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Leadlight Counseling

At Leadlight, we believe healing happens through connection. Hope Grows Here - for the whole family.

We provide relational, evidence - based mental care for individuals, couples, kids and families in West Michigan.

02/07/2026

Thank you Grand Rapids Kids!

02/05/2026

Meet Nikki!

Nikki Schmitt, LLMSW is a child and family therapist who has joined our team at the Cascade office and who works with children ages 3–11 as well as their caregivers. She specializes in supporting kids navigating trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavioral challenges, and she has experience working with children in foster care and adoption, honoring the unique emotional and relational needs that can come with those experiences.

She has immediate openings so to learn more or get scheduled go to leadlightcounseling.com!

02/03/2026

We are thrilled to share that our Wyoming office is officially open and now welcoming new kids, adolescents and young adults clients!

1736 Gezon Parkway SW, Suite 100, Wyoming, MI 49519

We cannot wait to see you in that new space!

01/30/2026

✨ We’re feeling incredibly grateful today. ✨

West Michigan parents have spoken, and we’re honored to share that Leadlight Counseling was voted #2 Mental Health Practice Office in West Michigan in the 2026 GRKIDS Family Care Providers Guide.

We’re also proud to celebrate several members of our team who earned Top 10 recognition for their work with children and families:

🌟 Jennifer Hayden
• Top 10 Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids
• Top 10 ADHD Therapist

🌟 Misty Lafree
• Top 10 Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids

🌟 Rebekah Karel
• Top 10 Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids

What makes this especially meaningful is how this work happens. We believe excellent care grows out of strong relationships, thoughtful collaboration, and a team culture that values both clinical excellence and clinician wellbeing.

Thank you to the families who trust us, and to the clinicians who show up with care and excellence every day. 💛

01/08/2026

🎉 Leadlight is celebrating two years! 🎉

It’s been a wonderful and wild two years of growth, learning, and meaningful work. We are deeply grateful for every person and family who has trusted us with their care — and for the incredible clinicians who show up with skill, compassion, and heart every single day.

Hope truly grows here, and we can’t wait to see what year three holds as we continue growing together.

12/18/2025

Meet Kayla!

Kayla Droscha, MA, LLC is joining our Cascade team. She offers a calm, compassionate space for teens, young adults, and adults navigating anxiety, identity exploration, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She approaches therapy with curiosity and care, honoring each person’s story and meeting clients where they are without judgment. Kayla is especially passionate about identity-focused work and enjoys walking alongside clients as they make meaning of their experiences and move toward growth, authenticity, and hope.

She is accepting new clients now so to learn more or get scheduled head over to leadlightcounseling.com

12/16/2025

Meet Dave!

Dave Maat, MA, LPC is joining the team at Holland South.

Dave brings a thoughtful, relational presence to his work as a therapist at Leadlight Counseling. He offers a grounded, person-centered approach for individuals and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and the impact of spiritual or religious harm. Dave is deeply committed to creating a space where people feel respected, seen, and safe to share their stories at their own pace.

He’s accepting new clients for both adult individuals and couples. Checkout leadlightcounseling.com to learn more and get scheduled.

12/10/2025

Social media was never designed for the human nervous system. Endless headlines. Endless outrage. Endless comparison.

So many of us are carrying a quiet weight we can’t quite name — but we feel it in our bodies, our relationships, and our sense of safety in the world.

In today’s blog, Ross Whitman, MA, LLC explores Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and how it offers an unexpected lens for understanding modern social media — how distorted “shadows” shape our perception, our emotions, and our beliefs more than we realize.

The question isn’t whether to be informed. It’s how we stay engaged with the world without losing ourselves to it.

What would it look like to step outside the cave —
to ground ourselves in real people, real places, and real presence while remaining thoughtful, curious, and aware?

Read the post at leadlightcounseling.com/blog

11/20/2025

Meet Jenna!

Jenna Puttrich, LLMSW offers a warm, nonjudgmental space where kids and adults can feel safe, build trust, and develop their ability to regulate and respond to big emotions. She partners closely with parents and caregivers, helping them understand the needs beneath their child’s emotional or behavioral struggles so they can work together toward meaningful change.

Jenna specializes in working with children ages 5+, adolescents, and their families. She has experience supporting kids who have navigated foster care and adoption, traumatic events, sexual abuse, grief, anxiety, complex family dynamics, and involvement in the juvenile justice system.

Her approach is relationship-based and client-led, integrating EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, relational neuroscience, and TraumaPlay. Therapy with Jenna often includes a blend of play, art, and talk to keep sessions engaging and accessible.

Jenna also enjoys working with adults. She supports clients through both immediate crises and deeper healing related to trauma, domestic or sexual violence, attachment, anxiety, and depression. In addition to EMDR, she draws from Mindful Self-Compassion, CBT, and DBT to guide her work.

She is joining our team at Holland North and is currently accepting new clients. To learn more about Jenna or get scheduled head over to
leadlightcounseling.com!

11/19/2025

We are pretty excited seeing this sign go up! The build out is coming along great and we can’t wait to begin welcoming clients in this space in January!

11/18/2025

“Bringing a baby into the world after experiencing infertility can feel like crossing a finish line after a marathon — one filled with hope, heartbreak, and resilience. But what many people don’t expect is that postpartum life, even after a long-awaited miracle, can be surprisingly difficult.”

Today on the blog Holland based clinician Allie Hoekstra explores a tender topic surrounding the postpartum period after the journey of infertility. You don’t want to miss this one.

leadlightcounseling.com/blog

10/30/2025

(Content warning: domestic violence + trauma)

Today on the blog Cascade-based clinician Misty LaFree, MA, LPC brings stories of survivors of domestic violence as we wrap up Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

This piece shares the voices of survivors — their fear, courage, and the systems that failed them. Their stories remind us that leaving isn’t simple — survival is an act of bravery.

Read with care at leadlightcounseling.com/blog

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217 E. 24th Street Suite 201
Holland, MI
MI

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Website

http://leadlightcounseling.com/

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