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Colette Spaulding, LMSW
Michigan
LMSW - Anxiety and trauma focused
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- EMDR for trauma
About Colette
Colette Spaulding is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker in Michigan with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship and parenting concerns. She focuses on practical strategies clients can use day to day. Colette works with people facing loss, career changes, and the impact of past trauma.
Her approach begins by asking what has happened to someone rather than what is wrong with them. She listens for patterns, strengths, and coping habits. Sessions often include learning specific skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
Colette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy and EMDR as part of her work. She combines those approaches with client-centered care so people can practice new behaviors between sessions. She also brings humor where it fits.
She has experience supporting people impacted by domestic violence, survivors of abuse, and those coping with mood disorders, OCD, anxiety, and co-occurring conditions. In practice she aims to match interventions to a person’s needs rather than focusing only on diagnoses.
To get started she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Her fee structure varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How CBT, DBT, and EMDR are used in online sessions
Colette commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions usually focus on concrete steps and homework that can be practiced between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. She also brings Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation or interpersonal effectiveness are priorities. DBT offers practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving communication. For those with trauma histories, she may integrate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address distressing memories in a paced way. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Colette will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is observed. Confirm session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow quicker check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people practice skills in their everyday settings and bring real-life examples into sessions for focused problem solving.Areas of expertise
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and related issues such as grief, anger, addiction, and ADHD.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Colette uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving in daily life.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has 15 years in mental health and has worked with survivors of abuse, domestic violence, mood disorders, OCD, and co-occurring issues.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker in Michigan.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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