Teresa Fowler , LPC

Teresa Fowler, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor and a certified rehabilitation counselor practicing in Michigan with 18 years of experience. She has supported young adults, families, and older adults through a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, disability-related barriers, hearing loss, and vocational or environmental stressors that can disrupt daily life.

Her approach is grounded in respect for each person’s inherent worth and dignity and embraces a holistic, integrative view of wellness that attends to body, mind, and spirit. Teresa draws on solution-focused and strength-based methods while maintaining a person-centered stance marked by patience, empathy, and warm support. She emphasizes establishing an open and honest therapeutic relationship and uses active listening as a foundation for collaborative work.

Teresa combines practical, action-oriented interventions with authentic feedback to help clients build resilience and improve quality of life. Her practice prioritizes individualized planning that leverages each person’s strengths, resources, interests, and priorities to address issues such as stress, parenting, self-esteem, career concerns, trauma, grief, relationship and family challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Teresa aims to foster a compassionate therapeutic alliance that supports meaningful progress and lasting coping skills. LPC indicates a state credential that authorizes her to provide professional mental health counseling, and her certification in rehabilitation counseling reflects specialized training in assisting people facing disability and vocational barriers.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Teresa Fowler integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address a range of concerns in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise - it is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and unconditional positive regard so clients feel heard and supported as they explore personal goals and relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior and developing practical strategies to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma-related difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is handled collaboratively. Teresa will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and challenges arise. This collaborative stance helps ensure that therapy feels relevant and actionable.

Online therapy offers flexibility by allowing sessions to occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, manage mobility or transportation barriers, and maintain continuity during life changes. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver interventions, teach skills, and support clients in applying what they learn between sessions.