Counseling - Battle Creek

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I believe everyone has a story and we all need a safe space to hold our story. I am person-centered and intersectional, striving to be compassionate and empathetic while recognizing how trauma, conditioning, and oppressive systems affect us as individuals. We need each other as much as we need ourselves in healing. I have experience in working with a wide diversity of people in marriage and family therapy, anxiety, depression, grief, and LGBTQIA+ specific concerns. 

I have earned a masters degree from Western Michigan University and am a Licensed Professional Counselor.

I take a person centered approach to counseling, meaning that I meet you where you are.  While everyone struggles sometimes, not everyone struggles the same way.  I use a variety of approaches believing in helping you find your inner strength through strength based approaches.  I have experience working with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, low self-esteem, trauma, young adults, adults, and the LGBTQ+ community.  

Arlene Donnelly is a LLPC, CAADC, and enforced by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NCC).  Arlene is certified to facilitate Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and SMART Recovery. 

I believe that we all have the ability  to heal from that which has caused us great pain. We were never meant to be alone in our hurt or our healing.  I welcome people of all faiths and beliefs into an atmosphere of grace and restoration. 

I have experience working with children, teens and adults. As a trauma therapist, I enjoy meeting people where they are and guiding them through their healing. I also have experience with the foster and adoptive communities.

I am trained in EMDR (pre-verbal, children, teens and adults), Neurofeedback, EFT, and Mindfulness,. I also engage with clients in Sandtray therapy, Play therapy and Art therapy. I am trained as a Life Coach as well as a Cognitive Coach. 

  I am a graduate of Grand Valley State University and Spring Arbor University. 

It is my personal and professional belief that everyone can discover their most authentic and successful self but may occasionally need assistance in their journey to personal enrichment and empowerment. I have been lucky enough to find those people in my own life, and I consider it an honor to serve that purpose for my clients in a warm, welcoming, yet professional fashion. I respect the individual needs of varying cultural backgrounds and enjoy finding common ground with diverse clientele. I specialize in substance abuse, behavior and relational issues in adolescents and young adults, grief and loss, depression and anxiety.