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Our Collective of Experts

Our therapists each have their own unique personalities, therapeutic styles and methods of practice. Because of this, we place our clients intentionally with the therapist that will be the right fit. We also understand that you can’t drink from one well and “hope” that it never dries up. When clients need more, or something different, we connect clients to other therapists within our practice. Clients gain additional skills or supports to keep growing, all while maintaining the connection with their primary therapist. This option helps our clients get the best of both worlds. While they develop a long-term, trusting foundation with one therapist, they have the option of working with specialists to address a specific area of need.

Read more about each of our therapist’s areas of expertise by viewing their full bios below:

Morgan LaClear, LMSW

Morgan specializes in assisting clients with anxiety, depression, and trauma through methods such as CBT and mindfulness. Using polyvagal theory, she aims to empower her clients to manage their nervous system dysregulation to promote wellness and vitality.

Carolyn Thao Phan, LMSW – Therapy for BIPOC Community and Caregivers

Carolyn Thao Phan, LMSW – Therapy for BIPOC Community and Caregivers

Carolyn offers culturally sensitive therapy for BIPOC individuals navigating identity, family expectations, and generational trauma. With over 20 years of experience and fluency in Vietnamese, she helps clients address challenges like anxiety and depression, guiding them towards healing and resilience using evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT.

Brianna Foster, PMHNP-BC

Brianna Foster, PMHNP-BC

Brianna Foster, PMHNP-BC is a dedicated mental health expert with over a decade of experience. With a holistic approach to mental health, Brianna integrates medication with unique genetic insights. Her passion lies in helping women comprehend their hormonal changes. Discover how Brianna's comprehensive, compassionate care style can revolutionize your mental health journey.

Julie Ohana, LMSW

Meet Julie Ohana at Bright Spot Counseling, combining her passions for therapy and culinary art therapy to reduce anxiety, depression and couples' issues. Enhance mindfulness, social skills, and wellbeing while boosting nutrition knowledge and relationship dynamics. Enrich your therapeutic journey today.

Jen Nyberg, LMSW, CCTP-II

Jen is empathic, pragmatic and skilled at what she does. Her unique blend of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Brainspotting, Polyvagal Modalities and Somatic Therapy facilitates the empowerment of clients who have experienced a sense of immobilization, instilling in them the confidence and capacity to progress confidently.

Megan Fordon, LLMSW

Megan is dedicated to providing holistic, trauma-informed care to girls and young women. She specializes in overcontrolled personalities, anxiety and depressive disorders, relationship issues, emotional abuse, and low self-esteem. She has experience offering several different therapeutic interventions, including CBT, DBT, and RO-DBT.

Laila Marashi, NP

Laila specializes in pediatric, adolescent, and adult psychiatry across diverse diagnoses. She works closely with her patients’ and their families to develop individualized treatment plans specific to their medical and psychiatric needs. She specializes in medication for anxiety and depression..

Andrea Nitzkin

Andrea Nitzkin, LMSW

Andi is a licensed therapist committed to working with individuals, couples, and families. Her clinical interests lie in partnering with her clients to help them overcome anxiety, depression, painful experiences, family and relationship conflicts, and to navigate life transitions.

Autumn Martin, LMSW

Autumn Martin, LMSW

Autumn's approach to therapy is utilizing your strengths to assist you in reaching your personal goals for a more balanced and fulfilling life. She is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), for those of you interested in addressing trauma.

Ginger Houghton, LMSW/CAADC

Ginger is quirky and open and will help you embrace your inner magic. She has specialized training in anxiety, substance use, insomnia, and chronic pain. She created Bright Spot Therapy for those looking for a comprehensive approach to their mental health.

Irene Ivanac Llmsw

Irene Ivanac, LMSW

Irene helps clients move from the darkest place by finding pinpoints of light, through humor, and body-brain connection. She works with clients who are navigating major relationship changes, grief and loss, and experiencing the anxiety and depression that comes with all of those things.

Jamie A. Night, LLMSW

Jamie A. Night, LLMSW

Jamie helps trauma survivors create and streamline the vision they have for their lives by bridging the communication gap between who they are now, parts of themselves that may not be heard, and how past trauma is currently affecting their everyday lives.

Kristin Barnett Lmsw

Kristin Barnett, LMSW

Kristin is a certified grief specialist and also certified in clinical hypnosis for treating stress, anxiety, sleep issues and physical problems such as IBS. She combines talk therapy with CBT, mindfulness, hypnosis, guided imagery, meditation and compassion-focused techniques.

Lynn Keidan, LMSW, CAADC – Therapy for Adult Children of Alcoholics

Lynn Keidan, LMSW, CAADC – Therapy for Adult Children of Alcoholics

Lynn has over 25 years experience, specializing in anxiety, depression, codependency and substance abuse. Her gentle approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, EMDR, and Insight Oriented therapies.

Madison Marcus Paddison Lmsw

Madison Marcus-Paddison, LMSW, CCTP

Nearly a decade of experience in the mental health field has afforded Madison the opportunity to work with individuals coping with anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and family conflict. She takes an eclectic approach and uses a variety of modalities to empower her clients with the tools they need to find a stronger sense of emotional wellbeing.

Rachel Freedland

Rachel Freedland, LMSW

Rachel believes that the intent of therapy is to partner with her clients, enabling them -in a non-judgmental way- to clarify and actualize their dreams and goals, giving voice to their unique personal character and needs.

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In the Community

We not only want to be a Bright Spot in our clients’ lives, but also in our local community as well!

We provide therapist-led discussions for organizations to build resilience, skills and support among staff. Bright Spot therapists also love connecting with other local mental health providers and traditional and functional medicine practices.

We also support and work with local non-profits such as Hospitality House Food Pantry. In 2022-2023, all the proceeds from the Self Care Closet will benefit For Goodness Cakes, a non-profit that provides birthday cakes for kids in foster care. We are also partnered with Detroit Dog Rescue. We are a drop-off site for dog supplies (Monday – Thursday).

The First Step is the Hardest but That's Why We're Here

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