Treatment Approach
Often individuals seek mental health therapy to decrease the duration, frequency, and intensity of their emotional and psychological symptoms while also building capacity for coping and resilience.
Treatment Services Offered
Individual Therapy with Adolescents and Adults
Birch Tree Wellness, LLC. utilizes an interpersonal and strengths based approach in individual counseling. Clients may be asked to complete various mental health assessments to assist with therapy goals over the course of treatment. By using techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing clients are assisted with connecting the dots between their daily emotions, beliefs, and resulting behaviors.
The developmental stages of life look different for every individual, and time spent in therapy is customized to personal needs. The goal of therapy is to assist clients with challenging negative thinking patterns, and developing new and effective coping skills.
Mindfulness and Reducing Stress
"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,
to match your nature with Nature."- Joseph Campbell
The mind, body, and stress response of the nervous system are all interconnected and interdependent. Developing mindfulness practices can increase an individual’s ability to tolerate stress and combat symptoms of anxiety, panic, and depression; utilizing Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Providing individual and group treatment informed by Dialectical Behavior Therapy when appropriate for a client's presenting concerns. DBT focuses on developing skills and strategies through mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation skill building.
EMDR
What is EMDR therapy? Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a mental health treatment technique. This method involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22641-emdr-therapy
Professional Disclosure
Licensed Master Social Worker: 6801108821, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 2021
Licensed Clinical Social Worker: CSW.09927473, Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs, 2021
University of Denver: Master of Social Work in Denver, Colorado
Roosevelt University: Bachelor of Arts: Sociology in Chicago, Illinois
Schedule an Appointment.
Email:
Jennifer.Schoolcraft@birchtreewellness.org
Phone: (616) 209-8533
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Please call for a 5 minute phone consult or schedule directly using HEADWAY:
https://headway.co/providers/jennifer-schoolcraft
You can give a brief description of why you are reaching out. Jennifer can offer information about services, and an initial session can be scheduled at which a more in-depth intake assessment will be completed.
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