Resilience in Recovery LLC

Hello! My name is Michaela Seeley and I'm a licensed professional counselor. I specialize in working with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and addiction. There is no hierarchy in treatment. You provide the lived experience and I provide the knowledge on how to process what you’re going through to cope with symptoms effectively. Because of this, I take a collaborative approach to treatment. I recognize that change can be terrifying and because of this, I emphasize a united approach. I have always been guided by the phrase "we do the best we can with the tools we have" and encourage my clients to establish that mantra in treatment. I'm here to help you build new tools, rediscover your resilience, and feel more empowered in your healing journey.

I am positioned to serve clients who are self-aware, emotionally stuck, and ready to change--even if they're scared of it. I work best with clients who take on a learning perspective. Clients' concerns that I'm best positioned to serve would be trauma survivors, adults struggling with anxiety, depression, or emotional overwhelm, people in recovery or struggling with addiction-related challenges, neurodivergent adults who feel misunderstood or burnt out, and clients dealing with shame, self-blame, or perfectionism. Clients' mindsets that I'm best positioned to serve would be insightful, but overwhelmed, high-functioning on the outside, but emotionally exhausted on the inside, committed to growth, even if they feel resistant, skeptical, or scared, and those looking for both compassion and clarity. Clients' therapy goals I'm best positioned to serve would be goals centered around making peace with their past without feeling defined by it, building healthier relationships with themselves and others, letting go of shame and reclaiming their sense of worth, and developing tools to cope without numbing, avoiding, or spiraling.

The first session would be a casual interaction to not only get a general understanding of what you're struggling with, but also the "background information".  This "background information" includes family dynamics, interpersonal relationships, likes, dislikes, hobbies, etc. The goal of the first session is to create a safe environment that makes you desire to show up to session. We will not be processing anything in the first session, but rather getting to know one another to establish a therapeutic relationship.

I provide a space that's real, safe, and non-judgemental--with just enough structure and wit to keep things moving. I believe appropriate self-disclosure helps maintain genuineness and connection with my clients. I will not ask my clients to unburden themselves without the support of a clinician that is open about their experiences as well. Language is an important focus of mine and I help my clients restructure how they speak about themselves and in turn, how they view themselves at the end of the day.