Balanced Being Psychotherapy, PLLC—therapist & psychotherapist for counseling, mental health counseling, anxiety therapy, depression therapy, marriage counseling; Spanish-speaking. Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Detroit, MI.

Ann Arbor, MI offers in-person and virtual options — the rest of Michigan is virtual only. Bilingual English and Spanish speaking.

services

Group Therapy

Support Groups Therapy

Support Groups Therapy leverages the neurobiology of co-regulation, where healing accelerates in the presence of attuned others. When individuals witness shared struggles articulated by peers, the amygdala quiets, shame diminishes, and insight deepens. These groups aren’t circles of venting; they are structured environments rooted in attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and process-based change. Each session is a live lab of relational rewiring—people discover where they mirror, protect, withdraw, or connect. The presence of compassionate others activates the social engagement system, helping the nervous system relearn safety in connection. Research confirms that group therapy can be as effective as individual therapy, especially for depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma. At its core, support groups provide more than empathy; they reintroduce the nervous system to trust, vulnerability, and shared humanity.

Skills-Based Groups Therapy

Skills-Based Groups Therapy is a precision model where neuroscience meets behavioral design. Grounded in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral frameworks, these groups target executive function, emotional regulation, interpersonal fluency, and distress tolerance. They are structured, sequenced, and outcome-driven. Participants don’t just “talk through” patterns; they rehearse new ones. They learn how to interrupt automatic responses through body-based regulation, cognitive reframing, and value-based actions. Neuroplasticity thrives here; repetition under safe observation reshapes default modes. Group dynamics add layers, feedback loops, social modeling, and peer accountability sharpen the skills faster than isolated learning. These aren’t passive circles, they’re behavioral laboratories where participants turn insight into action and gradually build a nervous system that knows how to respond, not react.



Psychoeducational Workshops Therapy

Psychoeducational Workshops Therapy is not a lecture, it’s cognitive reengineering. Designed for individuals seeking more than surface-level change, these workshops integrate neuroscience, psychodynamic theory, and behavioral science to unravel how the brain encodes, stores, and repeats maladaptive patterns. Participants explore the mechanics of anxiety, trauma, attachment, and thought distortions in a structured format, with clinical precision. But knowledge alone doesn’t heal, so every concept is paired with actionable strategy: somatic grounding, cognitive defusion, relational attunement, and emotional literacy tools. These workshops are immersive, engaging both left-brain logic and right-brain emotion, translating academic theory into lived transformation. Insight is treated not as an endpoint, but as an ignition switch, empowering individuals to interrupt inherited cycles and install more adaptive psychological scripts, one system at a time.