Bright Spot Counseling

Bright Spot Counseling A different type of therapy practice to help you feel better, connect the dots, change your patterns

Discover your path to well-being at Bright Spot Counseling and EMDR Treatment Center. Serving Farmington Hills and beyond, both in-person and online throughout Michigan, we offer a collaborative and integrative approach to mental health. Our dedicated team provides counseling and EMDR therapy to help you navigate anxiety, trauma, insomnia, burnout, and perfectionism. By addressing both mind and body, we empower you to find lasting healing and inner peace. We work with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare Plus Blue, Blue Care Network, Priority Health, Aetna, HAP and Medicare.

EMDR therapy is grounded in neuroscience and helps the brain process experiences that were interrupted by trauma or stre...
03/05/2026

EMDR therapy is grounded in neuroscience and helps the brain process experiences that were interrupted by trauma or stress.

Rather than focusing on a single symptom, EMDR works with the whole nervous system. Many providers integrate EMDR with parts-informed and somatic approaches so treatment respects the complexity of human experience.

EMDR therapy in Michigan is available both in person and online. Visit the link in comments to learn more.




EMDR Intensives: When Weekly Therapy Isn’t Enough TimeWeekly therapy is wonderful. And yet, for deep trauma, chronic anx...
03/04/2026

EMDR Intensives: When Weekly Therapy Isn’t Enough Time

Weekly therapy is wonderful. And yet, for deep trauma, chronic anxiety, or long-term overwhelm, you often need more time than 50-minute sessions allow.

That’s why EMDR Intensives can be so powerful. Intensives offer extended sessions (often 3–6 hours) designed for deeper nervous system regulation and faster reprocessing. Many clients choose intensives when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for real momentum.

Bright Spot Counseling offers EMDR intensives in Michigan.

Ask us if an intensive fits your needs. Call 248.296.3104 or schedule online at link in comments.

EMDR isn’t hypnosis.It isn’t woo.It’s neuroscience.Trauma interrupts how memories are stored.EMDR helps the brain finish...
03/03/2026

EMDR isn’t hypnosis.
It isn’t woo.

It’s neuroscience.
Trauma interrupts how memories are stored.
EMDR helps the brain finish what got stuck — so the present stops feeling like the past.
Learn more at link in comments.




A quick note 💛While the content we share is created by licensed professionals, it’s meant for general education and supp...
03/02/2026

A quick note 💛
While the content we share is created by licensed professionals, it’s meant for general education and support — not as a substitute for therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Everyone’s situation is unique, and we always recommend working with a qualified provider for personalized care.

If you are in crisis or need immediate help, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Medication management is sometimes part of anxiety treatment, especially when symptoms feel constant or overwhelming.Tra...
02/27/2026

Medication management is sometimes part of anxiety treatment, especially when symptoms feel constant or overwhelming.
Trauma-informed providers consider the whole picture — including nervous system stress, sleep, and emotional load — before offering recommendations. Medication is one possible support, not a mandate.

At Bright Spot Counseling, we provide compassionate, high-quality medication management to help you make informed decisions about your care. Contact us at the link in comments to learn more.

📣Meet Mia Sawyer, LLMSWMia specializes in working with teens, women, and women of color navigating anxiety, trauma (incl...
02/26/2026

📣Meet Mia Sawyer, LLMSW

Mia specializes in working with teens, women, and women of color navigating anxiety, trauma (including childhood and relationship trauma), and the quiet impact of experiences that were normalized but never truly processed. Therapy with Mia is client-centered, adaptive, and direct. She is known for her calming presence, lighthearted warmth, and ability to quickly identify what her clients need. She meets you where you are; whether you need structure, space, validation, challenge, or practical tools. She is flexible and responsive, always focused on giving clients what will genuinely help them move forward.

Mia is trained in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and mindfulness-based approaches, helping clients understand what’s holding them back, process trauma safely, strengthen their sense of self, and build lives that actually feel good- not just look good from the outside.

As a therapist practicing in Michigan, Mia provides psychotherapy services under supervision and is authorized to deliver mental health therapy to clients throughout the state.

You don’t have to have it all figured out before starting therapy. You deserve care that meets you with warmth, understanding, and support that feels real. Together, you’ll build resilience, deepen self-trust, and create space for healing and lasting change.

Call us at 248-296-3104 or go to link in comments to schedule online.

Are you looking for a therapist for anxiety? Looking for medication management? Meet Bright Spot Counseling & EMDR Treat...
02/25/2026

Are you looking for a therapist for anxiety? Looking for medication management? Meet Bright Spot Counseling & EMDR Treatment Center. Our team collaborates with you and uses integrative treatments to put your success, health, and happiness first. The first step in getting help with your anxiety can be the hardest but that’s why we are here. Find out if our traditional talk therapy or integrated deep healing program would be the best fit for you - take the quiz at the link in comments.

EMDR Intensives: When Weekly Therapy Isn’t Enough TimeWeekly therapy is wonderful. And yet, for deep trauma, chronic anx...
02/24/2026

EMDR Intensives: When Weekly Therapy Isn’t Enough Time

Weekly therapy is wonderful. And yet, for deep trauma, chronic anxiety, or long-term overwhelm, you often need more time than 50-minute sessions allow.

That’s why EMDR Intensives can be so powerful. Intensives offer extended sessions (often 3–6 hours) designed for deeper nervous system regulation and faster reprocessing. Many clients choose intensives when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for real momentum.

Bright Spot Counseling offers EMDR intensives in Michigan.

Ask us if an intensive fits your needs. Call 248.296.3104 or schedule online at link in comments

Are you looking for a therapist for anxiety? Looking for medication management? Meet Bright Spot Counseling & EMDR Treat...
02/21/2026

Are you looking for a therapist for anxiety? Looking for medication management? Meet Bright Spot Counseling & EMDR Treatment Center. Our team collaborates with you and uses integrative treatments to put your success, health, and happiness first. From anxiety, trauma, insomnia, burn-out and perfectionism to healing and peace through counseling, EMDR therapy, and medication. Contact us at link in comments.

Therapy and medication aren’t opposing teams. They’re teammates.For some people, medication helps steady the nervous sys...
02/20/2026

Therapy and medication aren’t opposing teams. They’re teammates.

For some people, medication helps steady the nervous system—especially when anxiety or depression keeps the brain stuck in survival patterns. Then, therapy helps you make meaning, heal the root, and build skills that last.

In other words, medication doesn’t replace therapy. It supports it. And for many clients, that combination is what finally makes healing feel possible.

Schedule online https://bit.ly/4kPh3CX or call 248.296.3104

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32905 W 12 Mile Road, Suite 310
Farmington Hills, MI
48334

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm
Sunday 8am - 7pm

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+12482963104

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Online Sessions for Anxiety and Sleep Issues

Looking for a different type of therapist? Looking for a partner in the change process who will help you find results? You’re in the right place.

At Bright Spot we provide quality, convenient and honest therapy for those people who don’t want to spend years going over the same issues in sessions. Our therapists strive to help you focus on the problems, find realistic solutions.

We offer multiple options in addition to traditional talk therapy to help sessions fit your lifestyle including secure online video sessions, walk and talk therapy sessions and secure chat.

You can heal. We can help.