Indigo North

Indigo North A personalized approach to psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and couples Sliding scale available. Call to discuss rates.

03/20/2026

Abusive people will use your mental health struggles to control you.

*This is not intended to diagnose anyone or to replace therapy.

03/11/2026

Understanding psychological abuse isn’t always straightforward. From the outside, it can sometimes look like “mutual abuse” because victims may eventually react to chronic provocation, manipulation, or destabilization. Looking at patterns over time is often what reveals the underlying dynamic.

Mutual abuse is a myth.

Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, clinical assessment, or legal advice.

If you or someone you know may be experiencing domestic violence or abuse, support is available.

United States
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
thehotline.org
Text START to 88788

Michigan
Michigan Domestic Violence Hotline
1-866-864-2338
michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/publicsafety/domestic-violence

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

03/10/2026

There are few things as painful as being in a relationship with an emotionally abusive dismissive-avoidant. This combination tends to lead to a kind of passive, painful, shaming rejection that erodes away your self-esteem and silences you into suffering without comfort or reprieve. It can also be used as an attempt to flip the script and guilt trip you into comforting them. Relationships with these types of people tend to be lonely.

*This video is not intended to replace therapy or individualized clinical assessment/guidance.

03/05/2026

Financial abuse is often enabled and blocked from visibility by our cultural beliefs and the messages women are socialized to accept about money, relationships, and what is expected of them.

* For ease of language in this video, I refer to the victim as she and the perpetrator as he. Financial abuse can occur in any gender configuration, and women can also be perpetrators. I’m using this pronoun pairing because it is the most commonly observed pattern in financially abusive relationships. However, men can absolutely be victims of financial abuse, and the dynamics in those situations often look different and warrant their own separate discussion.

03/05/2026

Financial abuse is designed to shame, humiliate, and entrap the victim. It’s not always as clear-cut as you might think.

*This video is not intended to replace therapy or individualized clinical assessment/guidance.

If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, confidential help is available:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline (US): Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788 (24/7 confidential support)
• Michigan Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-855-VOICES4 (1-855-863-2374) or text 1-866-238-1454

03/03/2026

Parentification is a profoundly impactful form of complex childhood trauma that often goes unrecognized. Let’s talk about it.

*This video is not intended to diagnose or take the place of therapy.

02/28/2026

If you know, you know! When you are co-parenting with an abusive person, no communication can ever be simple. Every response can and will be weaponized against you.

Disclaimer: This is not intended to take the place of therapy or individualized assessment. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. ‘Dark triad’ refers to a cluster of personality traits, not a formal diagnosis.

02/26/2026

If you’ve ever left an abusive person, you are all too familiar with the feeling of wanting to escape their crosshairs. While seeing your ex’s name pop up on your phone can be anxiety inducing, sometimes not hearing from them for a while can be even more terrifying because it feels like the threat is lurking in your blind spot. When you’ve been with someone who is vengeful or threatening, silence can feel like an eerie calm before the storm.

*This video is not intended to replace therapy or individualized clinical assessment/guidance.

If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, confidential help is available:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline (US): Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788 (24/7 confidential support)
• Michigan Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-855-VOICES4 (1-855-863-2374) or text 1-866-238-1454

02/15/2026

Hypervigilant cognition involves obsessively trying to analyze and predict potential threats and then trying to think your way out of it. It’s a brilliant survival technique in highly intelligent complex trauma survivors, but it can also be debilitating.

*This video is not therapy and is not intended to replace individual clinical assessment.

02/05/2026

One of the hardest parts of coparenting after abuse is watching children get placed in the middle as a means of control. It’s subtle, confusing, and deeply painful to navigate.

*This video is not intended to take the place of therapy or individualized therapeutic assessment/recommendations, and it is not meant to diagnose or treat any person or condition.

02/03/2026

If you have ever wondered if there is something you can actively do to help move your healing process forward, this video is for you!

Disclaimer: This video is not intended to replace therapy or individualized therapeutic recommendations.

02/03/2026

When you grow up with a parent who can only see you through the lens of what you can do for them, it can often lead to believing your only value lies in what you can do for another person.

Disclaimer: This video is not meant to replace therapy, and it is not meant to be diagnostic. Narcissism is a spectrum personality trait, and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a complex cluster B personality disorder requiring comprehensive clinical evaluation for diagnosis.


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