Michael Govan, MA, LPC
Michael Govan has been in practice for over 25 years, getting his start in 1986. In May of 1993 he opened Reflections Counseling Center in Troy, Michigan with the goal of helping individuals struggling from the troubles of their personal lives. Michael is also currently helping lead the fight against Muscular Dystrophy.
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Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D.
Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D. (“Dr. Shosh”) from the popular DrShosh.com Radio Show is the author of Pregnant on Prozac, Postpartum Depression For Dummies, and co-author of Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety. National TV shows including “20/20” and “The Doctors” feature Dr. Shosh as the postpartum expert and news stations consult her. Several publications including the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News have written articles on Dr. Shosh’s work. Dr. Shosh is interviewed regularly on national...
Caitlin
One of the Davies’ daughters suffers from a severe form of depression. She was always called the family’s “little sunshine” and was a kind and thoughtful, happy and outgoing, and very talkative young child. In middle school she became more anxious and withdrawn. The summer before 9th grade – facing a large class size of 750 – she began to express much concern about attending high school, and to first show signs that later were realized as depression, but then were believed to be...
Erin C. Pollard, MA, MFT
Erin C. Pollard believes there are many rich stories about you that are yet to be told; stories of undiscovered strengths and wisdom. She hold a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and has been a practicing therapist since 2007.
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David Mrazek M.D.
Dr. David Mrazek has been Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic since September of 2000. His specialty is in the area of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; however his research interests and publications cover a broad range of psychiatric illnesses that occur in patients of all ages. Most recently Dr. Mrazek has begun several new research initiatives in genomics. He has collaborated with other investigators in studying various links between genomic variability and psychiatric illnesses such as depression, bipolar illness,...
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Rev. Christopher Smith, LAC, LMHC, MDiv
Smith is an experienced counselor and ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church who is licensed as a mental health professional. He has counseled people in a variety of settings: community mental health, private practice, nonprofit agencies and hospitals. Much of his experience has been with children, adolescents and families; however, he has also worked extensively with adults, especially around addictions, loss, depression, relational issues and life direction. Smith has served nationally as the president of the American College of Counselors and the chair of...
Bette Alkazian, CPC, LMFT
Bette Levy Alkazian is family therapist, parent coach, author and speaker based in Southern California. She has written two books on parenting: Potty Learning: The Do’s, Don’ts and the Oops of Poops. (You’ve got to love that title!) and Parenting Backwards: Raising our kids to become fabulous adults by looking forward and working backwards. She also runs the website www.BalancedParenting.com.
Connie
Connie, a former elementary school teacher from Philadelphia, PA, was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder two years after her husband viciously assaulted her. Minutes after leaving her with a broken finger, a cervical spine injury, and a concussion, he then threatened to jump off the roof of his mother’s house. Connie had him hospitalized and cared for him for six months.
Before the attack, which was the culmination of a series of mental and physical assaults, Connie had been outgoing and social. In addition to...