Owner and Founder

A.J. is a Limited Licensed Counselor (LLC) who is passionate about walking alongside individuals through every stage of life. He earned both his Bachelor’s degree in Christian Counseling and his Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University, providing a strong foundation in both evidence-based clinical care and faith-based support.

A.J. works with a wide range of clients, seeing adolescents through elderly individuals, and has experience supporting patients from various backgrounds and life circumstances. He helps clients navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress, relationship difficulties, emotional regulation, and personal growth. For those who desire it, he also offers Christian counseling, thoughtfully integrating faith and biblical principles into the counseling process.

His counseling approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a person-centered framework, equipping clients with practical tools for lasting change while creating a safe and supportive environment where they feel seen, heard, and valued. A.J. is committed to helping each client develop resilience, gain insight, and move toward healing and wholeness.

Dr. Amy Hanes, Psy.D., is a psychologist with over 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy, psychological assessment, neurocognitive evaluation, and behavioral health services across a wide range of clinical and rehabilitation settings. She earned her Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Psychology and has extensive experience working in neurorehabilitation, private practice, inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient behavioral health, integrated medical settings, university counseling centers, home- and community-based rehabilitation, adult day programs, and PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly).

Dr. Hanes specializes in working with adults and adolescents experiencing anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, life transitions, binge eating concerns, relationship issues, spirituality-related concerns, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief and loss, adjustment difficulties, chronic medical conditions, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury (TBI), emotional dysregulation, and complex psychological and neurobehavioral concerns. She also has specialized clinical interest and experience working with Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs), helping individuals better understand emotional sensitivity, overstimulation, interpersonal challenges, identity development, and adaptive coping strategies.

Her treatment approach is integrative, compassionate, and individualized, incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), psychodynamic principles, humanistic-existential interventions, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, and mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Hanes focuses on helping clients increase psychological flexibility, develop insight and emotional regulation skills, improve coping mechanisms, strengthen interpersonal functioning, and build meaningful, values-driven lives. Patients frequently describe her as empathic, nonjudgmental, insightful, and easy to connect with, creating a therapeutic environment that promotes safety, authenticity, and lasting change.

In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Hanes provides comprehensive psychological, neurocognitive, and neuropsychological evaluations for adolescents and adults. Her assessment experience includes ADHD evaluations, personality testing, bariatric presurgical evaluations, adult autism screening, diagnostic clarification, disability-related evaluations, neurocognitive assessments, and other specialized psychological testing services. She has extensive experience preparing clear, clinically thorough, and medically defensible reports for treatment planning, rehabilitation, disability determination, surgical clearance, and medico-legal contexts, including Michigan auto no-fault cases.

A significant area of Dr. Hanes’ professional interest and research has centered on Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Her doctoral research and clinical work explored the emotional experiences, relational patterns, and therapeutic needs of highly sensitive individuals. She has presented professional trainings on identifying and treating highly sensitive clients and has contributed to scholarly and professional discussions regarding emotional sensitivity, trauma, psychological wellness, and integrative treatment approaches. Dr. Hanes further expanded this work by developing her dissertation research into a published book focused on Highly Sensitive Persons and emotional sensitivity.

Dr. Hanes has also contributed to teaching and professional education throughout her career. She previously served as an adjunct faculty member at Oakland Community College and has participated in professional presentations, didactic trainings, and multidisciplinary collaboration throughout her career. She remains dedicated to providing evidence-based, collaborative, and compassionate psychological care that supports healing, resilience, improved functioning, and long-term quality of life.