Kathleen Nelson

Walking into a first session with Kathleen Nelson feels less like an intake appointment and more like finally exhaling. She creates a space where clients can say the quiet parts out loud — the circular worrying, the self-criticism that never clocks out, the grief that has rewritten what ordinary life looks like — without being managed or minimized. Her style is warm, direct, and honest, and yes, the language can match wherever a client is comfortable.

Kathleen works with adult men and women navigating anxiety, grief and loss, and relationship struggles, whether that means untangling what goes unsaid between partners, preparing for marriage, or simply learning how to stop the internal noise long enough to make a decision. Depending on what a session calls for, she may process the week’s weight conversationally or go deeper through EMDR — a trauma-informed technique she trained in specifically for both anxiety and grief. She also brings Gottman method training to couples work and holds certification in holistic therapy, keeping the whole person in view rather than just the presenting problem.

The underlying promise in her practice is straightforward: change is possible, and the work begins the moment someone reaches out. Kathleen offers online sessions to clients in Michigan.