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Mary’s* high school crush wasn’t interested in her anymore.
At college, she found herself crying and crying when she saw pictures of him with someone else on Instagram.
Her friends all told her to find someone else, and she suspected they were tired of listening to her.
It had been months of feeling this way, but she couldn’t let him go.
The feelings wouldn’t go away.
Mary was afraid the pain and sadness might ruin her college experience.
She didn’t want to miss out, and she wanted to reconnect with her friends.
It was time to talk to someone who knew what this was and what to do about it.
Tom* climbed the ladder to the top.
Tom, a successful businessman, expected to be offered the top job in his department soon.
He had always been a confident man, but – for the first time – he was feeling anxious.
Was someone else being considered for the job he thought was his?
The irrational thoughts were hard to push away.
Tom knew he was being groomed for the specific job he wanted, and there wasn’t anyone else in sight who was ready for it.
What the heck was all this worrying about? Why couldn’t he just will it away?
What could he do about these thoughts coming from nowhere?
Aaron* was athletic, attractive, and had had many romantic relationships.
But he was worried.
He never felt close to the girls he dated, even though he thought highly of them.
For a long time, he thought he had just not found the
right girl.
Then Aaron found Catherine!
And he was still having problems feeling close to her.
He did not know what was holding him back. He did not
want to lose the love of his life.
He began to wonder if his parents’ divorce had
something to do with it?
Hanna* couldn’t make eye contact.
She was in a professional program getting the best grades in her class.
There were moments of happiness about her successes, but they were short lived.
Memories of the past came crashing in upon her.
She froze as if in a bad dream. She felt like she was falling back.
The new start Hanna had worked so hard to create was slipping away.
She wanted to succeed. Her previous therapies had been helpful, but she needed someone who could help her go deeper, help her learn how to move beyond the early damages.
Hanna wanted someone with experience and who could understand her experience. She picked up the phone and called, shaking as she did.
*Confidentiality is the keystone to trust and safety. Each of these stories is a
composite example created to help you consider the benefits of psychotherapy.
Talk to a professional who
can hear below the surface.
Mary, Tom, Aaron, and Hanna all wanted to resolve their confusion, pain, and anxiety.
But none of them knew how to scratch below the surface, even with the help of friends.
They wanted to move forward, but felt stuck in loops of negative thoughts and feelings.
Talk therapy is the process of
getting to what’s going on underneath.
Talking with a professional therapist who values your inner thoughts and feelings helps you to understand what is getting in your way.
It is a challenge to value your life enough to seek out psychotherapy.
And it can be particularly hard to value your thoughts and feelings when you are panicked or in pain.
Our Work Together
Our important work is to learn how your mind works, how you think, how you feel, how you work, how you love, and how you dream of better times.
Once you learn how to know yourself in this intimate and intense way, you can move toward genuine acceptance and authenticity in your life.
It frees up your energy and personal resources to be the best at what you aspire.
Hi, I’m Margaret Walsh, PhD.
Talk therapy with me is both in the moment and aware of the past.
I have four decades of experience in helping people of all ages learn to work through stuck places in their inner lives.
Having sought help in my own life when I needed it, I know from experience how vulnerable it can be to make the call to start psychotherapy.
My experience working with people over short and long periods of time is that together we can find a way to understand the dark side of what you are experiencing and to shed light on the pain and frustration that keeps you there.
Doing the Work. Getting the Results.
Mary – Happy in NYC
We met for several months and learned more about who the boy from high school represented in her mind. We uncovered why it was so hard to say goodbye, and she was finally able to move on.
The last I heard from her Mary was having a good semester academically and socially at her internship in NYC.
Tom - Onward to Success
Tom began to realize how his relationship with his often critical father, who had recently been diagnosed with cancer, was playing a role in his own fear of advancement.
Coming into therapy, Tom had no idea that his father’s illness had an impact on how he was thinking and experiencing his new job. But, with our hard work together, he was able to reexamine his relationship with his father, face his own insecurities, and move forward in his new job.
Aaron – Committed and Engaged
After working through his own pain from his parents’ divorce, Aaron was able to realize that his relationship with Catherine did not have to hurt him. He overcame his obstacles to feeling close and intimate with her.
Aaron was able to fully commit to Catherine, and they are engaged to be married.
Hanna – Ready for Love
Hanna’s therapy was hard work. Recovering the memories of early parental abuse was painful and frightening. For a while it consumed her and our work together. But, as the therapy progressed, she was able to have focus for other things in her life.
Hanna completed her degree, left an abusive relationship, and is happy in her career. She is now ready for a new relationship without the traumatic responses she was carrying inside.
Looking at what we don’t understand can
open up new strengths and insights.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP. MAKE THE CALL: (734) 761-6221.
Leave me a message and phone number.
I will call back and offer a free 15-minute consultation.
If you want to proceed, we will make a first appointment.
MOVE FORWARD TOWARD THE HELP YOU WANT. GET SOME INTERNAL TRACTION.