Works with
How Colette works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Colette
Colette Spaulding, LMSW, offers a straightforward and compassionate approach to therapy. She focuses on helping people learn skills they can use in daily life. Her style centers on listening first and then working together to build strategies that reduce distress and improve relationships.
Colette starts by asking what has happened to someone, not what is wrong with them. She creates a nonjudgmental space where people can tell their stories and feel heard.
Background and approach
From there she helps identify patterns, strengths, and practical coping tools tailored to each person. Her work covers common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and anger. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, addiction concerns, parenting strain, and relationship problems.
Additional focus areas include communication difficulties, codependency, impulsivity, and issues tied to family of origin. Colette draws on several therapy methods to match each person’s needs. She uses client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, dialectical skills for emotion regulation, and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
She keeps sessions practical and focused on measurable changes. With 15 years of experience in the mental health field and a Michigan LMSW license, Colette combines steady clinical experience with a warm, flexible attitude. She values humor alongside hard work and aims to help people find more peace, satisfaction, and balance in their lives.
What Colette works with
Everything Colette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Colette's practice.
- 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 lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How approaches such as CBT and DBT translate to online therapy
Colette commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting and shifting thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication when feelings are intense.She views the choice of approach as something to decide together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor the work so sessions feel relevant and doable for each person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and messaging allow for shorter, more frequent exchanges and can help people keep momentum between sessions. These options aim to make getting help more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Colette
What kinds of concerns does Colette help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and parenting issues, and many related problems listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, focusing on listening first and then teaching practical strategies such as cognitive behavioral and dialectical techniques.
How much experience does she have?
Colette has 15 years of experience working in the mental health field with people facing trauma, mood concerns, anxiety, and anger issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and is based in Michigan.
In which languages are sessions offered and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Colette offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.