Constance Guthrie, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

About Constance

Constance Guthrie is a licensed master social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns. She works with parents, children, adolescents, and adults on challenges like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD. She uses straightforward, practical work in sessions so families can make small changes that add up.

Conversations are down-to-earth and focused on what will help at home now. Constance draws on seven years of clinical experience to guide parents through parenting worries and blended family issues.

Background and approach

She pays attention to emotional regulation, coping with life changes, and communication problems that often show up in family life. She also supports families dealing with adoption and foster care, pregnancy and childbirth, and chronic illness concerns. Her style is collaborative and client-centered.

That means she listens first, helps people name priorities, and builds steps together. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her work.

Mindfulness supports stress reduction and grounding skills, while motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change. Sessions often include concrete practices to try between meetings. Constance trained in social work at Oakland University and Michigan State University, and she holds the LMSW credential.

She offers services to people in Michigan and conducts sessions in English. Practical next steps and clear homework are part of her approach, so parents leave with something to try right away.

Therapeutic approaches and online family support

Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals first. The therapist listens without judgment and helps parents and children set priorities that feel manageable. This approach is useful for families who need a clear, respectful place to name problems and decide what to work on together.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and actions. In sessions she may help a parent or teen identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for handling intense emotions and improving communication. These emotion regulation and distress tolerance tools can help when family arguments, impulsivity, or panic attacks cause disruption.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will try techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online sessions make this work more flexible. Video calls let therapists observe interactions and coach in real time. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide alternatives for parents who need short check-ins or written exercises. These options can help families fit therapy into busy schedules and practice new skills between meetings.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to family life?

She helps with parenting challenges, blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, and common emotional concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, and anger.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, with a focus on listening first and building small, practical steps families can use at home.

What background does she bring to family work?

She has seven years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults, and uses a mix of practical skill-building and supportive talk.

What credential and location apply to this therapist?

She holds the LMSW credential with licence number MI LMSW 6801108111 and practices in Michigan.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs structured for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Michigan
Languages: English

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