Colette Spaulding
Practical, compassionate therapy for lasting change
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Colette
Colette Spaulding brings a collaborative, skills-focused approach grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and trauma-informed techniques.
Background and approach
She frames therapy around understanding what has happened to a person rather than labeling what is wrong, and works with clients to identify patterns, strengths, and practical strategies that support greater self-awareness and healthier relationships.
Colette creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore anxiety, depression, the effects of trauma and abuse, grief, addiction concerns, and other life challenges. She blends evidence-based methods such as DBT and EMDR with empathy and flexibility, and uses humor where appropriate to acknowledge both struggle and resilience.
Her aim is to help people build coping skills, improve communication, and pursue meaningful change. With 15 years of experience in the mental health field and an LMSW credential, Colette has worked with people experiencing mood disorders, co-occurring conditions, domestic violence, and trauma.
She seeks to tailor interventions to each individual's needs and to partner with clients in a practical, hopeful process of healing and growth.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Colette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete skills for managing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques that focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to support people coping with intense feelings and relationship challenges. When trauma is a central concern, EMDR can be used as a targeted method to process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing impact.Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than prescriptive. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, try different strategies, and tailor interventions over time so the treatment fits the client’s goals and preferences. This collaborative process helps ensure methods are meaningful and practical for everyday life.
Online therapy with Colette is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for the client.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English