Welcome to Mandarin Counseling

Do traumas from your past keep you stuck? Does depression, anxiety or worry prevent you from enjoying the life you want and deserve? I can help. I have over twenty years experience helping individuals and couples resolve emotional pain and get on the path to healthier, happier lives.

I offer a calm, safe, peaceful atmosphere where you can explore issues that prevent you from achieving your goals. Let me help you improve your communication, resolve conflicts and increase your marital satisfaction.

My practice combines cognitive, behavioral therapy with EMDR. Changes in emotions and thoughts are possible with the newest approaches treating the body as well as the brain.

You’ve heard the saying, “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.” These unexpected life events bring a variety of challenges to both our personal and professional life causing concerns that overwhelm us. These are the times when we must reach out for help. My counseling commitment is to join you in a partnership where together we can achieve methods to reach a healthier and happier lifestyle. By exploring thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to life’s challenges we can: develop new understandings, consider new choices, gain strength and confidence, and move in a direction that will aid in achieving realistic goals.

Education

Graduate School: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Year Graduated 1995

Post Graduate Work: Marriage & Family

Credentials:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Certified Employee Assistance Professional

Certified Crisis Responder

Substance Abuse Professional (SAP for the DOT)

Issues Addressed

Anger Management

Anxiety

Bipolar

Depression

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Grief and Loss

Panic Disorders

Porn & Sexual Addiction

Relationship

Self -Mutilation

Somatization Disorder

Trauma & PTSD

Trichotillomania

Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is making the first step. If you have questions or would like to make an appointment, please feel free to contact me at (904) 260-0454 or email: lmance@mandarincounseling.com