Colette Spaulding, LMSW
Michigan · 15 years in practice
Colette Spaulding is a licensed master social worker who focuses on practical strategies for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801090723 · expires February 2029
- NPI
- 1407091317 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Colette
Colette Spaulding is a licensed master social worker who focuses on practical strategies for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She offers a warm, compassionate presence and aims to help clients build coping skills, increase self-awareness, and find moments of relief and meaning. She starts by asking what has happened to a person rather than what's wrong with them.
That helps create a nonjudgmental space to tell a story.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Humor and flexibility are part of her style when appropriate. Colette uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors.
She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills to help with emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Colette incorporates eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, when suitable for trauma-related work. Across 15 years in the mental health field she has worked with people affected by abuse, domestic violence, mood disorders, OCD, anxiety, depression, and co-occurring concerns.
She aims to treat each person as a whole rather than a list of diagnoses, matching techniques to individual goals. Many seek her help for relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, and struggles with self-esteem, control, or codependency. She also addresses issues like abandonment, dissociation, and guilt and shame.
Her approach blends empathy with concrete skills so people can notice changes in daily life. Colette practices in Michigan and works with clients online who prefer video, phone, chat, or text exchanges. She speaks English and brings a patient, steady approach to the work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Colette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Colette names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps people name feelings and values so they can move toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review history, symptoms, and goals and then recommend techniques that fit the person. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is seen or goals change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing notes between sessions. These formats can help people fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and choose the mode that feels most comfortable for regular work.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, and addictions. Relationship issues, parenting strain, grief, and career transitions are also common focuses.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She asks about life events, listens without judgment, and mixes validation with practical skill-building.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in the mental health field and has supported people with trauma, mood disorders, OCD, and co-occurring concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices from Michigan.
Can non-U.S. clients work with her?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.
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