Marina Pesserl, PhD, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Marina is a board certified licensed professional counselor in private practice in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She offers help to young adults and older. Marina’s areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, parenting, perinatal adjustments and mood disorders, couples therapy, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress. In addition, Marina is an approved clinical supervisor supporting novice counselors obtain their full professional license.
For over twelve years, Marina specialized in helping women with perinatal mood disorders and their families during her work with the Beaumont Health System’s Parenting Program. An undergraduate degree in educational psychology was obtained in Argentina. After living in Germany for thirteen years, Marina moved to the US where she obtained a master’s degree in community counseling from Siena Heights University in Michigan, and a doctorate in health psychology from Walden University. Her research focused on implementing mindfulness-based stress reduction to the treatment of postpartum depression and anxiety.
Marina has provided Mental Health First Aid instruction to the community around the Detroit metropolitan area including the Hispanic, public safety, military and higher education populations while working with local mental health agencies. Within the Mental Health First Aid area, Marina served as a National Trainer and a Quality Evaluator for the National Council of Behavioral Health.
Marina’s theoretical orientation is integrative of client-centered, brief solution focused, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic perspectives. She has a holistic approach to counseling that, when appropriate and conducive to your general wellbeing, may include the option of mindfulness and hypnotherapy.
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