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Welcome to LMCS! We are a professional team of licensed therapists offering outpatient counseling.

12/16/2025

Sending love to every version of the holidays 🤍

The ones filled with joy and the ones filled with grief, loneliness, tension, or quiet survival.

If this season feels complicated for you, you’re not doing it wrong. There is no single way to move through the holidays…

At Lake Michigan Counseling Services, we hold space for the full range of what this time of year can bring.

You don’t have to hold it all together alone. We’re here. 🤍

12/12/2025

Looking for a therapist? Dane could be a wonderful fit!

Dane takes a holistic approach to therapy, focusing on the whole person and who they want to become. He works collaboratively with clients to build resilience, confidence, and a strong sense of capability while navigating challenges such as trauma, anxiety, substance use, and relationship concerns. With over five years of experience supporting individuals in crisis—including service members and first responders!

Dane offers a FREE consultation to help ensure a supportive, comfortable fit.

Call or click the link in bio to schedule with Dane today!

12/10/2025

Resentment is a 50lb backpack you don’t need to wear.

So many default parents carry an invisible load—planning, anticipating, remembering, soothing, managing. And when it feels like our partner isn’t carrying the same weight, resentment can build fast.

The feeling is real and completely valid, but holding onto it only adds pressure to YOU.

CBT teaches us to notice the thoughts that make the backpack heavier:

“I’m alone in this.”

“It shouldn’t be this unequal.”

“If I don’t do it, no one will.”

Instead of carrying that weight all day, try setting it down: name the thought, gently challenge it, and ask clearly for what you need.

You deserve to move through motherhood without 50 extra pounds on your back. 💛

11/27/2025

🍂 Happy Thanksgiving from Lake Michigan Counseling Services 🍂

As we pause to reflect today, our hearts are full.
We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside our clients and our community through all the seasons.

Thank you for trusting us.
Thank you for showing up, doing the hard work, and letting us support you along the way.
And thank you to our greater West Michigan community for allowing us to be part of your journey.

We are honored to serve you.💛
Wishing you a peaceful, grounded, and connected holiday.

With gratitude,
Lake Michigan Counseling Services

11/16/2025

One of the simplest (and most powerful) CBT mindset shifts for new parents is reframing daily tasks.
Not toxic positivity. Not pretending it’s easy.
Just gently adjusting the lens.

Because postpartum life is FULL of moments that feel like obligations… but many of them are also opportunities for connection, grounding, or meaning.

💭 Example:
“Oh no… I have to do bath time.”
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“Okay… I get to do bath time.”
A chance to slow down, splash together, smell his shampoo, watch him discover warm water like it’s magic.

💭 Another:
“I have to get up again tonight.”
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“I get to be the one he reaches for in the dark.”

This shift doesn’t erase the exhaustion, it just gives your brain a new path to walk down. One more focussed on gratitude.

Why it works:
CBT teaches that our thoughts influence our emotions and behaviors. When we soften a thought, we often soften the emotional load that comes with it. Small reframes = big relief over time.

Try it this week:
Choose one “have to” moment each day and practice the reframe. Not perfectly. Not every time. Just when you remember!

Your future self will feel the difference.
And you deserve that.

10/29/2025

Today, on National First Responders Day, we honor the courage and commitment of those who show up for others every single day—nurses, physicians, EMTs, firefighters, and law enforcement. 💙

At Lake Michigan Counseling Services, we recognize the emotional and physical toll this work can take. Our clinicians are here to hold space for the trauma, compassion fatigue, and sacrifices that come with serving on the front lines.

You care for everyone else, let us care for you.

10/27/2025

Meet Erin, a compassionate therapist at Lake Michigan Counseling Services who believes everyone can benefit from therapy to create meaningful change. With over 11 years of experience, Erin supports adults navigating anxiety, depression, stress, substance use, and perinatal mood disorders. She takes a strengths-based, empowering approach—helping clients understand themselves, build on their inner resilience, and move toward balance and healing. 💛

Check out our link in bio to schedule with Erin today!

10/27/2025

Postpartum peace starts with boundaries. 💛 Saying “no” is an act of protection for your healing, your baby, and your mental health. The right people will understand; the rest can wait.

Get comfortable not caring about others opinions. You and your baby come first - always.

10/11/2025

The Parenting Pause 💛

Something I find important to encourage all new parents to do: choose one night a week each to be completely off-duty. No baby duties, no chores — just time to rest, recharge, or remember who you are outside of parenting.

Knowing that break is coming can make even the hardest weeks feel lighter. Research shows that regular partner support and personal time reduce postpartum stress and strengthen relationships (Leahy-Warren et al., 2020; Bina & Harrington, 2023).

It’s not selfish — it’s how you refill your cup so you can pour love back into your family.

10/10/2025

World Mental Health Day

Today, we pause to honor the courage it takes to seek help, to heal, and to hold space for one another. At Lake Michigan Counseling Services, we are deeply honored to do the work we do—to walk alongside our clients through the valleys and toward the light of hope and wholeness.

Every conversation, every breakthrough, every small step forward matters. Mental health care saves lives, and we are proud to be part of that vital, life-giving work each and every day.

Let’s continue breaking the stigma, supporting one another, and remembering: no one has to walk this journey alone.

10/06/2025

This October, for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we hold space for the hearts that ache and the little lives we carry in memory.

At Lake Michigan Counseling Services, we are honored to support those navigating grief and infertility with compassion and understanding. On October 15th, we will join the world in lighting a candle to remember and honor every loss.

09/30/2025

💡 Postpartum Survival Tip #3: Leaving the house for gentle, baby-friendly movement can do wonders for your mood and help ease postpartum anxiety. Even short walks or classes designed for new moms create a sense of accomplishment, boost confidence, and support overall wellbeing. At Lake Michigan Counseling Services, we encourage routines that nurture both you and your baby.

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4829 East Beltline Avenue Northeast Suite 302
Grand Rapids, MI
49525

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Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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http://www.lakemicounseling.org/

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