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How to Talk About Suicidal Feelings and Stay Connected When Someone Is Struggling

A person may carry suicidal thoughts quietly for a long time because they fear being judged, upsetting someone they love, or being treated differently. Sometimes people stay silent because they are not sure how to put what they are experiencing into words. Others may wonder whether their pain is “serious enough” to tell someone.

Hope, Healing, and Recovery: Progress Does Not Have to Be Perfect

September is National Recovery Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the many different paths people take toward healthier and more fulfilling lives. It is also an opportunity to challenge some of the assumptions we hold about what recovery is supposed to look like.

When Family Therapy for Parenting Conflict Helps

Family therapy for parenting conflict helps caregivers reduce blame, improve communication, and build consistent support for children at home and beyond.

When to Seek Grief Counseling After Loss

Grief counseling after loss Michigan residents can trust offers a private place to process change, honor connection, and find steady support with care.

Therapy Services That Meet You Where You Are

Therapy is not reserved for a crisis or a single diagnosis. It can be a place to build coping skills, make sense of patterns, repair relationships, and move through a difficult season with support that fits your identity, history, health, family, and goals.

When Child Therapy for Behavioral Problems Helps

Behavior is rarely just about defiance or a lack of discipline. Children may act out when they are anxious, overwhelmed, grieving, struggling socially, experiencing trauma, managing attention or learning differences, or reacting to changes at home or school.

Couples Counseling for Relationship Conflict

When relationship conflict may benefit from counseling

Our Team

Understand Yourself Better with a Psychological Assessment

Meredith Psychological & Testing Services (MPTS) can perform extensive psychological assessments to help you get a better understanding of how you think and learn, and why your behave in the ways you do.

Interesting Reads

A Wide Range of Psychological Assessments in Four Stages

Meredith Psychological & Testing Services (MPTS) offers thorough psychological assessments that will help us, and you, better understand how you think, learn, and behave in order to shed some light on the causes of your personal struggles.

Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Grief Counseling to Help You Heal

Losing a loved one or close friend can feel overwhelming and deeply painful. Grief is a personal experience, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution for healing. At Meredith Psychological & Testing Services, our grief counseling services are designed to support you through this difficult time with understanding, guidance, and proven coping strategies.

Kalamazoo Therapists

Compassionate Therapy for Gender Identity Struggles

Our sexuality, sexual identity, and gender identity are personal truths we deal with in our journey of self-discovery. While these truths are deeply personal, they can be influenced by numerous external forces like peer pressure and societal norms.

Parenting Concerns

Dealing with Depression During the Dreary Winter Months

Winter depression (often linked to Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD) affects many people, and the cold weather, coupled with feeling trapped inside the house for long periods of time can have an adverse effect to people already struggling with depression. However, there are many practical ways to make the season more manageable. Here’s a mix of mental, physical, and lifestyle coping strategies that many people find helpful.