, and isolation, which can impact mental health.

Divorce/Custody

Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative divorce is an alternative dispute resolution for divorcing couples and families to use so that they can make all of decisions about their divorce with a team of trained professionals.

Divorce & Post-Divorce Adjustment

Most couples and families going through a separation or divorce process experience grief, loss, anxiety, fear and anger. Counseling can help those experiencing these challenging times.

Child & Family

Adoptions Issues
& Concerns

Our counselors can provide the knowledge and sensitivity that’s necessary to bring healing and resolution to any stress caused by adoption in families.

Behavioral &
School Challenges

Clinicians skilled in this area can help children (and often their parents) learn to better control their emotions and behavior at school and home.

Parent-Child Relationship Issues

Sometimes a child goes through a phase of development that causes conflict between parent and child. Our team can help work to improve these issues.

ADD/ADHD: Child, Adolescent & Adult

Individuals with ADHD struggle with excessive inattention, impulsivity, restlessness or overactivity to the point it disrupts all aspects of life.

Autism Spectrum & Asperger’s Disorders

The autistic spectrum is notable for deficits in understanding social interaction as well as difficulties in school and structued enviorments

Separation
Anxiety

Working with a therapist can help a child feel secure and confident away from their loved one in so they can fully engage in life.

Parenting Support
& Education

Clinicians understand child development and family systems theory and can work with parents to develop strategies to help families.

Reproductive Health

Post-partum Depression & Anxiety

Pregnancy and childbirth bring about big changes to one’s life. Speak with a counselor for treatment options to assure the health of the mother and child.

Infertility & Pregnancy Issues

Difficulties becoming pregnant contribute to disappointment and grief. Counseling during infertility helps you persist toward a positive outcome.

Perinatal Depression & Anxiety

Counseling can help symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety that may affect your emotional well-being during or after pregnancy.

Partner Support

Supporting a partner through fertility challenges can bring emotional strain. Counseling helps couples stay connected and navigate the journey together.

Personal Growth

Self-Esteem Issues

Major life transitions, phase of life issues, or personal losses can provoke issues with identify or self-esteem. Counseling can foster a healthy sense of self and bolster self-worth.

Life Cycle Adjustment

Individuals can sometimes struggle to move from one segment of life to another. Counselors can help tackle all forms of life challenges and help navigate these hard times.

Anger Management

Managing stress and anger often determine success at work or in relationships. Speaking to a counselor can help control emotions and form plans to help in real situations.

Personal Boundaries

Setting healthy boundaries can be difficult in relationships and daily life. Working with a counseler can help you recognize your needs and protect your personal space.

Teens & Young
Adult Issues

Clinicians in this area work with teens, young adults (and sometimes their families) to help these transitions result in successful life adjustment.

Spiritual Exploration & Growth

Exploring your spirituality can bring questions about purpose, identity, and connection. Guidance with a counselor can help you along on this journey.

Career & Life Transitions

Vocational testing and counseling can aid in re-evaluating one’s educational, occupational, and personal goals and strategies.

Communication & Relationship Skills

Improving communication and relationship skills builds stronger connections. Support may focus on healthy boundaries and active listening.

Our Assessment Services

Psychological assessments are used to help understand an individual’s history, current status, and psychological test results.

Intellectual & Cognitive Abilities

This service assesses how a person learns, thinks and processes information. This can help identify challenges that may apply to life and how to easily navigate them.

Differential Diagnoses

This diagnosis process includes a review of one's history, circumstance, and administration of diagnostic measures. This assessment can help to identify an new, effective, treatment plan.