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How to Find the Proper Help

A.I.M. provides a great service.  But, sometimes Face to Face counseling is necessary.  To have individual attention for an hour or 45 minutes, can be a great help.  We recommend seeing a licensed psychologist and/or social worker.  For medication, we advise you see a psychiatrist.  Obtain at least three or more names and call all of them.  Ask them if they have worked with anxiety disorders and how long.  What approach do they use?  (Hopefully it is a behavioral/cognitive approach)  What has been their success rate?  How much do they charge?  Besides finding out some basic information, what you are trying to do is get a gut feeling as to whether you like this person.  You are investing a lot of money, so shop around.

We offer these recommendations to getting qualified help:  The therapist or doctor must be licensed. It would be nice if they specialize in anxiety disorders, but if not, that they take special interest in this field.  But the greatest therapist is somebody who has suffered with this condition and has recovered and has gone on to get their degree in counseling.  There are not of lot of these kind of therapists, but more and more.  After your first visit, ask yourself if you were comfortable (hard to decipher when you have anxiety) and if you left with hope.  The following list has been compiled by A.I.M. from members who have been happy with the therapy of these people.  Check them out for yourself.  A.I.M. is not liable for any repurcussions.
A.I.M.'s Referral List

Therapist's

Karen Allmacher, ED.D
38787 Byriver
Clinton Township, MI  48036
586-469 1872

Rita H. Astzian BA. SW
524 E. Fourth St.
Royal Oak, MI  48067
800-963-9163

William Barnette, PhD
700 N. Woodward Ste. 300
Birmingham, MI  48009

Julia Beard. ACSW
20816 11 Mile Rd.  Ste. 110
St. Clair Shores, MI  48081
586-455-8730

Susan Belaney MSW
Aging Resources
Royal Oak, MI
248-568-3643

Marieda A. Bishop MSW, CSW, ACSW
Huntington Woods, MI
248-398-6887

Kevin  J. Clothier, LPC
725 South Adams
Birmingham, MI  48009
248-283-1107

Karen Cole, LMSW
31455 Northwestern Highway, Suite B
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
313-613-2033


Paul Corte, MSW,CSW
South Lyon, MI
248-486-7976

Jennifer Crystal, Ph.D.
313-577-4601

Alan DeHorn  PhD
600 Old North Woodward
Suite 304
Birmingham, MI  48009
(248) 723-1974

Psychological Institutes of Michigan, P.C.
Robert Erard, PhD
Linda Nosanchuck Sircus, PhD
26111 W. 14 Mile Rd.   Ste. 104
Franklin Village, MI  48025
248-626-4622

Laurie Krauth, MA, LLP
2002 Hogback, Suite 15,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-973-3100
LKrauth@comcast.net

www.LaurieKrauth.com

Stephen Pravel, Ph.D.
Stephen Pravel, Ph.D.
Elm Street Clinic
700 N. Old Woodward, Suite 300
Birmingham, Mi. 48009
phone: (248) 642-8263
fax:     (248) 642-6832
website: www.PanicCare.org

Marla K. Ruhana, MSW, CSW
Raab and Associates
25490 Little Mack
St. Clair Shores, MI
586-447-2162

University Psychiatric Center
Karl Sadowski
28800 Ryan Rd.  #300
Warren MI
586-558-8900

Oakland Psychological, Clinic
Anne Seider, PhD  - Debra Cohn
16664 15 Mile Rd.
Fraser, MI
586-284-3030

Steven Paul Stocker LMSW
315 N. Center  Suite 270
Northville, MI  48167
586-420-3456
stocker@ismi.net

Biological Psychiatry Center, PC
David Tattatuta
25869 Kelly Rd.
Roseville, MI  48066
586-773-6020

Carol Trudgeon  MSW, CAC-1
Grace Counseling Center
20801 Moross Road
Detroit, MI  48236
313-343-9000

Wartel Psychological Services
David Wartel, PhD
6346 Orchard Lake Rd.  Ste. 107
West Bloomfield, MI  48322
248-626-1330

Psychiatrists

Dr. Guyer MD
131 Kercheval Ste.390
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI  48236
313-885-6400

Dr. Henike MD, PC
East Pointe, MI
313-772-3244

Dr. Ramesh MD
8623 N. Wayne Rd. Ste. 205
Westland, MI  48185
734-422-2355

Dr. Rona MD
Biological Psychiatry Center
25869 Kelly Rd.  Ste. A
Roseville, MI  48066
586-773-6020

Dr. Stack MD
Alma, MI
517-466-3374

Dr. Zamira MD
East Pointe, MI
586-772-3244

MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONALS THAT UNDERSTAND PANIC

Attorney
Robert Scafuri
Troy, MI
248-641-0060

Dentist
Carol J. Quinn
810-881-1231

Mark Vanderkaay
Royal Oak, MI
248-544-7200

Family Doctor
Dr. Sanford Lax MD
248-543-2000

Dr. Van DeWinkle
Utica, MI
810-739-0404

Hypnotherapist
Dr. Keith Russell PhD
248-228-3701
 
 

A.I.M. does not take personal responsibility for any of the above professionals.  They are here because someone at A.I.M. had a good experience with them.  If you know of someone that you would like to refer to us, please let us know!
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