Mandy Dalrymple , LMSW, LICSW

Mandy Dalrymple is a Michigan-based licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in social work and extensive counseling experience with adults, adolescents, and couples. She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials - Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - and brings years of practice across settings including foster care, CPS and adoption services, hospice, community mental health, inpatient psychiatric and detox/rehab hospitals, and private counseling agencies.

Her approach centers on building strong rapport through active listening, empathy, and a nonjudgmental stance to help people address depression, anxiety, stress, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, identity issues, trauma, grief, and a range of other difficulties. She also has substantial experience working with ADHD, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, PTSD, and substance use concerns, and supports clients managing life transitions, career strain, caregiver stress, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem.

Mandy emphasizes collaboration and goal-focused work, helping clients set realistic, achievable steps toward the changes they want. She integrates evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs. Outside of work she spends time with her teenage boys and their pug, Lucy, and enjoys writing, reading, photography, and music. She aims to create a comfortable space where people can explore challenges and develop skills to cope and move forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters most to them and to take practical steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be helpful for stress, anxiety, life transitions, and building more meaningful daily routines.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, anger, and for developing concrete coping skills that reduce symptoms and improve functioning.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the relationship and the person’s own goals, offering empathetic listening and support to help clients explore their experience and build self-directed change. This approach supports work on self-esteem, identity, relationships, and coping with grief or trauma.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Mandy works collaboratively with each person to select and adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reach people across distances, and offer flexible ways to connect when in-person meetings are not practical. These options support continuity of care and allow licensed professionals to provide consistent therapeutic attention in ways that suit each client’s life.